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Avant-Garde-Arama: hands across Siberia

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Title

Avant-Garde-Arama: hands across Siberia

Collection

PS 122 Video Archive

Names

Russell, Mark, 1954- (Host)
Kharitonov, Victor (Performer)
Murrin, Tom (Performer)
Khamutiansky, Yuri (Performer)
Ivanov, Victor (Musician)
Zambrano, David (Choreographer)
Klahr, Lewis (Film director)
Yevtushenko, Yevgeny Aleksandrovich, 1933-2017 (Author)
Ferri, David (Lighting designer)
Richards, Peter (Videographer)
Avant-Garde-Arama (Associated name)
Orson Welk (Musical group) (Musician)
Performance Space 122 (Presenter)
Zambrano, David (Dancer)
Character Generators/Video (Videographer)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1989-04-14

Table Of Contents

1 (ca. 54 min.). Introduction by Russell -- [Performance art work] / performed by the Alien Comic [Tom Murrin] -- [Juggling] / performed by Khamutiansky -- Lost camel intentions / b&w film by Lewis Klahr -- [Songs and instrumental music] / performed by Ivanov -- 2 (ca. 51 min.). Para Carmen / choreography and performance, David Zambrano ; music, Georges Bizet -- The toymaker / poem by Yevgeny Yevtushenko ; introduction and translation, Whittaker ; performed by Kharitonov -- [Song and dance] / performed by Ivanov, Khamutiansky, and Kharitonov -- 42nd Street. 40-second performances by volunteers from the audience -- [Songs] / performed by Orson Welk [musical group].

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8299

Subjects

Performance art
Experimental theater
Avant-garde (Music)
Experimental films
Avant-Garde-Arama
Drama

Genres

Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances
Music

Notes

Creation/Production Credits: Decor, Poodle World Productions ; lighting, David Ferri.
Performers: Featured guest performers: Victor Kharitonov, Yuri Khamutiansky, and Victor Ivanov of Leningrad's Experiment Theater ; interpreter, Robert Whittaker.
Venue: Videotaped in performance at Performance Space 122, New York, on April 14, 1989, by Character Generators/Video, cameraperson, Peter Richards.

Physical Description

Extent: 2 videocassettes (U-matic) (105 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequence ;3/4 in.

Abstract

Program of music, dance, film, and performance art, interspersed with speeches by Kharitonov, director of the Experiment Theater.

Languages

Russian

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY95-F73
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12176357
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ea5c04f0-8bed-0138-939d-13c4ee67d1fe

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

Date Issued

1989-04-14

Cite this item

MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Avant-Garde-Arama: hands across Siberia" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1989. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ea5c04f0-8bed-0138-939d-13c4ee67d1fe

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1989). Avant-Garde-Arama: hands across Siberia Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ea5c04f0-8bed-0138-939d-13c4ee67d1fe

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Avant-Garde-Arama: hands across Siberia" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 11, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ea5c04f0-8bed-0138-939d-13c4ee67d1fe

Wikipedia citation

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