Arts, Culture and Recreation
Many NFB documentaries celebrate the vision and innovation of Canadian artists. Others demonstrate how our pastimes reflect our cultural values.
Excerpts
Boy Meets Band
1
Canadian Landscape
1
Earthware
1
Kubota
1
Pen Point Percussion
1
Snow Dream
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Questions
1. How does Nobuo Kubota challenge traditional ideas about art with his use of materials and his concept of music?
2. What role does documentary filmmaking play in preserving performance art like this? Is it important to film works that cannot be repeated "live" again?
2. What role does documentary filmmaking play in preserving performance art like this? Is it important to film works that cannot be repeated "live" again?
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Short Description
Architect, sculptor and musician Nobuo Kubota creates a sound and visual montage from within a structure filled with musical instruments and sound-making devices made from ordinary objects and toys.