When Cornell senior dance lecturer Jim Self heard the news of Merce Cunningham’s death, he was unmoored. “As a teacher, choreographer and person, Merce has been very imprinted on me. I knew he wasn’t ...

NEW YORK — On a recent afternoon, in a big studio at New York City Center, dancer Melissa Toogood presented her class with a puzzle. With the clear, direct energy of someone walking down the street, ...

“Night of 100 Solos: A Centennial Event,” celebrating the legacy of choreographer Merce Cunningham on the date of his birth — April 16 — is likely to turn out to be a heady mix of all three. “It’s ...