Cubiculo Records, JPB 06-12. Music Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
The Cubiculo Records document music performances at a New York City theater space during the 1970s.
The Cubiculo Theatre, located at 414 West 51st Street, New York City, showcased young artists from across the performing arts spectrum. Founded in 1969 by Philip Meister and Elaine Sulka, it was initially used as an experimental theater space for their troupe, the National Shakespeare Company. They also rented out the 75-seat space to dance and music groups, and in 1972 qualified for a "performing arts presenting and service organizations" grant from the New York State Council on the Arts. Nicknamed "the Cube" by audiences, the theater was known as an affordable place to produce a show, and existed as a performance space into the 1990s.
The Cubiculo Records consist primarily of press releases for concerts held at the Cubiculo Theatre between the years 1972 and 1976. The collection also contains some artist information, in the form of programs and fliers for a specific production. Three folders include material from non-Cubiculo performances. There is very little correspondence, notes, photographs, or other material in this collection.
Elaine Sulka donated the Cubiculo Records to the Music Division in 1987.
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