Stockhausen's Originale: Doubletakes

1964-94, 30:05 min, b&w, sound, 16 mm film on video

This fascinating film documents the 1964 U.S. premiere production of Originale, a Happening by German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen. Filmed at the 2nd Annual Avant Garde Festival, which was produced by Norman Seaman and Charlotte Moorman, the stage production at Judson Hall in New York was directed by Allan Kaprow. Performers include Nam June Paik, Moorman, Jackson Mac Low and Allen Ginsberg, among many others.

Producer: Barbara Moore. Editor: Susan Brockman. Sound Mix: Jacob Burkhardt, Ross Gaffney, Inc.