Alive from Off Center - 1

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Short Video Artworks

1 - Short Video Artworks

Air Date: July 1, 1985

Series premiere includes arts programs featuring works of leading avant-garde artists in video, music, dance, theater and film.

Video Dance

2 - Video Dance

Air Date: July 8, 1985

An avant-garde omnibus that features works by off-the-wall artists in many different disciplines.

Smothering Dreams

3 - Smothering Dreams

Air Date: July 15, 1985

The program presents the 1981 Emmy-Awrd winning video about war, "Smothering Dreams", by video artist and Vietnam War veteran Dan Reeves.

Comedy Video

4 - Comedy Video

Air Date: July 22, 1985

An avant-garde omnibus that features works by off-the-wall artists in many different disciplines.

Tongues

5 - Tongues

Air Date: July 29, 1985

A collaboration by playwright Sam Shepard and actor Joseph Chaikin that deals with the elemental concepts of living, dying and rebirth. Chaikan performs a monologue of many different characters accompanied by percussion instruments.

Summer Dances

6 - Summer Dances

Air Date: August 5, 1985

An avant-garde omnibus that features works by off-the-wall artists in many different disciplines.

A Personal History of the American Theatre

7 - A Personal History of the American Theatre

Air Date: August 12, 1985

Spalding 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 monologues.

Artist's Music Videos

8 - Artist's Music Videos

Air Date: August 19, 1985

An avant-garde omnibus that features works by off-the-wall artists in many different disciplines.