George Gurdjieff mini music movies

George Gurdjieff

mini music movies

Mechanical faith is foolishness
Emotional faith is slavery
Conscious faith is freedom

— George Gurdjieff (1866-1949)


The Monastry of Dance | music video

Gurdjieff visits The Monastery of Dance

music video (3′22″)

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George Gurdjieff - Oriental Suite - V Tibetan Masked Dance
performed by the Metropole Orchestra (2006)

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scenes from the movie Meetings with Remarkable Men
directed by Peter Brook (1979)

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The Dervish Spin | music video

Gurdjieff dances The Dervish Spin

music video (2′22″)

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George Gurdjieff - N18; The Spinners
performed by the Metropole Orchestra (2006)

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scene from the movie Baraka
directed by Ron Fricke (2008)

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Prosporo's Books | mini music movie

Gurdjieff reads Prosporo's Books

mini music movie (7′33″)

music

George Gurdjieff - N 33; Untitled Dance,
N 28; Lezginka, N 34; Turkish Dance
performed by the Metropole Orchestra (2006)

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Scenes from the movie Prosporo's Books
directed by Peter Greenaway (1991)

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Metropolis | mini music movie

Gurdjieff in Metropolis

mini music movie (8′22″)

George Gurdjieff - N8; The Great Prayer
performed by the Metropole Orchestra (2006)

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scenes from the movie Metropolis
directed by Fritz Lang (1927)

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— photo & video art by Frank Zweers