Table of Contents
Foreword Stuart Hodes vii
Preface ix
Part I Entering the Orbit
1 At the End 3
2 Paris Calls 5
3 A New World 7
4 The Art World Beckons 13
5 Postwar Reverberations 16
6 Serendipity Opens a New Door 18
7 Ties to Home 22
8 One Step Leads to Another 27
9 Another Cherished New Friend 34
10 Return to New York City 38
11 Dancing 42
12 We Beginners 47
13 Earlier Cunningham Dancers 50
14 Passionate Duets 52
15 Our First Performance 54
Part II Pure Cunningham
16 Zen and the Art of Music 59
17 Chance Replaces Choice 62
18 Gloomy Weather 64
19 Fantasies Meet Reality 66
20 The Quiet Years 70
21 Launched 72
22 In Addition to Dancing 83
23 Our Company Members and Designers 89
24 Journeying to Performances 96
25 Breaking New Ground 99
26 Our First Grand Tour 102
27 Ups and Downs of the Dancers 111
28 Joy in Companionship 113
Part III The Only Way To Do It …
29 Separation Must Come 119
30 Family Wins 126
31 The Connection Holds 130
32 Leaving New York, but Not Our Bond 134
33 Paris Calls Again 146
34 Paris, November 1999 157
35 Paying Tribute 161
36 Merce Leaves, but His Legacy Is Forever 164
Merce Cunningham's Dance Classes 167
Afterword Alastair Macaulay 171
Acknowledgments 193
Notes 195
Index 199