Merce Cunningham, Famed Choreographer, Dies at 90

Legendary dance choregrapher Merce Cunningham has died. Cunningham died of natural causes Sunday night in his New York home. He was 90.

Cunningham was one of the most influential choreographers of the 20th century. He reinvented dancing in his 6 decade career and influences filmmakers, directors and choreographers worldwide.

Cunningham founded the Merce Cunningham Dance Company in 1953 with composer John Cage, with whom he also had a romantic relationship until Cage’s death in 1992. His dance troupe performed annually at the Kennedy Center before thousands of people. The troupe’s most recent performance was only 2 weeks ago.

“Merce revolutionized the visual and performing arts, not for the sake of iconoclasm, but for the beauty and wonder that lay in exploring new possibilities,” Trevor Carlson, Executive Director, Cunningham Dance Foundation said in a statement. “His approach to art and life opened so many paths for others--not to follow, but to discover. The world is a lesser place without him, but without question, a better place because of him.”

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