Jason Treuting of So Percussion discusses his interpretation of John Cage's "Child of Tree" in which the perform amplifies and plays a cactus. Typically coupled with the piece "Branches," this work provides instuctions on how to select the instruments to be played. Each instrument must be a plant or made from a plant.
John Cage performing on Nam June Paik's television special Good Morning, Mr. Orwell (1984). Cage is joined by Takehisa Kosugi and one other unidentified person. Perhaps they were performing a composition or an improvisation that they would have done during a Merce Cunningham dance. There is also a cutaway to a Joseph Bueys piano performance art piece.
Typically coupled with the piece "Branches," this work provides instuctions on how to select the instruments to be played. Each instrument must be a plant or made from a plant.
