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Title proper
Kaleidoscope Theatre fonds
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- Multiple media
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Fonds
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Dates of creation area
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1975-1999, 2009-2010 (Creation)
- Creator
- Kaleidoscope Theatre
Physical description area
Physical description
60 cm of textual records, graphic materials, audio-visual materials, computer discs
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Archival description area
Name of creator
Administrative history
The Kaleidoscope Theatre is a Theatre for Young Audiences that was founded in 1973 with a $23,000 federal employment grant. The company’s founding director was Liz Gorrie, who had arrived in Victoria in 1971 with her husband Colin.
For an in-depth history of the company, see Jennifer Wise and Lauren Jerke “Liz Gorrie and the Kaleidoscope Alternative,” Theatre Research in Canada 36.1 (2015).
Custodial history
Scope and content
Fonds consists of materials that document many of the performances given by Kaleidoscope Theatre Productions, as well as the writing and directing activities of Liz Gorrie. Fonds includes both bound and unbound scripts, director’s notes, photocopies of newspaper and magazine articles, music sheets, programs, advertisements, two photographs, VHS tapes, audiocassette tapes, compact disks, one 8mm videotape and one floppy disk.
Notes area
Physical condition
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated to the archives by Colin Gorrie in 2013.
Arrangement
The bound scripts were prepared by Colin Gorrie for their donation to the Archives and were arranged alphabetically. The original physical order of the materials has been retained in the archival arrangement.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
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Finding aids
Finding aid available with folder level control.
Associated materials
Accruals
2014-023
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Name access points
- Gorrie, Liz (Subject)
- Kaleidoscope Theatre (Subject)
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2014-08-13
Language of description
- English
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Digital content metadata
Filename
Kaleidoscope_Theatre_AR500_FIND.pdf
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application/pdf