New Music Forum: Cage in time and space

Lectures and Presentation of John Cage’s Silence

Cankarjev dom Music New Music Forum: Cage in time and space

A series of lectures on John Cage and the artistic currents of his time — encompassing music, visual art, and dance — will illuminate the historical contexts and open broader reflections on his aesthetic legacy. The second part of the event features the presentation of the Slovene translation of Cage’s seminal book Silence, conceived as a performative act in the spirit of Cage’s own artistic philosophy.

19:30
Cage and Music (dr. Gregor Pompe)
Cage and fine arts (dr. Rebeka Vidrih)
Cage and contemporary dance (Rok Vevar)

21:00
Presentation of the translation of the book Silence by John Cage
Performers: CPG impro (Primož Čunik, Ana Pepelnik, Tomaž Grom)

Co-produced by Društvo UHO (New Music Forum) and Cankarjev dom.
In collaboration with Zavod Sploh and LUD Šerpa.

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