1952 Theater Piece No. 1 performance
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The 1952 Theater Piece No. 1 performance was an experimental, multimedia “happening” often considered the first of its kind, organized by John Cage at Black Mountain College and involving simultaneous music, dance, poetry, and visual projections.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
experimental performance
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interdisciplinary artwork ⓘ multimedia happening ⓘ performance art event ⓘ |
| aim |
to break down boundaries between art forms
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to engage audience in an immersive environment ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Black Mountain happening
NERFINISHED
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Theater Piece No. 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artMovement |
avant-garde
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experimental music ⓘ happening ⓘ performance art ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American avant-garde
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Black Mountain College experimental arts community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerOfMusicalElements | John Cage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | John Cage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1952 ⓘ |
| documentationStatus |
poorly documented
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reconstructed from participants’ recollections ⓘ |
| feature |
audience surrounding performers
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chance operations ⓘ dance ⓘ indeterminacy ⓘ lecture elements ⓘ non-linear structure ⓘ poetry reading ⓘ simultaneous independent actions ⓘ simultaneous music ⓘ use of everyday sounds ⓘ visual projections ⓘ |
| genre |
intermedia art
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multimedia performance ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important event in the development of intermedia art
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landmark in performance art history ⓘ often cited as the first happening ⓘ |
| influenced |
Allan Kaprow
NERFINISHED
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Fluxus artists NERFINISHED ⓘ later happenings of the 1950s and 1960s ⓘ |
| location | Black Mountain College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium |
live performance
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movement ⓘ projected images ⓘ sound ⓘ spoken word ⓘ |
| organizer | John Cage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| venue | dining hall of Black Mountain College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.