John Cage Movies

  • 2020
    Symphony Of The Invisible

    Symphony Of The Invisible

    Symphony Of The Invisible

    02020HD

    "Symphony of the Invisible" is a reflection on creation and how through art, poetry and images you can break the limits that have been imposed on...

    Symphony Of The Invisible
  • 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
  • 1973
    John Cage Mushroom Hunting in Stony Point

    John Cage Mushroom Hunting in Stony Point

    John Cage Mushroom Hunting in Stony Point

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    "Filmic impressions of composer John Cage, mushroom hunting on his home ground of Stony Point, New York; visiting his home for the last time;...

    John Cage Mushroom Hunting in Stony Point
  • 2001
    In the Ocean

    In the Ocean

    In the Ocean

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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
  • 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
  • 2010
    Ocean

    Ocean

    Ocean

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    John Cage’s original concept of Ocean, in 1991, was for a dance to be performed in a circular space, with the audience surrounding the dancers,...

    Ocean
  • 1950
    Works of Calder

    Works of Calder

    Works of Calder

    01950HD

    The film begins with a sun materializing out of the emptiness of space. In the first of three sequences we see various images from nature against...

    Works of Calder
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1964
    Antic Meet

    Antic Meet

    Antic Meet

    01964HD

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

    Antic Meet
  • 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
  • 2015
    Everybody's Cage

    Everybody's Cage

    Everybody's Cage

    02015HD

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

    Everybody's Cage
  • 1975
    Westbeth

    Westbeth

    Westbeth

    01975HD

    “Westbeth” was Cunningham’s first video collaboration with Charles Atlas, and the first video project to be made at the Merce...

    Westbeth
  • 1968
    Assemblage

    Assemblage

    Assemblage

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    A feature length film from acclaimed dance choreographer Merce Cunningham.

    Assemblage
  • 1979
    Robert Rauschenberg: Retrospective

    Robert Rauschenberg: Retrospective

    Robert Rauschenberg: Retrospective

    01979HD

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

    Robert Rauschenberg: Retrospective
  • 1993
    One11 and 103

    One11 and 103

    One11 and 103

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    One11 is a 1993 monochrome art film by John Cage and Henning Lohner. It is the only feature-length film production Cage was ever involved in.

    One11 and 103
  • 1989
    Mr. Hoover and I

    Mr. Hoover and I

    Mr. Hoover and I

    5.31989HD

    Celebrated documentary filmmaker Emile DeAntonio discusses his comtempt for J Edgar Hoover, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and American...

    Mr. Hoover and I
  • 2021
    4'33

    4'33"

    4'33"

    02021HD

    Tthis collaborative, crowdsourced performance of John Cage's 4’33” features professionals, amateurs and even digital avatars from around...

    4'33
  • 1955
    In Between

    In Between

    In Between

    01955HD

    Portrait of Jesse Collins: a daydream nightmare in the surrealist tradition.

    In Between