Synopsis
DOCUMENTARY A reunion with the iconic work of the legendary American choreographer Merce Cunningham – as a 3D cinema experience! The works of Merce Cunningham were milestones of dance, full of lyricism and technical perfection. The film follows the career of the dance genius who died in 2009 – from his early years as an impoverished dancer in 1940s New York to his rise to become one of biggest visionaries of modern dance – and portrays his artistic universe, along with that of his brilliant companions Robert Rauschenberg and John Cage. We relive Cunningham‘s most important works – together with the dancers from the last generation of his ensemble.
Bio
ALLA KOVGAN (*1973) was born in Moscow and lives in Boston. Since 1999, she has focussed on dance in intermedial performance and documentaries and since 2000 has been curator for the St. Petersburger dance film festival Kinodance.
Info
Original Title: Cunningham
International Title: Cunningham
Category: Documentary feature
Section: Kaleidoskop
Version & Subtitles: English OV with German subtitles
Director & Screenplay: Alla Kovgan
Production country: France, Germany, United States
Year of Production: 2019
Length: 93 min
Producer: Helge Albers, Ilann Girard, Alla Kovgan, Elizabeth Delude-Dix, Kelly Gilpatrick, Derrick Tseng
Production company: Achtung Panda! Media, Arsam International, Chance Operations
Cinematography: Mko Malkhasyan
Editor: Alla Kovgan, Andrew Bird
Production Design: Olivier Meidinger
World Sales: Dogwoof Ltd.
Distributor: Marcus Machura, Camino Filmverleih GmbH
