The Commission
1983, English. Directed by Woody Vasulka.
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.
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- 0h 45m
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- 1 January 1983
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Robert Ashley, Ernest Gusella
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The Commission (1983) was directed by Woody Vasulka and stars Robert Ashley, Ernest Gusella, Cosimo Corsano.