Meredith Monk
Acting
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 Vague, 1990 and Notre musique, 2004). Trip hop musician DJ Shadow sampled Monk's "Dolmen Music" on the song "Midnight in a Perfect World". In 2015, she was awarded the National Medal of Arts by Barack Obama.
Known for
Acting21
movieBook of Days
1989
Madwoman
movieUncle Meat
1987
Red Face Girl
movieParis
1982
Paris Couple
movieQuarry
1978
Child
Directing16
movieOffering Shrine
2021
Director
movieRotation
2021
Director
movieSongs of Ascension
2019
Director
movieHand Mandala
2018
Director
movieHand Reflection
2016
Director
movieFaces
1994
Director
movieBook of Days
1989
Director
movieTurtle Dreams
1987
Director
movieParis
1982
Director
movieEllis Island
1979
Director
movieQuarry
1978
Director
movieQuarry
1975
Director
movieChildren
1967
Director
movie16 Millimeter Earrings
1966
Director
Sound13
movieEvolver
2023
Music
movieA Horse Is Not a Metaphor
2009
Original Music Composer
moviePearls
1988
Music
movieTurtle Dreams
1983
Original Music Composer
movieParis
1982
Music
Ellis Island
1981
Music, Vocals
movie16 Millimeter Earrings
1979
Original Music Composer
movieQuarry
1978
Original Music Composer
Crew6
movieRotation
2021
Choreographer
movieTurtle Dreams
1983
Choreographer, Creator
movieEllis Island
1979
Choreographer
movie16 Millimeter Earrings
1979
Choreographer, Creator
movieQuarry
1978
Choreographer
Ball Bearing
1968
Cinematography