Alive from Off Center

Season 1

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

Short Video Artworks
E1
Short Video ArtworksSeries premiere includes arts programs featuring works of leading avant-garde artists in video, music, dance, theater and film.
Video Dance
E2
Video DanceAn avant-garde omnibus that features works by off-the-wall artists in many different disciplines.
Smothering Dreams
E3
Smothering DreamsThe program presents the 1981 Emmy-Awrd winning video about war, "Smothering Dreams", by video artist and Vietnam War veteran Dan Reeves.
Comedy Video
E4
Comedy VideoAn avant-garde omnibus that features works by off-the-wall artists in many different disciplines.
Tongues
E5
TonguesA 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
E6
Summer DancesAn avant-garde omnibus that features works by off-the-wall artists in many different disciplines.
A Personal History of the American Theater
E7
A Personal History of the American TheaterA Personal History of the American Theater demonstrates the unique talents of celebrated actor/storyteller Spalding Gray, and reveals often amusing monologues that transformed his personal life into a powerful series of one-man shows.
Artist's Music Videos
E8
Artist's Music VideosAn avant-garde omnibus that features works by off-the-wall artists in many different disciplines.