John Cage Movies

  • 1950
    Works of Calder

    Works of Calder

    Works of Calder

    01950HD

    The film begins with a sun materializing out of the emptiness of space. In the first of three sequences we see various images from nature against...

    Works of Calder
  • 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
  • 1966
    John Cage

    John Cage

    John Cage

    01966HD

    Experimental composer John Cage tours Europe with The Merce Cunningham Dance Company in 1966.

    John Cage
  • 1966
    Sound??

    Sound??

    Sound??

    7.31966HD

    Although Rahsaan Roland Kirk and John Cage never actually meet in this film (Cage's enigmatic questions about sound are intercut with some of Kirk's...

    Sound??
  • 2010
    Ocean

    Ocean

    Ocean

    5.52010HD

    John Cage’s original concept of Ocean, in 1991, was for a dance to be performed in a circular space, with the audience surrounding the dancers,...

    Ocean
  • 1947
    Horror Dream

    Horror Dream

    Horror Dream

    01947HD

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

    Horror Dream
  • 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
  • 1962
    Merce Cunningham

    Merce Cunningham

    Merce Cunningham

    01962HD

    The choreographer Merce Cunningham working with the musician John Cage and the painter Robert Rauschenberg.

    Merce Cunningham
  • 1983
    Four American Composers: John Cage

    Four American Composers: John Cage

    Four American Composers: John Cage

    01983HD

    A television documentary about John Cage and his music.

    Four American Composers: John Cage