Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Abdoh, Reza.
2. Davidson, Gordon, 1933-2016
3. White, Diane
4. Holen, Marta
5. Gardner, Mario
6. Roht, Ken
7. Soch, Adam
8. Estate of Reza Abdoh, donor.

Description

1. 1 videocassette (VHS) (117 min.) : sd., col. SP; 1/2 in.

Alternative title

1. Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, May 25, 1995, Reza Abdoh Memorial Service

Subject

1. Abdoh, Reza
2. Theatrical producers and directors
3. Theater > California > Los Angeles
4. Theater > New York (State) > New York
5. Tributes

Contents

1. Includes a 20-minute compilation video of scenes from Reza Abdoh's works, intercut with a 1992 interview with Reza Abdoh (begins at 10:35)
2. Includes a sequence from Reza Abdoh's last, uncompleted film, The tryst (begins at 89:15)
3. Includes a sequence from Reza Abdoh's 1992 film The blind owl (begins at 104:35)

Call number

1. NCOV 2281

Note

1. An earlier memorial service, taped in New York City on May 18, 1995, is available on NCOV 2282.

Access (note)

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Performer (note)

1. Speakers include: Gordon Davidson, Diane White, Marta Holen, Mario Gardner, Ken Roht, and others.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped at the Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, Calif., May, 25, 1995.

Biography (note)

1. Reza Abdoh (1963-1995), Iranian-born stage and film director, was the leader of the Dar A Luz theater troupe, based in Los Angeles and New York, known for large-scale works which employed multimedia techniques.

Linking entry (note)

1. Forms part of the Reza Abdoh collection *T-Mss 1996-010

Title

1. Reza Abdoh memorial service, L.A. [videorecording] ; videotaped and edited by Adam Soch.

Imprint

1. Los Angeles, c1996.

Access

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Performer

1. Speakers include: Gordon Davidson, Diane White, Marta Holen, Mario Gardner, Ken Roht, and others.

Event

1. Videotaped at the Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, Calif., May, 25, 1995.

Biography

1. Reza Abdoh (1963-1995), Iranian-born stage and film director, was the leader of the Dar A Luz theater troupe, based in Los Angeles and New York, known for large-scale works which employed multimedia techniques.

Linking entry

1. Forms part of the Reza Abdoh collection *T-Mss 1996-010

Local note

1. Gift of the estate of Reza Abdoh.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Theatre on Film and Tape Archive Special Collections material

Local subject

1. Tributes.

Added author

1. Abdoh, Reza.
2. Davidson, Gordon, 1933-2016, speaker.
3. White, Diane, speaker.
4. Holen, Marta, speaker.
5. Gardner, Mario, speaker.
6. Roht, Ken, speaker.
7. Soch, Adam, videographer.
8. Estate of Reza Abdoh, donor.

Research call number

1. NCOV 2281