A Diversion / A Diversion subtitle: short suite)



Category: Choreography (by Merce Cunningham)
Dated: 1948
Premiere: August 20, 1948 at Black Mountain College, NC. A second (solo) version with the subtitle Short Suite was premiered on February 3, 1949 at North Shore County Day Theatre in Winnetka, IL. A third production (quartet) was premiered January 15, 1950 at Hunter Playhouse, New York City
Dancers: Sara Hamill, Louise Lippold, Merce Cunningham (first production); Dorothy Berea, Mili Churchill, Anneliese Widman, Merce Cunningham (third production)
Music: John Cage: Suite for Toy Piano (1948)
Design: Merce Cunningham (his own costume); Mary Outten (other costumes)