Collective:Unconscious is a non-profit (501(c)(3)) corporation, founded in New York City in 1993, and incorporated in 1995.[1] Originally based on Ave. B in Alphabet City, it moved to 145 Ludlow Street on Manhattan's Lower East Side, in 2004 it relocated to Tribeca until July 2008.
Collective:Unconscious has had a notable effect on New York City's downtown culture, society, and entertainment, and has been recognized in the way of financial support by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council,[2] the New York Department of Cultural Affairs,[3] partial support from a 2001 Absolut Angel grant for art and technology,[4] and a formal permanent position in the New York UniversityElmer Holmes Bobst Library special Fales Library Downtown Collection.
A nearby performance art space in the East Village was known as Gargoyle Mechanique (Laboratory), Collective: Unconscious, and Unconscious Collective, and while some overlap between these organizations exists, they have no official affiliation with Collective:Unconscious or Collective:Unconscious Corporation.[5]
Collective: Unconscious started when a group of performance and visual artists took over the lease at 28 Avenue B from the performance group Gargoyle Mechanique Laboratory in 1991. Miklos Legrady, Caterina Bartha, Patrick Daniels, Jamie Mereness, Mark Sonderskov, Bob Berger and Dan Green formed the original Board of Directors, while an eccentric HIV survivor named Spinner was court jester. The logo was by remaining Gargoyle-era resident Legrady, while the performance psychology behind the Collective: Unconscious came from new residents Green, Berger, Sonderskov and Daniels, and West Village resident Mereness. The space consisted of a storefront theatre capable of seating 75, with living spaces for members in the back and basement. In 1994 a fire at 28 Avenue B destroyed the space. The Collective members moved to Ludlow Street and reorganized as the Collective:Unconscious Theater.
Collective:Unconscious produced hundreds of performances through the 1990s and 2000s at its own facility as well as other locations.[6] Collective's artists and associated groups have mounted works at Collective's home facilities, the Knitting Factory, the BWAC festival at Red Hook, P.S. 122, Exit Art, Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center, Theater for the New City, La Plaza Cultural and the Sixth Street/Avenue B Garden, as well as touring internationally with the play Charlie Victor Romeo. Collective:Unconscious also founded its own unofficial parade, the annual July 4 Monster Parade and in conjunction with sub-group IFAM, won several Coney Island Mermaid Parade contests in the Sea Monster category (see photo, left). Collective:Unconscious artists have participated in several festivals,[7] on and off site, including the New York International Fringe Festival,[8]Underground Zero Festival, "The Robert Beck Memorial Cinema,"[9] and the Downtown Arts Festival.
Theaters
Lower East Side theater
Lower East Side theater
Collective:Unconscious Theater was officially established in a condemned brothel previously known as "Cucho Tailor" on Ludlow Street between Stanton Street and Rivington Street on the Lower East Side of New York City in 1994. In recognition of its sordid history, the first open performance in the space was also named "Cucho Tailor". Thousands of performances followed until 2004.[citation needed] In addition to hosting a number of unique series such as Reverend Jen's Anti-Slam and Faceboy'z Open Mic, Collective:Unconscious has also hosted several festivals, including the New York International Fringe Festival, the Downtown Arts Festival, and the New York Lower East Side Film Festival. The Collective at Ludlow Street shared a place in New York's off-off-Broadway and performance art theater history, along with fellow performance spaces in the neighborhood such as Surf Reality, Todo Con Nada (Nada), Gargoyle Mechanique, The Present Company, House of Candles, and Pianos (Theater). It was noted as "entry-level Bohemia and thoroughly casual" by The New York Times.[10]
The Collective seated approximately 75 people in the main floor, and occasionally opened areas on the second floor and in the basement for special events, such as the annual "Auto-Historical Event" anniversary performance. As a commercial space Collective:Unconscious faced repeated increases in rent over the decade,[11] which ultimately drove the Collective theater (as well as Surf Reality, The Present Company, House of Candles, and Todo Con Nada, among others) from the Lower East Side. The Collective:Unconscious theater was vacated in 2004, and subsequently demolished, and is now a typical Lower East Side condominium.
^Pareles, Jon (September 9, 1997), "The New Bohemia: It's East of SoHo And Still Unspoiled", The New York Times, retrieved 2008-08-11
^Salkin, Allen (June 3, 2007), "Lower East Side Is Under a Groove", The New York Times, retrieved 2008-08-11
^Lauren Dzura (June 2, 2005). . Downtown Express. Archived from the original on September 6, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
^Kendt, Rob (August 25, 2005), "The Need to Think Onstage Is Driving Mr. Daisey", The New York Times, retrieved 2008-08-21
^Jefferson, Margo (July 25, 2005), "A Perilous Journey to the End of the Performance", The New York Times, retrieved 2008-08-21
^Isherwood, Charles (September 23, 2004), "He's From the White House, She's From a Clean House", The New York Times, retrieved 2008-08-21
^Zinoman, Jason (January 21, 2007), "The Need to Think Onstage Is Driving Mr. Daisey", The New York Times, retrieved 2008-08-21
^Isherwood, Charles (May 1, 2007), "Amid Bare Breasts and Love Stories, Audience Participation", The New York Times, retrieved 2008-08-21
^Jefferson, Margo (February 15, 2005), "Lessons From the Animal Kingdom", The New York Times, retrieved 2008-08-21
^Hetrick, Adam (July 3, 2008), , Playbill, archived from the original on August 3, 2008, retrieved 2008-08-21
^S.D., Trav (July 9, 2008), "Downtown Stalwart Collective:Unconscious to Close", Village Voice, retrieved 2008-08-21
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Collective Unconscious is a non profit 501 c 3 corporation founded in New York City in 1993 and incorporated in 1995 1 Originally based on Ave B in Alphabet City it moved to 145 Ludlow Street on Manhattan s Lower East Side in 2004 it relocated to Tribeca until July 2008 Collective Unconscious CorporationFounded1994TypePerforming arts collectiveFocusPerforming and visual artsLocationNew York City U S OriginsLower East Side New York City U S Area servedNew York City U S Members8 15 typical EndowmentLower Manhattan Cultural Council private donorsCollective Unconscious has had a notable effect on New York City s downtown culture society and entertainment and has been recognized in the way of financial support by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council 2 the New York Department of Cultural Affairs 3 partial support from a 2001 Absolut Angel grant for art and technology 4 and a formal permanent position in the New York University Elmer Holmes Bobst Library special Fales Library Downtown Collection A nearby performance art space in the East Village was known as Gargoyle Mechanique Laboratory Collective Unconscious and Unconscious Collective and while some overlap between these organizations exists they have no official affiliation with Collective Unconscious or Collective Unconscious Corporation 5 Contents 1 History 2 Theaters 2 1 Lower East Side theater 2 2 Tribeca theater 3 Gallery 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditCollective Unconscious started when a group of performance and visual artists took over the lease at 28 Avenue B from the performance group Gargoyle Mechanique Laboratory in 1991 Miklos Legrady Caterina Bartha Patrick Daniels Jamie Mereness Mark Sonderskov Bob Berger and Dan Green formed the original Board of Directors while an eccentric HIV survivor named Spinner was court jester The logo was by remaining Gargoyle era resident Legrady while the performance psychology behind the Collective Unconscious came from new residents Green Berger Sonderskov and Daniels and West Village resident Mereness The space consisted of a storefront theatre capable of seating 75 with living spaces for members in the back and basement In 1994 a fire at 28 Avenue B destroyed the space The Collective members moved to Ludlow Street and reorganized as the Collective Unconscious Theater Collective Unconscious produced hundreds of performances through the 1990s and 2000s at its own facility as well as other locations 6 Collective s artists and associated groups have mounted works at Collective s home facilities the Knitting Factory the BWAC festival at Red Hook P S 122 Exit Art Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center Theater for the New City La Plaza Cultural and the Sixth Street Avenue B Garden as well as touring internationally with the play Charlie Victor Romeo Collective Unconscious also founded its own unofficial parade the annual July 4 Monster Parade and in conjunction with sub group IFAM won several Coney Island Mermaid Parade contests in the Sea Monster category see photo left Collective Unconscious artists have participated in several festivals 7 on and off site including the New York International Fringe Festival 8 Underground Zero Festival The Robert Beck Memorial Cinema 9 and the Downtown Arts Festival Theaters EditLower East Side theater Edit Lower East Side theaterCollective Unconscious Theater was officially established in a condemned brothel previously known as Cucho Tailor on Ludlow Street between Stanton Street and Rivington Street on the Lower East Side of New York City in 1994 In recognition of its sordid history the first open performance in the space was also named Cucho Tailor Thousands of performances followed until 2004 citation needed In addition to hosting a number of unique series such as Reverend Jen s Anti Slam and Faceboy z Open Mic Collective Unconscious has also hosted several festivals including the New York International Fringe Festival the Downtown Arts Festival and the New York Lower East Side Film Festival The Collective at Ludlow Street shared a place in New York s off off Broadway and performance art theater history along with fellow performance spaces in the neighborhood such as Surf Reality Todo Con Nada Nada Gargoyle Mechanique The Present Company House of Candles and Pianos Theater It was noted as entry level Bohemia and thoroughly casual by The New York Times 10 The Collective seated approximately 75 people in the main floor and occasionally opened areas on the second floor and in the basement for special events such as the annual Auto Historical Event anniversary performance As a commercial space Collective Unconscious faced repeated increases in rent over the decade 11 which ultimately drove the Collective theater as well as Surf Reality The Present Company House of Candles and Todo Con Nada among others from the Lower East Side The Collective Unconscious theater was vacated in 2004 and subsequently demolished and is now a typical Lower East Side condominium Tribeca theater Edit Outside Collective Unconscious Theater TribecaCollective Unconscious moved to its Tribeca location in 2004 12 and launched new initiatives with the theatrical group The Tank theater burlesque innovators Pinchbottom featuring Jonny Porkpie and Nasty Canasta the annual Underground Zero festival the New York International Fringe Festival 13 Shifting Ambition Theater s No Alarms Headfullofradio 14 and many others Among the headliners were Karen Finley and Neal Medlyn 15 Mike Daisey 16 Annie Sprinkle Exposed Experiments in Love Sex Death and Art 17 and East River Commedia 18 In July 2008 the Tribeca facility had to be abandoned due to a sewage situation 19 20 Gallery Edit Collective Unconscious 1999 on New York s Lower East Side featuring a monster robot See also EditSurf Reality ABC No Rio Art Stars Performance Space 122 Upright Citizens Brigade Pinchbottom BurlesqueReferences Edit Tax Exempt Status The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Past Recipients Archived 2008 11 21 at the Wayback Machine Pogrebin Robin October 31 2005 Arts Groups Pessimistic Over Prospects for Culture Downtown The New York Times retrieved 2008 08 11 Williams Geoff June 2001 Absolut Investment Entrepreneur Magazine retrieved 2008 08 11 Kharakh Ben July 27 2007 Francis Hall Host of Faceboyz Open Mike The Gothamist archived from the original on April 9 2008 retrieved 2008 08 20 Copage Eric October 31 1999 NEW YORKERS amp CO New Role for Small Theater Troupes Entrepreneur The New York Times retrieved 2008 08 11 Gussow Mel August 11 1997 Now New York Too Has a Fringe Festival No Chandeliers Need Apply The New York Times retrieved 2008 08 11 Marks Peter August 21 1998 Wild Woolly Maybe Wondrous The New York Times retrieved 2008 08 11 dlib nyu edu http dlib nyu edu findingaids html fales collun bioghist html Retrieved 2020 12 29 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Missing or empty title help Pareles Jon September 9 1997 The New Bohemia It s East of SoHo And Still Unspoiled The New York Times retrieved 2008 08 11 Salkin Allen June 3 2007 Lower East Side Is Under a Groove The New York Times retrieved 2008 08 11 Lauren Dzura June 2 2005 Collective Unconscious Regroups in Tribeca Theater Downtown Express Archived from the original on September 6 2008 Retrieved 2008 08 21 Kendt Rob August 25 2005 The Need to Think Onstage Is Driving Mr Daisey The New York Times retrieved 2008 08 21 Jefferson Margo July 25 2005 A Perilous Journey to the End of the Performance The New York Times retrieved 2008 08 21 Isherwood Charles September 23 2004 He s From the White House She s From a Clean House The New York Times retrieved 2008 08 21 Zinoman Jason January 21 2007 The Need to Think Onstage Is Driving Mr Daisey The New York Times retrieved 2008 08 21 Isherwood Charles May 1 2007 Amid Bare Breasts and Love Stories Audience Participation The New York Times retrieved 2008 08 21 Jefferson Margo February 15 2005 Lessons From the Animal Kingdom The New York Times retrieved 2008 08 21 Hetrick Adam July 3 2008 The New Bohemia Collective Unconscious Will Vanish July 31 Playbill archived from the original on August 3 2008 retrieved 2008 08 21 S D Trav July 9 2008 Downtown Stalwart Collective Unconscious to Close Village Voice retrieved 2008 08 21External links EditGuide to Collective Unconscious Archive at New York University s Fales Library Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Collective Unconscious amp oldid 1088942939, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
