On Friday, May 8 at 6pm, join multidisciplinary artist Cathryn the Grateful at the Manitou Art Center for an evening centered on FULLY AWAKE, a 60-minute documentary exploring Black Mountain College—the radical experiment that helped shape the American avant-garde.
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Through interviews and never-before-seen images from the school, the film traces how figures like Buckminster Fuller, John Cage and Merce Cunningham emerged from a context that blurred disciplines and prioritized process over product.
This is a rare screening of a revised cut of the film not
available to the general public.
The evening begins with an introduction from the filmmaker, situating the film in relation to current artistic and cultural conditions, followed by the doc film screening and closing with a lively open discussion.
Together, we’ll look at what it means to be “fully awake” now, in our daily life—drawing on the experimental ethos of Black Mountain College as a living reference point rather than a fixed history.
This offering is open to all ages. One night only!
Learn more about the film at www.fullyawake.org.