Meredith Monk Part 1 (Podcast)
Running Time: 01:07:18
Date: August 20, 2010

Meredith Monk has been on the vanguard of interdisciplinary performance for 45 years. In this conversation from 1984, she discusses her works of that era, reflects on her process and aspirations for her work, takes questions, and performs excerpts from Education of the Girlchild.

Format: Interview
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): art

Keywords: meredith monk, opera, speaking of music


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