La Mama Experimental Theatre Club Inc

PRESERVING OFF-OFF-BROADWAY: EXPANDING ACCESS TO LA MAMA?S BORN-DIGITAL MATERIALS ["PRESERVING OFF-OFF-BROADWAY: EXPANDING ACCESS TO LA MAMA?S BORN-DIGITAL MATERIALS" WILL HELP BUILD THE LA MAMA ARCHIVES COLLECTION BY ADDING BORN-DIGITAL PRODUCTION DOCUMENTATION FROM 2005-2015 AND BORN-DIGITAL PRODUCTION FOOTAGE FROM 2011 ONWARD. THIS INCLUDES PROGRAMS, POSTERS, PRODUCTION SCHEDULES, DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS, AND OTHER TYPES OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS. DURING A THREE-YEAR CATALOGING PROJECT, THE ARCHIVE WILL PRESERVE, CATALOG, AND PUBLICLY SHARE THESE RECORDS, AS WELL AS IMPROVE RESEARCHER ACCESS TO AND LONG-TERM PRESERVATION OF OUR BORN-DIGITAL FOOTAGE. TO DATE, LA MAMA HAS SUPPORTED MORE THAN 5,000 PRODUCTIONS, MANY OF WHICH ARE REPRESENTED IN OUR PERFORMANCE FOOTAGE COLLECTION AND ALL ARE REPRESENTED WITHIN THE ARCHIVE'S "SHOW FILES." PRESERVING AND PROVIDING ACCESS TO THESE MATERIALS IS VITAL FOR RESEARCHERS OF OFF-OFF BROADWAY AND AMERICAN CULTURAL HISTORY, AS WELL AS FOR THE THOUSANDS OF ARTISTS WHO HAVE CROSSED LA MAMA?S STAGES.]

DISCRETIONARY

TO SUPPORT THE DIGITIZATION OF 250 HOURS OF VIDEOTAPE DOCUMENTING 170 PERFORMANCES STAGED BETWEEN 1972-1980 AT THE NEW YORK THEATER KNOWN FOR EXPERIMENTATION AND FOCUS ON ARTISTS? RESPONSES TO PRESSING SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND AESTHETIC ISSUES.

TO SUPPORT CULTUREHUB, AN INTERACTIVE VIDEO CONFERENCING SYSTEM THAT ENCOURAGES PARTICIPANTS TO CREATE WORK WITH ARTISTS/COLLABORATORS AT ANOTHER SIT

TO SUPPORT CULTUREHUB, AN INTERACTIVE VIDEO CONFERENCING SYSTEM USING A TELEPRESENCE THAT ENCOURAGES PARTICIPANTS TO CREATE WORK WITH ARTISTS/COLLABO

THE LA MAMA EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE CLUB WILL CONTINUE AN ONGOING EFFORT TO PRESERVE AND DIGITIZE THEIR ARCHIVAL MATERIALS. THE COLLECTION CHRONICLES AN IMPORTANT AMERICAN LEGACY--THE ARTISTS, COMPANIES, AND HISTORIC PRODUCTIONS THAT FOUND A HOME AT LA MAMA AND HAVE HAD A LASTING INFLUENCE ON THE PERFORMING ARTIST LANDSCAPE IN THIS COUNTRY. THE PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON CATALOGUING AND DIGITIZING THE CORE COLLECTION MATERIALS THAT DOCUMENT THE OFF-OFF BROADWAY MOVEMENT AS IT DEVELOPED FROM 1991-2008 AND EXPAND ACCESS TO THESE MATERIALS THROUGH THE LA MAMA ARCHIVES DIGITAL COLLECTIONS PORTAL. NEW CATALOG RECORDS WILL DOCUMENT PAPER MATERIALS THAT COMPRISE THE COLLECTION OF PROGRAMS, FLYERS, POSTERS, PRODUCTION NOTES, AND PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE COLLECTION.

TO SUPPORT FACILITIES COSTS IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

TO SUPPORT CULTUREHUB.

TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION OF "THE STOPPED BRIDGE OF DREAMS," WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY JOHN JESURUN.

PRESERVING OFF OFF-BROADWAY: DESIGNING IMPROVED CLIMATE CONTROL FOR THE LA MAMA ARCHIVE [THE LA MAMA ARCHIVE RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS A CHALLENGE GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES TO MAKE CRITICAL SHORT-TERM CLIMATE CONTROL IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR SPACE, AS WELL AS TO CREATE A LONG-TERM PLAN FOR THE CAPITAL RENOVATION OF THE ARCHIVE. THIS PROJECT FITS WITHIN LA MAMA?S MASTER CAPITAL PLAN TO RENOVATE OUR EAST VILLAGE PROPERTIES. THE RENOVATION ARCHIVE?S HOME AT 66 EAST 4TH STREET WILL NOT BEGIN FOR ANOTHER 7-10 YEARS. HOWEVER, THE ARCHIVE CANNOT WAIT TO HAVE ADEQUATE CLIMATE CONTROL. THIS PROJECT, AS PART OF THE LARGER, EVENTUAL RENOVATION OF THE ENTIRE BUILDING, WILL FUNDAMENTALLY SUPPORT THE HUMANITIES WORK OF THE ARCHIVE BY IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS OF THE ARCHIVE THROUGH MONITORING, ASSESSMENT AND THE INSTALLATION OF NEW EQUIPMENT.]

TO SUPPORT CULTUREHUB, AN INCUBATOR FOR CREATIVITY FOCUSED ON THE INTERSECTION OF ART AND TECHNOLOGY.

TO SUPPORT THE PRESENTATION OF "PASS THE BLUTWURST BITTE" CREATED IN 1986 BY JOHN KELLY.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT EXPERIMENTS IN DIGITAL STORYTELLING AN INITIATIVE TO ADVANCE THE WORK OF ARTISTS EXPERIMENTING WITH EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN SEARCH OF NEW ARTISTIC FORMS.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT EXPERIMENTS IN DIGITAL STORYTELLING, AN INITIATIVE TO ADVANCE THE WORK OF ARTISTS EXPERIMENTING WITH EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN SEARCH OF NEW ARTISTIC FORMS.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND WORLD PREMIERE PRODUCTION OF CREATURES, A SERIES OF SITE-SPECIFIC THEATER WORKS DEVISED BY ERIK EHN, IN COLLABORATION WITH LAMAMA'S GREAT JONES REPERTORY COMPANY.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE PRODUCTION OF GREAT JONES REPERTORY'S HUMANISMO: ANCIENT FUTURES SERIES.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT A DIGITAL STORYTELLING LAB FOR MEDIA ARTISTS CREATIVE CODERS WRITERS GAME DESIGNERS AND PERFORMANCE ARTISTS TO CREATE NEW WORKS INCORPORATING EMERGING TECHNOLOGY.

TO SUPPORT A DIGITAL STORYTELLING LAB FOR MEDIA ARTISTS CREATIVE CODERS WRITERS GAME DESIGNERS AND PERFORMING ARTISTS TO CREATE NEW WORKS INCORPORATING EMERGING TECHNOLOGY.

TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATING COSTS IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

TO SUPPORT A DIGITAL STORYTELLING LAB FOR MEDIA ARTISTS CREATIVE CODERS WRITERS GAME DESIGNERS AND PERFORMING ARTISTS TO CREATE NEW WORKS INCORPORATING EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES.

TO SUPPORT A DIGITAL STORYTELLING LAB FOR MEDIA ARTISTS CREATIVE CODERS WRITERS GAME DESIGNERS AND PERFORMING ARTISTS TO CREATE NEW WORKS INCORPORATING EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES.

TO SUPPORT THE PRODUCTION OF SHAKESPEARE'S "THE TEMPEST," DIRECTED BY KARIN COONROD WITH AN ORIGINAL SCORE BY COMPOSER ELIZABETH SWADOS.

TO SUPPORT THE RECREATION OF PING CHONG'S SEMINAL WORK "THE ANGELS OF SWEDENBORG," AN INTERDISCIPLINARY PERFORMANCE PIECE.

TO SUPPORT THE CREATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND PRODUCTION OF A NEW ADAPTATION OF THE GREEK MYTH "CUPID & PSYCHE."

TO SUPPORT CULTUREHUB, AN INCUBATOR FOR CREATIVITY FOCUSED ON THE INTERSECTION OF ART AND TECHNOLOGY.

TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND PREMIERE OF "SEVEN," A DOCUMENTARY THEATER PIECE PRODUCED IN CONSORTIUM WITH VITAL VOICES GLOBAL OF WASHINGTON, DC.

TO SUPPORT PERFORMER AND MUSICIAN FEES FOR A PRODUCTION OF THE BEAUTIFUL LADY WITH BOOK BY ELIZABETH SWADOS AND PAUL SCHMIDT, AND MUSIC AND LYRICS BY ELIZABETH SWADOS.

TO SUPPORT A PRODUCTION OF THE TROJAN WOMEN WITH RELATED AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.

TO SUPPORT THE PRODUCTION AND PRESENTATION OF EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE CLASSICS RE-IMAGINED USING EMERGING MEDIA ART FORMS AND INCLUDING RELATED PUBLIC PROGRAMMING.

TO SUPPORT CULTUREHUBS FALL MEDIA ARTS SERIES.

TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND PREMIERE OF "FURIOUS DIASPORA.

TO SUPPORT THE LA MAMA MOVES! DANCE FESTIVAL, A SHOWCASE OF NEW DANCE PIECES AND WORKS-IN-PROGRESS BY EMERGING AND VETERAN CHOREOGRAPHERS.

TO SUPPORT THE WORLD PREMIERE OF A NEW WORK INSPIRED BY BLACK MADONNA ICONS, BY CHOREOGRAPHER MAUREEN FLEMING.

TO SUPPORT THE CREATION AND PRESENTATION OF A NEW SOLO PERFORMANCE WORK TIME NO LINE BY JOHN KELLY.

TO SUPPORT AN ADAPTATION OF "PYLADES."