Suite for Five in Space and Time / Suite for Five / Suite for Two / Stillness



Category: Choreography (by Merce Cunningham)
Dated: 1956
Premiere: May 18, 1956 at University of Notre Dame, South Bend IN. Second production (entitled "Suite for Five"): October 11, 1956 at Cornell College, Mount Vernon, IO. Third production (entitled 'Suite for Two'): May 21, 1958 at University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. Fourth production: July 1, 1958 at Hunter Playhouse, New York City. The solo stillness was revived on November 30, 1985 at Joyce Theatre, New York City. Various other variations in performance
Dancers: First, second and fourth productions: Merce Cunningham, Carolyn Brown, Viola Farber, Marianne Preger, Remy Charlip. Third production: Merce Cunningham and Carolyn Brown. 'Stillness': Rob Remley
Music: John Cage: from 'Music for Piano' (1952-56)
Design: Robert Rauschenberg (costumes)


Dance in 8 parts: Solo: At Random - trio: Transition - solo: Stillness - duet: Extended Moment - solo: Repetition - solo: Excursion - quintet: Meetings - solo: For the Air. The solo's were choreographed in 1953 and performed as 'Solo Suite in Space and Time'