Susan Stenger with John Cage at the Portland Center for the Visual Arts, Oregon, 1984. Courtesy Susan Stenger. Photo © Randal Davies
Susan Stenger. © the artist. Photo © Ron Spitzer
Yoshi Wada, Susan Stenger and Robert Poss at the Knitting Factory, New York, 1992. Courtesy Susan Stenger
Rhodri Davies at AV Festival 10, 2010. Photo © Louise Hepworth
Marking the 100th anniversary of John Cage’s birth and 20th anniversary of his death, this evening focuses on slowness and duration, across six distinctive performances.
Cage’s Postcard from Heaven performed by Rhodri Davies (harp) includes continuously sustained sounds.
Ryoanji performed by Susan Stenger (flute), Robert Poss (percussion) and Dominic Lash (double bass), is Cage’s long, meditative work inspired by a Zen garden.
World premieres include A Cage of Stars composed by Phill Niblock for Rhodri Davies, and The Lament of John Cage by Yoshi Wada for Susan Stenger and Robert Poss (electric guitar), Tashi Wada (reed organ), and the City of Newcastle Pipeband.
Poets Kenneth Goldsmith and Alec Finlay will read Cage’s texts and poetry inspired by him.
Curated by AV Festival and Susan Stenger. With thanks to Sound and Music.
Tickets for this event are only available from The Sage Gateshead. Ticket discount available from the venue when you book through their Ticket Office not online: Book for Lament for John Cage and receive £3 off Hanne Darboven’s Requiem.
Part of Festival Opening Weekend
£15/£13
Book Tickets
Sat 3 March, 8-10.30pm
St Mary's Square
Gateshead NE8 2JR
+44 (0)191 443 4661
thesagegateshead.org
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Hanne Darboven: Requiem
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