Capturing Ephemerality: George Brecht’s For a Drummer from the Perspective of a Performer Cover Image

Uchwycić ulotne: Analiza For a Drummer George’a Brechta oczami wykonawcy
Capturing Ephemerality: George Brecht’s For a Drummer from the Perspective of a Performer

Author(s): Mika Olchowik
Subject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Music
Published by: Koło Naukowe Studentów Muzykologii UJ
Keywords: performance; re-performance; performer; Fluxus; George Brecht

Summary/Abstract: The main purpose of the article is to present an individual approach of analysing and reperforming For a Drummer by George Brecht, a legendary composer and a member of Fluxus. The text is divided into several parts. The first half of the article is dedicated to the history and definition of performance art, the second one focuses on a performer persona and their artistic abilities. The latter leads to an actual analysis of a creative process, starting with a short biographical background of Brecht, followed by reading and understanding of the event score with a culmination found in the author’s re-performance.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 02 (45)
  • Page Range: 87-108
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Polish
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