Alive from Off Center
Season 1
1985 • 8 Episodes
An avant-garde omnibus that features works by off-the-wall artists in many different disciplines.
Episodes
1. Short Video Artworks
July 1, 1985
Series premiere includes arts programs featuring works of leading avant-garde artists in video, music, dance, theater and film.
2. Video Dance
July 8, 1985
An avant-garde omnibus that features works by off-the-wall artists in many different disciplines.
3. Smothering Dreams
July 15, 1985
The program presents the 1981 Emmy-Awrd winning video about war, "Smothering Dreams", by video artist and Vietnam War veteran Dan Reeves.
4. Comedy Video
July 22, 1985
An avant-garde omnibus that features works by off-the-wall artists in many different disciplines.
5. Tongues
July 29, 1985
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.
6. Summer Dances
August 5, 1985
An avant-garde omnibus that features works by off-the-wall artists in many different disciplines.
7. A Personal History of the American Theatre
August 12, 1985
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.
8. Artist's Music Videos
August 19, 1985
An avant-garde omnibus that features works by off-the-wall artists in many different disciplines.