The Commission Trailer (1983)

01 January 1983 45 mins

This work is Woody's first entry into the narrative sphere, whereby the "story" is continually undermined with the aid of various anti-narrative strategies: In each of the eleven segments of this "electronic opera", different effects are used. Fascinated with the remarkable personality of infamous violinist Niccola Paganini and his complicated relationship to Hector Berlioz (played by artists Ernie Gusella and Robert Ashley, respectively), the author meditates over the intricacies of artistic geniality as connected not only with fame but also with the necessity of painful survival under the pressures of the art market.

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Cast

Robert Ashley as Hector Berlioz

Ernest Gusella as Niccolo Paganini

Cosimo Corsano as The Mortician

Ben Harris as Paganini's Son

Andrea Harris as The Voice

David Ossman as The Narrator

Crew

Steina Vasulka Camera Operator

Robert Ashley Writer

Woody Vasulka Director

Ernest Gusella Writer

Peter Kirby Editor

Jeff Schier Effects Supervisor

International Releases Dates

United States 01 January 1983

Production Companies

National Endowment for the Arts

New Mexico Arts Division

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