Mikhail Baryshnikov: Merce My Way
Mikhail Baryshnikov: Merce My Way by Mikhail Baryshnikov is a visually striking tribute to the renowned choreographer Merce Cunningham, published by The Baryshnikov Foundation on February 1, 2009. This first edition features 128 pages of vibrant color photography, showcasing Baryshnikov’s unique perspective as he captures the essence of Cunningham’s choreography through his lens.
In this volume, readers will find 85 never-before-published images that highlight the fluidity and dynamism of dance. Baryshnikov’s photographs reveal the extremes and restraints of a dancer’s body, offering a revelatory experience for those who appreciate the art form. By anticipating the dancers’ movements, he creates a visual narrative that blurs the lines between motion and stillness, past and present. This collection serves as a significant homage to both Baryshnikov’s artistry and Cunningham’s innovative contributions to dance.
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Mikhail Baryshnikov, a photographer most of his adult life, has turned his lens on dance, and here pays vibrant homage to the work of master choreographer Merce Cunningham. In his introduction to Merce My Way Baryshnikov writes, “Watching Cunningham’s dances through the eye of a lens is a lesson in the extremes and restraints of a dancer’s body… to a dancer, such nakedness is revelatory.” This volume offers 85 of Baryshnikov’s striking, never-before-published color images, in which he seizes the essence of Cunningham’s choreography by anticipating the dancers’ motions and capturing the streaming fluidity of the dance. His images are radiant and electric–blurring motion, past, present and future into a single frame. Featuring images of six recent Cunningham dances, the book is a revelation for all those who revere dance–and the work of these two masters.
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