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Merce Cunningham: Fielding Sixes

https://www.mercecunningham.org/the-work/choreography/fielding-sixes/


Cunningham described Fielding Sixes as, “a country dance in which the formal shapes open out in unexpected ways, the dancers appearing and disappearing and exchanging groups and partners in a fluid manner.” A fast tempo piece, Fielding Sixes includes numerous phrases involving leaping, rapid crossing of the stage, and sudden reversals of direction. John Cage composed the music, and Monika Fullemann’s décor featured three coarse, lace weavings suspended above the stage and a white backcloth with green, purple and red blotches. The women wore white shorts over pale green tights and leotards, and the men dressed in purple tank tops and long pants.

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