Cunningham

Alla Kovgan | Germany, France, USA | 2019 | Unclassified All Ages

Jarringly beautiful. ‘Cunningham’ succeeds in a way that most dance documentaries do not: as an art object in and of itself. – Marina Harss, The New Yorker

“It’s not politics, it’s dancing,” says Merce Cunningham in audio from an archived interview utilised inCunningham. It’s as simple and complicated as that for the man considered one of the most important figures in modern dance. The American choreographer and performer made countless contributions to the artform through not just his own work, but his unique instruction of others which emphasised the individual and the imperfections of each dance. A multilayered web of media is constructed to show us how Cunningham’s philosophy influenced his work, noting that although what they did was physical it was up to the audience to interpret what that meant.

 

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