Merce Cunningham has been played on NTS in shows including Test Pressing, featured first on 19 April 2013. Songs played include Space, Time and Dance (1952), Paradise Lost and Stage Space And Other Discussions.

Mercier "Merce" Philip Cunningham (April 16, 1919 – July 26, 2009) was an American dancer and choreographer who was at the forefront of the American avant-garde for more than 50 years. Throughout much of his life, Cunningham was considered one of the greatest creative forces in American dance. He is also notable for his frequent collaborations with artists of other disciplines, including musicians John Cage and David Tudor, artists Robert Rauschenberg…