Avant-Garde-Arama Rises Again
Charles Dennis Productions announces the presentation of Avant-Garde-Arama Rises Again, a festival of short works of dance, film, music and performance art that will be presented Friday and Saturday September 27-28 at 6pm at the Lace Mill, 165 Cornell Street in Kingston, NY. Suggested admission is $20. Attendees can pay what they can afford. Parking is available on Manor Avenue and Progress Street. For further information call 917-673-9023 or email charles@charlesdennis.net.
Participating Artists:
Bob Goldberg/Famous Accordions of The Universe (Fri. only)
David Van Tieghem (Sat. only)
DeFacto Dance
Charles Dennis
Jill Burton (Fri. only)
Jean E. Taylor
Paul Duffy (Sat. only)
Zelda aka Judith Z. Miller
Avant-Garde-Arama was originally created in 1980 by performance artist Charles Dennis and musician/visual artist Jeffrey Isaac at the legendary East Village, Manhattan venue Performance Space 122 (P.S. 122) now Performance Space New York. Producer Charles Dennis was a co-founder of P.S. 122 and presented his critically acclaimed inter-disciplinary dance, performance art and video in that space for over 40 years.
In 2019 Charles Dennis moved from Brooklyn, NY to Hurley, NY and began searching for opportunities to present avant-garde, experimental works in the Hudson Valley. During the summer of 2021 he curated and produced 2 Avant-Garde-Arama Programs in Woodstock NY and for the past 3 years has been presenting the festival at The Lace Mill in Kingston, NY.
The Lace Mill is an anchor of the Ulster County arts community. Built in 1903, the US Lace Curtain Mill employed hundreds of Kingstonians – particularly women – over several generations. RUPCO purchased it in late 2013. The building currently houses 55 affordable apartments with a preference for artists. The building offers several gallery spaces and designated shared and private work studios.
Avant-Garde-Arama Rises Again at The Lace Mill offers a smorgasbord of short works in an informal, cabaret setting hosted by Charles Dennis
