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Meredith Monk: Creating “where the voice starts dancing”

  by Josephine Reed

Meredith Monk. Photo copyright Peter Ross 2009

Songs of Ascension, Meredith Monk (clockwise from left Bohdan Hilash, Meredith Monk, Ellen Fisher, Ching Gonzalez, Allison Sniffin.) Photo by Cameron Wittig courtesy Walker Art Center

Meredith Monk, Juice. Photo by V. Sladon pictured: Meredith Monk

Meredith Monk- Songs of Ascension at Ann Hamilton's Tower. Photo by Babeth VanLoo

Meredith Monk in Quarry (1976.) Photo by Nat Tileston

Meredith Monk Bhutan, November 2011. Photo by Babeth Van Loo

Meredith Monk Education of the Girlchild. Photo by Lois Greenfield Common Ground, NYC 1973

Meredith Monk in 16 Millimeter Earrings Judson Church, 1966. Photo by Charlotte Victoria

Meredith Monk Directing Ellis Island. Photographer: Unknown

Meredith Monk and Vocal Ensemble and Pacific Mozart Ensemble in Songs of Ascension at Ann Hamilton's Tower. Photo by Marion Gray 2008

Songs of Ascension at Ann Hamilton's Tower. Photo by Marion Gray 2008

Meredith Monk Quarry Lepercq Space, BAM 1976. Photo by Ken Duncan

Impermanence (left to right-Theo Bleckmann, Ching Gonzalez, Katie Geissinger, Meredith Monk, Allison Sniffin, Ellen Fisher, John Hollenbeck,Bohdan Hilash.) Photo Michael Cooper

Meredith Monk Songs of Ascension 2008. Photo by Cameron Wittig, courtesy Walker Art Center

:: Meredith Monk has been an innovative artistic force for over 45 years. She moves among the disciplines of voice, dance, theater, and film with fluidity and ease. In this excerpt from the NEA podcast, Meredith Monk shares her thoughts on innovation and creativity with Josephine Reed. [11:17]

Hear the podcast of Josephine Reed's complete conversation with Meredith Monk.