Title

We interrupt this program (1992) [videorecording] / Creative Time, BMCC/CUNY, Deep Dish TV, and WYBE-TV present ; produced by Robin Schanzenbach, Barbara L. Tsumagari, and Mary Ellen Strom ; [texts by David Wojnarowicz] ; directed by Charles Atlas.

Publication

New York, 1992.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Als, Hilton.
• Atlas, Charles,
• Aziza,
• Borough of Manhattan Community College.
• CUNY-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
• Creative Time, Inc.
• David Rousseve/REALITY.
• Deep Dish TV Network.
• Galás, Diamánda,
• Hall, Arsenio.
• Johnson, Earvin, 1959-
• Kelly, John, 1954-
• Loring, Sondra,
• Messenger, Ruth W.,
• Redding-Jones, Renee,
• Rousseve, David,
• Schanzenbach, Robin,
• Sheldon, Kyle,
• Sneed, Pamela.
• Strom, Mary Ellen,
• Thornton, Leslie, 1951-
• Tolentino, Julie,
• Tsumagari, Barbara,
• Turner, Pierce,
• Vawter, Ron,
• WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
• WPPT-TV (Television station : Philadelphia, Pa.)
• Warren, Charmaine Patricia,
• Weeks, Laurie.
• Wojnarowicz, David,

Description

1 videocassette (VHS) (60 min.) : sound, color; 1/2 in.

Alternative Title

Day Without Art 1992

Subjects

• AIDS (Disease)
• AIDS (Disease) > Patients
• AIDS (Disease) and the arts
• AIDS (Disease) > Political aspects > United States
• Musical theater > New York (State) > New York
• ACT UP (Organization)
• Television

Genre/Form

Television.

Note

• Audio quality is erratic. Loud hiss throughout.
• A videorecording of "Strange Space," the short film featuring Ron Vawter seen in this program, is available separately on NCOX 1841.

Access (note)

• Restricted to qualified researchers.

Credits (note)

• Short film "Strange Space" filmed and edited by Leslie Thornton, co-produced by Leslie Thornton and Ron Vawter.

Performer (note)

• Featuring John Kelly, Laurie Weeks, Ron Vawter, Ruth Messinger, Pierce Turner, Arsenio Hall, Magic Johnson, Hilton Als, Pamela Sneed, Diamánda Galás, and REALITY (David Rousseve, Aziza, Renee Redding-Jones, Sondra Loring, Kyle Sheldon, Julie Tolentino, and Charmaine Warren).

Event (note)

• Originally created and edited in 1992. Broadcast on WNET/13, New York, N.Y., Dec. 1, 1992.

Call Number

NCOX 1837

Title

We interrupt this program (1992) [videorecording] / Creative Time, BMCC/CUNY, Deep Dish TV, and WYBE-TV present ; produced by Robin Schanzenbach, Barbara L. Tsumagari, and Mary Ellen Strom ; [texts by David Wojnarowicz] ; directed by Charles Atlas.

Imprint

New York, 1992.

Access

Restricted to qualified researchers.

Credits

Short film "Strange Space" filmed and edited by Leslie Thornton, co-produced by Leslie Thornton and Ron Vawter.

Cast

Featuring John Kelly, Laurie Weeks, Ron Vawter, Ruth Messinger, Pierce Turner, Arsenio Hall, Magic Johnson, Hilton Als, Pamela Sneed, Diamánda Galás, and REALITY (David Rousseve, Aziza, Renee Redding-Jones, Sondra Loring, Kyle Sheldon, Julie Tolentino, and Charmaine Warren).

Event

Originally created and edited in 1992. Broadcast on WNET/13, New York, N.Y., Dec. 1, 1992.

Summary

Produced to coincide with the "Day Without Art" AIDS awareness day, this program combines performance, poetry, factual information, testimonials, and other forms of expression to memorialize those lost to AIDS, educate the public, and agitate for a cure.

Local Note

Gift of Greg Mehrten.

Added Author

Schanzenbach, Robin, film producer.

Tsumagari, Barbara, film producer.

Strom, Mary Ellen, film producer.

Wojnarowicz, David, text.

Atlas, Charles, filmmaker.

Thornton, Leslie, 1951- film producer.

Thornton, Leslie, 1951- director of photography.

Thornton, Leslie, 1951- editor of moving image work.

Kelly, John, 1954- performer.

Weeks, Laurie.

Vawter, Ron, film producer.

Vawter, Ron, actor.

Messenger, Ruth W., speaker.

Turner, Pierce, performer.

Hall, Arsenio.

Johnson, Earvin, 1959-

Als, Hilton.

Sneed, Pamela.

Galás, Diamánda, performer.

Rousseve, David, performer.

Aziza, dancer.

Redding-Jones, Renee, dancer.

Loring, Sondra, dancer.

Sheldon, Kyle, dancer.

Tolentino, Julie, dancer.

Warren, Charmaine Patricia, dancer.

David Rousseve/REALITY.

Creative Time, Inc.

Borough of Manhattan Community College.

CUNY-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.)

Deep Dish TV Network.

WPPT-TV (Television station : Philadelphia, Pa.)

WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)

Added Title

Day Without Art 1992

Research Call Number

NCOX 1837