Collective: Unconscious

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Collective Unconscious is a confederation of artists working in the visual and performing arts which was founded in New York City in early 1994; its facility was based at Ludlow Street until 2004 when it moved to 279 Church Street. the organization functions in a two-fold manner:

A) To administrate a theater, rehearsal, and gallery space, referred to as the Collective Unconscious Facility, that is open to the artistic community at large for low rental rates, and

B) To support the original work of its member/administrators, through the providing of personnel, equipment, and promotion.

Since its founding in 1994, Collective Unconscious has produced dozens of performances, at its own facility and other at other locations. Collective: Unconscious members are the artistic directors of several ongoing performance groups, the Play Practice workshop, Collective Unconscious Sub-Group Network 23, Collective Unconscious Sub-Group IFAM, and Tribeca Lab Theater. These groups have mounted works at Collective's home facilities, the Knitting Factory, the BWAC festival at Red Hook, P.S. 122, Here, Exit Art, Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center, Theater for the New City, Mustard, La Plaza Cultural and the Sixth Street/Avenue B Garden, as well as touring internationally with the play Charlie Victor Romeo. Collective: Unconscious has even founded its own parade- the July 4th Monster Procession. Collective: Unconscious artists have participated in several festivals, on and off site, including The New York International Fringe Festival and the Downtown Arts Festival. As a presenting organization, Collective Unconscious has presented hundreds of works mounted by outside artists, including Rachel Arieff, the Bindlestiff Family Circus, the Robert Beck Memorial Cinema, the Reverend Jen's Anti-Slam, Miss Murphy's Theater of Excess, Bob Powers the Tao Mu Theater ensemble (South Korea), and Sonia Armaniacio (Genoa). The facility has hosted several festivals, including the New York Fringe Festival, the Downtown Arts Festival, and the New York Lower East Side Film Festival. Flatd 02:20, 6 January 2007 (UTC)