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1980 "Dialog/Curious George" w/ Christopher Knowles...
1980 "Dialog/Curious George" w/ Christopher Knowles...
Item # 718677
June 16, 1980
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 16, 1980
* Dialog/Curious George collaboration
* Poet Christopher Knowles poetry
* Avant-garde director Robert Wilson
* Lincoln Center performances advertisement
Page 79 has a nice full page advertisement for upcoming performances of "DIALOG/CURIOUS GEORGE" (see images)
AI notes: Dialog/Curious George, performed at Lincoln Center’s Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater in June 1980, was a strikingly unconventional collaboration between poet Christopher Knowles and avant-garde director Robert Wilson. Known for his associative, repetitive language and his unique neurodivergent voice, Knowles wrote and co-directed the piece, which merged poetry, performance art, and surreal theatricality. In the production, Wilson appeared dressed as the Man with the Yellow Hat, while Knowles portrayed Curious George—not in a literal adaptation of the children's books, but as a playful, experimental meditation on communication, identity, and control. The show featured poems, non-linear monologues, stylized advertisements, and prerecorded vocal loops, creating a disjointed but rhythmically compelling experience that challenged conventional narrative and theatrical form. Part of a longer creative partnership between Knowles and Wilson that began with Einstein on the Beach, this production highlighted Knowles’s distinctive linguistic art within Wilson’s minimalist visual and temporal framework, offering a radical, boundary-pushing performance that stood apart from mainstream theater of the time.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.
The Village Voice was an American counterculture newspaper known for being the country's first alternative newsweekly. It introduced free-form, high-spirited, and passionate journalism into the public discourse - a tradition it maintained throughout its 60+ year history. It is quite common to find great political cartoons, satirical cartoons and articles, thought-provoking editorials, and ads and reviews for both concerts and theater productions - both on and off Broadway. Many iconic writers and musicians credit their appearance in The Village Voice for at least a portion of their success.
Complete with 112 pages, tabloid-size, one crease across the center, small red library stamp on the front page, nice condition.
Provenance note: This issue comes from The Village Voice's own archives, part of their in-house collection used to create their digital archive. Rare as such.
Alert: Many issues of The Village Voice contain articles and/or photos which some consider offensive, and are certainly inappropriate for children. Please purchase with discretion.
Category: The 20th Century
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