John Cage Movies

  • 2013
    Video Wall Installation of John Cage’s 4’33″

    Video Wall Installation of John Cage’s 4’33″

    Video Wall Installation of John Cage’s 4’33″

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    In February 2013, the New World Symphony presented Making the Right Choices: A John Cage Centennial Celebration, a spectacular three-day festival...

    Video Wall Installation of John Cage’s 4’33″
  • 1979
    Robert Rauschenberg: Retrospective

    Robert Rauschenberg: Retrospective

    Robert Rauschenberg: Retrospective

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    This film includes important examples of the Robert Rauschenberg's diverse and extraordinary accomplishments, tracing his development from his...

    Robert Rauschenberg: Retrospective
  • 1985
    All Star Video

    All Star Video

    All Star Video

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    A compilation of avant-garde artwork and talent of the mid to late 20th century hosted by Ryuichi Sakamoto.

    All Star Video
  • 2005
    Trying to Describe Oneself

    Trying to Describe Oneself

    Trying to Describe Oneself

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    Trying to describe oneself is a movie about representation. How it is possible, through film, to describe oneself and describe others. With the...

    Trying to Describe Oneself
  • 1992
    One 11 and 103

    One 11 and 103

    One 11 and 103

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    Avant-garde composer John Cage is famous for his experimental pieces and "chance music" but temporarily branched into video in 1992 with this art...

    One 11 and 103
  • 1976
    A Tribute to John Cage

    A Tribute to John Cage

    A Tribute to John Cage

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    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...

    A Tribute to John Cage
  • 1966
    Sound??

    Sound??

    Sound??

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    Although Rahsaan Roland Kirk and John Cage never actually meet in this film (Cage's enigmatic questions about sound are intercut with some of Kirk's...

    Sound??
  • 1966
    John Cage

    John Cage

    John Cage

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    Experimental composer John Cage tours Europe with The Merce Cunningham Dance Company in 1966.

    John Cage
  • 1962
    Merce Cunningham

    Merce Cunningham

    Merce Cunningham

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    The choreographer Merce Cunningham working with the musician John Cage and the painter Robert Rauschenberg.

    Merce Cunningham
  • 2015
    Everybody's Cage

    Everybody's Cage

    Everybody's Cage

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    In “Everybody’s Cage”, German film artist Sandra Trostel turns John Cage and his approach to art into a tangible fascination,...

    Everybody's Cage
  • 2011
    Drums

    Drums

    Drums

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    Present in nearly all cultures and used for many purposes, drums have unique shapes, sounds, names and accents in each region of the world. Behind...

    Drums
  • 1992
    Beach Birds for Camera

    Beach Birds for Camera

    Beach Birds for Camera

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    Cunningham said of his choreography for "Beach Birds", “It is all based on individual physical phrasing. The dancers don’t have to be...

    Beach Birds for Camera
  • 1966
    Variations V

    Variations V

    Variations V

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    A multi-media event with choreographed dance, mobile decor, variable lighting, multiple film projection, and live-electronic music activated by the...

    Variations V
  • 2009
    In The Ocean – A Film About the Classical Avant Garde

    In The Ocean – A Film About the Classical Avant Garde

    In The Ocean – A Film About the Classical Avant Garde

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    A brief overview and focus on composers Philip Glass, Julia Wolfe, John Cage, Steve Reich, Elliott Carter and their contemporaries.

    In The Ocean – A Film About the Classical Avant Garde
  • 1968
    498 Third Avenue

    498 Third Avenue

    498 Third Avenue

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    Observational documentary about the Merce Cunningham Dance Company rehearsing throughout the summer of 1967 in New York.

    498 Third Avenue
  • 2017
    Nivose

    Nivose

    Nivose

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    Snow is suspended. It becomes rare. The wonder is in peril. The extraordinary atmosphere which it induces and which suspends the stifled daily life,...

    Nivose
  • 1979
    Alla Ricerca Del Silenzio Perduto

    Alla Ricerca Del Silenzio Perduto

    Alla Ricerca Del Silenzio Perduto

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    The happening Alla ricerca del silenzio perduto - Cage's Train has lingered in the memory of all the people who took part in it, and the echoes left...

    Alla Ricerca Del Silenzio Perduto
  • 1968
    Assemblage

    Assemblage

    Assemblage

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    A feature length film from acclaimed dance choreographer Merce Cunningham.

    Assemblage
  • 1964
    Antic Meet

    Antic Meet

    Antic Meet

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    Performed like a series of vaudeville scenes that overlap, Antic Meet consists of ten playful and comedic numbers. The curtains opened with...

    Antic Meet
  • 1991
    Concept tape 3 (Performance)

    Concept tape 3 (Performance)

    Concept tape 3 (Performance)

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    A compilation tape of performances including John Cage Performs James Joyce, Arakawa, and Iimura's first AIUEONN and As I See You You See Me shot...

    Concept tape 3 (Performance)