Film & Video Documentation
This page features video excerpts from Jud Yalkut's rare film and video documentation of the 4th and 7th Annual Avant Garde Festivals in 1966 and 1969, respectively. The 4th festival was held in Central Park and the 7th was held on Wards and Mill Rock Islands in the East River. These excerpts capture the experimental, multidisciplinary spirit of the festivals. Jud Yalkut participated in seminal moments of underground film and video art, and was the resident filmmaker for USCO, a countercultural collective, in the 1960s. Further information of these works by Yalkut can be found in EAI's Online Catalogue. Click on the appropriate links to play the video excerpts.
4th Annual New York Avant Garde Festival by Jud Yalkut
1966-1972, 26:38 min, color, sound
The 4th Annual Avant Garde Festival in 1966 was held outdoors in Central Park, and featured over 65 events with artists, musicians and performers, including Allan Kaprow, Dick Higgins, Al Hansen, Christo, Shigeko Kubota, Joseph Beuys, and Alison Knowles, among many others. This video features an excerpt from Morning Glory by Wolf Vostell, performed by Charlotte Moorman.
4th Annual New York Avant Garde Festival by Jud Yalkut
1966-1972, 26:38 min, color, sound
This video footage features an excerpt from Dew Horse, a performance with dance by Judith Dunn and music by Bill Dixon.
4th Annual New York Avant Garde Festival by Jud Yalkut
1966-1972, 26:38 min, color, sound
This video footage features an excerpt from the performance Danger Music 2 by Dick Higgins.
7th Annual New York Avant Garde Festival by Jud Yalkut
1969, 2:47 min, color, silent
The 7th Annual Avant Garde Festival in 1969 was presented on two islands, Wards and Mill Rock, in the East River. In this video excerpt, Yalkut documents performances on Wards Island, beneath one of Buckminster Fuller's famous geodesic domes.
