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The Performing Arts Data Service is pleased to announce 2 new databases:

Royal Shakespeare Company Archives 'FESTE' Database at the Shakespeare
Birthplace Trust

The 'Carmen' Project Filmography Database

The FESTE Database is a detailed record of all performances of the Royal
Shakespeare company from 1865 to the present, including full cast lists and
bibliographic data relating to contemporary reviews.

The story of 'Carmen' has been filmed no less than 74 times. It is arguably
the most potent modern myth of woman as whore, femme fatale,
self-destructing trap for the weak-willed man. Despite the apparent
endurance of the myth, available details for film versions have often been
rudimentary, particularly for the silent period.

This project has been set up to rationalise existing archive material,
uncover new material, and provide critical analysis of the myth, with an
emphasis on theorising European film. As part of the project, a database has
been created comprising a listing of all film versions of Carmen with
synopses, credits, bibliographies and selections from
reviews and/or critical work.

Susan M Eales
Collections Manager - FE
JISC DNER
Strand Bridge House
138-142 The Strand
LONDON.      WC2R 1HH
Tel: 020 7848 2495
Fax: 020 7848 2939
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