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This piece profiles three performers from New York City's "Art Star" performance scene. Interview with Reverend Jen Miller provides context, and the artists profiled include:
* Don Eng: 2nd generation Chinese immigrant, diagnosed schizophrenic, and called "The Chinese Woody Allen" by the New York Times, Don uses performance as a way of coping and socializing.
* John King: The scene's "Minister of Information," John deals with an over mediated world by creating live alternative news broadcasts on stage.
* Walter Gambin uses performance to enhance primal scream therapy.
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Piece Description
This piece profiles three performers from New York City's "Art Star" performance scene. Interview with Reverend Jen Miller provides context, and the artists profiled include:
* Don Eng: 2nd generation Chinese immigrant, diagnosed schizophrenic, and called "The Chinese Woody Allen" by the New York Times, Don uses performance as a way of coping and socializing.
* John King: The scene's "Minister of Information," John deals with an over mediated world by creating live alternative news broadcasts on stage.
* Walter Gambin uses performance to enhance primal scream therapy.
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TV Eye | The Stooges | Fun House. | Elektra | 1970 | 01:53 |
| Eye of the Tiger | Survivor | Eye of the Tiger. | Scotti Bros. | 1982 | 01:02 |
| Harvester of Sorrow | Apocalyptica | Plays Metallica by Four Cellos. | Mercury/Universal | 1996 | 02:16 |
| Head Like a Hole | Nine Inch Nails | Pretty Hate Machine. | TVT - Halo 2 | 1989 | 01:00 |
| Wasted | Brian Jonestown Massacre | Methodrone. | Bomp! Records | 1995 | 01:05 |
| Dark Was the Night, Cold was the Ground | Blind Willie Johnson | The Essential Blind Willie Johnson. | Indigo | 1995 | 01:50 |
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