All About Words

Nov 16, 1975
Field:

Performance

 Location:

Grand Luxe Hall, Western Front

Description:

In All About Words, Nancy Cole performed texts by Gertrude Stein while in character as the author for an audience of children in the Grand Luxe Hall. The hour-long performance unfolded on a set composed of a rug, a chair, and a writing desk arranged to emulate Stein’s Parisian home. To evoke the writer's life and work, Cole led the audience through sing-alongs and linguistic exercises based on Stein’s poems, plays, and songs.

Curated by Mary Beth Knechtel.

Video documentation is available upon request. 

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