New York Hosts Inner-Arts Festival

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Fifth Estate # 28, April 15-30, 1967

Over 70 major multi-media artists, poets, dramatists, dancers, happening and event producers, scientists and musicians will be involved this summer in an extensive inter-arts collaboration near Woodstock, New York.

Participating intermedia artists include Lindsey Decker, Dean Fleming, Daniel Larue Johnson, Peter Forakis, Allan Kaprow, Mike Kirby, Jay Milder, Marta Minujin, Charles Ross, Carolee Schneeman, Michael Snow and Phyllis Yampolsky. Other representatives include Dizzy Reece (jazz musician and European critic), Steve Reich (tape composer), John Vacarro and the Playhouse of the Ridiculous. Directors of the poetry and film projects at St. Mark’s Church In-the-Bowery, Joel Oppenheimer and Stanon Kaye. Editors Dick Higgins (the Something Else Press), Alan Katzman (The East Village, Other) and Richard Schechner (Tulane Drama Review).

Artists will collaborate on a variety of media synthesis and extension projects among themselves and with a limited enrollment of advanced art students and independent artists.