MUSIC WITH ROOTS IN THE AETHER: DAVID BEHRMAN

Anthology Film Archives

Robert Ashley's seminal video opera, which in its totality lasts 14 hours, explores the lives and works of key figures within the American experimental tradition, documenting the post-serial, post-Cage stylistic shift that transformed American concert music beginning in the 1960s. Shot in long, unedited takes, its visual style presents performance without interference, transforming each interview into a quiet, embodied theater of ideas.