Cummings, Blondell (c. 1948–)
Cummings, Blondell (c. 1948–)
American postmodern dancer. Born c. 1948 in Effingham, South Carolina.
Debuted at Guggenheim Museum in NY with Meredith Monk/The House in Juice (1969); performed in other works by Monk, including Needle-Brain Lloyd and the Systems Kid (1970), Vessel (1971), Paris/Chacon (1974), Venice/Milan (1976), and Quarry (1976); danced with Richard Bull Improvisational Company (late 1960s), in James Cunningham's Junior Birdsmen at American Dance Festival (1970), and in Kai Takei's Light, Part VI (1971); appeared in film by Yvonne Rainer, Kristina Talking Pictures (1976). Choreographed works include Face on a Barroom Floor (1976), Cycle (1978); My Red-Headed Aunt from Red Cheek (1979) and The Ladies and Me (1979).
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