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The Beginnings of the Off-Off-Broadway Theatre
The Beginnings of the Off-Off-Broadway Theatre

Author(s): Nic Ularu
Subject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts
Published by: Editura ARTES
Keywords: Café Theatre; Joseph Cino

Summary/Abstract: The culture of artistic cafes experienced an unprecedented development during the late ‘50s in Greenwich Village, a bohemian part of Manhattan, which gathered artists who came to New York to try their luck.Established by entrepreneurs - usually artists themselves - with or without managerial knowledge, the artistic cafés offered at the beginning of the ‘60s places where the beat poets, painters, and musicians showcased their talents.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 19
  • Page Range: 189-200
  • Page Count: 12
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