Herein, fragments of Contrivances.MELODRAMZTumblr (3.0; @contrivances)http://contrivances.tumblr.com/Performer Regina the Gentlelady reads from “Corinne” at the May...<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/49546020" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><span>Performer <a href="http://lightfires.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Regina the Gentlelady</a> r</span><span>eads from “Corinne” at the May 11, 2012 launch party for the short-story collection </span><a href="http://contrivances.tumblr.com/the-short-fiction-collection" target="_self">Contrivances</a><span> by </span><a href="http://www.davidkbalzer.com/" target="_blank">David Balzer</a><span>. Venue: </span><a href="http://theotherwhitehouse.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">The White House Studio Project</a><span>, Toronto. Video: </span><a href="http://basilalzeri.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Basil AlZeri</a><span>.</span></p>http://contrivances.tumblr.com/post/33500471732http://contrivances.tumblr.com/post/33500471732Sat, 13 Oct 2012 12:06:30 -0400Regina the GentleladyCorinneMELODRAMZ: A Night of Contrivancesbasil alzeriContrivancesPhoto<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbg4zxWT1R1r1ad86o1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbg4zxWT1R1r1ad86o2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbg4zxWT1R1r1ad86o3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbg4zxWT1R1r1ad86o4_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbg4zxWT1R1r1ad86o5_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbg4zxWT1R1r1ad86o6_250.gif"/><br/> <br/>http://contrivances.tumblr.com/post/33499870922http://contrivances.tumblr.com/post/33499870922Sat, 13 Oct 2012 11:56:26 -0400CorinneContrivancesThe InnocentsDeborah KerrThe Turn of the ScrewPhoto<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbu9c9AQD71rtst5mo1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://contrivances.tumblr.com/post/33499538312http://contrivances.tumblr.com/post/33499538312Sat, 13 Oct 2012 11:50:33 -0400CorinneContrivancesVideo<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/V6mt0ChEPLY?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/>http://contrivances.tumblr.com/post/33499476620http://contrivances.tumblr.com/post/33499476620Sat, 13 Oct 2012 11:49:30 -0400RebeccaHitchcockCorinneContrivancesJoan FontaineJudith AndersonMae Murray in Peacock Alley (1922). Courtesy Decaying Hollywood...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mb89kwdY9c1rtst5mo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>Mae Murray in <em>Peacock Alley</em> (1922). Courtesy <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Decaying-Hollywood-Mansions/111378268883521" target="_blank">Decaying Hollywood Mansions</a>.</span></p>http://contrivances.tumblr.com/post/32679111582http://contrivances.tumblr.com/post/32679111582Mon, 01 Oct 2012 14:48:32 -0400CygnusMae MurrayPeacock AlleyPeacockContrivancesChorus girl as The White Peacock in Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic....<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mb0dljxzVv1rtst5mo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>Chorus girl as The White Peacock in <em>Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic</em>. (1919)</span></p>http://contrivances.tumblr.com/post/32391349898http://contrivances.tumblr.com/post/32391349898Thu, 27 Sep 2012 08:54:00 -0400CygnusPerformer Lauren Bride reads from “Cygnus” at the May 11, 2012...<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/49544831" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><span>Performer <a href="https://twitter.com/lauren_bride" target="_blank">Lauren Bride</a> r</span><span>eads from “Cygnus” at the May 11, 2012 launch party for the short-story collection </span><a href="http://contrivances.tumblr.com/the-short-fiction-collection" target="_self">Contrivances</a><span> by </span><a href="http://www.davidkbalzer.com/" target="_blank">David Balzer</a><span>. Venue: </span><a href="http://theotherwhitehouse.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">The White House Studio Project</a><span>, Toronto. Video: </span><a href="http://basilalzeri.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Basil AlZeri</a><span>.</span></p>http://contrivances.tumblr.com/post/32391315878http://contrivances.tumblr.com/post/32391315878Thu, 27 Sep 2012 08:52:43 -0400CygnusLauren BrideContrivancesDavid BalzerThe White House Studio Projectbasil alzerisholem: Lurking 109 - January 27 2011Coloured pencil on paper  <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lfr3baTslQ1qc135qo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://sholem.tumblr.com/post/2980320709">sholem</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Lurking 109 - January 27 2011<br/>Coloured pencil on paper </p> </blockquote>http://contrivances.tumblr.com/post/32391195234http://contrivances.tumblr.com/post/32391195234Thu, 27 Sep 2012 08:47:59 -0400Lauren Bridesholem: Lurking 28 - May 30 2010Watercolour on paper  <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3aia3nHE91qc135qo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://sholem.tumblr.com/post/650183167">sholem</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Lurking 28 - May 30 2010<br/>Watercolour on paper </p> </blockquote>http://contrivances.tumblr.com/post/32391175731http://contrivances.tumblr.com/post/32391175731Thu, 27 Sep 2012 08:47:13 -0400Lauren BrideFrom The Love Letters of Lauren Bride, tickets made and...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mb0dw0Q4yR1rtst5mo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>From <em><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovelettersoflaurenbride/112332175/in/set-72057594081817386/" target="_blank">The Love Letters of Lauren Bride</a></em>, tickets made and distributed for <a href="http://www.trampolinehall.net" target="_blank">Trampoline Hall</a> in Toronto, March 13, 2006. Bride read at the launch party for <em>Contrivances</em>.</p>http://contrivances.tumblr.com/post/32391012031http://contrivances.tumblr.com/post/32391012031Thu, 27 Sep 2012 08:40:48 -0400Lauren BrideCygnusContrivancesTrampoline HallPhoto<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_maszniAcKJ1qc1sduo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://contrivances.tumblr.com/post/32131433442http://contrivances.tumblr.com/post/32131433442Sun, 23 Sep 2012 12:51:15 -0400Photo<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_maruglJ9Uj1rgh28jo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://contrivances.tumblr.com/post/32088743707http://contrivances.tumblr.com/post/32088743707Sat, 22 Sep 2012 21:10:03 -0400yellowplushpapers: Françoise Dorléac in La Peau Douce (1964,...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrpaj2dgB81qak0f7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://yellowplushpapers.tumblr.com/post/31737255822/francoise-dorleac-in-la-peau-douce-1964">yellowplushpapers</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span class="st">Françoise Dorléac in </span><em>La Peau Douce</em> (1964, François Truffaut).</p> </blockquote>http://contrivances.tumblr.com/post/31918745699http://contrivances.tumblr.com/post/31918745699Thu, 20 Sep 2012 08:24:44 -0400Yoshi Sodeoka’s GIF for MELODRAMZ.<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mam4tvWV3a1rtst5mo1_400.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mam4tvWV3a1rtst5mo2_400.gif"/><br/> <br/><p><strong><a href="http://www.sodeoka.com/" target="_blank">Yoshi Sodeoka</a></strong>’s <span>GIF for </span><a href="http://contrivances.tumblr.com/melodramz-a-night-of-contrivances" target="_blank">MELODRAMZ</a><span>.</span></p>http://contrivances.tumblr.com/post/31884831143http://contrivances.tumblr.com/post/31884831143Wed, 19 Sep 2012 18:53:52 -0400MELODRAMZMELODRAMZ: A Night of ContrivancesYoshi SodeokaLana TurnerImitation of LifeDouglas SirkJanet Werner Birchface 2010<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mam3dtqxqE1rtst5mo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Janet Werner <em>Birchface</em> 2010</p>http://contrivances.tumblr.com/post/31872558694http://contrivances.tumblr.com/post/31872558694Wed, 19 Sep 2012 15:27:29 -0400janet wernerbirchfacethe maskPhoto<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1nt0ikYUf1qbeku9o1_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1nt0ikYUf1qbeku9o2_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://contrivances.tumblr.com/post/31855956416http://contrivances.tumblr.com/post/31855956416Wed, 19 Sep 2012 07:49:15 -0400the maskDaria Halprin Dennis Hopper with his wife Daria Halprin and their daughter...<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1gnf3H9d21qbeku9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p>Dennis Hopper with his wife Daria Halprin and their daughter Ruthana.</p> </blockquote>http://contrivances.tumblr.com/post/31855942139http://contrivances.tumblr.com/post/31855942139Wed, 19 Sep 2012 07:48:40 -0400the maskdaria halprindennis hoppercarlosg19362: I’ve been sketching all afternoon and it’s made...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma068uWqfl1rwj5hoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://carlosg19362.tumblr.com/post/31084298642/ive-been-sketching-all-afternoon-and-its-made-me">carlosg19362</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>I’ve been sketching all afternoon and it’s made me feel a lot better.</p> </blockquote>http://contrivances.tumblr.com/post/31855888273http://contrivances.tumblr.com/post/31855888273Wed, 19 Sep 2012 07:46:20 -0400Photo<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_makkamHJlu1r5qu4io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://contrivances.tumblr.com/post/31855750020http://contrivances.tumblr.com/post/31855750020Wed, 19 Sep 2012 07:40:34 -0400the maskPhoto<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6rd51a0YK1qjrlw4o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://contrivances.tumblr.com/post/31855543251http://contrivances.tumblr.com/post/31855543251Wed, 19 Sep 2012 07:31:29 -0400the mask