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'', June 17, 2005 is a French contemporary

dancer Dance is a performing art form consisting of sequences of movement, either improvised or purposefully selected. This movement has aesthetic and often symbolic value. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoi ...

. He has been a member, since 1974, of the Tanztheater Wuppertal company of

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as well as a choreographer in his own right.

Biography

Dominique Mercy received his education in classical dance. After a stay in the United States, he met

(1940-2009) in 1972. She invited him to join her recently created

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company in

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, with which he has remained since 1974. He co-created some of the dance corps choreography and pieces. He became one of the most famous contemporary dancer and received a

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in 2002 for his performance in ''Masurca Fogo''. Together with Bausch's assistant Robert Sturm, he was elected unanimously by the ensemble in place of Pina Bausch in October 2009.Late German dance legend Bausch's successors named
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Major choreographies

As interpreter

* 1974: ''

Iphigénie en Tauride ''Iphigénie en Tauride'' (, ''Iphigenia in Tauris'') is a 1779 opera by Christoph Willibald Gluck in four acts. It was his fifth opera for the French stage. The libretto was written by Nicolas-François Guillard. With ''Iphigénie,'' Gluck took ...

'' * 1975: ''

Orfeo ed Euridice ' (; French: '; English: ''Orpheus and Eurydice'') is an opera composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck, based on Orpheus, the myth of Orpheus and set to a libretto by Ranieri de' Calzabigi. It belongs to the genre of the ''azione teatrale'', mea ...

'' * 1978: ''

Café Müller ''Café Müller'' is a dance choreographed by Pina Bausch set to the music of Henry Purcell. It has been performed regularly since its creation and in May 1978 was performed and filmed at the Opernhaus, and broadcast on German television in Decemb ...

'' * 1980: ''Bandoneon'' * 1983: ''

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'' - ''Carnations'' * 1989: '' Palermo, Palermo'' * 1995: ''Danzón'' * 1997: ''Der Fensterputzer'' - ''The Window Cleaner'' * 1998: ''

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'' * 1999: ''Petit psaume du matin'' (Little morning psalm) written for Dominique Mercy by Josef Nadj.

As choreographer

assistant for a major part of the creations since 1974. * 2000: ''Ça ira mieux demain'' written for

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Documentary film

*''Dominique Mercy dances Pina Bausch'' by Régis Obadia, France, 2003, 52 min., producer:

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''Cafe Müller''

References

External links

Dominique Mercy's homepage

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