sata an seca apache ay Igiey a Winn 0 cw a mde dee Tater snot Iw, wee Sten, ategh sh Pres, re ‘een. Furtberreaing uns, 5. (987) “ry and Ly Topco 9 Santer Ps ios ‘ance, 2 eto tw Go ean Urey Pres any Soom Tan Dhge G. 987) Tate Bow, Pars Eons sae, Hal 969) “rng Dr: Claeron ad te New Gets ‘ert he Objet of eroranc: The Aen Asta Snr 1970, hee Unety of age Me O14 Chapter 15 John Cage FOUR STATEMENTS ON THE DANCE This ae os pore of ass, Presi Music and Is Reltion tothe Modern Dance, th pp Dance Observer n 199, ‘eos tena Seale hee had ete no gig perce mente Goal: New Music, New Dance Fercaton mui sro, Sound and syn hive too lang ben uae the estos of nncenncrny ‘Toy wae fortran, sere, ih tronic mcm ou x, wel feared tnd of ging ene indy, he neater compere hve pet endless cf te ad ‘tc We hve tired onal syns ven ‘er tuned to «symphony. The cand la alwys bres Se ‘ea heh not bean een int ef carat toe Ponies cn, Forney we he ted At the prosnt stage of rechton, «belly lve 4s warranted. Experiment inet necery be carrey hing anything ~ in pans, ice ows tom pipes saythng we ca by our hands on. Not only iting, but rainsmashing, mating sound in eery pombe way, In sort, we mut explore ‘he mater of muse, What we cre do curler wl be done by machines nd eect iatruments which we wil ve. “The covicetnes ebjers to modern mai wil ofcourse, attempt cerything in the way of enunterrvlton, Manian ll no adit at we se aking asc hey wil ay that we ae interested in eupericlllesy fr at mor, ae intaing Orca or pitive msi New aed crighal ‘Sunde wl be Tabled ar opn” Bt our common anawer to every cn Imut be to continue warking od tng, making me with lo tral sound and rhythm, dicepading the cumbersome, topheavy seacre of ‘mae protons, “There prohbton removed, the choreographer wl be quick oraize 2 geatadanoge the modern dance the simatancou compontion of both Since ad muse. The materia of dance, aeayinling shyt, ree font the aon of ude Become sich, complete vcr. The dans ‘ould be beuer equiped tha the mus to we this voesbary, for more ff the mater seared ahs command Some dances have mate pe ‘3 this devon by making simple percuion sccomparients: Ther ac of peeusion, fortunately, a nt bees construc. Tey ave followed he htm of hr own dance motement, accentuated i ad punctate with ercnion, batty have ot given the sand oe and spel part in he ‘hole composition. They hve mae the mu Metal wth the dance bat ‘ot coperte wth k, Whatever method i sed in compering the eerie ‘tthe Gace can be extended to the engdntion of te mascara ‘The frm of the mieiedance comport shuld be 2 mceaary worting togeter of all tele aed. The muse wl hn be mae han tn som pine wl be an integral pat of the dance, ‘When 1a growing op ator Bete were two tng tee woe pod a jou The wen oneness eight ow I'm thkig ef ns ol org ce, Whon we le Oc Fark Iva scot out cery maring foe beach wre Loge the ying racers he mc camplcsed devel ts with tral el cine Spm we Tvl ssl rd aber bul. Evy yond a fate ‘ous he sn war oo much far me Wh 1 te fi dwn, bt 1 ed vx re were Hacks Huck spots wherever od om ated a dy ny nda Mada t's ember ed hare Pfr omc a sou cace ot Sting in he se, come eek me mh Inge, bow hye ew in fatto arnt rage ea at god for me ice fore saying Zen, men ae meh atone ae mounting, Wile syn Zan ting Som canter ing amy ten ae en el nr ‘a ar moana Aer lig Dr Sar t,he th ieee becveen befor and afer?” Hemi, ‘No deren, ely he ft e+ Ee af eprom The fly pce wor printed in Dance Observer in 144 Grace and Clari ‘The strength tht comes frm firmly estblahed at pracsns cnot present in the modern dance ty. Inecare, not bang any clear direction, the ‘modern dancers wlng to compromise and 0 sep elon rom Sher tore roted art maaner, enabling ene 4 remark ha certain dancers ae ‘lhe borrowing rom or ling shermeler to roa. othor ae lasing fom fk an Oriental rs, ad many are citer intreding into the Work elements ofthe ballet, or in at lvout clr, devoting thomaler toi Confronted with is sory, former power, present nic, te rel lation is uraoksbe that te engi the modern dace oot wat not impersonal but ws stinately connected with an ui dependent oo the personae and even the scl py baer ofthe til rho inperied “Te techniques of the modern dance were once ortho. td ot ‘enter dancer's ind tt they migh be aed, To ad to thers was the Sole prolege of te riginator. Tetemive summer courcs were the acenes of the new dipensations, everely eranuted by the mater stadents When the fac followed Tenders began, and when they conned 9 dsr thelr con eahings adap ing cilyblletsh movement to thir own rpiy-powing lew gers teeinigac), general and profound scary fl oe the modern dane, ‘Where ay enh how ext inthe modern dance i a before, In ulated promises ad physiques tn the eave ofthe young, thi ufo ture for ne mater how imprest heir expres ext om fe ar, they ar orrdaowed, inthe minds of audience, and often, Shdersandibhy inthe dancer” own mind, by the mor fi, more respected, and more mature older personales.Perna ining on which old an at Ti ds ok spat ur sa pot ener nan tf needs that ent “esd pe) el eae cbs ob sch sph, Coates wl nt pm ew dy ao tneresing pesos wd ran wit te conto of oy Tuts geo tafe omar Math he sone ens eae asune: That wat tthe mode dae tele ered a op, i acide whether or emer som oman evra nde th mora te Een rec od Cee Stee cee vol anemone Als frst he oft alt en lang nuns tor ay ‘Tae bene es per ya eyo, en ee Tal He Sp, Sun Lake almost ay De oF Qa, and crn he rcp Dn Gonos ng snd ay Ge bond and pet st meemenEvle Sher on Savin oh be Copel poy, Leeman cohen She age uly osu, wind of eo year pe Slater Eig hn af cmc Ror dose ein date See fee in ome tn kt wa ly dae uy 9 ‘ict otal witout mon) ‘Gon or bly with of wthowt meaning, well dred or not, the bl ste lens hyn ec be! bg al neh ey He eaten om eis aaj hail co SEZ ty me fr hale tot pbs arte ot triny oper However td cm «pce of mo ny of Se ace cca ag etn adh mer wc og ot inn eel ee he prs eden pro balay ft pnw oar evo pura) the woh ye ste ‘Reet peso os ween of cey a etic rece Encl de! br tng tr sowt nec da io rsa Sergi, Ths ra dere ny ae wt tobe boomed itn be heya pe toh Bate Kon ey ll nt pra on he ery anor et ding rane cern hrs has own deca rebar Hone tv wan shi Th pcm Sent any Hpi, i al cr Spree fo oie, Se Sheree obra ih hem, The mdr dane ome ther dl te * When a madern dancer has fllowed music tat wat clear in ts phrase src ha nny ob dea Te wierd pe cerecgmig de fo a bing nd hh a Tet ccbed te khan moe nc ene ot ig oe hr seny Sai eee Bees ces cee ca eae ick Tisha oe daepet aces Siar ccf dng mea hey amen re ee or Doi ana mare Ma Fp orotin ly reggae lustre ue ey hd, neta Sean nal oe ee hs npc ce eee ae ak Sever ed eng ever ees es Te liye mente ea ean Impl ne igen ton cer ta a lec dear Samy es Ada te ey tee fe Snamei tan a tae ent eng TDhsmen tom eee ets an Pea wthoan e ig hanes psc tecupey neta oreo Creare 2 eee Si deed ye nels nee ea Titec gnomes “cy of imc arco, ptr ay Tgter toe nln a of tly we Cay we he es tes eierer Crue eine eee ears nea cinmane vitor Bis oro wsarge prs wader ac te eis a aoe ia; Mpeg ocd oer I nn Siti ecm be perp Be er eee Se ery ur tape ele sae Py ioc toticoie Ta arp wnt ees Sees Sa ai edly ace ear Beacon cme nee ele i fast Iegse ary wi mee ance a te Eprints oi wi ve eres eae a ag Prove crn ma tpeentacere eyes Secs ree tar es me pee Miler tp eas The pal lbw cy dg wn mas ot aie eeterds pt eeng! Tey ane ater pastas setae eleand ined, th mer, with grace: ping mre or fewer al win he ‘ewurc ln an are expose (ei ssion ot pch sed bre {relat cacy cntracng or extn the artnet TH tox mcopaton, Wnt ples the pt Tid mun dancing se rploewngrace. Thi i posse ec the sptmie sacar in His new gy seine, ha een {>for nary ogy ad erry Hind nh cys ting 0 mas or leshing be dace mil wih he low ely. Per, dcr ad sue Toy hearing ond weg the lwo he i tre he aver in no ith nat ocr in» bens permed cic or moe tate And i cen one to expeene plete im mc «peor tmz dite ec bat ach woke ae realy meninges or SS ty, etn yy ne on ein {paly cpt emenporary nang order o experience the plese ‘Febsersng cary rd pace athe da, on ements. Modern Spey ld ne dre ng “Te opnon expned ert tut cary of ryt racer rae ae chenal oe tine sy at ogut hey Snntate an sete aay unr wd net, overt seve, pst and pron orcs, thy rarely on he mar dances hat the Tier has no atc x sng ng nal Beige personel prop cy of a oigmrs sd be expen) ayn order for 0 Beene roo and well int, ane the modern dance st tary is ijmic uct en cnven ith gc db ge Tals hry, She commen, sera est mi eat in» ea la Zen they sp omen ering arte mites, fr fur il Sev freight thety wo, don Evenly one divers (See bong sa but very teeing ‘the New Shs nc ning fr Hey Cael tecing a in Oval mht i i Know athg oe je Be, “Thrall os go where ee eure ar Takeo Pe and hen ca wh le! Wl two ot he es nwa La» Baa ‘coe hgen wth tet miso chae wih ing tne, ben son ete ange lol ternal pre bet Tien utc rey fx oe tes mts ithe pepo tin Ab psd ceed, td hn ye “Take of. a'r ay Inger Fook ff A ma nthe ‘ha then angry, "Wid you tae of Ie ft ting intel Dering» coumepan dt at UCLA, Schoebog steed to the “We wre ole» pre poien he a ic snd on sound ten fn wt he cal heck the sre he solani eee Hemi, That's gd Now find tier lton’ a Hea Anae? ‘gs ound oe. Agni te And wo ly The re no mor solos’ He id, Wat re pric dering al the sea” {nat 4 snr pin Tom Hal, The compo whi works were etg peso bel posed rogram nate One othe mts wt css ot re too muck pine mov At the comet Two wang ong ih he compere wa ting me ow he pvrmare dot ech ete pt mall So tai Wel coped the ma, bar et agree hat ora ote show tre Big tn mach pi he worl Hei What Dan You thik ere enough i in. t's a te ght amau Moy of my peomane with Move Casing and Dance Cpa agen scot stn Now ad the the det ofthe snc ri fr are “coy wal The log tems wae writ for oud in Se etd 2 Php Cle ine ome of 1958. Than oon tele in fay 1987, ty appara Dance Observer In This Day . In thi day of TV darkened homes, ve performance ha become something fara, 50 much so Uae Aaron Copland een al concert thing th pst. Neverthe, would ik ay few mode reguing the ne rection en by our company of dancers ond ian, “Though some of the dances snd mai are caaly nfo, others ae perplesing to certain peopl, for they domo nfl long cornet ines. For one ting, there ah independence af the mise ad dance which i one lly observes, present ako nthe ering sl works. Th nde dene fellows fom Me Cuming’ fake hich Tse thatthe Support fhe dance cot ob oud nthe mca inthe dance imal Bs own two lp, tht ian ecatinally an 2 single oe Libewrie the mse sometimes const of sig ounds oF groups of sounds whch are not supported by Harmonies but resound within paceFOUR STATEMENTS OM THE DANCE fens. From thi independence of msc nd dance thn re wich owt af hore but oer rear bet wh rene of 1 Spy of ct tne sd pen ce fr lense ‘ects om rth wed om to "Weare oy ihrc nerdy ing eretng, We ae inl sind coogi to ak don f ne wore ang romethng. we would se ‘Torde Wea rier ang some, Te stn owt we de er ‘indy ch ee mio eer ard At ee perme fa 1 Coral Clogs i own lot ted tes tbe al a, "What desea? Theta piney Ge ae noses Bre teconfne ou. Enjoy our Tiny a here mo orks ao pyc Toll problems. Thee inp nity of mononent,end el age ‘The come ar al spl dr th ou may sre he meet “The movement iv te movement of he Boys Hire at Me Cominglan crass chvegagic win, mt on a ec tn daly He people ctomarly serve es nd and ptr, roan slat hy ati pryelogal terms. Here, Hower, we sein he pos nce oft dance wHch wae th ir body ogg for yoo She we of your nay of ietc mpey I a ky me poy rb sei the igh ar we orc by Menten, By op ey mr “The sey of movement, sound snd gt we ble ic xprenive, toe wha eps determined by ech seo yh ope Pants kn yi tink “The ney af ar wed drt thre fm ome bing me sn fon sph pre sn ser towed the weld of tre sd Silay a cHwL Aleta es port Ow neon be alin iy tr to bring oder ot of cos nr to mies improvement een, tee spl fo wake ip to the very wets mg, whch mm eee cree om gs oe md ed os ees ot of ny det en eee ‘hen Yes Willan nod at wa tet wil miro, od er ten toto chan f thom bane ey mere all edly poe A {digs ter the bog tek at Martins and Sed 0 serve eter ‘rth muro Who sh started tock te moms he hee spp Sse hey were nga watched her acetely When she seve er, Boal bare ate ny nt he ett, Ove th they dt at the ht te ya: Hower, was wearing lt, one ging ctr hse ‘ruck eat x wet oral sean. ote mile of has wars De Foe ‘ppl dy dnt ou youre PT heey Red Gath Thar my peo Neal, he ke ny fois you ike, Take yen ciogg FOUR STATEMENTS ON THE DANCE anu ont “Tp epee in Dance Magurne, Nove 1957. The pager ee gien — i deform by he lies The mb ef to ar given cane opr ne a laps th hn of paper ton nich I whed ge he psn In poof te ngs ofc. Tht oie ioe sping, i che Paitin perenne teen Cat mertng on ou ahr se of oper, of ante ie and avg theo tine ove hagpen inte which pce ‘int ple mpi sxe rh are each cata, the erie wonder 2 Pages, 122 Words on Music and Dance The emotions tranqiity are nue ausence fear ance Tho tephoe vas. = Each person Is inte best Sex To obtin he value of Sou, 3 meen, rear from zr. (Pa) 2 bed ies Inthe of water? eee! ‘kteton what hist as 5 Each ow he tine the spe. Slery i bois. sans ae ‘Are eyes open? 2 sound has 90 pst stad on “Te worl steno anting can happen, Where te ied i, oneSource ae, J (1963, 1973) Four Staemns on te Osc’, Sloe, Miletown, Conn: Weslean Unie Pres 67-97 ‘coat Hew Mus, New arc’ rst published i 1959 in Dance Osea as part ‘of 2s, Parcsion Mane and I Relaen wo Moder Date “race an Clary fst plied a 1944 In Dance Osan. “in The Day «7 ren in 2956 ané pub in 1957 In Ounce Oban. °F Panes, 122 Word on Musi and Dance’ Fst publses in ance Magan, John Cage (1912-93) 1 composer and hist who ied mile 36 ote phosphic a an Sestete median 2nd who sm perfomance & made of enargna our pat Giron eich ine he wore eters wth the American dace ad charee- (gash Mee Cunanghan He warms retro te Caretgham crear {fom 194, an thir coltbaratins have prove sme of themes silting formalist eanee of ect. eh of Cages mie vestigate the meu, a qeons sumone shout whl i ht nt aeapable. Hiro famous capes, 433° {90h ese stun let lao around wich he abr ours provi the mug, hich the staped byte Indi User: In 184 Me ate Tare Pes wich alawe te perorers fo write thr ow Sars wiin rear tine Hts, ung the naan of Cane meh Cage took fom the Chinese, was arch ened by he Dat arty nd by nap “Th at of th fur tates was writen o th US st Coast io 295, after ead sued wih aber Aran carp, Henry Come. The es in aoe 195 and 1957 ge a twenty-year span of Hs as on dnc. It coud te sid na cages rea questonng of mca larsage pales Bee’ feéstion af play ln and Bat Me eiplratins it te ress of king maybe ual compared to Brecht crtageraneas ast er & re ‘eg tecae. Cape wre and ever ectres fra lage part of is ‘Sc many of hom and sitar yea str to st of his masa onions, sweated connection: betwen Sern espaat as eet Ire and dans ad betcen th val an prfoming art which nee ‘Sesrstn of peroming at His wrt sc, snl, and ein starting, By mating srprsing connec he feces sto ctrl te bus 8 ew ah Reader cross-references Barts ~ the qty of mie Bes lee, cna, Ean erect a ti Brown — dancer woking with sine coca for src and praees {minbam ns mor asic ealabrtr ‘ler ~ 8 conteorary Evapesn tee carosee Gls another US view of catenorary mane, Huroiey~ ater statment on mada dance Rainer iter mania on dance Schecher~ tet nnn Wester fos A Year tom Mona, Midtetaan, Cann Ween Unity Kosta, Re) (2970) Jae Clg, New Vir: Prat