Dancing with Merce Cunningham / Marianne Preger-Simon ; foreword by Stuart Hodes ; afterword by Alastair Macaulay.

Includes index.

Foreword / Stuart Hodes -- Part I: Entering the orbit. At the end -- Paris calls -- A new world --The art world beckons -- Postwar reverberations -- Serendipity opens a new door -- Ties to home -- One step leads to another -- Another cherished new friend -- Return to New York City -- Dancing -- We beginners -- Earlier Cunningham dancers -- Passionate duets -- Our first performance -- Part II: Pure Cunningham. Zen and the art of music -- Chance replaces choice -- Gloomy weather -- Fantasies meet reality -- The quiet years -- Launched -- In addition to dancing -- Our company members and designers -- Journeying to performances -- Breaking new ground -- Our first grand tour -- Ups and downs of the dancers -- Joy in companionship -- Part III. The only way to do it ... Separation must come -- Family wins -- The connection holds -- Leaving New York, but not our bond -- Paris calls again -- Paris, November 1999 -- Paying tribute -- Merce leaves, but his legacy is forever -- Merce Cunningham's dance classes -- Afterword / Alastair Macaulay.