Let’s Have Lunch
A sketch comedy program. Continue reading
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The Chicago Entertainment Connection pilot
The Chicago Entertainment Connection pilot episode. Continue reading
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The Mother #1
Footage from a performance of an English-language version of the Bertolt Brecht play “The Mother.” This performance appears to be at a smaller theatre, with very minimal set and prop design—many of the setting details are conveyed by the chorus saying the scene’s expository text out loud in unison. This tape contains the first four of the play’s fourteen scenes. Continue reading
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[Breakdancing at Park West, 1983]
Footage from the Park West night club, circa 1983. Continue reading
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Musical Memories from Chicago 1963 to 2000
A collection of excerpts from films by Tom Palazzolo focuing on music in Chicago, from street performers on Maxwell St to folk and rock bands at neighborhood festivals. Continue reading
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Joel Klaff at Historical Society
Tom Palazzolo documents Joel Klaff’s (aka Guy Taylor) performance art piece, “Guy Taylor’s Fashion Fables”, during a Chicago Historical Society Function. Continue reading
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Chicago Folk and Roots festival
Footage of the Chicago Folk and Roots Festival at Welles Park. Includes conversations with attendees and musicians, as well as the entire set of a band’s performance. Continue reading
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The Artaud Project
Video recording of The Artaud Project at Victory Gardens Theater, Chicago, January 25, 1980. The performance combined a live performance with an actor playing Antonin Artaud with several monitors displaying other footage. Many readings of Artaud’s work are incorporated. Continue reading