Cut Piece is a performance originally written and performed by Yoko Ono in Kyoto, Japan, in 1964. The piece has also been performed in London and New York. It adresses issues of passivity, agression, violence, trust, and voyeurism all of which are ignited by the interaction of the audience with the performer.
Credits
Direction
Lynn Hershman Leeson
Camera
Emiko Omori
Kathleen Beeler
Lighting
Arthur Freyer
Original Score
John Di Stefano
Kalonica McQuestin
Special Effects
Skip Sweeney
Hrafnhildur Gunnarsdottir
Cast
Elouise Burrell
Michelle Handelman
Johnna Schmidt
Michael Edo Keane
Technical information
Color
Black and white
Color
Image format
4:3
Keywords
Interaction, Passivity, Assault, Violence, Trust, Voyeurism
Themes