Charlotte Moorman
Madeline Charlotte Moorman (1933 – 1991) was an American cellist, performance artist, and tireless advocate for avant-garde music. Described by composer Edgard Varèse as "the Jeanne d'Arc of new music," she became one of the most charismatic and influential figures to emerge from the experimental art movements of the 1960s and '70s, transforming the cello from a classical instrument into a vehicle for radical performance and cultural intervention.
Madeline Charlotte Moorman (1933 – 1991) was an American cellist, performance artist, and tireless advocate for avant-garde music. Described by composer Edgard Varèse as "the Jeanne d'Arc of new music," she became one of the most charismatic and influential figures to emerge from the experimental art movements of the 1960s and '70s, transforming the cello from a classical instrument into a vehicle for radical performance and cultural intervention.
