John Cage I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It

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John Cage I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It
NR 55 minMusic, Documentary
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This 56minute documentary on Americas most controversial and unique composer manages to cover a great many aspects of Cages 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 LengTan 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
DirectorAllan Miller
WriterVivian Perlis