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# Behind the Scenes of Restaging Merce Cunningham for 3D
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/cunningham-documentary-behind-the-scenes/
- Published: 2020-03-19T13:00:08.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T15:52:26.000Z
- Description: Hyperallergic has an exclusive clip from the upcoming DVD release of the dazzling documentary Cunningham.
- Author: Dan Schindel
- Tags: Film, Dance, Documentary, Merce Cunningham, Review, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-hidden, #Import 2025-11-24 07:41 (2019, 2020, part 2)

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2019/09/cunningham.jpg)

From Cunningham (courtesy Dogwoof)

Last year, to celebrate [Merce Cunningham](https://hyperallergic.com/tag/merce-cunningham/)‘s centenary, the documentary [*Cunningham*](https://hyperallergic.com/cunningham-3d-documentary-review/)not only provided a rough biography, but also illustrated the revered choreographer’s techniques by staging selections from his most well-known pieces in 3D. The film is now coming to home media, and Hyperallergic has an exclusive, behind-the-scenes, special feature from the DVD release.

In the clip, “Anatomy of Creating ‘Summerspace,'” director Alla Kovgan talks about the process of executing [the famous performance](https://www.mercecunningham.org/the-work/choreography/summerspace/?ref=hyperallergic.com), from recreating the [Rauschenberg](https://hyperallergic.com/tag/robert-rauschenberg/)\-designed costumes to optimizing the camera placement for dynamic capture. It’s the best sequence in the film, the dot aesthetic working perfectly with the 3D visuals.

Cunningham *will be* [*available on digital and DVD*](https://www.cunninghammovie.com/?ref=hyperallergic.com) *(in 2D) on March 24.*