"When Meredith Monk’s multimedia opera 'Quarry' was first performed, in 1976, it posed a question for critics. Should it be covered by a dance writer, or a music specialist? Or perhaps someone versed in the underground cinema scene: A short film of Ms. Monk’s earlier devising, carrying the same title, was also projected during the three-act work. Another wrinkle was added in 1978, when a filmed version of Ms. Monk’s 'memorial piece for a world at war' played in New York. Even as the film receded from view, she continued to raise questions of genre with a decades-long stream of new productions blending choreography, sound and theater. ..."
NY Times: Meredith Monk’s Fantasy of Fascism, Newly Restored (Video)
Quarry: an opera in three movements
YouTube: Quarry: The Rally (Live, 1977), Dictator's Speech from Meredith Monk's "Quarry", Quarry: Introduction (Live, 1977)
2008 March: Meredith Monk, 2009 September: Songs of Ascension - Meredith Monk and Ann Hamilton, 2011 February: Meredith Monk: A Voice For All Time, 2011 August: Ellis Island, 2012 December: Turtle Dreams, 2013 February: Quarry: The Rally (Live, 1977), 2014 November; 10 Things You Might Not Know About Meredith Monk, 2015 April: Volcano Songs (1994), 2015 June: Ellis Island, 2016 April: 16 Millimeter Earrings and the Artist’s Body (1966/1998), 2016 December: Beginnings (2009), 2017 February: Book of Days (1988), 2017 May: Piano Songs (2014), 2017 December: Monk Mix: Remixes & Interpretations of Music By Meredith Monk (2012)
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