Choreography / 1958

Antic Meet

Performed like a series of vaudeville scenes that overlap, "Antic Meet" consisted of ten playful and comedic numbers. The curtains opened with Cunningham moving among the other dancers as a clown-like figure “who falls in love with a society whose rules he doesn’t know”, and concludes much in the same way, as he attempts to keep up with the dancers, each with their own movements, as they dance diagonally across the stage. Cage provided the musical accompaniment, using a version of "Concert for Piano and Orchestra", and Rauschenberg designed the costumes, which included fur coats and parachute dresses over black leotards. Other music by Cage was sometimes used, including "WBAI" and "Fontana Mix."

Details

Premiere Date

Aug 14, 1958

Premiere Venue

American Dance Festival, Connecticut College

Premiere Location

New London, CT

Music

John Cage, Concert for Piano and Orchestra

Set

Robert Rauschenberg

Costumes

Robert Rauschenberg

Lighting

Robert Rauschenberg

Duration

30 minutes

Original Cast

Carolyn Brown

Remy Charlip

Merce Cunningham

Viola Farber

Cynthia Stone

Marilyn Wood

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