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Light or luminosity is created by the way elements are juxtaposed. They become reflective and a radiance comes from putting different things together.
Merce Cunningham
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Merce Cunningham
Age: 90 †
Born: 1919
Born: April 16
Died: 2009
Died: July 26
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Ballet Dancer
Choreographer
Dancer
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Centralia
Washington
Mercier Cunningham
Mercier Philip Cunningham
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Reflective
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