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She was also deeply engaged with television and video art. She was also deeply engaged with television and video art.
In addition to working independently she now performs with the Nimbus Dance Theatre Company and Bill T.
Blondell cummings. Dancer choreographer arts advocate. Born in Effingham South Carolina but raised in Harlem as the oldest of three girls Cummings began dance study in the New. This research guide supports the study of the late choreographer and video artist Blondell Cummings American 1944-2015.
Cummings was an African American New York-based artist whose practice deftly moved between postmodern dance theater and performance art. She was also deeply engaged with television and video art. Remembering Blondell Cummings 19442015 A dancerchoreographer who crossed over from modern to postmodern from the black dance community to the avant-garde community Blondell Cummings was a riveting presence onstage and a steadying presence offstage.
She died of pancreatic cancer last Sunday Aug. Dancer and choreographer Blondell Cummings died on Sunday according to the New York Times Margalit Fox. Combining dance theater mime spoken word and video Cummings had presented her work in venues including MoMA PS 1 the Joyce Theater in Manhattan the Brooklyn Academy of Music and Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival.
Blondell Cummings a modern dancer and choreographer who mined quotidian experiences like washing cooking and building to yield works celebrated for. Blondell Cummings Chicken Soup A modern dancer and choreographer who mined everyday experiences like washing cooking and building to create her very personal works Blondell Cummings 1944-2015 was raised in New York City after moving with her parents from South Carolina. Hes Got the Whole World in His Hands.
A modern dancer and choreographer who mined everyday experiences like washing cooking and building to create her very personal works Blondell Cummings 1944-2015 was raised in New York City after moving with her parents from South Carolina. Cummings studied with Thelma Hill and. Blondell Cummings has worked with Meredith Monks company The House since 1969.
She performed in Juice 1969 Needle Brain Lloyd and the Systems Kid 1970 Vessel 1971 Education of the Girlchild 1973 Chacon 1974 the film of Quarry 1976 and VeniceMilan 1976. In addition to working independently she now performs with the Nimbus Dance Theatre Company and Bill T. Blondell Cummings work and life connects to other holdings in the GRI collections including The Kitchen High Performance Yvonne Rainer and Long Beach Museum of Art archives.
Many performances by Blondell Cummings can be found in the Kitchen Archive. Documentation includes video recordings correspondence and performance programs. Her appearance in Yvonne.
Blondell Cummings was born on October 27 1944 in Florence South Carolina USA. She was an actress known for Kristina Talking Pictures 1976 and Retracing Steps. American Dance Since Postmodernism 1988.
She died on August 30 2015 in Manhattan New York City New York USA. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators. Multidisciplinary artist and arts advocate Blondell Cummings visits as part of a week-long residency at Ohio States Department of Dance.
Memorial at New York Live ArtsIts been a month since Blondells celebration but New York Live Arts is still resonating with her indomitable spirit. Blondell Cummings Food for thought Names Duyfjes Barbara Dancer Cummings Blondell Choreographer Cummings Blondell Dancer Monsod Trinket Choreographer Monsod Trinket Dancer Paley Grace Author Eno Brian 1948-Composer Monk Meredith Composer Fisher Linda musician Composer Schubert Franz 1797-1828 Composer Tate Greg Contributor Bogursky. 1944 Effingham South Carolina.
2014 New York was a modern dancer and choreographer who mined everyday experiences like washing cooking and building to create deeply personal and moving works. Blondell Cummings was born on October 27 1944 in Florence South Carolina USA. She was an actress known for Kristina Talking Pictures 1976 and.
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In 1981 Blondell Cummings made a dance Chicken Soup in which while scrubbing a floor on her hands and kneesan act of exemplary realismshe would repeatedly break off. Dance as Moving Pictures is a collaboration between Art Practice and the Getty Research Institutes African American Art History Initiative. Cummings video archive is in the special collections of the Jerome Robbins Dance Division of New York Public Library.