Article: Meredith Monk: Ellis Island (1981), Book of Days (1988), and Interview.(Gift Ideas for Dance Lovers: New books and a DVD)(Brief article)(Video recording review)

Meredith Monk: Ellis Island (1981), Book of Days (1988), and Interview The House Foundation for the Arts, 2 hr. 43 min. www.meredithmonk.org, $20.

Two treasures from the 1980s, Meredith Monk's rarely seen films Ellis Island and Book of Days, are now available on DVD. The films draw inspiration from architectural sites redolent with ghosts of the past: the abandoned, overgrown, crumbling halls of Ellis Island and a medieval French village in Book of Days. Inhabiting the physical and spiritual aspects of these landscapes, Monk's ensemble of performers slips between past and present, between dream-like black-and-white and contemporary color. The filmmaker's ...

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