Grand Opera marks a stock-taking of Benning's work and his life, presenting a personal and artistic autobiography woven together with a series of events dealing with the historical development of the number pi, Benning's travels, and homages to Michael Snow, Hollis Frampton, George Landow (Owen Land),and Yvonne Rainer.

• Hollis Frampton
• Owen Land
• Michael Snow
• Yvonne Rainer
• Stan Brakhage