Hvem daterede John Cage?

John Milton Cage (født 5. september 1912, død 12. august 1992) var en amerikansk komponist og musikteoretiker.

Han var den betydeligste fornyer af amerikansk kompositionsmusik i anden halvdel af 1900-tallet, og en afgørende inspiration for europæisk avantgarde-musik i 1950'erne og 1960'erne.

Mens han underviste i Seattle(1938-40)organiserede Cage et slagtøjsorkester som opførte hans værker.

Han var elev af Arnold Schönberg og enkelte af hans tidligste kompositioner er baseret på tolvtoneprincipper, men han var fra begyndelsen optaget af klang og rytme som de vigtigste musikalske parametre. Han har gennem hele sit liv eksperimenteret og på én gang fascineret og forarget verden med sin musik.

Hans grundtanke er at musik er lyde. Alle lyde kan gøres til udgangspunkt for en musikalsk lytten. Med dette udgangspunkt har han konstant udfordret forudfattede ideer om musik, og forsøgt at skabe en højere grad af sensibilitet over for de lyde, som omgiver os i hverdagen

Med sine værker udfordrer han forestillingen om kreativ bestemmelse og planlægning, mens han lægger vægt på tilfældet som skabende kraft. I hans musik spiller stilheden eller fraværet af lyd også en stor rolle. Et af hans mere berømte værker 4´33 (1952), som blev uropført af pianisten David Tudor, fremføres ved at instrumentalisten(erne) intet spiller i fire minutter og treogtredive sekundter.

Mercier Philip Cunningham (April 16, 1919 – July 26, 2009) was an American dancer and choreographer who was at the forefront of American modern dance for more than 50 years. He frequently collaborated with artists of other disciplines, including musicians John Cage, David Tudor, Brian Eno, and graphic artists Robert Rauschenberg, Bruce Nauman, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Frank Stella, and Jasper Johns; and fashion designer Rei Kawakubo. Works that he produced with these artists had a profound impact on avant-garde art beyond the world of dance.

As a choreographer, teacher, and leader of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Cunningham had a profound influence on modern dance. Many dancers who trained with Cunningham formed their own companies. They include Paul Taylor, Remy Charlip, Viola Farber, Charles Moulton, Karole Armitage, Deborah Hay, Robert Kovich, Foofwa d'Imobilité, Kimberly Bartosik, Flo Ankah, Jan Van Dyke, Jonah Bokaer, and Alice Reyes.

In 2009, the Cunningham Dance Foundation announced the Legacy Plan, a plan for the continuation of Cunningham's work and the celebration and preservation of his artistic legacy.

Cunningham earned some of the highest honours bestowed in the arts, including the National Medal of Arts and the MacArthur Fellowship. He also received Japan's Praemium Imperiale and a British Laurence Olivier Award, and was named Officier of the Légion d'honneur in France.

Cunningham's life and artistic vision have been the subject of numerous books, films, and exhibitions, and his works have been presented by groups including the Paris Opéra Ballet, New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, White Oak Dance Project, and London's Rambert Dance Company.