TV: Inner Voice - Meredith Monk
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Broadcast date: Sunday 25-1-2009 12.00 – 13.25 ned. 2
Repeat: Saterday 31-1-2009 08.55 – 10.23 ned. 2
Meredith Monk is a composer, singer, director, choreographer and creator of new opera, music theater, films and installations. She has alternately been proclaimed as a ‘magician of the voice’ and ‘one of America’s coolest composers.’ During a career that spans more than 40 years, Monk has been acclaimed by audiences and critics as a major creative force in the performing arts.
In the film Inner Voice, we follow Monk during the process of making her latest piece, Songs of Ascension, at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis and at Ann Hamilton’s Tower in California.
Together with her Vocal Ensemble, we also follow her on a concert tour of Italy.
Impermanence is a leading subject matter evolving in the documentary.
We observe how Monk’s productions are shaped, beginning with her initial work in solitude continuing on to the rehearsal process where she further develops her musical and choreographic forms with her Ensemble members. In Monk’s work, this is an ongoing process. Even at the performance stage, Monk continues to transform the work by striving for a balance between discipline and freedom; and an openness to change. Inner Voice sets out to locate the motivation and source of Monk’s creative force. There are no ready made answers. As in her work, the film retains a sense of mystery and wonder.
Read more at:
www.buddhistmedia.com/inner_voice_meredith_monk
