Great question! Many of Vito Acconci's early-70s actions approach the absurdity of silent comedy, particularly Keaton. Two that come to mind are:
Digging Piece http://www.eai.org/title.htm?id=8691 You can view it here: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/egg/209/conceptual/peeps/peeps.html Blindfolded Catching: http://preview.instantcinema.org/rene/286 Andy Ditzler On Sat, May 19, 2012 at 3:27 PM, Shona Masarin <[email protected]>wrote: > Hello all, > > Does anyone know of any experimental films that have explored vaudeville, > slapstick and/or silent era clown films (eg. Buster Keaton) in some way or > another? > > I am working on a collaborative dance film with choreographer, Cori > Olinghouse, who has been studying movement forms like eccentric dance, > mime, and voguing. Our film will seek to invoke the spaces of Vaudeville > through a Dada/Surrealist eye. We are attracted to the way these two forms > share aspects of humor, oddity, and slapstick. > Here's a link to a preview of our film project on our Kickstarter page: > http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/139958170/ghost-line > > Some films that have inspired us thus far are Hans Richter's "Ghosts > Before Breakfast" and Anna Halprin in James Broughton's "Golden Positions". > > Any leads will be greatly appreciated! Thanks! > > Shona Masarin > > www.shonamasarin.com > [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > >
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