Question

Merce cunningham often employed what kind of choreographic method? creating all his own music, scenery, and costumes to begin building a multi-media dance planned from the start incorporating a clear narrative/ story line within each choreographic work playing with chance (flip of a coin, ordering dances in the moment, determining music at the performance) listening to the music very closely to replicate all the nuances through movement (music visualization)

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Answer: playing with chance (flip of a coin, ordering dances in the moment, determining music at the performance

Merce Cunningham often employed playing with chance (flip of a coin, ordering dances in the moment, determining music at the performance. He called this the “chance operations” where he was always looking for new ways to move his choreography. He flipped coins to decide how to mix different movements and phrases and practiced the combination over and over again for months until he completes a piece.