Statements (172)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:traditional_dance
gptkb:choreography gptkb:Dancer |
| gptkbp:associated_act |
gptkb:The_Wooster_Group
gptkb:Paul_Taylor_Dance_Company gptkb:Alvin_Ailey_American_Dance_Theater gptkb:Merce_Cunningham_Dance_Company The Cunningham Technique |
| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:ballet
gptkb:New_York_City gptkb:John_Cage |
| gptkbp:award |
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Kennedy_Center_Honors |
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Kennedy_Center_Honors gptkb:Doris_Duke_Artist_Award gptkb:Mac_Arthur_Fellowship |
| gptkbp:birth_date |
1919-04-16
April 16, 1919 |
| gptkbp:birth_place |
gptkb:Centralia,_Washington,_USA
|
| gptkbp:born_in |
gptkb:Centralia,_Washington
|
| gptkbp:collaborated_with |
gptkb:Yvonne_Rainer
gptkb:Paul_Taylor gptkb:John_Cage gptkb:Robert_Rauschenberg |
| gptkbp:contribution |
promoted the idea of dance as a collaborative art form
created a new vocabulary for modern dance developed a unique choreographic process expanded the boundaries of dance left a lasting impact on the dance community pioneered the use of technology in performance inspired a generation of dancers and choreographers |
| gptkbp:death_date |
July 26, 2009
2009-07-26 |
| gptkbp:died_in |
gptkb:New_York_City
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| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:University_of_Washington
|
| gptkbp:founded |
gptkb:Merce_Cunningham_Dance_Company
|
| gptkbp:has_child |
gptkb:Cunningham_Dance_Foundation
gptkb:Cunningham_Choreographic_Works gptkb:Cunningham_Dance_Archives gptkb:Cunningham_Dance_Festivals gptkb:Cunningham_Dance_Legacy gptkb:Cunningham_Dance_Publications gptkb:Cunningham_Trust Cunningham Dance Collaborations Cunningham Dance Company Archives Cunningham Dance Research Cunningham Dance Workshops Cunningham Educational Programs Cunningham Legacy Cunningham Performance Series Cunningham Research Project Cunningham Video Archive |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Merce Cunningham
|
| gptkbp:influence |
influenced many choreographers
influenced dancers worldwide influenced the concept of dance as a visual art influenced the development of postmodern dance influenced the use of multimedia in dance |
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:dance
gptkb:musical_composition gptkb:musical_theatre gptkb:theater gptkb:visual_arts gptkb:performance_art contemporary dance dance education postmodern dance dance festivals dance history dance choreography dance communities dance critics dance analysis dance theory dance historians dance research dance institutions dance audiences dance scholars dance education programs dance artists dance practitioners choreographic practices dance technology dance improvisation site-specific dance dance aesthetics dance and choreography dance criticism dance theorists dance documentation dance choreographers |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Isadora_Duncan
gptkb:Martha_Graham gptkb:John_Cage gptkb:Dadaism gptkb:Surrealism |
| gptkbp:is_taught_in |
gptkb:University_of_California,_Santa_Cruz
gptkb:Juilliard_School |
| gptkbp:known_for |
modern dance
chance operations pioneering modern dance chance choreography |
| gptkbp:legacy |
gptkb:Cunningham_Foundation
gptkb:Cunningham_Trust innovative choreography collaboration with visual artists Cunningham Technique Cunningham technique is taught worldwide Cunningham Dance Company archives Cunningham's choreography preserved in video |
| gptkbp:nationality |
gptkb:American
|
| gptkbp:notable_awards |
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Kennedy_Center_Honors gptkb:Doris_Duke_Artist_Award |
| gptkbp:notable_technique |
site-specific performance
collaboration with visual artists use of technology in dance dance improvisation |
| gptkbp:notable_work |
gptkb:Antic_Meet
gptkb:Suite_for_Five gptkb:The_Seasons gptkb:Cage/_Cunningham gptkb:Night_of_100_Solos gptkb:Sounddance gptkb:ocean gptkb:Mysterium gptkb:Ballet_for_Martha gptkb:Variations_V gptkb:event gptkb:cultural_landmark Biped Chance Operations Crises Points in Space How to Pass, Kick, Fall and Run The Winterbranch Traveling Through Walkaround Time Ballet for 1 The Second Hand Rain Forest |
| gptkbp:notable_works |
gptkb:ocean
gptkb:Variations_V Biped Rain Forest |
| gptkbp:performance |
performed at the White House
performed at the Edinburgh Festival performed at the Lincoln Center performed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music performed at the Paris Opera |
| gptkbp:philosophy |
chance and indeterminacy
integration of music and dance dance as an independent art form exploration of chance in choreography importance of space and time in dance movement for movement's sake |
| gptkbp:residence |
gptkb:Juilliard_School
gptkb:University_of_California,_Santa_Barbara |
| gptkbp:style |
modern dance
collaboration with visual artists chance operations use of technology in dance non-narrative choreography |
| gptkbp:technique |
Cunningham Technique
Cunningham technique |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Bill_T._Jones
gptkb:Robert_Rauschenberg gptkb:Robert_Wilson gptkb:Twyla_Tharp |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
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