{"product_id":"merce-cunninghams-events-key-concepts-9783753307169","title":"Merce Cunningham's Events: Key Concepts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerformance art theorist Claire Bishop delineates the history and significance of Merce Cunningham's public, participatory \u003ci\u003eEvents\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom 1964 until his death, choreographer Merce Cunningham (1919-2009) produced over 800 \u003ci\u003eEvents\u003c\/i\u003e. Each \u003ci\u003eEvent\u003c\/i\u003e comprised a different sequence of excerpts from his repertory, parts of works in progress and new material; all lasted about 90 minutes. They were performed in museums, galleries, gymnasiums, theaters, public squares and on television.\u003cbr\u003eA dance history written from the perspective of art history, this book provides a new approach to understanding Cunningham's innovative format. Claire Bishop, professor at the CUNY Graduate Center, argues that the \u003ci\u003eEvents\u003c\/i\u003e anticipate a contemporary culture of curating and remixing, while providing an ideal lens for tracing the Merce Cunningham Dance Company's history. In closing, she returns to the question of dance in museums, and what the \u003ci\u003eEvents\u003c\/i\u003e open up in terms of spectatorship and contemporary developments in choreography.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Walther Konig Verlag","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51259902001426,"sku":"9783753307169","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3f09e095-badf-4d5d-9c05-810f19e4e82f.jpg?v=1746631894","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/merce-cunninghams-events-key-concepts-9783753307169","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}