The lost treasure of Avant-Garde-Arama
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Title
The lost treasure of Avant-Garde-Arama
Collection
Names
Moulton, Charles, 1954- (Host)
Cantsin, Monty (Performer)
Essmann, Jeffrey (Performer)
Lansner, Gabrielle (Dancer)
Poimboeuf, Jesse (Performer)
Cobb, Catlin (Conceptor)
Cobb, Catlin (Director)
Cobb, Catlin (Performer)
Smith, Hank (Dancer)
Boothe, Power (Director)
Boothe, Power (Conceptor)
Schwartz, Michael (Videographer)
Ferri, David (Lighting designer)
Performance Space 122 (Presenter)
White Noise Radio Theatre (Performing group) (Performer)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1986-10-18
Place: New York, NY
Table Of Contents
Disc 1 (ca. 43 min.): [Performance art work] / performed by Monty Cantsin -- The Barbie nightclub / performed by Jeffrey Essmann -- [Dance solo] / performed by Gabrielle Lansner -- Fairy stories / performed by White Noise [theater company]. |||| Disc 2 (ca. 48 min.): Further mastications of Prycon Lotor / performed by Jesse Poimboeuf -- 42nd Street. 40-second performances by volunteers from the audience -- A woman like myself (b) / film conceived and directed by Power Boothe and Catlin Cobb ; performed by Catlin Cobb -- [Tap dance solo] / performed by Hank Smith.
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 6066
Shelf locator: *MGZIDVD 5-2516 (former)
Subjects
Performance art
Tap dancing
Avant-garde dance
Variety dancing
Avant-Garde-Arama
Genres
Video Recordings
Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances
Notes
Venue: Videotaped in performance at Performance Space 122, New York, on Oct. 18, 1986, by Character Generators/Video.
Funding: This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
Physical Description
Extent: 2 videocassettes (Umatic) (91 min.) : sound, color, with black and white sequences ; 3/4 in.
Abstract
Program of avant-garde dance, film, and performance art.
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY94-F136
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12175514
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 06143890-a85d-0134-3f17-00505686a51c
Rights
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MLA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The lost treasure of Avant-Garde-Arama" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1986. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/06143890-a85d-0134-3f17-00505686a51c
APA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1986). The lost treasure of Avant-Garde-Arama Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/06143890-a85d-0134-3f17-00505686a51c
Chicago/Turabian Format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The lost treasure of Avant-Garde-Arama" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 13, 2026. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/06143890-a85d-0134-3f17-00505686a51c
Wikipedia citation
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