Squaregame (1976)

Music: Takehisa Kosugi, S.E. Wave/E.W. Song
Décor, Lighting, and Costumes: Mark Lancaster

Squaregame was first performed at the Adelaide Festival of Arts in Australia in 1976 and represents the first commission for current MCDC music director Takehisa Kosugi.

Cunningham described Squaregame as a work in which "the situations are very playful, on what seems to be an athletic court where there are participants who can stop and watch." A recurring motif in the dance is that of dancers hanging on to others and being carried or dragged along by them. The costumes for this work are slightly formalized practice clothes, with sweatpants and ankle socks. Lancaster's set consists of a white floor cloth surrounded by bands of green Astroturf and "squared" by the placement of four duffel bags that also serve as props throughout the piece.

Squaregame was revived for inclusion in the Legacy Tour and preservation in Dance Capsule format with the generous support of American Express and the National Endowment for the Arts.