Merce Cunningham Dance Company
When
Jul 14, 2009 8:30 pm (Tuesday)
What
Defying convention, these magnificent performers present the 1975 classic Sounddance and the gracefully complex Split Sides, set to music by Radiohead and Sigur Rós.Set...
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Event details: Merce Cunningham Dance Company
Description
Defying convention, these magnificent performers present the 1975 classic Sounddance and the gracefully complex Split Sides, set to music by Radiohead and Sigur Rós.
- Set to the progressive music of Radiohead and Sigur Rós, this elite dance company presents Split Sides, a choreographic masterpiece with 32 possible variations of the dance-the one performed selected by chance on the day of the show.
- "I felt like doing something vigorous, fast, complex," said Cunningham, and the resulting piece was Sounddance, a modern, structurally-focused work of art that gives the impression of "a space observed under a microscope."
- After 70 years as one of the most innovative and contemporary visionaries of dance and choreography, Cunningham recently celebrated his 90th birthday with Nearly Ninety, a piece with which he solidifies his reputation as the "foremost representative of high modernism…in the history of modern dance" (The New Yorker).
Cost
$38 in-house, $10 lawnMore about The Barns at Wolf Trap
The Barns at Wolf Trap
Just minutes from the Beltway, The Barns at Wolf Trap is a sophisticated yet casual performance space unlike any other with renowned acoustics that let you hear every note. Arrive early, grab a drink at the bar, and enjoy an intimate performance at Wolf Trap's indoor venue.Post a Countdown Widget
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