Charles Atlas, Shigeko Kubota & Nam June Paik - Merce by Merce by Paik (1978)
By Nam June Paik
Merce by Merce by Paik is a two-part tribute to groundbreaking postmodern choreographer Merce Cunningham and avant-garde master Marcel Duchamp. Blue Studio: Five Segments is a stunning work of videodance by Merce Cunningham and his then filmmaker-in-residence, Charles Atlas. In Merce and Marcel, Nam June Paik and Shigeko Kubota create a densely textured video collage that links the two visionary artists. Directors: Shigeko Kubota, Nam June Paik Stars: Russell Connor, Merce Cunningham, Marcel Duchamp Performance Venue WNET-TV, Boston, MA Performer Merce Cunningham, 1919-2009 Publisher Merce Cunningham Trust Date Recorded 1973 Release Date 1978 Score Composer David Held; Earl Howard, 1959-; John Cage, Jr., 1912-1992 Soundtrack Ensemble Merce Cunningham Dance Company
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