Zum Ditter

A rare document of amateur sound poet and “stunter” extraordinaire, Allan MacKay, exploiting the greatest name in music – Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739-1799). In this extemporary performance piece, camera and actor develop a tight rapport like two instruments in a jazz band. Nothing is rehearsed except the finale, itself discovered by accident. The narrative structure of the piece establishes a subversive dialetic as bizarre as the filmmaker’s own piano punk-tuations, added later. “Quite interesting – quite interesting indeed.” – Allan McFee, Eclectic Circus, CBC 1979