Meredith Monk
Meredith Monk
Person

Meredith Monk

Actor 1942-11-20 Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Meredith Jane Monk (born November 20, 1942) is an American composer, performer, director, vocalist, filmmaker, and choreographer. From the 1960s onwards, Monk has created multi-disciplinary works which combine music, theatre, and dance, recording extensively for ECM Records.[1] In 1991, Monk composed Atlas, an opera, commissioned and produced by the Houston Opera and the American Music Theater Festival. Her music has been used in films by the Coen Brothers (The Big Lebowski, 1998) and Jean-Luc Godard (Nouvelle Vagu...

Known for

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Feminists: What Were They Thinking?

Feminists: What Were They Thinking?

2018 · Self

Book of Days

Book of Days

1989 · Madwoman

Uncle Meat

Uncle Meat

1987 · Red Face Girl

Monk in Pieces

Monk in Pieces

2025 · Self

Water Light/Water Needle (Lake Mah Wah, NJ)

Water Light/Water Needle (Lake Mah Wah, NJ)

1966 · Movie

Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance

Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance

2001 · Self

16 Millimeter Earrings

16 Millimeter Earrings

1979 · Herself

Turtle Dreams

Turtle Dreams

1983 · Movie

Quarry

Quarry

1978 · Child

Making Dances: Seven Post-Modern Choreographers

Making Dances: Seven Post-Modern Choreographers

1980 · Movie

Four American Composers: Meredith Monk

Four American Composers: Meredith Monk

1983 · Herself

Paris

Paris

1982 · Paris Couple

Meredith Monk: Solo Concert 1980

Meredith Monk: Solo Concert 1980

2013 · Herself

A portrait of Meredith Monk

A portrait of Meredith Monk

1974 · Movie

Songs of Ascension

Songs of Ascension

2019 · Movie

The Sensual Nature of Sound: 4 Composers Laurie Anderson, Tania Leon, Meredith Monk, Pauline Oliveros

The Sensual Nature of Sound: 4 Composers Laurie Anderson, Tania Leon, Meredith Monk, Pauline Oliveros

1993 · Herself

Institutional Quality

1969 · Movie

Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds

1979 · Self

Meredith Monk

1994 · Movie

Meredith

1995 · Self