Living Theatre designs

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unitid

{"value"=>"*T-VIM 2011-253", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"22131", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Living Theatre designs"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1948-1967", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1948/1967"}

{"value"=>"undated", "type"=>"inclusive"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"4 boxes (ca. 346 drawings)"}, {"name"=>"physfacet", "value"=>"some col"}, {"name"=>"dimensions", "value"=>"76 x 46 cm. or smaller"}], "supress_display"=>true}

date_inclusive_start

1948

date_inclusive_end

1967

origination

{"value"=>"Living Theatre (New York, N.Y.)", "type"=>"corpname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>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.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>Mostly color and black and white costume designs, set designs and sketches for productions (1948-1967) by the Living Theatre, many by founders Julian Beck and Judith Malina. Also includes hand drawn floor plans, several designs for fliers and posters, and ephemera. There are a few color snapshots for Aria da capo and R.U.R. There are also several sketches by Julian Beck for a dance by James Waring, Dances before the wall, Mar. 1958.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

relatedmaterial

{"value"=>"<p>Related materials may be found in the Living Theatre Records in The Billy Rose Theatre Division (call number *T-Mss 1988-005)</p>"}

keydate

1948

prefercite

{"value"=>"Living Theatre designs, Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library"}

extent_statement

4 boxes (ca. 346 drawings) : some col ; 76 x 46 cm. or smaller

abstract

{"value"=>"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. Mostly color and black and white costume designs, set designs and sketches for productions (1948-1967) by the Living Theatre, many by founders Julian Beck and Judith Malina. Also includes hand drawn floor plans, several designs for fliers and posters, and ephemera. There are a few color snapshots for Aria da capo and R.U.R. There are also several sketches by Julian Beck for a dance by James Waring, Dances before the wall, Mar. 1958.", "generated"=>true}

date_start

1948

date_end

1967

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1. Antigone [20/1]
2. Aria da Capo [3/1]
3. Beyond the Mountains [2/1]
4. The Curious Fern [3/1]
5. Dances Before a Wall (Dance by James Waring)
6. Desire Trapped by the Tail [10/1]
7. Dr. Faustus Lights the Lights [3/1]
8. Dramatic Workshop Fall Term 1951
9. Faustina [3/1]
10. He Who Says Yes and He Who Says No
11. The Heroes [2/1]
12. The Infernal Machine [1/1]
13. The Maids
14. Man and the Masses [3/1]
15. Many Loves [1/1]
16. The Marrying Maiden
17. The Mountain Giants
18. Orpheus [1/1]
19. Phedre [3/1]
20. Philoctetes [2/1]
21. Projects for Theaters [1/1]
22. R.U.R [2/1]
23. The Spook Sonata [ The Ghost Sonata]
24. Studies for Fliers
25. Sweeney Agonistes
26. The Thirteenth God [8/1]
27. Ubu the King [3/1]
28. Voices for a Mirror [1/1]
29. Women of Trachis [and The Marrying Maiden] [2/1]
30. The Young Disciple [1/1]
31. Unidentified Designs and Sketches [2/1]