Meredith Monk

Biography

Meredith Jane Monk (born November 20, 1942) is an American composer, performer, director, vocalist, filmmaker, and choreographer. From the 1960s onwards, Monk has created multi-disciplinary works which combine music, theatre, and dance, recording extensively for ECM Records.[1] In 1991, Monk composed Atlas, an opera, commissioned and produced by the Houston Opera and the American Music Theater Festival. Her music has been used in films by the Coen Brothers (The Big Lebowski, 1998) and Jean-Luc Godard (Nouvelle Vague, 1990 and Notre musique, 2004). Trip hop musician DJ Shadow sampled Monk's "Dolmen Music" on the song "Midnight in a Perfect World". In 2015, she was awarded the National Medal of Arts by Barack Obama.

Filmografi

Feminists: What Were They Thinking?2018 · SelfQuarry1978 · ChildMonk in Pieces2025 · SelfFried Shoes Cooked Diamonds1979 · SelfTurtle Dreams1983 · Book of Days1989 · MadwomanInstitutional Quality1969 · Paris1982 · Paris CoupleThe Sensual Nature of Sound: 4 Composers Laurie Anderson, Tania Leon, Meredith Monk, Pauline Oliveros1993 · HerselfMaking Dances: Seven Post-Modern Choreographers1980 · Water Light/Water Needle (Lake Mah Wah, NJ)1966 · Four American Composers: Meredith Monk1983 · HerselfMerce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance2001 · SelfMeredith Monk: Solo Concert 19802013 · HerselfMeredith Monk: Inner Voice2009 · SelfMeredith Monk1994 · Meredith1995 · SelfA portrait of Meredith Monk1974 · Uncle Meat1987 · Red Face Girl16 Millimeter Earrings1979 · HerselfSongs of Ascension2019 ·