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"Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman

Mar 3, 1995 · 29m
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Nam June Paik's first single-channel videotape since 1989 is a heartfelt tribute to his long-time collaborator Charlotte Moorman. This portrait traces Moorman's career as an avant-garde performer, from her classical training to her notorious arrest as the "Topless Cellist" and subsequent talk-show celebrity. Rare documentations of Moorman's performances include Otto Piene's Sky Kiss and Jim McWilliams' Chocolate Cello. Interviews with Moorman's friends, family and collaborators, such as Yoko Ono, Christo and Jeanne Claude, Otto Piene, and Barbara Moore, among others, provide intimate recollections of the inimitable Moorman.

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CAST

Charlotte Moorman
Charlie Morrow
Yoko Ono
Christo
Jeanne-Claude
Nam June Paik
Barbara Wise
Jerald Odover
Directed by Howard Weinberg

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Released
Original language
EN
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Production
Little Rocky Cello Corp.
Country
US
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