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Advanced Modern Journal

Advanced Modern Journal – 9/3/03

As I began to read Merce Cunningham’s article, “Space, Time and Dance”, one particular statement immediately jumped out at me: “The dance is an art in space and time. The object of the dancer is to obliterate that.” This is a very bold declaration, but I couldn’t agree with Cunningham more. Many times, dance is thought of as just movement itself, rather than movement existing in and moving through space and time. By forgetting about these two key elements, much is lost in the dance. As a dancer, it is important to always be aware that you are moving through space and time. But at the same time, it is crucial to not let the space and time act as limits or boundaries on the movement. As Cunningham says: “The dance is free to act as it chooses…”
The reason that I connected so strongly with this article is because I just recently began to realize the importance of space and time within my own movement. Before I ar...

Posted by: Jack Drewes

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