Flux Concert

Flux Concert 1979

On March 24, 1979, The Kitchen presented a two-part program dedicated to the work of various Fluxus artists. The programming began with the premiere of Alison Knowles’s “Natural Assemblages and the True Crow.” For the piece, Knowles engaged in a dialogue with her own taped voice, which read aloud selections from various natural history books. Simultaneously, violinist Michael Goldstein provided an improvised score while dancer Jessie Higgins executed a number of one-movement phrases by following instructions on index cards. The second part of the night’s programming consisted of forty rapid performances—most sixty seconds or less—by various Fluxus members, including Yoko Ono, George Brecht, La Monte Young, and Nam June Paik. Ken Friedman and Larry Miller coordinated this portion of the event.

  • Released: 1979-03-24
  • Runtime: 80 minutes
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  • Stars: Alison Knowles, Phil Corner, Dick Higgins, Carla Liss, Yasunao Tone, Robert Watts, Malcolm Goldstein, George Brecht, Robert Filliou, Toshi Ichiyanagi, Joe Jones, Takehisa Kosugi, George Maciunas, Yoko Ono, Nam June Paik, Ben Patterson, Takako Saito, Ben Vautier, Emmett Williams, La Monte Young  Show all >
    Ken Friedman, Joe Jones, Peter Van Riper, Jessie Higgins, Tomas Schmit, Ay-O, Ay-O, Milan Knizak, Milan Knizak, Joan Mathews, Mieko Shiomi, Geoffrey Hendricks, Larry Miller, Yoshi Wada, Robert Bozzi, Robert Bozzi, Yoshie Wada, Peter Frank, Simone Forti
  • Director: Alison Knowles, Takiko Saito, Tomas Schmit, Ay-O, Milan Knizak, Mieko Shiomi, Robert Bozzi