The MacDowell Colony, in Peterborough, N.H., has awarded its Edward MacDowell Medal to choreographer-dancer Merce Cunningham.
The prestigious award goes annually to an artist who's made an outstanding contribution to the arts. Cunningham, 84, has choreographed more than 150 dances for his Merce Cunningham Dance Company, and he's created works for the New York City Ballet, the American Ballet Theatre and the Paris Opera Ballet.
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Cunningham will receive the award Aug. 17 at The MacDowell Colony, it was announced Wednesday. The Peterborough retreat provides a private location for more than 240 writers, composers, artists, photographers and filmmakers to pursue their creative work.