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This program features Meredith Monk in a 1976 interview with Charles Ruas at WBAI radio conducted on the occasion of the premier performance of her seminal musical-theatrical work, Quarry. The interview was originally broadcast alongside a radio-only production of the work. The unedited interview and the full radio production can be heard at clocktower.org. Monk's vision of a unified performance incorporating theater, movement, text, and music brought the performance art form to new heights and earned her international acclaim, a MacArthur genius award, and a sure spot in art history.