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Merce Cunningham, Mary Robinson, and Thomas Cech coming to
campus
Merce Cunningham (Photo by Mark Seliger)
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Mary Robinson
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Thomas Cech (Photo by Paul Fetters for HHMI)
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Merce Cunningham, renowned choreographer and modern dance pioneer, will be
in residence at Dartmouth with the Merce
Cunningham Dance Company from October 2 until October 7. His Montgomery
Fellow Lecture, "In Conversation with Merce Cunningham," will take place on
Wednesday, October 3, at 7 p.m. in the Moore Theater. Cunningham's Montgomery
Fellowship is made possible by the Kenneth and Harle
Montgomery Endowment, and the company's residency has received substantial
support from the Marion and Frederick Whittemore 1953 Distinguished Artist
Series Fund at the Hopkins Center. The
Company's performances, presented in conjunction with the Hopkins Center, will
feature the premiere of XOVER, a work co-commissioned by the Hopkins
Center featuring music by John Cage and decor by Robert Rauschenberg. Tickets
will go on sale to the public on August 22 for performances on Friday, October
5, at 8 p.m., and Saturday, October 6, at 2 and 8 p.m.
Mary Robinson, human rights activist, former President of Ireland, and
former U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, visits Dartmouth October 7
through 10. Her Montgomery Fellow lecture, "Making Human Rights the Compass,"
will be held Tuesday, October 9, at 4:30 p.m. in the Moore Theater.
Thomas Cech, Nobel Laureate in chemistry and president of the Howard Hughes
Medical Institute, visits Dartmouth as a Montgomery Fellow October 29 through
31. Cech will present his public lecture, "Exploring the Edges Between
Scientific Disciplines," on Tuesday, October 30, at 4:30 p.m. in Filene
Auditorium, Moore Hall.
By KELLY SEAMAN
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