CUNNINGHAM CENTENNIAL: IN CONVERSATION WITH MERCE

As a part of the Merce Cunningham Centenary festivities throughout 2019, NYU Skirball presents a celebration of Cunningham’s legacy through world premiere commissions of contemporary artists.

Rashaun Mitchell — a former Merce Cunningham Dance Company dancer and a Trustee of the Merce Cunningham Trust — curates this electrifying program of new work by Netta Yerushalmy, Moriah Evans, and Mina Nishimura, each presenting a responsive piece that draws connections of lineage to the celebrated choreographer. The program also features excerpts of choreography by Merce Cunningham, performed by Shayla-Vie Jenkins and Keith Sabado.

“In Conversation with Merce is about legacy, where it lives boldly, where it lurks secretly, and where it lies dormant and unknown, like some long forgotten rune or talisman of purpose.” Read more in our Indefinite Article, “Rashaun Mitchell on Merce”.

Recommended by The New York Times, The New Yorker, and Time Out New York!