Bluebeards hassle: the writhes of the wives

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Title

Bluebeards hassle: the writhes of the wives

Collection

PS 122 Video Archive

Names

Oleszko, Pat (Creator)
Tyranny, Blue Gene, 1945- (Composer)
North, Alex (Composer)
Stiller, Michael (Lighting designer)
Schwartz, Michael (Videographer)
Sly & the Family Stone (Musical group) (Musician)
Performance Space 122 (Presenter)
Oleszko, Pat (Performer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1990-03-02

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8346

Subjects

Fairy tales
Puppets
Performance art
Puppet works

Genres

Filmed Performances

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: presented by Performance Space 122 ; [created and performed by] Pat Oleszko.
Creation/Production Credits: Music, "Blue" Gene Tyranny, Alex North, and Sly & the Family Stone ; film made with David Robinson ; photography, Neil Selkirk and Paula Gillen ; lighting adaptation, Michael Stiller.
Venue: Videotaped in performance at Performance Space 122, New York, on March 2, 1990, by Character Generators/Video, cameraperson, Michael Schwartz.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette ((U-matic) 56 min.) : ound, color. ; 3/4 in.

Abstract

Mixed-media work combining live performance, film, and inflated puppets to tell fairy tales with a contemporary twist.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY94-F249
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12175626
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f9f23d10-9167-0138-09ca-57373b6fa7fc

Rights

The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Type Of Resource

Moving Image

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MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Bluebeards hassle: the writhes of the wives" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1990. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f9f23d10-9167-0138-09ca-57373b6fa7fc

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1990). Bluebeards hassle: the writhes of the wives Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f9f23d10-9167-0138-09ca-57373b6fa7fc

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Bluebeards hassle: the writhes of the wives" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 6, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f9f23d10-9167-0138-09ca-57373b6fa7fc

Wikipedia citation

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