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