Brother bread, sister puppet [videorecording] / Cheap Cinematography Productions presents ; a film by Jeff Farber ; written, produced and directed by Jeff Farber ; a Jeff Farber / Cheap Cinematography production.
Format:
[videorecording] /
Publisher:
Distributed by The Cinema GuildInc.,
Copyright Date:
2007
Description:
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Narrator, Grace Paley; interviews with members of the Bread and Puppet Theater, including Peter Schumann, Elke Schumann, Trudy Cohen, John Bell, Amy Trompetter, Paul Zaloom, Ron Kelley, Merideth Holch, Linda Elbow, Peter Hamburger, Michael Romanyshyn. Originally produced in 1993.
Summary:
Documentary on the Bread and Puppet Theater company, highlighting its production of "Our Domestic Resurrection Circus," an annual festival held at its home in northern Vermont. In addition to excerpts from the day's performances, the program includes glimpses behind the scenes: bread-baking; making puppets, flags, and costumes; rehearsals; and other preparations. The documentary also discusses the origins and early years of the company, which was founded by Peter Schumann in New York City in the early 1960s; its growing political activism and community involvement; and its character as a non-traditional theater company offering a blend of entertainment and political commentary.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.