The Seven Addictions And Five Professions Of Anita Berber
Weimar Berlin's Priestess of Decadence
Author: Mel Gordon
National and local ads will be taken out in tandem with the release of the expanded edition of " Voluptuous Panic." Author Mel Gordon is an excellent, compelling speaker, and is slated to do slide shows at bookstores and nightclubs, as well as radio shows. Documentaries on Weimar Berlin sex culture and Anita Berber have been made with the help of Mel Gordon, and will be premiered in early 2006. Mini-site to be constructed for publicity purposes.
The well-illustrated biography of Weimar Berlin's sordid and influential artist, dancer, playwright and actress.
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- National and local ads will be taken out in tandem with the release of the expanded edition of " Voluptuous Panic." Author Mel Gordon is an excellent, compelling speaker, and is slated to do slide shows at bookstores and nightclubs, as well as radio shows. Documentaries on Weimar Berlin sex culture and Anita Berber have been made with the help of Mel Gordon, and will be premiered in early 2006. * Mini-site to be constructed for publicity purposes.
The well-illustrated biography of Weimar Berlin's sordid and influential artist, dancer, playwright and actress.
Description
The Seven Addictions and Five Professions of Anita Berber is the first contemporary biography of a notorious actor/dancer/poet/playwright who scandalized sex-obsessed Weimar Berlin during the 1920s.
In an era where everything was permitted, Anita Berber's celebrations of "Depravity, Horror and Ecstasy" were condemned and censored. She often haunted Weimar Berlin's hotel lobbies, nightclubs and casinos, radiantly naked except for an elegant sable wrap, a pet monkey hanging from her neck, and a silver brooch packed with cocaine. Multi-talented Anita saw no boundaries between her personal life and her taboo-shattering performances. As such, she was Europe's first postmodern woman.
Among those Anita Berber claimed as members of her vast sexual harem were Marlene Dietrich, Magnus Hirschfeld (the founder of modern sexology and gay liberation), Klaus Mann, Conrad Veidt, Lawrence Durrell, and the King of Yugoslavia. Berber acted in Fritz Lang's Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler and starred in the silent epic, Lucifer. Even Leni Riefenstahl credits Berber for inspiring her controversial career. After sated Berliners finally tired of Anita Berber's libidinous antics, she became a "carrion soul that even the hyenas ignored," dying in 1928 at the age of 29.
The Seven Addictions and Five Professions of Anita Berber chronicles a remarkable career, including over 150 photographs and drawings that recreate Anita's enduring "Repertoire of the Damned."
About the Author
Mel Gordon is Professor of Theater Arts at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of twelve books, including "The Grand Guignol," "Dada Performance," "The Stanislavsky Technique," and the Feral House titles, "Erik Jan Hanussen: Hitler's Jewish Clairvoyant" and "The Seven Addictions and Five Professions of Anita Berber."
"The Seven Addictions and Five Professions of Anita Berber" is the first contemporary biography of a notorious actor/dancer/poet/playwright who scandalized sex-obsessed Weimar Berlin during the 1920s. In an era where everything was permitted, Anita Berber__s celebrations of "Depravity, Horror and Ecstasy" were condemned and censored. She often haunted Weimar Berlin's hotel lobbies, nightclubs and casinos, radiantly naked except for an elegant sable wrap, a pet monkey hanging from her neck, and a silver brooch packed with cocaine. Multi-talented Anita saw no boundaries between her personal life and her taboo-shattering performances. As such, she was Europe's first postmodern woman. Among those Anita Berber claimed as members of her vast sexual harem were Marlene Dietrich, Magnus Hirschfeld (the founder of modern sexology and gay liberation), Klaus Mann, Conrad Veidt, Lawrence Durrell, and the King of Yugoslavia. Berber acted in Fritz Lang's "Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler" and starred in the silent epic, "Lucifer". Even Leni Riefenstahl credits Berber for inspiring her controversial career. After sated Berliners finally tired of Anita Berber's libidinous antics, she became a "carrion soul that even the hyenas ignored," dying in 1928 at the age of 29. "The Seven Addictions and Five Professions of Anita Berber" chronicles a remarkable career, including over 150 photographs and drawings that recreate Anita's enduring "Repertoire of the Damned."
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