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Additional authors

1. Papp, Joseph
2. Akalaitis, JoAnne
3. Cohen, Jason Steven
4. Tichler, Rosemarie, 1939-
5. Smith, Anna Deavere
6. Smith, Anna Deavere
7. Wolfe, George C
8. Barnes, Bill
9. Kotlowitz, Dan
10. Character Generators/Video
11. New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater, producer

Description

1. 1 videocassette (VHS) (85 min.) : sd., col. SP; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. Originally presented as part of a festival of one-person performance pieces entitled Moving beyond the madness: a festival of new voices.

Alternative title

1. Moving beyond the madness: a festival of new voices
2. Fires in the mirror : Crown Heights, Brooklyn, and other identities.

Subject

1. Theatrical productions > New York (State) > New York > 1991-2000
2. Racism > United States > Drama
3. Crown Heights (New York, N.Y.) > History > Drama
4. Race riots > New York (State) > New York > Drama
5. Jews > New York (State) > New York > Drama
6. African Americans > New York (State) > New York > Drama
7. Race relations > Drama
8. Man-woman relationships > Drama
9. Smith, Anna Deavere > Fires in the mirror
10. One-person shows (Performing arts)
11. Theater > New York (State) > New York
12. New York (N.Y.) > Race relations > Drama
13. Violence > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century > Drama
14. Drama
15. African Americans > Relations with Jews > Drama

Genre/Form

1. Drama.

Call number

1. NCOV 1070

Note

1. Portions of this material were revised and presented as part of Anna Deavere Smith's one-person performance piece Fires in the mirror : Crown Heights, Brooklyn, and other identities. A videorecording of that play, taped at the Public Theater on June 27, 1992, is available on NCOV 1136.

Access (note)

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Credits (note)

1. Program curated by George C. Wolfe ; technical coordinator, Bill Barnes ; lighting designer, Dan Kotlowitz.

Performer (note)

1. Performed by Anna Deavere Smith.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped at the Anspacher Theater, New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater, New York, N.Y., Dec. 12, 1991.

Title

1. Identities, mirrors and distortions [videorecording] / The New York Shakespeare Festival, Joseph Papp, founder, JoAnne Akalaitis, artistic director, Jason Steven Cohen, producing director, Rosemarie Tichler, associate artistic director, presents ; conceived, written, directed, and performed by Anna Deavere Smith ; [video prod. company] Character Generators, Inc.

Imprint

1. New York, c1991.

Access

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Credits

1. Program curated by George C. Wolfe ; technical coordinator, Bill Barnes ; lighting designer, Dan Kotlowitz.

Cast

1. Performed by Anna Deavere Smith.

Event

1. Videotaped at the Anspacher Theater, New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater, New York, N.Y., Dec. 12, 1991.

Local note

1. Gift of Anna Deavere Smith.

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Papp, Joseph, producer.
2. Akalaitis, JoAnne, producer.
3. Cohen, Jason Steven, producer.
4. Tichler, Rosemarie, 1939- producer.
5. Smith, Anna Deavere. Identities, mirrors and distortions.
6. Smith, Anna Deavere, conceptor.
7. Smith, Anna Deavere, director.
8. Smith, Anna Deavere, actor.
9. Wolfe, George C, producer.
10. Barnes, Bill, production personnel.
11. Kotlowitz, Dan, lighting designer.
12. Character Generators/Video.
13. New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater, producer.
14. Smith, Anna Deavere, donor.

Research call number

1. NCOV 1070