John Cage Movies

  • 1968
    498 Third Avenue

    498 Third Avenue

    498 Third Avenue

    01968HD

    Observational documentary about the Merce Cunningham Dance Company rehearsing throughout the summer of 1967 in New York.

    498 Third Avenue
  • 1989
    Mr. Hoover and I

    Mr. Hoover and I

    Mr. Hoover and I

    5.31989HD

    Celebrated documentary filmmaker Emile DeAntonio discusses his comtempt for J Edgar Hoover, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and American...

    Mr. Hoover and I
  • 2008
    Butterfly Experiment

    Butterfly Experiment

    Butterfly Experiment

    02008HD

    A figure with two wings on a church's roof. An opera is suggested, Madame Butterfly. A silent poem that combines effect and (angelical) truth...

    Butterfly Experiment
  • 2020
    Twinkle Dammit!

    Twinkle Dammit!

    Twinkle Dammit!

    02020HD

    In 1971, Margaret Leng Tan was the first woman to earn a Doctorate degree from the Juilliard School. Since then, her five-decade career has made the...

    Twinkle Dammit!
  • 2021
    4'33

    4'33"

    4'33"

    02021HD

    Tthis collaborative, crowdsourced performance of John Cage's 4’33” features professionals, amateurs and even digital avatars from around...

    4'33
  • 2017
    Nivose

    Nivose

    Nivose

    02017HD

    Snow is suspended. It becomes rare. The wonder is in peril. The extraordinary atmosphere which it induces and which suspends the stifled daily life,...

    Nivose
  • 1966
    Variations V

    Variations V

    Variations V

    01966HD

    A multi-media event with choreographed dance, mobile decor, variable lighting, multiple film projection, and live-electronic music activated by the...

    Variations V
  • 1971
    Catch 44

    Catch 44

    Catch 44

    01971HD

    Catch 44, co-produced by Nam June Paik, fuses Cage's compositional precepts with the immediacy and real time of video. Cage is seen performing and...

    Catch 44
  • 1947
    Horror Dream

    Horror Dream

    Horror Dream

    01947HD

    A choreographic interpretation of a dancer's anxiety before starting her theater routine.

    Horror Dream