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Remembering Gus Solomons jr
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Jennifer Edwards hosts this episode honoring Gus Solomons jr, the celebrated choreographer, writer, and teacher. As the first Black dancer in the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Solomons was both a trailblazer and a trendsetter, forming his own company and making more than 150 works before his death in August 2023 at the age of 84.
In this episode: Excerpts from Mondays with Merce: Episode 14 Merce as Model (2010). Director/Producer: Nancy Dalva. (c) Merce Cunningham Trust. All rights reserved.
Resources:
Mondays with Merce #14: Merce as Model, with Gus Solomons, Jr.
Remembering Gus Solomons Jr. 1938 - 2023
Gus Solomons Jr., 84, Dies; a Rare Black Presence in Experimental Dance
Choreography in Focus: Wendy Perron and Gus Solomons Jr.
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