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NewName Performance/Nouveau Dance Troupe was the name of a performing group founded by Leslie Streit and Robin Elaine McCain, it was a synthesis of modern dance, multimedia and performance art) while Streit was teaching at Ohlone College, Fremont, CA in 1985, and co-incorporated the company as a non-profit in 1990. As the nature of the artistic work had changed substantially from the original vision, a decision was made to discontinue the brand and represent the work as that of the principal artists as individuals. Works by Leslie Streit have been included in Prix Ars Electronica catalogs.
History
The company went through several dba/name changes over the next few years as it struggled to define its place in Silicon Valley culture. Work was presented under "Nouveau at the NoView", "Nouveau Dance Troupe, San Jose", "Nouveau Performance", and "NewName Performance".
In 1989, the company moved into its home with Raymond Avalos at the NoView Gallery across the hall from Steve Storz' Studio at 855 South 5th St. (location of Mike Clark's Citadel Cannery artists/warehouse space in the historic California Hawaiian Pineapple Company canning complex) in San Jose. When Raymond moved out in 1990, the space was renamed the NoView Theater and then the Nouveau Theater in 1993. When Steve moved out in 1993, his space became the company scene shop. After the company founders moved to San Francisco in 1996, the scene shop became the home of Tom Chargin Photography.
In the summer of 1989 the company collaborated with artists Geoff X. Alexander, Tony Bustamonte, Raymond Avalos, Ken Wheeler, Steve Storz, and Robin McCain to present "Necropolis Tour 89" (an original site specific performance piece) at the Citadel Cannery. Reviews: High Performance, Winter 1989, by Salli McQuaid. San Jose Metro, August 17, 1989, by Eric Reyes.

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