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King Tut's Wah Wah Hut (New York City)

Coordinates: 40°43′33″N 73°59′02″W / 40.725796°N 73.983891°W / 40.725796; -73.983891
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King Tut's Wah Wah Hut was a club and experimental theater space in the East Village of New York City, operating in the mid-1980s and 1990s at 112 Avenue A at 7th Street.[1] The club was "Egyptian themed".[2]

Among the acts presented at the club were Dancenoise (which curated a regular performance series there), Carmelita Tropicana and Blue Man Group.[3][4]

In July 2015, the Whitney Museum of American Art commissioned one of the original designers of the club, Tom Berry, to create a temporary King Tut's Wah Wah Hut in its lobby for use as a theater in connection with its retrospective of the work of Dancenoise.[3]

The music venue King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, in Glasgow, Scotland, took its name from the New York City club.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Flaming Pablum". Alex in NYC. Retrieved 20 March 2016. King Tut's Wah-Wah Hut (112 Avenue A at 7th Street)"
  2. ^ "Journeys in the Naked City – Adventures in New York Before the Rain | Datacide". May 6, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Kourlas, Gia (15 July 2015). "The Whitney Embraces Dancenoise, a Brash '80s Performance Duo". New York Times.
  4. ^ "Blue Man Group and King Tut's Wah Wah Hut". EV Grieve. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  5. ^ "King of rock celebrates 20 years". BBC News. 19 February 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
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40°43′33″N 73°59′02″W / 40.725796°N 73.983891°W / 40.725796; -73.983891