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The Commission (1983)

ALL 01/01/1983 (en) 45 Min
  • Release
    01/01/1983
  • Production
    New Mexico Arts Division, National Endowment for the Arts
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  • Original title
    The Commission
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
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Overview

This work is Woody's first entry into the narrative sphere, whereby the "story" is continually undermined with the aid of various anti-narrative strategies: In each of the eleven segments of this "electronic opera", different effects are used. Fascinated with the remarkable personality of infamous violinist Niccola Paganini and his complicated relationship to Hector Berlioz (played by artists Ernie Gusella and Robert Ashley, respectively), the author meditates over the intricacies of artistic geniality as connected not only with fame but also with the necessity of painful survival under the pressures of the art market.

  1. Woody Vasulka

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Peter Kirby

    Editor

  4. Producer



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  1. Robert Ashley

    Hector Berlioz

  2. Ernest Gusella

    Niccolo Paganini

  3. Cosimo Corsano

    The Mortician

  4. Ben Harris

    Paganini's Son

  5. Andrea Harris

    The Voice

  6. David Ossman

    The Narrator

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Casts : 6 , Crews : 6

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The Commission (1983) 45 Min

ALL 01/01/1983 (en)
  • Release 01/01/1983
  • Production
    New Mexico Arts Division, National Endowment for the Arts
  • Original title The Commission
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

This work is Woody's first entry into the narrative sphere, whereby the "story" is continually undermined with the aid of various anti-narrative strategies: In each of the eleven segments of this "electronic opera", different effects are used. Fascinated with the remarkable personality of infamous violinist Niccola Paganini and his complicated relationship to Hector Berlioz (played by artists Ernie Gusella and Robert Ashley, respectively), the author meditates over the intricacies of artistic geniality as connected not only with fame but also with the necessity of painful survival under the pressures of the art market.

  1. Woody Vasulka

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Peter Kirby

    Editor

  4. Producer



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