«I JUST THOUGHT THAT THINGS WERE MAGIC AND THAT IT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN»

NEW YORK July 27 2009 (AFP) – Merce Cunningham, the legendary New York-based choreographer who revolutionized modern dance, has died at age 90, his foundation said Monday."It is with great sorrow that we note the passing of Merce Cunningham, who died peacefully in his home last night of natural causes," the Cunningham Dance Foundation and the Merce Cunningham Dance Company said in a statement.Even wheelchair-bound by the end of his career, Cunningham was still hard at work until shortly before his death. He danced on stage right into his 80s.

«Then we were talking about Merce Cunningham and Ron (Reagan) said the piece Merce did with the helium pillows was his favorite and I told him I'd made those Silver Pillows and he said that he didn't even know that that wasn't why he'd said it».

The Andy Warhol Diaries
Sept 25 1980