This 56-minute documentary on America's most controversial and unique composer manages to cover a great many aspects of Cage's work and thought. His love for mushrooms, his Zen beliefs and use of the I Ching, and basic bio details are all explained intelligently and dynamically. Black Mountain, Buckminster Fuller, Rauschenberg, Duchamp are mentioned. Yoko Ono, John Rockwell, Laurie Anderson, Richard Kostelanetz make appearances. Fascinating performance sequences include Margaret Leng-Tan performing on prepared piano, Merce Cunningham and company, and performances of Credo In Us, Water Music, and Third Construction. Demystifies the man who made music from silence, from all sounds, from life.
- Status
- Released
Keywords
- composer
- classical music
- genius
- modern art
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Top Cast
John Cage as Self
Merce Cunningham as Self
Yoko Ono as Self
Laurie Anderson as Self
Margaret Leng Tan as Herself
Robert Rauschenberg as Himself
Patricia Denk Powers as Narrator (voice)
Top Crew
Allan Miller · Director, Editor
Vivian Perlis · Writer
Mark Brownstone · Editor
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