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Searching for the women of the Left Bank

Title
Searching for the women of the Left Bank [videorecording] / Written, directed and produced by Doloris Holmes ; [videographer] Chris Massoud.
Publication
New York, 1997.

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Additional Authors
  • Holmes, Doloris
  • Holmes, Doloris
  • Bolcomb, Faye Levine
  • Shea, Larry
  • Calvano, Barbara Kidd
  • Wiedorn, Camille
  • Phillips, Beth
  • Alexander, Cradeaux
  • Sherman, Ruth
  • Moore, Jody
  • Kellar, Ylana
  • David, Allan
Description
1 videocassette (VHS) (77 min.) : sd., col. SP; 1/2 in.
Summary
Dream play that imagines a meeting between several literary and theatrical celebrities who lived in Paris during the 1920s, including Gertrude Stein, Josephine Baker, Anaïs Nin, Djuna Barnes, and Antonin Artaud.
Subject
  • Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946 > Drama
  • Baker, Josephine, 1906-1975 > Drama
  • Nin, Anaïs, 1903-1977 > Drama
  • Barnes, Djuna > Drama
  • Artaud, Antonin, 1896-1948 > Drama
  • Theater > New York (State) > New York
  • Theatrical productions > New York (State) > New York > 1991-2000
  • Paris (France) > Intellectual life > Drama
Genre/Form
Drama.
Note
  • Although this performance took place in March 1995, the material was copyrighted in 1997.
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits (note)
  • Set and drawings, Doloris Holmes ; musical consultant, Faye Levine Bolcomb ; video editing, Larry Shea and Doloris Holmes.
Performer (note)
  • Barbara Kidd Calvano (as Anaïs Nin), Camille Wiedorn (as Gertrude Stein), Beth Phillips (as Djuna Barnes), Cradeaux Alexander (as Antonin Artaud), Ylana Kellar (as Josephine Baker), Ruth Sherman, Jody Moore, and Allan David.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped at the White Mask Theatre, New York, N.Y., March 1995.
Call Number
NCOV 1867
OCLC
NYPG05-F10179
Title
Searching for the women of the Left Bank [videorecording] / Written, directed and produced by Doloris Holmes ; [videographer] Chris Massoud.
Imprint
New York, 1997.
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits
Set and drawings, Doloris Holmes ; musical consultant, Faye Levine Bolcomb ; video editing, Larry Shea and Doloris Holmes.
Cast
Barbara Kidd Calvano (as Anaïs Nin), Camille Wiedorn (as Gertrude Stein), Beth Phillips (as Djuna Barnes), Cradeaux Alexander (as Antonin Artaud), Ylana Kellar (as Josephine Baker), Ruth Sherman, Jody Moore, and Allan David.
Event
Videotaped at the White Mask Theatre, New York, N.Y., March 1995.
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Added Author
Holmes, Doloris. Searching for the women of the Left Bank.
Holmes, Doloris, director.
Bolcomb, Faye Levine, musical consultant.
Shea, Larry, editor of moving image work.
Calvano, Barbara Kidd, actor.
Wiedorn, Camille, actor.
Phillips, Beth, actor.
Alexander, Cradeaux, actor.
Sherman, Ruth, actor.
Moore, Jody, actor.
Kellar, Ylana, actor.
David, Allan, actor.
Holmes, Doloris, donor.
Research Call Number
NCOV 1867
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