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Monster in a Box

Rated: 0 | 118 Views Released Year: 1992

Genre: Performance Art & Spoken Word
About: Inspired monologist Spalding Gray shares the difficulties he experienced while trying to complete a mammoth novel two years overdue to his publisher. With vivid stories and plenty of humor, he describes his adventures around the world, a journey undertaken to escape his "monster in a box" -- a nearly 2,000-page autobiographical manuscript. Gray's trademark insightful and witty revelations create a fascinating emotional voyage for the viewer.
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A Prairie Home Collection: Great Moments from the Original Radio Show

Rated: 0 | 142 Views Released Year: 2006

Genre: Performance Art & Spoken Word
About: Everybody's favorite Minnesota town comes to life once again in this delightful video collection of original radio broadcasts of "A Prairie Home Companion." Join Garrison Keillor as he acts, sings, reads mock-epic poetry, shares the news from Lake Wobegon and otherwise celebrates life out on the edge of the prairie. Musical guests include Emmylou Harris, Vince Gill, Leo Kottke, Bobby McFerrin, the Everly Brothers and Taj Mahal.
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Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets

Rated: 0 | 112 Views Released Year: 1989

Genre: Performance Art & Spoken Word
About: Filmmaker Maria Beatty's fascinating documentary revisits the prolific creativity and ravenous hunger for social change that was emblematic of America's beat poets, whose key members reflect candidly on the turbulent era. Allen Ginsberg, Diane Di Prima and William S. Burroughs offer keen insights in interviews, while contemporary voices such as Marianne Faithfull, Richard Hell, Lydia Lunch and Henry Rollins weigh in with incisive observations.
URL: Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets

Cirque du Soleil: A Baroque Odyssey

Rated: 0 | 140 Views Released Year: 1994

Genre: Performance Art & Spoken Word
About: A unique and inspiring look into the heart of the Cirque du Soleil universe. This 10-year anniversary retrospective made in 1994 highlights the essence of Cirque du Soleil, the amazing energy and spirit that gave birth to the phenomenon and the breathtaking artistry that has captivated and delighted audiences around the world.
URL: Cirque du Soleil: A Baroque Odyssey

Charles Bukowski Live: There's Gonna Be a God Damn Riot in Here!

Rated: 0 | 115 Views Released Year: 1979

Genre: Performance Art & Spoken Word
About: Filmed live in 1979, this Vancouver reading by iconic poet Charles Bukowski was one of his last and features the controversial writer reading his work and interacting with the audience in sometimes confrontational ways. Poems include "Sucks," "I Don't Need a Cleopatra," "Unleaded," "Quick Dreams," "The Nine Horse," "Schubert," "Layoff," "Platonic," "We've Got to Try to Communicate," "The Alien," "Trumpets for Strumpets" and many more.
URL: Charles Bukowski Live: There's Gonna Be a God Damn Riot in Here!

Reno: Rebel Without a Pause

Rated: 0 | 1 Views Released Year: 2003

Genre: Performance Art & Spoken Word
About: Feminist performance artist and monologist Reno lets loose in a stream-of-consciousness, cathartic, topical screed that blends equal parts incisive wit, political consciousness and common sense -- all about the events of September 11, 2001. A New York City resident (almost at ground zero), Reno witnessed the tragic events of that bloody day and developed a singular monologue that has the amazing ability to heal. Filmmaker Nancy Savoca directs.
URL: Reno: Rebel Without a Pause

Sukhavati: Place of Bliss: A Mythic Journey with Joseph Campbell

Rated: 0 | 1 Views Released Year: 1998

Genre: Performance Art & Spoken Word
About: Renowned author, philosopher, and mythologist Joseph Campbell presents this program, an exploration of primal mythical images. By casting his sharp critical eye on the images and practices of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Christianity as well as the ruins of Ajanta or Ellora in India, Eleusis and Delphi in Greece, and Stonehenge, Campbell sets off on a journey filled with visual poetry to find the land of bliss.
URL: Sukhavati: Place of Bliss: A Mythic Journey with Joseph Campbell

Seventh Annual Media That Matters Film Festival

Rated: 0 | 102 Views Released Year: 2007

Genre: Performance Art & Spoken Word
About: A worldwide showcase for topical short films addressing some of the most pressing issues of the day, the Media That Matters Film Festival presents a collection of 16 thought-provoking works from its seventh annual event. Offerings from Egypt, Colombia, Australia, the United States and more tackle such weighty matter as civil rights, social justice, immigration, sustainability and genocide.
URL: Seventh Annual Media That Matters Film Festival

Noam Chomsky: Distorted Morality: America's War on Terror?

Rated: 0 | 169 Views Released Year: 2002

Genre: Performance Art & Spoken Word
About: Noam Chomsky offers an eye-opening critique of America's current "War on Terror" in this DVD featuring two of his lectures -- one at Harvard University and one at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where Chomsky's been a professor for over 40 years. Arguing that it's a logical impossibility for such a war to be taking place, Chomsky presents his reasoning with astonishing clarity by drawing from a wealth of historical knowledge and analysis.
URL: Noam Chomsky: Distorted Morality: America's War on Terror?

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