Happenings and Other Acts (Worlds of Performance) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415099358 ISBN 13: 9780415099356

Publisher: Routledge, 1995

Synopsis

First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Review:

Yo', what's Happening(s)? If that question ever occurred to you, this compendium should prove invaluable. Packed with primary material--performance scores, interviews with John Cage and Ann Halprin as well as manifestos penned by the cutting-edgiest of the avant-garde--this book provides an illuminating and provocative look at an enigmatic form that is often misunderstood and undervalued..

Synopsis:

Happenings' is the term coined by 1960s avantgarde artists for their own unique type of performance event. Together, they formed one of the most influential experimental movements of the century; yet also one of the least-well understood. Bringing together radical visual innovation with live performance, Happenings galvanised both fine artists and performers. Articles, statements, interviews and essays by and about some of the most influential avantgardists of the era are presented here for the first time since their original publication. They include: Allan Kaprow John Cage Yvonne Rainer Claes Oldenburg Ann Halprin George Maciunas Happenings and Other Acts is a unique and important collection of original material, and concludes with a substantial, specially commissioned essay by Gunter Berghaus on European Happenings.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0415099358
• ISBN 13: 9780415099356
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 424
• Editor: Sandford Mariellen