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Allan Kaprow(1927-2006)

  • Director
  • Actor
  • Music Department
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Allan Kaprow was born on 23 August 1927 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA. He was a director and actor, known for Public Broadcast Laboratory (1967), Back and Forth (1969) and Documenta 8 Live: Performance, Aktion, Ritual (1987). He was married to Coryl Kaprow. He died on 5 April 2006 in Encinitas, California, USA.
BornAugust 23, 1927
DiedApril 5, 2006(78)
BornAugust 23, 1927
DiedApril 5, 2006(78)
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Known for

Public Broadcast Laboratory
TV Series
  • Director
Back and Forth (1969)
Back and Forth
6.5
  • Actor
  • 1969
Documenta 8 Live: Performance, Aktion, Ritual (1987)
Documenta 8 Live: Performance, Aktion, Ritual
Video
  • Director(segment "Red Carpet for the Public")
  • 1987
Allan Kaprow and Janos Negyesy in Fluxconcert (1991)
Fluxconcert
  • Music Department
  • 1991

Credits

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Director

  • Documenta 8 Live: Performance, Aktion, Ritual (1987)
    Documenta 8 Live: Performance, Aktion, Ritual
    Video
    • Director (segment "Red Carpet for the Public")
    • 1987
  • Public Broadcast Laboratory
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1969

Actor

  • Documenta 8 Live: Performance, Aktion, Ritual (1987)
    Documenta 8 Live: Performance, Aktion, Ritual
    Video
    • Allan Kaprow (segment "Red Carpet for the Public")
    • 1987
  • Back and Forth (1969)
    Back and Forth
    6.5
    • 1969

Music Department

  • Allan Kaprow and Janos Negyesy in Fluxconcert (1991)
    Fluxconcert
    • performer
    • 1991

Personal details

  • Born
    • August 23, 1927
    • Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
  • Died
    • April 5, 2006
    • Encinitas, California, USA(natural causes)
  • Spouse
    • Coryl Kaprow? - April 5, 2006 (his death, 1 child)

Did you know

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    Pioneered an unrehearsed, nonverbal form of theater called a "happening" in the 1950s. He referred to himself as an "un-artist".

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