Dress rehearsal/Karola 2

Dress rehearsal and Karola 2 were shot simultaneously and at the same New York location. The films also go together in that they were both made with Karola Gramann. Her way of dealing with clothes and jewelry, her specific talent of using whatever she wears or touches as a means of self-expression informs the images of both works. Although they were edited out of the same material, even using identical footage, they differ considerably in structure and pace ... Karola's creative narcissism and ironic resourcefulness become to me a metaphor for all kinds of mental and actual activities.--N.B.