| "Oh, Those Beautiful Weimar Girls" |
| Written by Jay Catlett | |||
An original play with music and dance about Anita Berbe otherwise know as "Weimar Berlin's Priestess of Depravity."November 19, 2008 - December 21, 2008 New Stage Theatre Company Wednesdays- Saturdays at 8:00 pm,Sundays at 3:00pm (No performances during Thanksgiving Week) Clemente Soto Velez (CSV) 107 Suffolk Street (between Rivington and Delancy), New York, NY, 10002 212-868-4444 http://www.newstagetheatre.org Box Office: http://www.smarttix.com  In the 1920's Anita Berbe was a German dancer, actress, writer, bisexual, alcoholic, drug addict, and prostitute. It was obviously only a matter of time before someone would want to tell here story though dance. The piece is conceived and directed by Ildiko Nemeth and written by Mark Altman. It was inspired by "The Seven Addictions and Five Professions of Anita Berber" by Berber's principal biographer, Mel Gordon. the production will recreate Anita Berber's life in a series of cabaret-styled performances, including much of her "repertoire of the damned." This play occurs 80 years after her tragic passing and aims, according to playwright Mark Altman, to "capture her indomitable spirit and inspire young and old alike to rage against the night."
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