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Concert Film: John Cage and Yoko Ono
What if the avant-garde of the 1960s were unleashed again 60 years later?
2025/11/19(We.) 19:00 Starting
Theater Image Forum （Tokyo）
Arts in Everyday 2025 - John Cage and Yoko Ono" was held at Hillside Plaza in Daikanyama Hillside Terrace on May 11 this year. The documentary footage of the event will be screened at Theater Image Forum, a mecca for experimental and art films.
The Theater Image Forum has a long history of introducing music within the framework of experimental film, including Ryuichi Sakamoto's "Tokyo Melody" (1985) and recent documentary screenings. However, it is highly unusual for a concert of contemporary classical music to be screened as a "documentary film. This will be a truly historic night.
The tension and excitement of the audience and the stage on the day of the concert are captured on film.
Even the expressions on the faces of the audience members are clearly captured, and the moment when the entire venue resonates is reproduced on the screen.
*What is an "End Roll Named Ticket"?
The purchaser's name will appear in the end roll as a sponsor of this documentary film, which will be stored in the Sogetsu-kai (archives), John Cage Trust, and Yoko Ono's Studio One*. Purchasers will become supporters whose names will be inscribed in the historical archives (archival storage is subject to final approval by each institution). The film will also be available as a Blu-ray disc from the day of the screening on November 19 (DVDs will be available for order).
Purchase deadline: Saturday, September 20
▶︎ Long Interview by Concert Square
Your 'Everyday' Becomes Art: John Cage and Yoko Ono, 60 Years Later, 'Today'"
Program
Performances:
Naoaki Nishimura - sawing, power point
Body Band Under Water - Contemporary Dance, Voice Performance
YOKOYAMA Hiroshi Piano, etc.
Creative Team:
Naoaki Nishimura - "Tamori Club", NHK "Document 20min.", E-television "Miisutsuita! Ongakumo" music direction
Costume/Art Director: Michiru Murakami - Costume Designer for Matthew Barney and Bjork for the film "Drawing in Restraint 9
Lighting: Makoto Uemura - Music Theatre "Egmont", Opera "The Long End", "Mysterious Sound - Bell Ringing from the Bottom of the Water
▶︎ What is instructional art (work by instruction)?
An idea or short "instruction (score)" is the core of the work. The performer reads the instructions, and then "makes" the work happen through action and imagination. Typical examples are the instructions in Yoko Ono's "Grapefruit" and Sol LeWitt's wall drawings (the artist shows the steps and others execute them). It is highly participatory and reproducible.
▶︎ What is Fluxus?
It developed as an international network in the 1960s. It emphasized everyday acts and coincidences and was distributed in "event scores" and booklets (editions). Key figures included George Maciunas, George Brecht, Alison Knowles, Jun Shiranami, Masayoko Shiomi, and Yoko Ono.
▶︎ What is the relationship between John Cage and Yoko Ono?
Early New York: Ono held avant-garde performances in his loft on Chambers Street. Cage, David Tudor, and others came to the show, and a shared foundation of the score concept was formed.
1962 Japan: Cage and Tudor visited Japan at the invitation of the Sogetsu Art Center, and Ono was involved in their NHK appearances and performances. Cage dedicated "0'00''" to Ono and Toshi Ichiyanagi, who were a married couple at the time, and gave the premiere.
The return of influence: Cage's "coincidence and score" thinking encouraged Ono's directed works, and Ono's placemaking (loft performances) supported the avant-garde network.
Performer
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Hiroshi Yokoyama
Piano , etc.
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Naoaki Nishimura
Saw , Power Point
YouTube
Admission and ticket purchase
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Admission fee
Non-reserved seats General: 2,000 yen
End Roll Tickets: 10,000 yen (to be stored in Sogetsu Kai/John Cage Trust/Yoko Ono's Studio One archive*) -
How to buy
What is an End Roll Naming Ticket?
The purchaser's name will appear in the end roll of this documentary film.
The name of the purchaser will appear on the screen on the day of the screening on 11/19.
The name of the sponsor will also be included in the sales version of the Blu-ray.
In addition, the sponsor's name and the completed film data will be deposited in the Sogetsu-kai (archive), John Cage Trust, and Yoko Ono's Studio One* for preservation.
The purchaser's name will be inscribed in the historical archive through the video and the preservation directory (subject to final approval by each organization).
DVDs are made to order.
Limited to 30 people｜Deadline: September 20 (Sat.) 23:59
*Once the fixed number is reached, the application will be closed.
Contact
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Phone number
03-6303-4504
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