[silence] John Cage in Cursive II

[Rod Stasick]

On 2006 Jun 19, at 11:09 AM, Glenn Freeman wrote:

> Rod and Laura,
>
> Who are the performers on this recording, or, which source recordings
> were used?


Well, it doesn't say in the notes (?!)
One would think that there'd be something like,
"Thanks to _________ for use of the music"...or something like that.
On one of the last pages of the booklet,
it mentions design, authoring and encoding; producer; subtitles;  
packaging design;
photos; liner notes; translations; booklet editor; DVD producer;  
executive producer and
"Music by John Cage © Peters Edition, London"

The front inside booklet page shows:


Cursive II

A Ballet by Lin Hwai-min for
Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan

Premiere National Theatre of Taipei, 30 August 2003

Choreography Lin Hwai-min
Music John Cage

Music
Excerpts from

• Five 3

• Sixty-eight

• Five (first version)

• Five 4

• Ryoanji

• Five (second version)

• Seventy-four for orchestra

Set design Austin Wang
Lighting design Lin Keh-hua
Costume design Lin Jing-ru

Dancers
Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan

About middle of the booklet there is this statement:

"The music of John Cage mixes instrumental music with sounds of nature.
As in previous works, the choreographer shows an unfailing instinct to
find the right music to go with the unfolding movements.
Even those totally resistant to contemporary music will have to admit
that an extraordinary blend has been achieved,
which also makes Cage's music more seductive."


Sorry to say that I've yet to get at it.
I'm busy getting ready for a month in Germany
and I'm trying to wrap up some projects before leaving.

Now is lunch...


R~~






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