Dancing with Merce Cunningham by Marianne Preger-Simon

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/83589 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dancing with Merce Cunningham Author: Marianne Preger-Simon Narrator: Kathleen Godwin Format: mp3 Length: 4 hrs and 23 mins Release date: 10-22-24 Ratings: Not rated yet Genres: Dance Publisher's Summary: Through her experiences in the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Marianne Preger-Simon offers a rare account of exactly how Cunningham taught and interacted with his students. She describes the puzzled reactions of audiences to the novel non-narrative choreography of the company’s debut performances. She touches on Cunningham’s quicksilver temperament, lamenting his early frustrations with obscurity and the discomfort she suspects he endured in concealing his homosexuality and partnership with composer John Cageyet she celebrates above all his dependable charm, kindness, and engagement.