Merce Cunningham: Summercool feat Stephen Petronio Company / Melissa Toogood / Calvin Royal III / A-Y / Dancers with guest curation by Catherine Tharin
July 17, 2019 8:00pm – 10:00pm
Were he still alive, Merce Cunningham would have turned 100 in 2019; To honor the groundbreaking choreographer’s centennial, the Merce Cunningham Trust has facilitated the Cunningham Centennial Celebrations, a globe-spanning array of events featuring his work. As part of these celebrations, SummerStage will host, Merce Cunningham: SummerCool, an evening of performances guest curated by 92nd Street Y’s Catherine Tharin, featuring the Stephen Petronio Company, which has incorporated several of Cunningham’s radical theater work into its repertoire; Melissa Toogood, a Bessie Award winning, former member of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company; Calvin Royal III, the star soloist at the American Ballet Theater; and the A-Y/dancers, a repertory dance company from the Hudson Valley.
Cost: Free
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Location
Central Park – Rumsey Playfield
72nd Street and 5th Avenue
New York NY 10021 US