Madeline Tourtelot
Directing
Known For
The ancient Greek legend of Daphne and Apollo, transported to Lake Michigan.
Windsong
Conjoined fables are told, one Japanese, the other African, a ghost story colliding with farcical folklore.
Delusion of the Fury: A Ritual of Dream and Delusion
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Reflections
A short film with soundtrack by Harry Partch: a ballet for gymnasts.
Rotate the Body in All Its Planes
Partch takes the viewer on a tour of his Chicago home, and plays his microtonal instruments. Includes his demonstration of how the soundtrack for Windsong was made. "Music Studio" is about Partch and the many instruments he invented for the performance of his music. This is, without a doubt, the best way to begin the process of getting to know Partch, his theory of dividing the octave into 43 parts, the sounds of the instruments (and the pitches of his tuning system), and all the physical issues intimately connected with performing on those instruments. (Stephen Smoliar, The Rehearsal Studio)
Music Studio: Harry Partch
Short by Madeline Tourtelot (1955)
Silence
Harry Partch and his ensemble perform a dramatized account of riding the rails during the Depression on a transcontinental hobo trip from California to Chicago.