Great Noises That Fill the Air
1988
26 min
English
The Bow Gamelan Ensemble and their own brand of musical performance.
Since 1983, Bow Gamelan Ensemble have inspired generations of artists with their radical practices and explosive performances. Charged with their individual virtuosity in performance art, avant-garde music and kinetic sculpture, their sound installations and performances are immersed in an orchestra of instruments made from scrap metal, electric motors, river barges and domestic objects including glass sheets, light bulbs and fireworks.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Steel Bank Film Co-op, Arts Council of Great Britain, Channel 4 Television
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Top Cast
Ann Bean as Self - The Bow Gamelan Ensemble
Paul Burwell as Self - The Bow Gamelan Ensemble
Richard Wilson as Self - The Bow Gamelan Ensemble
Tom Leadley as Self - Steam engineer
Nicola Kate Heyes as Self - Singing saw
Top Crew
Simon Reynell · Director
Dinah Ward · Editor
Rodney Wilson · Executive Producer
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