Media / 2008

Native Green

When choreographing the movement for "Native Green", Cunningham said that he divided the body into four parts: legs, torso, arms, and head. Each part of the body moves in sequential order, transforming the dancers into lanky, bird-like creatures. This playful nature study ends as the dancers pick up a plastic tube that had previously lain at the back of the stage, and cling to it as if they are perched on a tree branch. Cunningham wanted the tube to be so flexible and limber that it appeared to be alive. The set and costume designs were by William Anastasi, who drew directly on the backcloth and the dancer’s leotards in India ink with a fine-point pen. John King composed the music entitled, "Gliss in Sighs".

Details

Video Type

Performance

Dances

Native Green

Length

18 minutes

Director

Charles Atlas

Design

William Anastasi

Dove Bradshaw

Producer

COLOR/BW

Color

Music

gliss in sighs, John King

Musicians

John King

Dancers

Cédric Andrieux, Jonah Bokaer, Holley Farmer, Jeannie Steele, Derry Swan, Robert Swinston