Merce Cunningham

🎂 16th April 1919 (106 yrs) 📍 Centralia, Washington, USA

Known For

Biography

Mercier Philip "Merce" Cunningham was an American dancer and choreographer who was at the forefront of American modern dance for more than 50 years.

Movies Featuring Merce Cunningham

Nova '78

Nova '78 (2025)

as Self (archive footage)

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV (2023)

as Self (archive footage)

Cunningham

Cunningham (2019)

as Archival Footage

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Loops (2011)

Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance

Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance (2001)

as Self

Sistine Chapel

Sistine Chapel (1993)

as Self

John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It

John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It (1990)

as Self

Points in Space

Points in Space (1987)

as Self

All Star Video (1985)

as Self (archive footage)

Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

Good Morning, Mr. Orwell (1984)

as Self

Robert Rauschenberg: Retrospective

Robert Rauschenberg: Retrospective (1979)

as Self

Merce by Merce by Paik

Merce by Merce by Paik (1978)

Assemblage

Assemblage (1968)

498 Third Avenue

498 Third Avenue (1968)

as Self

John Cage

John Cage (1966)

Variations V

Variations V (1966)

as Self

Night Wandering

Night Wandering (1964)

as Dancer

Antic Meet

Antic Meet (1964)

as Dancer

Merce Cunningham

Merce Cunningham (1962)

as Self

Appalachian Spring

Appalachian Spring (1944)

as The Preacher

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Exchange (N/A)