mightyzep247 Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Hey everybody, I just bought tickets to the Merce Cunningham at 90 show with JPJ and sonic Youth in April the other day and I was reading about it and I wanted to know if anyone knows if each performer plays their own set or if they are just playing the piece that the 3 performers wrote. Please help if you know anything about this. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyV Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Hey everybody, I just bought tickets to the Merce Cunningham at 90 show with JPJ and sonic Youth in April the other day and I was reading about it and I wanted to know if anyone knows if each performer plays their own set or if they are just playing the piece that the 3 performers wrote. Please help if you know anything about this. Thanks I was wondering myself how that's going to work out. I'm going on April 17th and am really looking forward to it. Based on JPJ's website news entry about it, it sounds like he will be playing with Sonic Youth while the dancers perform and not separately: [03.11.09] John Paul Jones and Sonic Youth Compose Dance Piece - Appearing at Merce Cunningham April 16th John Paul Jones and alternative rock legends Sonic Youth have collaborated on an original musical piece for the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, and will perform together in Brooklyn, N.Y. in April. "Nearly Ninety," a new full length work composed by Sonic Youth, Jones and mixed-media sound composer Takehisa Kosugi, will debut at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on April 16, Merce Cunningham's 90th birthday. The piece and its debut performances are part of "Merce Cunningham at 90," a four day festival celebrating the choreographer's work and influence. After its world premiere at BAM, "Nearly Ninety" will travel to Madrid, Champaign-Urbna, Paris, Berkeley, and London. A long-time champion of improvisation and collaboration in dance, Cunningham and his dance company have worked with a number of musicians for past performances, including Radiohead, John Cage, and Sigur Ros. Jones first performed with Merce Cunningham Dance Company in 2005, when he appeared as a guest musician with the Company’s in London. Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore performed with the Company in the late 1990's. John Paul Jones and Sonic Youth perform with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, April 16-19. More info is available at bam.org. http://www.johnpauljones.com/news.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquamarine Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 Sonic Youth, eh? Fancy you being interested in them. (A fine band, btw.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninelives Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 Sonic Youth, eh? Fancy you being interested in them. (A fine band, btw.) Surprising isn't it And yes they are a fine band I've seen live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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