In 1983, as an Orwellian 1984 loomed, the American composer, choreographer and dancer Meredith Monk found herself in Berlin. Nowhere was the Cold War more proximate than in this walled city, as Soviet ...

Listen to recordings by Maria Dueñas and Daniil Trifonov, works by Thomas Adès and Tania León, and more. Meredith Monk’s “Cellular Songs,” a Kurt Weill rarity and a new take on Bach’s “Well-Tempered ...

One of the quiet revelations of "Meredith Monk: The Recordings" (ECM New Series) is that Monk herself confides that it was Janis Joplin who set her –and her voice– free. The 13-CD set chronicles the ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Widely acclaimed composer, performer, singer and creator Meredith Monk announces ...

Meredith Monk talks about how her music is inspired by nature, “the cosmic orchestra” in Monk in Pieces (all images courtesy 110th Street Films) “She, among all of us, was the uniquely gifted one — is ...

If Meredith Monk had a business card, she might need to print on both sides to adequately represent her career. Few artists have opened their minds as wide or embraced as much as Monk has over a span ...

Babeth M. VanLoo's docu about artist Meredith Monk focuses on a woman who has spent more than four decades amassing a unique body of work. Babeth M. VanLoo’s docu about artist Meredith Monk focuses on ...

Meredith Monk is a woman who practices. Vocalization. Physical movement. Artistic creation. Buddhism. These practices have shaped her days and informed her creative output for decades. An artist who ...

Meredith Monk is a composer, singer, director/choreographer and creator of new opera, music theater works, films and installations. A pioneer in what is now called "extended vocal technique" and ...