Cunningham's Recent Work: Does It Tell a Story?

Cunningham has always insisted that the meaning of his dances consists in the movement itself, but many people have seen in his work of the 1980s a new expressionism, whether tragic or comic. This is discussed with reference to specific works from Quartet (1982) to Trackers (1991); the conclusion is that such meanings, if they are present, are nevertheless conveyed through movement alone.