Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Moiseiwitsch, Tanya, 1914-2003.
2. Benzinger, Suzy
3. Harris, Drew Scott
4. Woodman, Sue
5. Moore, Ruth
6. Theatre Development Fund.
7. Tobin Theatre Arts Fund.
8. American Express Company.
9. United Scenic Artists.

Description

1. 1 videodisc (DVD) (21 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Documentary on the life and career of Tanya Moiseiwitsch, scenic and costume designer affiliated with Sir Tyrone Guthrie and the Stratford Festival in Ontario, Canada, for over thirty years. Outlines her childhood as daughter of concert pianist Benno Moiseiwitsch and violinist Daisy Kennedy, her relationship with her step-father, poet/playwright John Drinkwater, and her early years as a designer with the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. Includes photos and archival footage from Moiseiwitsch's work at Stratford, and also touches on her connection with the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Alternative title

1. Tanya Moiseiwitsch TDF Memorial

Subject

1. Guthrie, Tyrone, 1900-1971 > Friends and associates
2. Kennedy, Daisy, 1893-1981
3. Guthrie Theater History
4. Stratford Festival (Ont.)
5. Drinkwater, John, 1882-1937
6. Documentaries and factual works
7. Guthrie Theater
8. Moiseiwitsch, Benno, 1890-1963
9. Costume designers
10. Abbey Theatre
11. Set designers
12. Theater > Canada > Ontario
13. Theater > Ireland
14. Moiseiwitsch, Tanya, 1914-2003 > Friends and associates

Genre/Form

1. Documentaries and factual works.

Call number

1. NCOX 2427

Note

1. Video made in conjunction with the Theatre Development Fund's recognition of Tanya Moiseiwitsch with the Irene Sharaff Award for Lifetime Achievement, given posthumously.

Access (note)

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Performer (note)

1. Narrator: Sue Woodman. Voice of Tanya Moiseiwitsch: Ruth Moore.

Event (note)

1. Documentary created in 2008.

Title

1. Tanya Moiseiwitsch [videorecording] / Theatre Development Fund, the Tobin Theatre Arts Fund, American Express, and United Scenic Artists Local 829 present ; conceived and created by Suzy Benzinger and Drew Scott Harris.

Imprint

1. New York, 2008.

Access

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Cast

1. Narrator: Sue Woodman. Voice of Tanya Moiseiwitsch: Ruth Moore.

Event

1. Documentary created in 2008.

Local note

1. Gift of Suzy Benzinger.

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Theatre Development Fund.
2. Tobin Theatre Arts Fund.
3. American Express Company.
4. United Scenic Artists.
5. Moiseiwitsch, Tanya, 1914-2003.
6. Benzinger, Suzy, director.
7. Harris, Drew Scott, director.
8. Woodman, Sue, narrator.
9. Moore, Ruth, narrator.
10. Benzinger, Suzy, donor.

Research call number

1. NCOX 2427