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1. Short Video Artworks

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

1985-07-01 • 28 min

2. Video Dance

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

1985-07-08 • 28 min

3. Smothering Dreams

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

1985-07-15 • 28 min

4. Comedy Video

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

1985-07-22 • 28 min

5. Tongues

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.

1985-07-29 • 28 min

6. Summer Dances

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

1985-08-05 • 28 min

7. A Personal History of the American Theatre

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.

1985-08-12 • 28 min

8. Artist's Music Videos

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

1985-08-19 • 28 min