This choreographer allowed dancers to choose an outfit from a pile of secondhand clothes in a work done in collaboration with Robert Rauschenberg. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this choreographer who flipped a coin to determine the order of dance sequences in his Suite by Chance. This choreographer created over 800 “events.”
ANSWER: Merce Cunningham [or Mercier Philip Cunningham]
[10e] The I Ching, which was used to determine the dance sequencing of Cunningham’s “events,” also influenced this composer, Cunningham's life partner. This composer wrote 4'33” (“four thirty-three”).
ANSWER: John Cage [or John Milton Cage Jr.]
[10h] This founding member of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company was called a “naughty boy” by Martha Graham after a motionless performance of John Cage's 4'33”. This dancer highlighted everyday movement in his piece Esplanade.
ANSWER: Paul Taylor [or Paul Belville Taylor Jr.]
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