
Water Light/Water Needle (Lake Mah Wah, NJ)
Schneemann's classic 1966 aerial "Kinetic Theatre" work was first staged at St. Mark's Church in the Bowery, with eight performers moving to a score of randomized encounter on layers of rigged ropes and pulleys. One of two video documents of this early and influential performance, this version is enacted outdoors in trees and across the surface of a lake, in sequences directed by Schneemann.
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Water Light/Water Needle (Lake Mah Wah, NJ)
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Status
Released
Release Date
Jun 6, 1966
Runtime
0h 11m
Original Title
Water Light/Water Needle (Lake Mah Wah, NJ)
Director
Carolee Schneemann
Description
Schneemann's classic 1966 aerial "Kinetic Theatre" work was first staged at St. Mark's Church in the Bowery, with eight performers moving to a score of randomized encounter on layers of rigged ropes and pulleys. One of two video documents of this early and influential performance, this version is enacted outdoors in trees and across the surface of a lake, in sequences directed by Schneemann.