Being and Doing
Jan 01, 1984 · 55m
Director
Ken McMullenOverview
About Performance Art and its historical origins including its links with folk customs. The film includes extracts from the work of many different performance artists from England and abroad collected from 1979 to 1983, amongst them: Tibor Hajas (Hungary), Rasa Todosijevic (Yugoslavia), Iain Robertson (Scotland), Zbigniew Warpechowski (Poland), Milan Knizak (Czechoslovakia), Natalia LL (Poland), Ewa Partum (Poland), Jan Mlcoch (Czechoslovakia), Sonia Knox (Northern Ireland), Jerzy Beres (Poland) and Stuart Brisley (England). The film also records the Haxey Hood and Padstow Hobbyhorse folk dances from Lincolnshire and Cornwall respectively.
Cast of Being and Doing
Tibor HajasHimself (archive footage)- Dragoljub 'Raša' TodosijevićHimself (archive footage)
Iain RobertsonHimself (archive footage)- Zbigniew WarpechowskiHimself (archive footage)
- Milan KnížákHimself (archive footage)
- Ewa PartumHerself (archive footage)
- Jan MlcochHimself (archive footage)
- Sonia KnoxHerself (archive footage)
- Jerzy BeresHimself (archive footage)
Crew of Being and Doing
About Being and Doing
What is Being and Doing about?
About Performance Art and its historical origins including its links with folk customs. The film includes extracts from the work of many different performance artists from England and abroad collected from 1979 to 1983, amongst them: Tibor Hajas (Hungary), Rasa Todosijevic (Yugoslavia), Iain Robertson (Scotland), Zbigniew Warpechowski (Poland), Milan Knizak (Czechoslovakia), Natalia LL (Poland)…
When was Being and Doing released?
Being and Doing was released on January 1, 1984.
How long is Being and Doing?
Being and Doing runs 55 minutes.
Who directed Being and Doing?
Being and Doing was directed by Ken McMullen.
Who is in the cast of Being and Doing?
The cast of Being and Doing includes Tibor Hajas (Himself (archive footage)), Dragoljub 'Raša' Todosijević (Himself (archive footage)), Iain Robertson (Himself (archive footage)), Zbigniew Warpechowski (Himself (archive footage)) and Milan Knížák (Himself (archive footage)).