Venue: Zellerbach Hall

Price: $24/$32/$46

Subscription Series: Winter/Spring Series

Merce Cunningham and his extraordinary company return with two special programs celebrating their 50th anniversary. The program includes a representative sampling of his work over the decades and the U.S. premiere of Fluid Canvas, "the culmination of a lifetime's fascination with movement… all [Cunningham's] imagination and intelligence has been distilled into 25 luxurious minutes of immaculate, gripping choreography" (The Times, London). In addition, the Kronos Quartet will join the troupe on Friday evening for a special MinEvent, set to John Cage's 30 pieces for String Quartet in tribute to Cunningham's long and productive partnership with the great 20th-century composer.

Program A: (Fri): Suite for Five, music by John Cage; MinEvent (with Kronos Quartet), music by John Cage; Fluid Canvas, music by John King.
Program B: (Sat): Pictures, music by David Behrman; Fluid Canvas; How to Pass, Kick, Fall and Run, music by John Cage.

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Program Notes: Program notes are available online, click here.

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Related Performances:

UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Cunningham and Cage: A filmdance and related art exhibition
Thu, Feb 6, 7:30 pm, PFA Theater
Merce Cunningham: Dances for Camera, a series of four videos offering a historical overview of Merce Cunningham's acclaimed choreographic work for the big screen, including Melange, his most recent filmdance. To order tickets in advance, please call 510.642.5249.

Intaglio Prints by John Cage through March 16, BAM Theater Gallery
A selection of prints, preparatory maps, and musical scores by Cage. Also on view, related works made in homage to Cage and Cunningham from the BAM/PFA collection. Gallery hours: Wed-Sun, 11 am-7pm.

Artists links:

www.merce.org/home.html