Performances from the 1960s by Robert Whitman that involve interaction of film, lights, sound, live performers, props, and objects. Includes original footage of The American moon (1960) and Flower (1963), short documentaries about the works, interviews with Trisha Brown, Jim Dine, Simone Forti, Claes Oldenburg, Lucas Samaras, and Robert Whitman. A recent performance of Prune Flat (1965) is accompanied by an interview with Whitman about the piece. A bonus video presents Ghost, Whitman's latest theater work (2002).
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