More than 20 contemporary North American poets recite, sing, and perform their work. Several also comment. Early in the film, Charles Bukowski talks about the energy of poets and of a poem. These poets are energetic performers, and their poems are meant to be heard. These poets are the children of Walt Whitman and of Charles Olson, incantatory and oratorical, radical, sometimes...
31:36, 1984, color, sound
In this videotape, Nam June Paik pays tribute to a number of pop stars in his pan-cultural pantheon. He re-enacts certain Fluxus musical performances of the 1960s and 70s including those with the destruction of a piano and the concert with Charlotte Moorman on the cello.
A synthesised Sakamoto portrait, an interview with Charlotte Moorman, interviews w...
1973, re-edited 1976, 29:02 min, color, sound
A Tribute to John Cage is Paik's homage to avant-garde composer John Cage. A major figure in contemporary art and music, Cage was one of the primary influences on Paik's work, as well as his friend and frequent collaborator. In this multifaceted portrait, Paik creates a pastiche of Cage's performances and anecdotes, interviews with ...
Director Howard Brookner died of AIDS in NYC in 1989 while in post-production on his breakthrough Hollywood movie. His body of work has been buried for 30 years in William Burroughs' bunker until his nephew Aaron unearths his uncle's story and the memory of everything he was.
1971年,年轻的新加坡女孩Margaret Leng Tan(玛格丽特)成为历史上第一位获得世界顶尖音乐学府茱莉亚音乐学院钢琴演奏博士学位的女性。 从那时起,玛格丽特用五十年的表演生涯完成了从古典钢琴演奏家到世界首位玩具钢琴家的身份转变。如今,玛格丽特的先锋钢琴艺术早已经享誉世界,多次在林肯中心,卡内基音乐厅等世界音乐殿堂演出个人演奏会。她被纽约时报,华盛顿邮报,BBC等媒体誉为玩具钢琴鼻祖,先锋钢琴女王...然而,当故事从音乐、舞台、灯光回溯到人性美好的共知时,玛格丽特又是怎样的向艺术交付了自己的孤独?她一生都在守护的童心,然后童心就变成了故事...
In 1971, Margaret Leng Tan was the first woman to earn a Doctorate degree from the Juilliard School...
默斯·康宁汉是20世纪最伟大的现代舞编舞家之一。他1953年成立了康宁汉舞团,用充满实验性的编舞,一次又一次颠覆了舞蹈的固定框架。他打破高雅艺术和流行文化的门槛,也突破了不同艺术门类的壁垒,常与流行歌手和其他艺术门类的艺术家一起创作,制作了许多令人叹为观止的舞蹈空间。2019年是康宁汉诞辰100周年,也是他逝世20周年。本片将康宁汉的经典舞蹈设计通过3D化呈现,给观众身临其境的体验,重现了那些不可重来的珍贵舞台瞬间,让艺术灵感的璀璨再现,并拓展观众对于舞蹈的想象力。