With filmmaker Alla Kovgan, we spark a conversation to find out why and how she realized CUNNINGHAM. The 2019 documentary traces American choreographer Merce Cunningham's artistic evolution over three decades.
Kovgan directed the immersive film that took seven years to make. She and her collaborators channel the spirit and image of Merce Cunningham—from his early years as a struggling dancer in postwar New York to his emergence as one of the world’s most visionary choreographers. With new technology, Kovgan creates the film in both 2D and 3D versions. She frees Cunningham’s oeuvre from the constrictions of the stage, projecting his work into an infinite realm of the senses.
Sound Editor: Anamnesis Audio | Special Audio and Photography courtesy Magnolia Pictures
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Related Links:
Alla Kovgan
https://womenandhollywood.com/tiff-2019-women-directors-meet-alla-kovgan-cunningham/
CUNNINGHAM https://www.cunninghamfilm.com/
Merce Cunningham https://www.mercecunningham.org/
John Cage https://johncage.org/
Robert Rauschenberg https://www.rauschenbergfoundation.org/
