List of Cunningham Dancers

 
The dancers have been, and continue to be, the life of my work. It is to them that I am most indebted, for their dedication and energies and willingness under favorable or trying conditions, to work at something which was for long outside the experience of most people, whether players or public, and to be able to face indifferent or even hostile audiences with equanimity. And together, I hope they will agree, despite the unfamiliarity of the work, we have tried to hold a standard that for me is the balance of the tightrope. One side is to have the clarity, the strength, the virtuosity of movement and its demands of the body, like flexible steel. The other side is the abandon, if I may use the word, that allows you to be human. It is a wonderful performance koan.

MERCE CUNNINGHAM

MERCE CUNNINGHAM DANCE COMPANY(1953 - 2011)
 

THE EARLY YEARS  Dancers who worked with Merce Cunningham before the formation of the Company
 

CUNNINGHAM REPERTORY UNDERSTUDY GROUP      (RUG)
 

OTHER
 
Graham Conley

1977 (Fractions video)

Brenda Daniels

1985 (Deli Commedia)

Frey Faust

1985 (Deli Commedia)

George Titus

1974 (Westbeth video)

Bill Young

1985 (Deli Commedia)