Meredith Monk / edited by Deborah Jowitt.

Contributor(s): Jowitt, Deborah [editor]
Language: English Series: PAJ books. 1Art + performancePublisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c1997Description: x, 207 pages : illustrations, portraits, pls., facsimiles ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 080185539X ; 9780801855399; 0801855403 ; 9780801855405Subject(s): Monk, Meredith -- Criticism and interpretationDDC classification: 700.92 LOC classification: ML410.M72 | M47 1997Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description
Contents:
Introduction / Deborah Jowitt -- MIssion statement (1983, rev. 1996) ; Process notes on Portable (1966) / Meredith Monk -- Monk's mix (1968) / John Perreault -- Elephant, dinosaur, whale, and Monk (1969) / Sali Ann Kriegsman -- Journal entry (January 1970) ; Journal entry (June 26, 1970) / Meredith Monk -- Fantasies (nearly nude) in the arboretum / Laura Shapiro -- Virgin vessel (1971) / Marcia B. Siegel -- Notes for Vessel, part three (1971) / Meredith Monk -- A metamorphic theater (1973) / Mark Berger -- Personal mythologies : Meredith Monk's Education of the girlchild (1995) / Marianne Goldberg -- Arrivals and departures (1995) / Tobi Tobias -- Notes on the voice (1976) / Meredith Monk -- A report on Meredith's Notch (1972) / Arthur Sainer -- Hit by a flying solo (1973) / Tom Johnson -- Dreams from Meredith Monk's Notebooks (1970-1975) / Meredith Monk -- Against alienation : a postlinear theater struggles to connect (1976) / Signe Hammer -- Digging for Quarry (1983) / Meredith Monk -- Meredith Monk : invocation/evocation : a dialogue with Lisa Bear (1976) -- Meredith Monk : voyage to the limits of the voice (1979) / Guy Scarpetta -- Some observations on Meredith Monk's Recent rains (1980) / Kenneth Bernard -- Exhibit A and possibly B (1981-1982) / Marcia B. Siegel -- Notes : Meredith Monk (1982) / David Sterritt -- Dreams from Meredith Monk's Notebooks (1978-1984) / Meredith Monk -- Meredith Monk and the discreet charm of the avant-garde (1984) / Laura Shapiro -- Meredith Monk's gift of vision (1984) / Deborah Jowitt -- Excerpts from Sarah Lawrence Commencement Address (1985) / Meredith Monk -- Review of Acts from under and above (1986) / Gregory Sandow -- Voices/visions : an interview with Meredith Monk (1988) / Edward Strickland -- About Book of days (1988) / Meredith Monk with Joan Knight -- Ancient lullabies (1988) / Kyle Gann -- From liner notes for Facing north album (1992) / Meredith Monk -- Materials transformed (1990) / Deborah Jowitt -- Process notes on Atlas (1989) / Meredith Monk -- Meredith Monk's atlas of sound : new opera and the American performance tradition (1992) / Bonnie Marranca -- Mellow Meredith (1995) / Philippe Verrièle -- From Ages of the avant-garde (1994) / Meredith Monk -- From Interview with Meredith Monk (1984) / Stephanie Skura -- Chronology.
Summary: An absorbing portrait of the American avant-garde performer, composer, choreographer, filmmaker, singer, and dancer. Includes writings by Monk herself, as well as interviews, reviews, essays, and photographs of Monk's unique performance events.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-206).

Discography (p. 207).

Introduction / Deborah Jowitt --
MIssion statement (1983, rev. 1996) ; Process notes on Portable (1966) / Meredith Monk --
Monk's mix (1968) / John Perreault --
Elephant, dinosaur, whale, and Monk (1969) / Sali Ann Kriegsman --
Journal entry (January 1970) ; Journal entry (June 26, 1970) / Meredith Monk --
Fantasies (nearly nude) in the arboretum / Laura Shapiro --
Virgin vessel (1971) / Marcia B. Siegel --
Notes for Vessel, part three (1971) / Meredith Monk --
A metamorphic theater (1973) / Mark Berger --
Personal mythologies : Meredith Monk's Education of the girlchild (1995) / Marianne Goldberg --
Arrivals and departures (1995) / Tobi Tobias --
Notes on the voice (1976) / Meredith Monk --
A report on Meredith's Notch (1972) / Arthur Sainer --
Hit by a flying solo (1973) / Tom Johnson --
Dreams from Meredith Monk's Notebooks (1970-1975) / Meredith Monk --
Against alienation : a postlinear theater struggles to connect (1976) / Signe Hammer --
Digging for Quarry (1983) / Meredith Monk --
Meredith Monk : invocation/evocation : a dialogue with Lisa Bear (1976) --
Meredith Monk : voyage to the limits of the voice (1979) / Guy Scarpetta --
Some observations on Meredith Monk's Recent rains (1980) / Kenneth Bernard --
Exhibit A and possibly B (1981-1982) / Marcia B. Siegel --
Notes : Meredith Monk (1982) / David Sterritt --
Dreams from Meredith Monk's Notebooks (1978-1984) / Meredith Monk --
Meredith Monk and the discreet charm of the avant-garde (1984) / Laura Shapiro --
Meredith Monk's gift of vision (1984) / Deborah Jowitt --
Excerpts from Sarah Lawrence Commencement Address (1985) / Meredith Monk --
Review of Acts from under and above (1986) / Gregory Sandow --
Voices/visions : an interview with Meredith Monk (1988) / Edward Strickland --
About Book of days (1988) / Meredith Monk with Joan Knight --
Ancient lullabies (1988) / Kyle Gann --
From liner notes for Facing north album (1992) / Meredith Monk --
Materials transformed (1990) / Deborah Jowitt --
Process notes on Atlas (1989) / Meredith Monk --
Meredith Monk's atlas of sound : new opera and the American performance tradition (1992) / Bonnie Marranca --
Mellow Meredith (1995) / Philippe Verrièle --
From Ages of the avant-garde (1994) / Meredith Monk --
From Interview with Meredith Monk (1984) / Stephanie Skura --
Chronology.

An absorbing portrait of the American avant-garde performer, composer, choreographer, filmmaker, singer, and dancer. Includes writings by Monk herself, as well as interviews, reviews, essays, and photographs of Monk's unique performance events.

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