Looking to the future:

Merce Cunningham Trust

As a part of the Legacy Plan, following the final performances of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company on New Year's Eve 2011, the Cunningham Dance Foundation will close and transfer all assets to the Merce Cunningham Trust, which will serve as custodian of Merce's work for the future.

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Mondays with Merce

"The Last Interview"

The series concludes with a unique episode showing the last twenty minutes of Merce Cunningham's final interview at Westbeth. In this touching conversation he answers questions including, "What did dancing mean to you?"; "Should dance last?"; and "How is it that your dances are so passionate?".

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Cunningham Technique:

New classes in NYC

"My purpose has not been to make a technique but to make exercises which are useful for the purpose of training dancers."

- Merce Cunningham

Beginning April 4, New York City Center (156 W 56th Street) will be the new home of Cunningham Technique™. Classes will also be taught at several locations around NYC.

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CLASSES AT WESTBETH

Monday, April 23

Friday, May 18

Tuesday, May 22

Friday, June 1

2012  MCT Fellowship Recipients Announced

Former Cunningham dancers Susana Hayman-Chaffey, Rashaun Mitchell, Sandra Neels,  and Susan Quinn receive the first Merce Cunningham Trust Fellowships to restage Cunningham works during a four-week intensive workshop with pre-professional students.

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