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In the winter of 2001, in his dressing room in Australia, Merce Cunningham states to his reflection in the mirror the line “not a moment too soon” while capturing himself on his personal camcorder. At this stage Merce was 79 years old. For three years, and for nine more, his hands had been held by his executive director and accomplice Trevor Carlson.

Cunningham, whose companion in life and most frequent collaborator was the revolutionary John Cage and who introduced Cunningham to eastern philosophies, is very telling as he made this statement. The quote “not a moment too soon” represents a lifelong bond to eastern thinking that marked a dent in the tapestry of contemporary dance in the 20th century and which was, in that moment, also tapping into his own personal life.

Not a moment too soon is a interdisciplinary performance piece about a shared journey, the end of Merce Cunningham’s life in which he was gracefully accompanied by Trevor Carlson. A memory of how year-by-year Cunningham continued creating new pieces until his last breath. A pilgrimage into a memory which uses audio visual vehicles that transport us into the image and voice of Cunningham through unseen footage, tapes shot by Cunningham himself. Trevor, our guiding voice, embodies this passage and permits us a final entry into the last days of a master.

Premiered October 14, 15 & 16 2016 Mercat de les Flors, Barcelona, Spain

A creation by
FERRAN CARVAJAL

with
TREVOR CARLSON
….

Director & Choreographer
FERRAN CARVAJAL

Performer
TREVOR CARLSON

Dramaturg
ALBERT TOLA

Texts by
TREVOR CARLSON & ALBERT TOLA

Video Creation
MIQUEL ÀNGEL RAIÓ

Set Designer
MAX GLAENZEL

Composer
JAUME MANRESA

Ligthing Design
MARÍA DOMÈNECH

Wardrobe Design
ALEJANDRO ANDÚJAR

Sculpture Design
CASEY CURRAN

Movement Coach
JOAN PALAU

Photography (Cunningham’s Hands)
MARK SELIGER

Photography
YOANA MIGUEL &
GUAYARMINA AMADOR

Documentation – Making of
ELISABETH PRANDI
GUAYARMINA AMADOR
& YOANA MIGUEL

Editing Video Show & Teaser
GUAYARMINA AMADOR

Technical Director
XAVIER SALAVERT

Assistant Director
OCTAVI DE LA IGLESIA

Video Technician
TOMEU FIOL

Graphic Design
CAROL PÉREZ

Communication
ORIOL GALGO

Operation Motion Graphics
ALEX ROMERO

Constructor
OSCAR HERNÁNDEZ POL
…..
Producer
ANABEL LABRADOR

Tour Producer
RAÜL PERALES

Executive Producer
THORUS ARTS

Co-Producer
MERCAT DE LES FLORS
BARBICAN
THORUS ARTS

Commissioners
KATHERINE HAYES
MARY RICE
SUTTON STRACKE

This Project is supported by the
ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG FOUNDATION

Major Support Provided by

Sandra Cornelius, Kim Cullen & David Taylor,
Nancy Dalva, Molly Davies,
Carolina Nitsch, Judith Pisar, Pamela Schaeffer,
Mark Seliger, & Holly Sidford

Additional Support by
El Graner & La Caldera

Special Thanks
Arnie Apostol, Bande à part, Brummell Hotel, Deborah Ceballos, Marta Filella, Kathleen Fluegal,
Fractured Atlas, Santiago Latorre, the Team at Mercat de les Flors, Merce Cunningham Trust,
Marta Oliveres, David Quinn, Toni Racklin, Kevin Taylor

and very special thanks to
Laura Kuhn
……

The videos of Merce Cunningham;
held in a private collection in New York,
and generously made available without restriction.
……

Dedicated to the memory of
Albert Sanagustín

THORUS ARTS )(

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