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Merce Cunningham

Dancers who trained with Mr. Cunningham and went on to form their own companies include Paul Taylor, Trisha Brown, Lucinda Childs, Karole Armitage, Foofwa d'Immobilité and Jonah Bokaer. Mr. Cunningham formed Merce Cunningham Dance Company (MCDC) at Black Mountain College in 1953. The troupe performed on Broadway only once, in 1977, at the Minskoff Theatre.

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  • Also Known As: Mercier Philip Cunningham
  • Born: Centralia, Washington
  • Death: Jul 24, 2009 in Manhattan, New York
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