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 emerged 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.