Archives
Merce Cunningham Dance Company in Travelogue. Photo by Jack Vartoogian 1977
Archives
The Merce Cunningham Trust houses and preserves a digital archive that includes films, videos, photos, and documentation related to all of Cunningham’s choreographic works.
Several full works and excerpts can now be viewed on our Vimeo homepage and YouTube channel.
Merce Cunningham Dance Company in Exchange. Still from film by Charles Atlas. Available on Vimeo.
Merce Cunningham in the Monday's with Merce series. Available on YouTube.
To request materials for research or publication, please fill out our Archival Request Form.
We also offer curatorial services. For more information and pricing, contact our Program and Media Director, Jennifer Goggans at jgoggans@mercecunningham.org.
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Archival Partners
Merce Cunningham's work, records, and the physical materials from his life and choreographic efforts are preserved in the collections of these partner institutions.
Merce Cunningham Dance Company in Scramble. Photo by James Klosty 1967
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
The Jerome Robbins Dance Division of the New York Public Library acquired the Merce Cunningham Archive in 2001, including decades of Cunningham's manuscripts and papers, 948 reels of film, and video for 548 titles.
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Merce Cunningham in Walkaround Time. Photo by James Klosty 1968
Walker Art Center
The Walker Art Center acquired the physical objects that the Merce Cunningham Dance Company used in its performances. This includes costumes, props, sets, and more.
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John Cage and Merce Cunningham. Photo by Hans Wild 1964
The John Cage Trust
The John Cage Trust serves as an archive and repository of Cage's work, which is closely tied to Cunningham's. It maintains a collection of music, text, and visual art and manuscripts, as well as audio, video, and print libraries.
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