Alive from Off Center
An avant-garde omnibus that features works by off-the-wall artists in many different disciplines.
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Alive From Off Center 1991 | Laurie Anderson, Spalding Gray, Ann Magnuson | Used Alive 1985-1989 PBS
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An avant-garde omnibus that features works by off-the-wall artists in many different disciplines.
- Ep 1
1.Short Video Artworks
01-07-198528 minIn John Sanborn and Kit Fitzgerald’s Ear to the Ground, percussionist David Van Thieghem “plays” the city of New York as he uses everyday objects as instruments. Zbigniew Rybczynsk...
- Ep 2
2.Video Dance
08-07-198528 minThis program opens with a piece performed by the dance group "Maasai," which explores an African tribal dance and its variations performed in 1980s London. The second and final seg...
- Ep 3
3.Smothering Dreams
15-07-198528 minSmothering Dreams features an interview with video artist/sculptor Dan Reeves as well as clips from his video piece of the same title. The work juxtaposes footage from combat again...
- Ep 4
4.Comedy Video
22-07-198528 minArtists who poke fun at the medium of television are the focus of this 1985 episode. As noted by host Susan Stamberg, Comedy on Video is highly self-reflexive since these artists n...
- Ep 5
5.Tongues
29-07-198528 minDirected by video artist Shirley Clarke, Tongues (1985) is a collaboration between playwright Sam Shepard and actor Joseph Chaikin. According to Chaikin, Tongues is about “somebody...
- Ep 6
6.Summer Dances
05-08-198528 min"Summer" is the theme of the dances, which are performed outdoors. Inspired by the teenage life in a working-class neighborhood, the first dance, "You Little Wild Heart" by Marta R...
- Ep 7
7.A Personal History of the American Theatre
12-08-198528 minSpalding Gray discusses his experiences working as a professional theater actor while sitting at a desk or table in the same manner as many of his filmed and theatrically released...
- Ep 8
8.Artist's Music Videos
19-08-198528 minThis program, hosted by Susan Stamberg, showcases alt rock music videos, beginning with "The Dancing Man," in which a recurring song torments a man. The video "The Women's Group" b...
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