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  • Beth Lapides

Crash Course

Mar 19, 1983

Music, movies, slides and dance in an examination of the interplay between knowledge and action.

People: Lapides, Beth | Subject Keywords: Dance | Early Photo Archive | multimedia works | performance art | slideshows
  • Beth Lapides, 1983
    Beth Lapides, 1983
  • Beth Lapides, 1983
    Beth Lapides, 1983
  • Beth Lapides, 1983
    Beth Lapides, 1983

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