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100 1 $aPreger-Simon, Marianne,$d1929-
245 10$aDancing with Merce Cunningham /$cMarianne Preger-Simon ; foreword by Stuart Hodes ; afterword by Alastair Macaulay.
260 $aGainesville :$bUniversity Press of Florida,$cc2019.
300 $ax, 203 p. :$bill., portraits, facsimiles ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 195-198) and index.
505 0 $aForeword / Stuart Hodes -- Part I: Entering the orbit. At the end ; Paris calls ; A new world ; The art world beckons ; Postwar reverberations ; Serendipity opens a new door ; Ties to home ; One step leads to another ; Another cherished new friend ; Return to New York City ; Dancing ; We beginners ; Earlier Cunningham dancers ; Passionate duets ; Our first performance -- Part II: Pure Cunningham. Zen and the art of music ; Chance replaces choice ; Gloomy weather ; Fantasies meet reality ; The quiet years ; Launched ; In addition to dancing ; Our company members and designers ; Journeying to performances ; Breaking new ground ; Our first grand tour ; Ups and downs of the dancers ; Joy in companionship -- Part III. The only way to do it ... Separation must come ; Family wins ; The connection holds ; Leaving New York, but not our bond ; Paris calls again ; Paris, November 1999 ; Paying tribute ; Merce leaves, but his legacy is forever -- Merce Cunningham's dance classes -- Afterword / Alastair Macaulay.
520 $a"Dancing with Merce Cunningham is a buoyant, captivating memoir of a talented dancer's lifelong friendship with one of the choreographic geniuses of our time. Marianne Preger-Simon's story begins amid the explosion of artistic creativity that followed World War II. While immersed in the vibrant arts scene of postwar Paris during a college year abroad, Preger-Simon was so struck by the unconventional dance style of choreographer Merce Cunningham that she joined his classes in New York. She soon became an important member of his brand new dance troupe-and a constant friend. Through her experiences in the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Preger-Simon offers a rare account of exactly how Cunningham taught and interacted with his students. She describes the puzzled reactions of audiences to the novel non-narrative choreography of the company's debut performances. She touches on Cunningham's quicksilver temperament--lamenting his early frustrations with obscurity and the discomfort she suspects he endured in concealing his homosexuality and partnership with composer John Cage--yet she celebrates above all his dependable charm, kindness, and engagement. She also portrays the comradery among the company's dancers, designers, and musicians, many of whom--including Cage, David Tudor, and Carolyn Brown--would become integral to the avant-garde arts movement, as she tells tales of their adventures touring in a VW Microbus across the United States. Finally, reflecting on her connection with Cunningham throughout the latter part of his career, Preger-Simon recalls warm moments that nurtured their enduring bond after she left the dance company and, later, New York. Interspersed with her letters to friends and family, journal entries, and correspondence from Cunningham himself, Preger-Simon's memoir is an intimate look at one of the most influential companies in modern American dance and the brilliance of its visionary leader."--$cBack cover.
600 10$aCunningham, Merce.
600 10$aPreger-Simon, Marianne,$d1929-
610 20$aMerce Cunningham Dance Company$xHistory.
650 0$aDance$zNew York (State)$zNew York$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0$aDancers$zUnited States$vBiography.
653 $a人文藝術
653 $a知識性
700 1 $aHodes, Stuart.
700 1 $aMacaulay, Alastair.