For some reason I always end up choosing a choreography by Merce Cunningham during the Festival d'Automne in Paris. Is it the element of chance?
This year I get to see three in one evening: Pond Way (1998) with the decor by Roy Lichtenstein and the music by Brian Eno, Second Hand (1970) with the music by John Cage and Antic Meet (1958) with the decor by Robert Rauschenberg and the music by John Cage .
Merce Cunningham must be the most celebrated contemporary choreographer to this day.
He was known for continuously expanding the boundaries of dance through his experimental methods, such as injecting an element of chance to his performance and elaborating a computer software to help with the asymmetrical patterns and the spatial structure.
Could I be lucky enough to see the Roaratorio (1983) inspired by Joyce's 'Finnegans Wake'? It will be showing at the Théâtre de la Ville mid-November.
second photo courtesy of Anna Finke
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