Cyclia Cyclia is a concept for a nightclub that Jim Henson developed from 1965 to 1968 . Cyclia was described as " the entertainment experience of the future — a theater of the year 2000 . " Henson envisioned that the walls , floors , and ceiling of the club would be broken into faceted , crystal - like shapes onto which films would be projected — completely immersing patrons in a sea of images , choreographed precisely to the volume and type of music being played . Once an hour , a woman in a white leotard would rise from a pedestal in the center of the floor to have film projected on her body as she danced . It would be , as Henson proposed , a very fashionable place , with " a definite prestige atmosphere and as such [ the cover charge ] would not be inexpensive . " Jane Henson recalled the project ' s genesis : " The idea began during the first wave of psychedelia . Jim went to see Jefferson Airplane and was very intrigued with it — the light show and psychedelic graphics . " The project ' s sales brochure called it " a sensational glimpse into the inner contents of our times — a vital , living , expanding experience that consumes its audience . It is total involvement , total communication . " " Cataclysm " . The club would feature an hour - long film called Cataclysm that would be projected constantly on the walls and bodies . Henson began shooting film for the project as early as 1965 . In August 1965 , Frank Oz and Jerry Nelson were sent to film the crowd during the Beatles concert at Shea Stadium . Other footage collected included filming city streets from the back of a motorcycle , rain rippling through puddles , wooded landscapes , psychedelic kaleidoscope footage , and original cut paper animations . Frank Oz commented on the project : Henson had thirteen different themes in mind — all of which would be edited together into " Cataclysm " . These themes included : " Woods , " " Junk , " " City at Night , " " India , " and " Nude . " Music used throughout the film included tracks by the Beatles , Jefferson Airplane , Simon & Garfunkel , and the Rolling Stones , among others . Location . Henson hired Barry Clark , who had experience managing musicians and clubs , to scout possible locations and help find investors ; and Cyclia Enterprises was officially incorporated in the fall of 1967 to help manage the project . In 1966 , Henson considered purchasing and converting ABZ Studios , a set of buildings at 266 - 268 East 78th Street in Manhattan , to house the club . However , legal difficulties arose with the property and Henson began looking at other locations — including a building on West 60th Street , just off Central Park ; a building in Santa Monica , California , and a vacant lot on Second Avenue in New York City at the foot of the Queensboro Bridge where Henson proposed building a geodesic dome or even creating an inflatable structure . Henson also explored the idea of a joint venture with the El Morocco club on Broadway to take over the club ' s Garrison Room . El Morocco would deal with all club operations and Muppets Inc . , responsible for providing the " motion picture footage , " would get 50 % of the profits . The two parties would also share future franchising of the concept to other locations . Eventual abandonment . Despite trouble selling the project and finding a location , Henson remained committed to Cyclia throughout much of 1967 and ' 68 — running multiple cost analyses , editing a rough cut of " Cataclysm " , creating floor plans , painting concept art and distributing fluorescent - colored brochures to potential backers . While sense - soaking , high - tech themed nightclubs would become fashionable by the late 1970s , in the mid - 1960s , Henson struggled to find the necessary space , materials , and technology to make it happen . Eventually the idea was abandoned as Henson moved on to other projects ( such as the production of " Hey Cinderella ! " and the start of " Sesame Street " ) ; Barry Clark left the project in August 1968 and Cyclia Enterprises was formally disbanded in 1970 . In 1973 , Henson pitched the telefilm " Reflections " for IBM , which was described as " an hour of visual poetry . " The project would revisit the themes of Cyclia and reuse much of the original video footage Henson had gathered for " Cataclysm " . Images and concept artwork from Henson ' s unrealized Cyclia project were included in the books " " and " Imagination Illustrated " and have been spotlighted on the Jim Henson ' s Red Book blog .