Choreography / 1953

Dime a Dance

"Dime a Dance," described by Cunningham as “a grab-bag of dance,” consisted of thirteen numbers—solos, duets, trios, etc.—seven of which were selected at any given performance by a mimed chance procedure, which also determined which of the dancers would perform it.

Details

Premiere Date

Aug 21, 1953

Premiere Venue

Black Mountain College

Premiere Location

Black Mountain, NC

Music

Various, Nineteenth century piano music selected by David Tudor

Costumes

Remy Charlip

Duration

Variable

Original Cast

Ethel Brodsky

Carolyn Brown

Remy Charlip

Merce Cunningham

Anita Dencks

Viola Farber

Timothy LaFarge

Deborah Moscowitz

Paul Taylor

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