"Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman (1995)

  • NR
  • 03/03/1995 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 29m

Overview

Nam June Paik's first single-channel videotape since 1989 is a heartfelt tribute to his long-time collaborator Charlotte Moorman. This portrait traces Moorman's career as an avant-garde performer, from her classical training to her notorious arrest as the "Topless Cellist" and subsequent talk-show celebrity. Rare documentations of Moorman's performances include Otto Piene's Sky Kiss and Jim McWilliams' Chocolate Cello. Interviews with Moorman's friends, family and collaborators, such as Yoko Ono, Christo and Jeanne Claude, Otto Piene, and Barbara Moore, among others, provide intimate recollections of the inimitable Moorman.

Nam June Paik

Director

Howard Weinberg

Director

Cast

Charlotte Moorman's headshot

Charlotte Moorman

Charlie Morrow's headshot

Charlie Morrow

Yoko Ono's headshot

Yoko Ono

Christo's headshot

Christo

Jeanne-Claude's headshot

Jeanne-Claude

Nam June Paik's headshot

Nam June Paik

Barbara Wise's headshot

Barbara Wise

Jerald Odover's headshot

Jerald Odover

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