With his new programme, Merce Cunningham, the American master, invites us to a journey through his life’s work. In "Crises" (1960), five performers are linked together by long elastic bands and move playfully against a background of composer Conlon Nancarrow’s jazzy resonances; yet a certain dramatic tension builds up between the man and the four women. Originally Merce Cunningham was the male performer of this piece which he has reinvented for his present interpreters. "CRWDSPCR" (read "Crowd Spacer"), created in 1993, takes the whole company into ceaseless virtuoso sequences of movements to the rhythm of John King’s Blues 99. "Eye Space" (2006) abounds in duets, trios and quartets. Always an addict of random series, the choreographer has commissioned a new score from Mikel Rouse who uses samples of "prepared piano" by John Cage. These pieces can be downloaded at the theatre itself or heard on provided iPods, allowing everyone in the audience to listen to the music either in chronological order or at random.Merce Cunningham
Merce Cunningham Dance Company
Crises (1960) 5 danseurs reprise 2006
music Colon Nancarrow,
Studies for player piano
costumes Robert Rauschenberg
eyeSpace (2006) 13 danseurs 1ère française
music for iPods, Mikel Rouse,
International Cloud Atlas
décor & costumes Henry Samelson
CRWDSPCR (1993) 13 danseurs reprise 2007
music John King, blues 99
décor & costumes Mark Lancaster
with the Festival d’Automne in Paris
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