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Alive from Off Center

1985 - 1991

Short Video Artworks

1st July 1985
Episode 1
Series premiere includes arts programs featuring works of leading avant-garde artists in video, music, dance, theater and film.

Video Dance

8th July 1985
Episode 2
An avant-garde omnibus that features works by off-the-wall artists in many different disciplines.

Smothering Dreams

15th July 1985
Episode 3
The program presents the 1981 Emmy-Awrd winning video about war, "Smothering Dreams", by video artist and Vietnam War veteran Dan Reeves.

Comedy Video

22nd July 1985
Episode 4
An avant-garde omnibus that features works by off-the-wall artists in many different disciplines.

Tongues

29th July 1985
Episode 5
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

5th August 1985
Episode 6
An avant-garde omnibus that features works by off-the-wall artists in many different disciplines.

A Personal History of the American Theatre

12th August 1985
Episode 7
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

19th August 1985
Episode 8
An avant-garde omnibus that features works by off-the-wall artists in many different disciplines.
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An avant-garde omnibus that features works by off-the-wall artists in many different disciplines.

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