Meredith Monk Filmes

  • 2021
    Rotation

    Rotation

    Rotation

    02021HD

    Dancers rotate. Dancing shown from above. Black and white.

    Rotation
  • 2021
    Offering Shrine

    Offering Shrine

    Offering Shrine

    02021HD

    A key, a strawberry, diamonds. Drawing on Meredith Monk's Buddhist practice, "Offering Shrine" is a meditation on human objects.

    Offering Shrine
  • 1987
    Turtle Dreams

    Turtle Dreams

    Turtle Dreams

    01987HD

    Film by Robert Withers and Meredith Monk.

    Turtle Dreams
  • 1975
    Quarry

    Quarry

    Quarry

    01975HD

    Like gnomes, dancers emerge from and hide again behind boulders. Not to be confused with Meredith Monk's 1978 opera of the same name.

    Quarry
  • 1967
    Children

    Children

    Children

    01967HD

    Children play. First shown normally, then shown in reverse.

    Children
  • 1994
    Meredith Monk

    Meredith Monk

    Meredith Monk

    01994HD

    Profile of choreographer, composer and performer Meredith Monk, recorded on location in her home base, New York City. Monk discusses some ideas...

    Meredith Monk
  • 1982
    Paris

    Paris

    Paris

    01982HD

    A filming of Meredith Monk and Ping Chong's 1973 experimental theatre piece.

    Paris
  • 1974
    A portrait of Meredith Monk

    A portrait of Meredith Monk

    A portrait of Meredith Monk

    01974HD

    ‘Mark Berger’s years of work as a representational painting can be found here, in this film portrait. Mark Berger was an actor in the...

    A portrait of Meredith Monk
  • 1994
    Faces

    Faces

    Faces

    01994HD

    Various faces are shown in close up.

    Faces
  • 2001
    Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance

    Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance

    Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance

    02001HD

    A history of the work of Merce Cunningham.

    Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance
  • 2009
    Meredith Monk: Inner Voice

    Meredith Monk: Inner Voice

    Meredith Monk: Inner Voice

    02009HD

    Meredith Monk is a composer, singer, director, choreographer and creator of new opera, music theater, films and installations. She has been...

    Meredith Monk: Inner Voice
  • 1966
    Water Light/Water Needle (Lake Mah Wah, NJ)

    Water Light/Water Needle (Lake Mah Wah, NJ)

    Water Light/Water Needle (Lake Mah Wah, NJ)

    61966HD

    Schneemann's classic 1966 aerial "Kinetic Theatre" work was first staged at St. Mark's Church in the Bowery, with eight performers moving to a score...

    Water Light/Water Needle (Lake Mah Wah, NJ)
  • 1968
    Ball Bearing

    Ball Bearing

    Ball Bearing

    01968HD

    Early 16mm film by Meredith Monk also presented as an installation piece to play continuously forward and backward for an unrestricted time period.

    Ball Bearing
  • 1979
    16 Millimeter Earrings

    16 Millimeter Earrings

    16 Millimeter Earrings

    101979HD

    A re-creation for film of Meredith Monk's seminal dance/theater work incorporating film and original music, voice, guitar, and audiotapes. Originally...

    16 Millimeter Earrings
  • 1969
    Institutional Quality

    Institutional Quality

    Institutional Quality

    61969HD

    Constructed around a found soundtrack in which a strict female voice delivers a test of perception and comprehension, Institutional Quality’s...

    Institutional Quality
  • 2013
    Meredith Monk: Solo Concert 1980

    Meredith Monk: Solo Concert 1980

    Meredith Monk: Solo Concert 1980

    02013HD

    A rare and powerful solo performance by one of the most important and original artists in the world. Recorded in 1980 at a studio out on Long Island,...

    Meredith Monk: Solo Concert 1980
  • 1988
    Pearls

    Pearls

    Pearls

    01988HD

    With minimal tools and the limitation of a single image of a woman’s head a set of pearls activates a woman’s inner drive expressing...

    Pearls
  • 1995
    Meredith

    Meredith

    Meredith

    01995HD

    A documentary on Meredith Monk, a composer, singer, director/choreographer, and creator of new opera, music theater works, films, and installations....

    Meredith