Danseur

Merce Cunningham

1919 - 2009

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Mercier Cunningham, dit Merce Cunningham, né le 16 avril 1919 à Centralia dans l'État de Washington aux États-Unis et mort le 26 juillet 2009 à New York, est un danseur et chorégraphe américain. Avec plus de 180 pièces, son œuvre a contribué au renouvellement de la pensée de la danse dans le monde. Il est considéré comme le chorégraphe qui a réalisé la transition conceptuelle entre danse moderne et danse contemporaine, notamment en découplant la danse de la musique, et en intégrant une part de hasard dans le déroulement de ses chorégraphies. En savoir plus sur Wikipédia

His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2024). Merce Cunningham is the 41st most popular danseur (up from 53rd in 2024), the 3,407th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,151st in 2019) and the 4th most popular American Danseur.

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Among Danseurs

Among danseurs, Merce Cunningham ranks 41 out of 116. Before him are La Goulue, Filippo Taglioni, Roland Petit, Lev Ivanov, Yury Grigorovich, and Louise Rasmussen. After him are Hilde Holger, Ninette de Valois, Zizi Jeanmaire, Léonide Massine, Frederick Ashton, and Pierina Legnani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Merce Cunningham ranks 112. Before him are Ferdinand Kübler, J. Presper Eckert, Amir-Abbas Hoveyda, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Hermann Gmeiner, and Ginette Neveu. After him are Silva Kaputikyan, John Ljunggren, Teruo Nakamura, Gérard Oury, Hennes Weisweiler, and Isaac Boleslavsky. Among people deceased in 2009, Merce Cunningham ranks 116. Before him are Claude Berri, Hélio Gracie, Edward Schillebeeckx, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Tayeb Salih, and Henry Allingham. After him are Rosanna Schiaffino, Vasily Aksyonov, Bea Arthur, Robert Enke, Susanna Agnelli, and Shi Pei Pu.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Merce Cunningham ranks 3,407 out of 20,380. Before him are Mary Baker Eddy (1821), Michael Bolton (1953), Don McLean (1945), Ben Shapiro (1984), Grandma Moses (1860), and Coleman Hawkins (1904). After him are Benjamin Tucker (1854), Curtis Hanson (1945), Howard S. Becker (1928), Artie Shaw (1910), Lionel Hampton (1908), and Jacques Futrelle (1875).

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Among Danseurs In United States

Among danseurs born in United States, Merce Cunningham ranks 4. Before him are Isadora Duncan (1877), Josephine Baker (1906), and Martha Graham (1894). After him are William Forsythe (1949), John Neumeier (1939), Adam Darius (1930), Maria Tallchief (1925), Alvin Ailey (1931), Frankie Manning (1914), Katherine Dunham (1909), and Yvonne Rainer (1934).

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