Harry Partch Movies

American composers have long struggled against the momentum of the Western European classical tradition and the prestige it has held in America's...

Conjoined fables are told, one Japanese, the other African, a ghost story colliding with farcical folklore.

A documentary about avant-garde composer Harry Partch.

Documentary about pre-Columbian art whose aesthetic and utilitarian values are intimately related to its myths and history.

The Dreamer That Remains is a documentary produced by Betty Freeman and directed by Stephen Pouliot in 1972. Here is the director’s original...

A 1981 staged production of Harry Partch's hitch-hiker piece, Barstow.

A short film with soundtrack by Harry Partch: a ballet for gymnasts.

Partch takes the viewer on a tour of his Chicago home, and plays his microtonal instruments. Includes his demonstration of how the soundtrack for...

A 2006 choreographed performance of Harry Partch's "Castor and Pollux".

The ancient Greek legend of Daphne and Apollo, transported to Lake Michigan.

The CBS LP of "Delusion of the Fury" came with a bonus album of Harry Partch introducing his instruments. Unavailable for years, this short film...

KEBS/KPBS-TV (San Diego) documentary about Harry Partch.

A daring fusion of current (circa 1960) pop idolatry with parallel (only a little more sinister) scenes of Ancient Greece. Based on the 'Bacchae of...

Harry Partch and his ensemble perform a dramatized account of riding the rails during the Depression on a transcontinental hobo trip from California...

If you ever wondered how a simple recipe for rose petal jam could turn into a hobo dance and a diatribe about music critics, you are in for a treat.