Summerspace

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"Summerspace" is a landmark 1958 modern dance work by choreographer Merce Cunningham, noted for its collaboration with composer Morton Feldman and painter Robert Rauschenberg and its innovative use of chance procedures.

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instanceOf choreographic work ⓘ
modern dance work ⓘ
artisticCollaborator Morton Feldman ⓘ
Robert Rauschenberg ⓘ
artisticDirectorAtPremiere Merce Cunningham ⓘ
associatedArtForm contemporary dance ⓘ
associatedArtist Merce Cunningham ⓘ
Morton Feldman ⓘ
Robert Rauschenberg ⓘ
associatedMovement American avant-garde ⓘ
choreographer Merce Cunningham ⓘ
choreographicApproach independence of dance, music, and décor ⓘ
composer Morton Feldman ⓘ
costumeAndSetDesigner Robert Rauschenberg ⓘ
costumeDesign pointillist dot leotards and tights by Robert Rauschenberg ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
firstPerformanceDecade 1950s ⓘ
historicalSignificance important example of mid-20th-century American avant-garde dance ⓘ
key work in the collaboration between Cunningham, Feldman, and Rauschenberg ⓘ
landmark work in Merce Cunningham’s repertory ⓘ
movementStyle modern dance ⓘ
musicStyle experimental music ⓘ
musicTitle Ixion ⓘ
notableFor collaboration between dance, music, and visual art ⓘ
innovative use of chance operations in choreography ⓘ
integration of pointillist score, décor, and movement ⓘ
premieredByCompany Merce Cunningham Dance Company ⓘ
premiereYear 1958 ⓘ
setDesign pointillist dot pattern by Robert Rauschenberg ⓘ
usesTechnique chance procedures ⓘ

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