Motion in Stillness — Stillness in Motion: Contemplative Practice in the Performing Arts

Abstract

Alastair Macaulay titles his 2008 New York Times review of the Merce Cunningham Company with the phrase ‘The Body’s War Within: Stillness vs. Motion’. In his portrayal of the Cunningham Company, he suggests that Cunningham in his 66 years was consistently investigating motion in stillness and stillness in motion to uncover inner qualities — serenity, rigour — that do not change even as their physical outlines are transformed again and again. 1 These investigations of stillness in motion are not surprising given Cunningham’s long-term integration of Zen philosophy into his life that included daily meditations. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.

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