Merce Cunningham Dance Company: Robert Rauschenberg Collaborations: Suite for Five, Summerspace, Interscape

Synopsis: In 1954, Robert Rauschenberg became the Resident Designer to the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, a position he held for ten years. During that time these friends and collaborators, along with the musician John Cage, created some of the most iconoclastic artworks of the 20th century. This three-DVD set showcases the work of these artists’ work, along with the work of another, filmmaker Charles Atlas. The DVDs are accompanied by an illustrated essay by Bonnie Brooks. Charles Atlas has directed and collaborated on over 35 film or video projects with Merce Cunningham and served as the company’s filmmaker-in-residence for ten years (1974-1983). The three films in this collection showcase Atlas’s direction and editing of films and include the 2003 revival of SUITE FOR FIVE, the 1999 revival of SUMMERSPACE, and the original cast of INTERSCAPE in 2000.
Language: English
Country: United States
Year of release: 2010
Availability: Out of Distribution
Subjects: Dance
Keywords: Cage, John; dance performance; modern art; modern dance; Rauschenberg, Robert; Cunningham, Merce

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