The Stefan Brecht Papers

Beckett, Samuel Barclay, 1906-1989

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Samuel Barclay Beckett was born on Good Friday, April 13, 1906, in Foxrock, Ireland, near Dublin. He studied modern languages at Trinity College in Dublin and graduated in 1927. The following year, Beckett went to Paris, where he quickly became acquainted with a group of avant-garde artists, including James Joyce. There, Beckett taught English at the École Normale Superieure in Paris for two years before returning to Trinity College to teach French in 1930. He left Trinity College after one year...

Maleczech, Ruth

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Wilson, Ann, 1931-

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Ann Wilson (1931- ) is a painter and printmaker from Valatie, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Ann Wilson, 2009 Apr. 19- 2010 Jul. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 756821131 Painter, printmaker. From the description of Ann Wilson writings, [undated] and 1965. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122455642 ...

Malina, Judith, 1926-....

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Judith Malina, director, producer, poet, and actress, was born in Kiel, Germany and emigrated to New York before the War. In 1948 she was married to the painter Julian Beck, and together they founded The Living Theatre. The Living Theatre had its inaugural season in 1951 at the Cherry Lane Theatre and later moved to a loft on 100th Street. The company, which was dedicated to a non-commercial theater that would be a part of the community and perform the works of contempor...

LeCompte, Elizabeth

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Andringa, Mel

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Chaikin, Joseph, 1935-2003

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Joseph Chaikin, director. From the description of Tourists & refugees no. 2: typescript, 1981. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122608322 Written by director Joseph Chaikin, and others. From the description of Tourists and refugees: a collaborative theater piece: typescript, 1980. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122580878 ...

Akalaitis, JoAnne

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Schechner, Richard, 1934-....

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Rainer, Yvonne, 1934-

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Choreographer, dancer, filmmaker and writer, Yvonne Rainer is celebrated as a pioneer of postmodern dance. Her often experimental and challenging work has been widely influential throughout her long career. From the description of Yvonne Rainer papers, 1933-2006, bulk 1959-2001. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 669289563 Biographical / Historical Note Choreographer, dancer, filmmaker and writer, Yvonne Rain...

Mabou Mines (Theater group)

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Foreman, Richard

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Shepard, Sam, 1943-....

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Sam Shepard, playwright and screenwriter. From the description of Silent tongue: screenplay, 1992 January - February 22. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122608353 Award-winning playwright, screenwriter, and actor Sam Shepard is perhaps best known for his play and film, Paris, Texas, as well as his acting roles in such films as Raggedy Man (1981), Steel Magnolias (1989), All the Pretty Horses (2000), and Black Hawk Down (2001). From the description ...

Sherman, Stuart

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Chong, Ping

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Ping Chong is an interdisciplinary theatre director, choreographer, videographer and installation artist. He studied visual arts, dance, and filmmaking, and originally intended to work in film. His career began in the early 1970s when he joined Meredith Monk's performance company. Monk, a pioneer of experimental and interdisciplinary theater, steered Chong in that direction; his collaborations with Monk included The Travelogue Series and, later, The Games . Since 1972, h...

Gray, Spalding, 1941-2004.

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Beck, Julian, 1925-1985

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Leach, Wilford

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Living Theatre (New York, N.Y.)

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The Living Theatre, founded by Judith Malina and Julian Beck in 1947, produced avant-garde plays performed in New York theaters until 1963, when they were shut down by the IRS for failing to pay taxes. After a worldwide tour, the Living Theatre settled in Berlin in 1965. The company toured the United States in 1968. After touring Brazil and Europe, the Living Theatre came back to New York in May 1989 where it has its present home. From the guide to the Living Theatre designs, 1948-19...

Monk, Meredith

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Meredith Monk (born New York, NY, Nov. 20, 1942) is a composer, singer, director/choreographer and creator of new opera, music theater works, films and installations. She pioneered what is now called "extended vocal technique" and "interdisciplinary performance." During a career that spans more than 40 years she has been acclaimed by audiences and critics as a major creative force in the performing arts. Since graduating from Sarah Lawrence College in 1964, Monk has rece...

Breuer, Lee

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Lee Breuer, adaptor and director. William Shakespeare, playwright. From the description of Mabou mines' Lear: typescript, 1990. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122517948 ...

Merce Cunningham dance company

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Merce Cunningham (1919-2009) was an innovative modern dancer, choreographer, and dance company founder. Following two years of formal training and work with the dance company of Martha Graham, Cunningham started his own company in 1953 to experiment with concepts in modern dance. From the description of Merce Cunningham Dance Company photographs of dancers and performances, 1956-1987 (inclusive), 1968-1987 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 612259309 From the guide to th...

Gregory, Andre

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Zorn, John, 1953-....

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Macintosh, Joan

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