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The Art of Resonance.

In September, my new book, The Art of Resonance, will be published by Methuen/Bloomsbury. This past May I spent several days in a recording studio in London speaking the book into audio existence for Digital Theatre Plus (DT+), an online resource for those engaged in theater and arts education. The recording will appear concurrently with the book. I am enthusiastic to share the book as well as the audio version with you.

Where Do I Leave Off and Where Do You Begin?

“When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.“ John Muir The DNA of the theater is human connection.  Both creating and receiving a performance requires cooperation and collaboration, not only between audiences and actors but also with the creative team that puts the production together.… more

The Waltz of Control and Letting Go

As a young director during the 1970’s, I occasionally, surreptitiously followed Robert Wilson on the streets of New York City. I am pretty sure that he did not know that I was following him. To me, he was such an enigmatic and intriguing figure and I wondered how it was possible to create the kind of theater that he did. I was also fascinated by the way that he dressed, how he moved and how he interacted with the world and I was curious to learn about what he paid attention to. Perhaps I simply wanted to imitate him.

Poetry as a Catalyst for Sense and Sensation

I first encountered director Andrei Serban and composer Elizabeth Swados’ interpretation of Euripides’ classic drama The Trojan Women in 1975 and, at the time, the production felt both ancient and fully of its moment.

Construction, Re-Construction and Deconstruction

"We’ve seen a force that would shatter our nation, rather than share it."Amanda Gorman

Blog #121 – February 2021 – Construction, Re-Construction and Deconstruction

"We’ve seen a force that would shatter our nation, rather than share it."Amanda Gorman

Lessons from Site-Specific Theater for a Post-Covid World

I graduated from Bard College in 1974 and moved to New York City which, in those days, was still affordable.  More than anything in the world I wanted to be a theater director. That was my plan, my desire and my passion. For the first few years, I held down a menagerie of jobs, including… more

Blog #120 – January 2021 – Lessons from Site-Specific Theater for a Post-Covid World

I graduated from Bard College in 1974 and moved to New York City which, in those days, was still affordable.  More than anything in the world I wanted to be a theater director. That was my plan, my desire and my passion. For the first few years, I held down a menagerie of jobs, including… more

Art and Politics

Recently during a public Zoom conversation with the choreographer Bill T. Jones, I mentioned that his work has always seemed political to me, rooted in the big social issues of the time, including AIDS, social justice and questions of morality. At first, he countered by suggesting that the black body is inherently political.  Then he… more

Blog #119 – December 2020 – Art and Politics

Recently during a public Zoom conversation with the choreographer Bill T. Jones, I mentioned that his work has always seemed political to me, rooted in the big social issues of the time, including AIDS, social justice and questions of morality. At first, he countered by suggesting that the black body is inherently political.  Then he… more