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Merce Cunningham avant-garde dancer, choreographerBorn: 4/16/1919 Birthplace: Centralia, Washington Dancer and choreographer whose avant-garde dances focus on pure movement and chance. He has often collaborated with American artists, including Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, Frank Stella and the composer John Cage. Cunningham danced with Martha Graham (1940–55) and formed his own company in 1950. His dances include Suite by Chance (1952) and Locale (1980). Fact Monster/Information Please® Database, © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
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