Short film
The Covenant
1965 · 10 min
A brief, hypnotic art piece where bodies and prepared piano sounds merge into a slow, abstract ritual.
- Directed by
- Ronald Chase
- Starring
- Elizabeth Harris
- Overview
- Dance film of work by choreographer Elizabeth Harris with original score by Pauline Oliveros. The score is for prepared piano and was performed live during the filming. Harris was a frequent collaborator with Oliveros at the Tape Music Center in San Francisco.
- How it feels
- Eerie, earnest and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
- About
- Art, music, identity
- Content
- No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Ronald Chase
- Starring
- Elizabeth Harris