The Cunningham
Dance Foundation's Legacy Plan

The Living Legacy Plan is the first of its kind in the dance world, and involves systematic preparation, a high-profile international tour, comprehensive documentation and digitizing efforts and, at the appropriate time, a thorough and well-prepared closure of the Cunningham Dance Foundation’s operations and organized handover to the Merce Cunningham Trust. Read more or download the PDF.

Mondays with Merce Dancing for Merce:

with Neil Greenberg

In Mondays with Merce Episode 009, Neil Greenberg (MCDC dancer 1979-1986) talks about seeing the company for the first time, about dancing for Merce, and about Merce's influence on his own life and work as a choreographer. See Greenberg in his own choreography and in archival footage of Cunningham's Channels/Inserts and Coast Zone, and watch recent MCDC rehearsal and performance footage, including excerpts from Sounddance, Nearly Ninety, and Merce's Memorial at Park Avenue Armory.

Watch the current Episode:
Dancing for Merce: with Choreographer Neil Greenberg

Historic Revival of Squaregame (1976) Hits the Stage


On November 12, MCDC premiered the revival of Squaregame (1976) in Charleroi, Belgium. Described as a dance in which "the situations are very playful, on what seems to be an athletic court where there are participants who can also stop and watch," Squaregame had not been seen onstage since 1980.   Click here for MCDC's complete performance schedule.

Cunningham Studio Winter Intensive Workshop

Patricia Lent, former MCDC member leads a lively, intensive, week-long workshop in Cunningham Repertory and Technique, and is open to those who have not studied Cunningham technique previously. Mon., Dec. 14 - Fri., Dec. 18, 2009.  Download the PDF.