This program includes works of the American avant-garde byJoseph Cornell, Stan Brakhage, James Broughton, and Bruce Conner whichattempt to represent the consciousness or dream world of children. Whilethis state is lyrically, even nostalgically, represented as simple andlonged for, innocence is shown to have an edge, and this is explicitlyexplored in more contemporary works in the program that demystify theassociation of innocence with children. Brakhage has characterized hisScenes from Under Childhood as an attempt to remember what childhood islike; Conner's collage film Valse Triste has been described as anautobiographical evocation of his Kansas childhood, while Cornell'scollage film Children's Party was intended to be both for and aboutchildren. More recently, Matthias Mueller's Alpsee, Lewis Klahr's CakeExcerpt, and Laurie McDonald's Dreamtime represent childhood ascomplicated by fears, desires, and longings, as an age that may not haveexperienced evil but suspects its possibility.-Kathy Geritz Valse Triste by Bruce Conner (1979, 5 mins). Dreamtime byLaurie McDonald (1988, 6 mins). Scenes from Under Childhood, Part 1 byStan Brakhage (1967, 25 mins). This Is It by James Broughton (1971, 10mins). Under the Brooklyn Bridge by Rudy Burckhardt (1953, 15 mins,B&W). Pharoah's Belt (Cake Excerpt) by Lewis Klahr (1993, 9 mins,3/4" video). Children's Party by Joseph Cornell (1940s; edited byLarry Jordan, 1968; Silent, B&W/Color/Tinted). Alpsee by MatthiasMueller (Germany, 1994, 15 mins).