Our heartfelt gratitude to the following museums, organizations and people who were instrumental in the creation of this documentary
Fiscal Sponsor
Reboot Studios
Reboot Studios provides seed investments to develop new inspirational and transformational Jewish content. Driven by the belief that art influences our world, enriches our lives and has the power to educate, inspire, create movements and change the way we think, Reboot Studios tells stories through a Jewish lens about the shared human experience.
Collaborations
The Historic New Orleans Collection
The Historic New Orleans Collection (THNOC) is a museum, research center, and publisher dedicated to the stewardship of the history and culture of New Orleans and the Gulf South.
Louisiana State Museum
The Louisiana State Museum, founded in New Orleans in 1906, is a statewide system of National Historic Landmarks and modern structures across Louisiana, housing thousands of artifacts and works of art reflecting Louisiana's legacy of historic events and cultural diversity.
Support
Newcomb Institute at Tulane University
Newcomb Institute is a place where all students interested in pursuing scholarship and activism for gender equity can flourish. Consistent with Tulane University’s core mission and values, the faculty and staff at the Newcomb Institute are committed to education, equity, collaboration, diversity, creativity, and stewardship.
Southern Jewish Historical Society
The Southern Jewish Historical Society is an organization dedicated to preserving the history of Jews in the American South. It was established in 1976 by Saul Viener. It publishes the journal Southern Jewish History and awards an annual book prize.
Creative County Initiative
The Essex County Community Foundation's (ECCF) Creative County Initiative offers multiple grant programs in support of Essex County artists, cultural organizations, and the creative economy, in order to build a stronger arts and culture ecosystem.
Research
New-York Historical Society
The New-York Historical Society is an American history museum and library in New York City, along Central Park West between 76th and 77th Streets, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The society was founded in 1804 as New York's first museum.
Tenement Museum
Founded in 1988 by historian Ruth Abram and social activist Anita Jacobson, the Lower East Side Tenement Museum explores the uniquely American story of immigration and the rich, diverse landscape it continues to create.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, colloquially "the Met", is the largest art museum in the Americas. In 2022 it welcomed 3,208,832 visitors, ranking it eighth on the list of most-visited art museums in the world, and the second-most visited art museum in the United States.
New England Historic Genealogical Society
The New England Historic Genealogical Society is the oldest and largest genealogical society in the United States, founded in 1845. NEHGS provides family history services through its staff, original scholarship, website, educational opportunities, and research center.
Dita Von Teese
Heather Renée Sweet, known professionally as Dita Von Teese, is an American vedette, burlesque dancer, model, and businesswoman. She is credited with re-popularizing burlesque performance, earning the moniker "Queen of Burlesque".
ArtSpot Productions
Creates original, multidisciplinary performances that illuminate the painful truths and joyful triumphs of the underheard in order to catalyze collective healing and a more just society.
Nita & Zita Production
Written and directed by Lisa D'Amour, Nita & Zita features Katie Pearl as Zita and Kathy Randels as Nita. New Orleans jazz pianist Tom McDermott provides a live score of original songs.
Folk Artisans
Folk Artisans is a mail order and Internet gallery of unique antiques, folk art, and outsider art. Since 1987, we have offered a wide variety of interesting, unusual, and fun stuff. It ranges from funky to formal, with selections for the beginning to advanced collector, and museum quality pieces.
Angeliska Gazette
Austin-born artist, antiques dealer, costumer, tarot-reader, thrower of wild dress-up parties since she was a teenager.
Dr. Daniel Molnar
With a PHD in Theatre History, Daniel is an expert on Vaudeville, operettas, and live performing who has written several books and published essays on performing in Budapest and Berlin.
Dr. Andrew David Field
Professor at Duke Kunshan University and Author of several books including Shanghai’s Dancing World: Cabaret Culture and Urban Politics; Shanghai Nightscapes: A Nocturnal Biography of a Global City
Doris Domoszlai-Lantner
Fashion Historian, Archivist, and Curator, Co-Editor of the first academic book on Digital Fashion (Bloomsbury 2024)
Robert Adrian Cotos
President of Asociata Maramureș Heritage
Lisa Damour
Playwright and Visiting Professor of Graduate Playwriting at Brown University
Katie Pearl
Performing Artist and Assistant Professor of Theatre at Wesleyan University
Kathy Randels
Performing Artist and Artistic Director of ArtSpot Productions
Nina Bozak
Curator of Rare Books at New Orleans Historic Collection
Wayne Phillips
Curator of Carnival Collections & Curator of Costumes and Textiles at Louisiana State Museum
Alan Smason
New Orleans Editor at Deep South Jewish Voice
Cyndi Mcmurray
Artist and Early Collector of Nita Zita Costumes
Dr. Daniel Molnar
Theatre expert with special focus on Hungarian dancers of the 1920’s
Dr. Hasia Diner
American historian; Paul S. and Sylvia Steinberg Professor of American Jewish History; Professor of Hebrew and Judaic Studies, History; Director of the Goldstein-Goren Center for American Jewish History at New York University and Interim Director of Glucksman Ireland House NYU
Trixie Minx
New Orleans Burlesque Star
Audrey Elizabeth
Impresario
Angeliska Polacheck
Artist
Lady Jane
Artist, Burlesque Dancer, Oyster Girl, Textile Designer
Pleasant Gehman
Multi-disciplinary Artist
Colleen Scott
Costume Designer and Author of The Costumes of Burlesque
