Choreography / 1959

From the Poems of White Stone

“From the Poems of White Stone” was set to a choral and orchestral composition by Chou Wen-Chung, a visiting research associate in music at the University of Illinois where Cunningham was dancer-in-residence. The work was performed at the university on two consecutive nights, with the chorus and orchestra on stage. It was never given again.

Details

Premiere Date

Mar 14, 1959

Premiere Venue

University of Illinois

Premiere Location

Urbana, IL

Music

Chou Wen-Chung, Title unknown

Costumes

Robert Rauschenberg

Duration

Length unknown

Original Cast

Carolyn Brown

Remy Charlip

Merce Cunningham

Judith Dunn

Viola Farber

Marilyn Wood

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