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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
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PhotographPL.02
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DocumentPL.03
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Placeholder plates — cleared scans drop in here
Sonic profile
experimentalmixed
Cultural role
psychedelic eramultimedia performance
Tags
#psychedelic#multimedia#St.Marks#counterculture