First New York Theatre Rally: New York. Steve Paxton and Alan Solomon present Robert Whitman s "The Night Time Sky" program

Robert Whitman, Steve Paxton, and Alan Solomon

Published by [Judson Dance Theater], New York, 1965

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Program for Robert Whitman s "The Night Time Sky," as part of the May 14 16 performances of the First New York Theater Rally. Whitman was a leading figure in New York s Happenings and a pioneering performance artist; he is perhaps best known for his seminal works American Moon and Prune. Flat. The event advertised on the flyer marked the first performance of The Night Time Sky, about which he later said, "I began with an idea about a piece that had to do with the making of a theatre work, with itself as its own subject. It seemed to me that one of the first theatrical things is when the sun goes down, night falls, the stars come out, and people imagine what the constellations are." The flyer also notes Lamont [sic] Young as a production assistant and Robert Rauschenberg as a sponsor; the latter would later co-found Experiments in Art and Technology with Whitman. Mimeograph. One sheet, printed recto only. 11 x 8 1/2 in. Very good; lightly toned, creasing at left and lower margins, old fold to upper left corner, tiny closed tear to lower margin.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: First New York Theatre Rally: New York. Steve Paxton and Alan Solomon present Robert Whitman s "The Night Time Sky" program
• Publisher: [Judson Dance Theater], New York
• Publication Date: 1965
• Seller catalogs:
  • Modernism & the Avant-Garde
  • Theater & Performance
  • Posters, Flyers & Handbills