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More artists: a benefit for P.S. 122

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Title

More artists: a benefit for P.S. 122

Collection

PS 122 Video Archive

Names

Reno, 1956- (Host)
Russell, Mark, 1954- (Producer)
Russell, Mark, 1954- (Speaker)
Killacky, John R. (Performer)
Conversano, Frank (Dancer)
Myles, Eileen (Performer)
Skaggs, Sarah (Performer)
Quinton, Everett (Performer)
Pearson, Sara (Choreographer)
Kain, Philip (Performer)
Whiting, Nathan, 1946- (Performer)
Widrig, Patrik (Performer)
Sikoryak, Bob (Performer)
Telson, Bob (Musician)
Oleszko, Pat (Performer)
Brown, Ronald K., 1966- (Creator)
Brown, Ronald K., 1966- (Performer)
Ventura, Susana (Interviewer)
Greenspan, David, 1956- (Performer)
Goese, Mimi (Performer)
Greenberg, Neil, 1959- (Choreographer)
Greenberg, Neil, 1959- (Dancer)
Parkins, Zeena (Composer)
Smith, Michael B. (Michael Bradley), 1940- (Performer)
Skinner, Doug (Performer)
Godwin, James (Performer)
Ludlam, Charles (Author)
Carlson, Ann, 1954- (Creator)
Tripician, Joseph (Videographer)
Abdoh, Reza (Director)
Abdoh, Reza (Choreographer)
Herrigel, David (Lighting designer)
Even, Tirtza (Videographer)
Blue Man Group (Performer)
Ridiculous Theatrical Company (Performer)
Dar el Luz Company (Performer)
Performance Space 122 (Presenter)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1992-02-07

Table Of Contents

Reel 1 (ca. 59 min.). Introduction by Mark Russell, executive director of P.S. 122 -- [Performance art work] / performed by Blue Man Group -- Art shaving / video ; performed by Greg Griffin and John R. Killacky -- [Dance solo] / performed by Frank Conversano -- [Poetry reading] / by Eileen Myles -- [Untitled video] / by Ann Carlson -- Deep song solo / performed by Sarah Skaggs -- Conquest of the universe, or when queens collide [excerpt] / written by Charles Ludlam ; performed by the Ridiculous Theatrical Company: Everett Quinton, Eureka, and others -- [Untitled video] / by Merrill Aldighieri and Joe Tripician ; performed by Tom Murrin -- History of silence [excerpt] / conceived and directed by Sara Pearson ; created and performed by Pearson, Philip Kain, Nathan Whiting, and Patrik Widrig -- [Untitled video] / performed by Bob Sikoryak. |||| Reel 2 (ca. 62 min.). Regalito / performed by Bob Telson and band -- Theme costume modeled by Pat Oleszko -- The law of remains [excerpt] / directed by Reza Abdoh ; performed by Dar el Luz Performance Collective Group -- Ron Brown's one? minute video / performed by Brown ; interview by Penny Arcade [Susana Ventura] -- [Play reading] / by David Greenspan -- [Performance art work] / performed by Mimi Goese -- Destiny dance [excerpt] / performed by Neil Greenberg -- Raffle drawing -- [Instrumental music] / performed by Zeena Parkins -- [Ventriloquist act] / performed by Doug Skinner and Michael Smith -- More kludge (?) / performed by James Godwin.

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDVD 5-6204

Subjects

Performance art
Avant-garde (Music)
Puppets
Ventriloquists
Experimental theater
Benefit performances
Avant-garde dance

Genres

Filmed Performances
Filmed Dance
Music
Spoken Word

Notes

Venue: Videotaped in performance at Performance Space 122, New York, on February 7, 1992 (late show), by Character Generators/Video, cameraperson, Tirtza Even.

Physical Description

Extent: 2 videocassettes (Umatic) (121 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.

Abstract

Benefit program of performance art, poetry, theater, video, dance, music, and puppetry.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12176500
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0dc36fe0-e368-0130-6301-3c075448cc4b

Rights

The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Type Of Resource

Moving Image

Cite this item

MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "More artists: a benefit for P.S. 122" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1992. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0dc36fe0-e368-0130-6301-3c075448cc4b

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1992). More artists: a benefit for P.S. 122 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0dc36fe0-e368-0130-6301-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "More artists: a benefit for P.S. 122" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0dc36fe0-e368-0130-6301-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia citation

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