Merce Cunningham at 100: Innovations in Screen Dance

Continuing Flatpack’s spotlight on screen dance, programmer Sima Gonsai explores the ongoing conversation between dance, film and digital technology.

Dance artist and researcher Karen Wood will present a brief history of Merce Cunningham, a pioneering contemporary dancer and an early innovator in splicing performance with projected imagery. This is then followed by a screening of three original films by Channel 4 Random Acts - Sadler’s Wells, with series producer Anne Beresford hosting a panel of screen dance creators talking about the process behind the films.

Supported by Sadler's Wells and Birmingham Dance Network.

This event is part of the Merce Cunningham Centennial.

The Cunningham Centennial is generously supported with major funding from the Merce Cunningham Trust, the Paul L. Wattis Foundation, the Howard Gilman Foundation, the American Express Foundation and Judith Pisar. Centennial Community Programs are supported with a major grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Additional funding has been provided by the The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, the Foundation for Contemporary Arts, Judith R and Alan H Fishman, Molly Davies, Myra Malkin and Barbara Pine.