{"id":11835,"date":"2020-01-05T05:59:27","date_gmt":"2020-01-05T13:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/?p=30000006086"},"modified":"2020-01-06T07:56:18","modified_gmt":"2020-01-06T15:56:18","slug":"today-you-should-immerse-yourself-in-the-art-of-movement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/today-you-should-immerse-yourself-in-the-art-of-movement","title":{"rendered":"Today, you should&#8230; immerse yourself in the art of movement"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>SUNDAY, JAN. 5<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cunningham - Official Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B4t_l5mu9lE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The best works of art, we think, whether it&#8217;s a film or a painting or a performance, are those that leave you convinced that life itself is an art, and inspired to tweak your own philosophy of living to let in a bit more creativity, a bit more play.<\/p>\n<p>The film &#8220;Cunningham&#8221; showcases, in 3D no less, the work and life of American modern dance pioneer Merce Cunningham (1919-2009). Cunningham&#8217;s life held little separation from his art and how he pushed boundaries through movement and, fittingly, reviewers are saying this documentary by Moscow-born filmmaker Alla Kovgan is itself a work of art, preserving in a 93-minute film the master&#8217;s life experiences and iconic works throughout the first 30 years of his career in New York City, from 1942 to 1972.<\/p>\n<p>Moved by Cunningham&#8217;s spirit, Kovgan said she was drawn to the intricacies of his mind as much as she was to his talent as a dancer and choreographer. You can see the film at the incredibly underrated Regal UA Long Beach in The Marketplace off Pacific Coast Highway.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Renewing one\u2019s appreciation of the many wonders of the human body and the space in which it fills and drifts, &#8216;Cunningham&#8217; celebrates all the things our joints and flexed muscles are capable of, as seen through the mind and poetic dances of an iconic creator,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2019\/film\/reviews\/cunningham-review-1203327781\/\">writes Variety&#8217;s Tomris Laffly<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Another great thing: <\/strong>We&#8217;re feeling very zen right now watching this clip of\u00a0&#8220;Suite for Two.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CunninghamMovie\/videos\/2744032092322584\/?__xts__[0]=68.ARCSv4oCNIEWy2KEkUTmxiAGtUR0Pi3K_vSFwSpVWgphZWm7KzZgNoL3NmnDU2vVq8hyBZLHuPR_cr4Fu9uA2QXbRlATpJYJOGC189y5L6zHv6R_xWvBbQDYH4425TK3EMmVqneMPPiqZpldD5pnHFG2SWdiSk95rDBYKA76d22873eeGpHtnXMbLnIp7kq3SSBAsfL_Qff_ydtT-0UEp9d74fG9nR0B_dgStXwQu3512v8jGHj45tJ8iLWarIo8DeoqMqX298IpOxVIM6bLK_cn-D1XocDw8bwgJ4Bd1B-OQvhOxa2715aAgb1ijxAJUK6d_zL9ldoag6O84UTXtB2JjEeUFa65xM8&#038;__tn__=-R<\/p>\n<p><strong>Giving us a moment&#8217;s pause: <\/strong>In 2015 film crews traveled to the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis to where the original Robert Rauschenberg pointillist decor was kept, which Cunningham used to stage one of his pieces, &#8220;Summerspace&#8221; that premiered in 1958.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000011557\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000011557\" style=\"width: 2292px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10000011557\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/cunninghamrauschenberg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2292\" height=\"2261\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000011557\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The original Merce Cunningham Dance Company in a scene from CUNNINGHAM, a Magnolia Pictures release. Robert Rutledge. Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>They took 320 photos and stitched them together to recreate &#8220;Summerspace&#8221; for the film, pictured below. Learn more about the making of the scene <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CunninghamMovie\/videos\/2748059388565736\/?__xts__[0]=68.ARDTdRLmgMx4IH6tbsYr9nXopq_uqE10TJnghMY0kKuoty5mfQrB6dy3-9Ra2HoXYgjUzAfFInwtD3ggs9Z_KSS6Cdp8NgEz7uxd7Lz0_qOTtmqYC-MGJ--uNvxqdl1B6a5XOKOWk4MSUuDlGNJjTmF44qsgMOzNY2dJzjw_AK0VKAjOaGJVNJciRKrHJHVxOiXeQGDQiGlp_VX6xzaX1ovXhNsSlGJdeQ4xdUeuz24-q8-4e-S18fhEEiaiVvR4VYTjZ43XtaTEYisgd8EwTvKNQ3JCrcwHWaBbhecEE4I7tQHjulqdXQGhO68jS8LogBbi1qghsJfJREB5pHrjP2Y8Ve4DvoaLf_s&amp;__tn__=-R\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000011556\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000011556\" style=\"width: 3840px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10000011556\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Cunninghamscene.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000011556\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A scene from CUNNINGHAM, a Magnolia Pictures release. Mko Malkshasyan. Photo courtesy Magnolia Pictures.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Cunningham plays at 12 p.m. and 5 p.m. in 2D and at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in 3D at Regal UA Long Beach; 6601 Pacific Coast Highway. Learn more about the film <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cunninghammovie.com\/\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Cunningham&#8221; showcases the work and life of American modern dance pioneer Merce Cunningham.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":70776,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","inline_featured_image":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":"","_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_":"","_author_alias":"","cap-aim":"","cap-description":"","cap-display_name":"","cap-first_name":"","cap-jabber":"","cap-last_name":"","cap-linked_account":"","cap-newspack_employer":"","cap-newspack_job_title":"","cap-newspack_phone_number":"","cap-newspack_role":"","cap-user_email":"","cap-user_login":"","cap-website":"","cap-yahooim":"","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_email_html":"","newspack_email_type":"","newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_hide_page_title":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_show_share_buttons":"","newspack_sponsor_byline_prefix":"","newspack_sponsor_disclaimer_override":"","newspack_sponsor_flag_override":"","newspack_sponsor_only_direct":"","newspack_sponsor_url":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7950],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"coauthors":[2744],"class_list":["post-11835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hi-lo","tag-do-this","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11835","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11835"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11835\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11835"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=11835"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=11835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}