It's hard to shock people or to turn their eyes to something new, to take an experience like going to the theater or a subject like sex and make it fresh for them. They are definitely the kind of show we might have presented. I'm interested in works that push their genre and are very original. Russell said the show would be presented at P.S. 122 in November. It was an excellent evening and valuable to Gray, who thinks of P.S. 122 as a supportive environment for developing new materials.
People ask about the avant-garde.
In general, the more that smaller spaces allow elbow room for artists, the better. Open year round, often with four different events per evening, P.S. 122 offers an array of artistic activity with widely varying artistic payoffs. With money from the Jerome Foundation, the New York State Council on the Arts and the Van Lier Fund, Russell commissions 10 to 20 new works a year and said he begged foreign governments to fly him abroad to see emerging international talent. First-timers may perform at P.S. 122 for one night as part of a larger series, at no admission price. But I have no bitterness when these guys move on.