DocumentaryMusic

Stockhausen's Originale: Doubletakes

Name: Stockhausen's Originale: Doubletakes
Director: Peter Moore
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 1964-01-01
Duration: 30 min
Cast: Karlheinz Stockhausen, Allan Kaprow, Charlotte Moorman, Nam June Paik, Allen Ginsberg

January 1, 1964

30m

This fascinating film documents the U.S. premiere production of Originale, a Happening by German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen. Filmed at the "2nd Annual Avant Garde Festival of New York," which was produced by Norman Seaman and Charlotte Moorman, the stage production was directed by Allan Kaprow. Performers include Nam June Paik, Moorman, Jackson Mac Low and Allen Ginsberg, among many others.