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Electric Circus

19–25 St. Marks Place · East Village, Manhattan40.7287° N / 73.9886° W

Overview

St. Marks multimedia nightspot remembered for psychedelic light shows and avant-garde programming.

The Electric Circus was a St. Marks Place nightspot remembered for psychedelic light shows, multimedia performance, and an avant-garde program during the late-1960s counterculture. It is often cited within the prehistory of the immersive nightclub.

Oral histories & archival media

Archive plates

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FlyerPL.01
Pending acquisition
Flyer / ephemeraundated
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PhotographPL.02
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Interior / crowdimage pending
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DocumentPL.03
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Door policy / pressimage pending

Placeholder plates — cleared scans drop in here

Sonic profile

experimentalmixed

Cultural role

psychedelic eramultimedia performance

Tags

#psychedelic#multimedia#St.Marks#counterculture

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