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ROBERT WILSON

ROBERT WILSON
ROBERT WILSON
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ROBERT WILSON

Since the late 1960s, Robert Wilson’s productions have decisively shaped the look of theater and opera. Through his signature use of light, his investigations into the structure of a simple movement, and the classical rigor of his scenic and furniture design, Wilson has continuously articulated the force and originality of his vision. Wilson’s close ties and collaborations with leading artists, writers, and musicians continue to fascinate audiences worldwide.

CHRONOLOGY – PERFORMING ARTS

The following list only contains the opening dates and locations of the first opening of each piece. Revivals are not included, except the notable revivals of Einstein on the Beach and of works that changed considerably, e.g. by recasting the lead role (e.g. Orlando) or were revived in other language versions (e.g. The Lady from the Sea). If not noted otherwise, the Direction, Set and Lighting Design are by Robert Wilson.

2019

  • Jungle Book [Das Dschungelbuch] by Robert Wilson and CocoRosie, based on “The Jungle Book” by Rudyard Kipling (1894) [German version]. Jacques Reynaud (Costumes). Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus, Düsseldorf, Germany, October 19, 2019.
  • Mary Said What She Said by Darryl Pinckney. Ludovico Einaudi (Music), Jacques Reynaud (Costumes). Théatre de la Ville (venue: Espace Cardin), Paris, France, May 22, 2019.
  • Jungle Book [Le livre de la jungle] by Robert Wilson and CocoRosie, based on “The Jungle Book” by Rudyard Kipling (1894) [French version]. Jacques Reynaud (Costumes). Grand Théâtre de la Ville, Luxembourg, April 26, 2019.
  • Otello by Giuseppe Verdi. Jacques Reynaud (Costumes). Baden-Baden Festival, Germany, April 13, 2019.
  • The Troubadour [Il trovatore] by Giuseppe Verdi. Julia von Leliwa (Costumes). Teatro Comunale, Bologna, Italy, January 22, 2019.

2018

  • Turandot by Giacomo Puccini. Jacques Reynaud (Costumes). Teatro Real, Madrid, Spain, November 30, 2018.
  • The Troubadour [Le trouvère] by Giuseppe Verdi [French version]. Julia von Leliwa (Costumes). Teatro Farnese (Verdi Festival), Parma, Italy, September 29, 2018.
  • Oedipus by Robert Wilson, based on Sophocles’ tragedy Oedipus Rex [Οἰδίπους Τύραννος]. Kinan Azmeh, Dickie Landry (Music); Carlos Soto (Costumes). Teatro Grande Scavi, Pompeii, Italy, July 5, 2018.

2017

  • LUTHER dancing with the gods by Robert Wilson. Johann Sebastian Bach, Knut Nystedt, Steve Reich (Music); Julia von Leliwa (Costumes); Gijs Leenaars (Musical Direction). Pierre Boulez Saal (Barenboim-Said Akademie), Berlin, Germany, October 6, 2017.
  • Hamletmachine [Hamletmaschine] by Heiner Müller [Italian version]. Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller (Music). Spoleto, Italy, July 7, 2017.
  • The Sandman [Der Sandmann] by Anna Calvi and Robert Wilson, based on the eponymous story by E.T.A. Hoffmann. Anna Calvi (Music); Jacques Reynaud (Costumes). Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghausen, Germany, May 3, 2017.
  • Edda by Jon Fosse, based on Old Norse mythology. CocoRosie (Music); Jacques Reynaud (Costumes). Det Norske Teatret, Oslo, Norway, March 4, 2017.

2016

  • Endgame [Fin de partie] by Samuel Beckett. Jacques Reynaud (Costumes), Hans-Peter Kuhn (Music). Berliner Ensemble, Berlin, Germany, December 3, 2016.
  • Garrincha—a street opera [Garrincha—Uma opera de rua] by Robert Wilson and Darryl Pinckney, based on an idea by Danilo Santos de Miranda. Carlos Soto (Costumes), Hal Willner (Music), Darryl Pinckney (Dramaturgy). Teatro Paulo Autran, São Paulo, Brazil, April 23, 2016.

2015

  • La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi. Yashi (Costumes). Landestheater Linz / Musiktheater am Volksgarten, Linz, Austria, September 19, 2015.
  • Letter to a Man by Christian Dumais-Lvowski, based on the Diaries by Vaslav Nijinsky. Darryl Pinckney (Dramaturgy); Hal Willner (Music); Jacques Reynaud (Costumes). Caio Melisso Theater, Festival dei 2Mondi, Spoleto, Italy, July 8, 2015.
  • Pushkin’s Fairy Tales [Сказки Пушкина]. Based on selected Tales by Aleksandr Pushkin. CocoRosie (Music); Julia von Leliwa (Costumes); Douglas Wieselman (Musical Direction). State Theater of Nations, Moscow, June 16, 2015.
  • Adam’s Passion [Aadama Passioon] by Arvo Pärt and Robert Wilson. Arvo Pärt (Music); Carlos Soto (Costumes); Konrad Kuhn (Dramaturgy); Tonu Kaljuste (Musical Direction). Noblessner Foundry, Tallinn, Estonia, May 12, 2015.
  • Faust Part I and II [Faust. Der Tragödie Erster und Zweiter Teil] by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Herbert Grönemeyer (Music); Jacques Reynaud (Costumes); Jutta Ferbers, Anika Bardos (Dramaturgy). Berliner Ensemble, Berlin, Germany, April 22, 2015.

2014

  • The Blacks [Les Nègres] by Jean Genet. Dickie Landry (Music); Ellen Hammer (Dramaturgy); Moidele Bickel (Costumes). Odéon Théâtre de l’Europe, Paris, France, October 3, 2014.
  • Rhinoceros [Rhinocéros] by Eugéne Ionesco. Adam Lenz (Music); Konrad Kuhn (Dramaturgy); Tomasz Jeziorski (Video); Dan Dragoiescu (Sound Design). Teatrul National Marin Sorescu, Craiova, Romania, July 2, 2014.
  • The Coronation of Poppea [L’incoronazione di Poppea] by Claudio Monteverdi. Jacques Reynaud (Costumes); Rinaldo Alessandrini (Conductor). Paris National Opera, Palais Garnier, Paris, France, June 7, 2014.
  • 1914, based on The Last Days of Mankind by Karl Kraus and The Good Soldier Švejk by Jaroslav Hašek. Aleš Březina, Hanuš Karlach, and Soňa Červená (Adaptation); Aleš Březina (Music); Jacques Reynaud (Costumes); Martin Urban (Dramaturgy). National Theater, Prague, Czech Republic, April 30, 2014.

2013

  • Monsters of Grace II, live radio-play by Robert Wilson. Iris Drögekamp, Peter Liermann (Dramaturgy); Dom Bouffard, Adam Lenz (Music). ARD Hörspieltage Festival at ZKM Center for Arts and Media, Karlsruhe, Germany, November 9, 2013.
  • The Little Match Girl [Das Mädchen mit den Schwefelhölzern] by Helmut Lachenmann. Emilio Pomàrico (Musical Direction); Norbert Ommer (Sound Design); Eva Dessecker (Costumes); Stephan Buchberger (Dramaturgy). Ruhrtriennale Festival at Jahrhunderthalle, Bochum, Germany, September 14, 2013.
  • The Old Woman by Daniil Kharms. Darryl Pinckney (Adaptation), Hal Willner (Music), Jacques Reynaud (Costumes). Performed by Mikhail Baryshnikov and Willem Dafoe. Manchester International Festival, Manchester, UK, July 4, 2013.
  • The Lady from the Sea by Susan Sontag, based on the eponymous play by Henrik Ibsen [Brazilian version]. Giorgio Armani (Costumes); Michael Galasso (Music). SESC Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil, May 15, 2013.
  • Peter Pan by Erich Kästner, based on the novel by James Matthew Barrie. CocoRosie (Music); Jacques Reynaud (Costumes); Jutta Ferbers, Dietmar Böck (Dramaturgy). Berliner Ensemble, Berlin, April 17, 2013.
  • Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi. Jacques Reynaud (Costumes); Konrad Kuhn (Dramaturgy). Teatro Communale, Bologna, Italy, February 5, 2013.
  • Zinnias : The Life of Clementine Hunter by Robert Wilson, Bernice Johnson Reagon and Toshi Reagon (Libretto and Music) and Jacqueline Woodson (Story). Carlos Soto (Costumes). Alexander Kasser Theater at Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, January 26, 2013.

2012

  • Odyssey after Homer. Simon Armitage (Text); Thodoris Ekonomou (Music); Wolfgang Wiens (Dramaturgy); Yashi Tabassomi (Costumes); Hal Willner (Music Supervision). National Theatre of Greece, Athens, Greece, October 25, 2012.
  • Dom Pérignon, staged by Robert Wilson. Alexandre Desplat (Music). Performed by Lang Lang (Piano), Christopher Knowles and Watermill Center residents (Dance). Event commemorating Dom Pérignon champagnes Vintage 2003, Rosé 2000, and Oenotheque 1996 at the Chapelle Royale Versailles, France, September 10, 2012.
  • Via Crucis by Franz Liszt. Festival “pèlerinages” at Viehauktionshalle, Weimar, Germany, September 1, 2012.
  • Lecture on Nothing by John Cage. Arno Kraehahn (Music); Tomasz Jerziorski (Video). Performed by Robert Wilson. Ruhrtriennale Festival at Jahrhunderthalle, Bochum, Germany, August 22, 2012.
  • Einstein on the Beach by Philip Glass and Robert Wilson [revival]. Christopher Knowles, Samuel M. Johnson, Lucinda Childs (Texts); Lucinda Childs (Choreography). Opéra Berlioz – Le Corum, Montpellier, France, March 17, 2012.

2011

  • The Return of Ulisses to his Homeland [Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria] by Claudio Monteverdi. Jacques Reynaud (Costumes); Rinaldo Alessandrini (Conductor). Teatro alla Scalla, Milan, Italy, September 19, 2011.
  • The Life and Death of Marina Abramović by Robert Wilson and Marina Abramović. Antony (Music); William Basinski (Composer and Music Curator); Jacques Reynaud (Costumes); Wolfgang Wiens (Dramaturgy); Nick Sagar (Sound Design). Manchester International Festival, Manchester, UK, July 9, 2011.
  • Lulu by Frank Wedekind. Lou Reed, Hal Willner (Music); Jacques Reynaud (Costumes). Berliner Ensemble, Berlin, Germany, April 12, 2011.
  • Norma by Vincenzo Bellini. Moidele Bickel (Costumes); Paolo Carignani (Conductor). Opernhaus Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland, February 27, 2011.

2010

  • The Makropulos Case [Věc Makropulos] by Karl Čapek. Aleš Březina (Music); Jacques Reynaud (Costumes). Narodni Divadlo, Prague, Czech Republic, November 18, 2010.
  • Katya Kabanova [Káťa Kabanová] by Leoš Janáček. Yashi Tabassomi (Costumes); Tomáš Netopil (Conductor). Narodni Divadlo, Prague, Czech Republic, June 26, 2010.
  • 1433—The Grand Voyage [鄭和1433]. Ruo-Yu Liu (Script); Ornette Coleman, Dickie Landry, Chih-Chun Huang (Music); Tim Yip (Costumes). Chiang Kai-Shek Cultural Center, Taipei, Taiwan, February 20, 2010.

2009

  • Orpheus [L’Orfeo] by Claudio Monteverdi. Jacques Reynaud (Costumes); Rinaldo Alessandrini (Conductor). Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy, September 19, 2009.
  • Krapp’s Last Tape by Samuel Beckett. Yashi Tabassomi (Costumes). Performed by Robert Wilson. Festival of the Two Worlds, Caio Melisso Theater, Spoleto, Italy, June 28, 2009.
  • The Freeshooter [Der Freischütz] by Carl Maria Weber. Viktor & Rolf (Costumes); Thomas Hengelbrock (Conductor). Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, Germany, May 31, 2009.
  • KOOL—Dancing in my mind. A tribute to Suzushi Hanayagi. David Byrne, Johann Sebastian Bach, Ishmael Reed (Music); Suzushi Hanayagi, Carla Blank, Jonah Bokaer, Illenk Gentille (Choreography); Carlos Soto (Costumes); Richard Rutkowski (Video). Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY, April 17, 2009.
  • Shakespeare’s Sonnets [Shakespeares Sonette], a selection of Sonnets by William Shakespeare [German version]. Rufus Wainwright (Music); Jacques Reynaud (Costumes). Berliner Ensemble, Berlin, Germany, April 12, 2009.
  • Orlando. Based on the novel by Virginia Woolf [Chinese version]. Virginia Woolf (Text); Robert Wilson, Darryl Pinckney (Adaptation); Hans Peter Kuhn (Music). Performed by Hai-Ming Wei. National Theater, Taipei, Taiwan, February 21, 2009.

2008

  • Faust by Charles Gounod. Jonah Bokaer (Choreography); Jacques Reynaud (Costumes); Gabriel Chmura (Conductor). Polish National Opera, Teatr Wielki, Warsaw, Poland, October 26, 2008.
  • Happy Days [Oh les beaux jours] by Samuel Beckett. Jacques Reynaud (Costumes). Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg, September 24, 2008.
  • The Lady from the Sea by Susan Sontag, based on the eponymous play by Henrik Ibsen [Spanish version]. Giorgio Armani (Costumes); Michael Galasso (Music). Matadero, Madrid, Spain, March 27, 2008.

2007

  • The Threepenny Opera [Die Dreigroschenoper] by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill. Jacques Reynaud (Costumes); Hans-Jörn Brandenburg, Stefan Rager (Musical Direction). Berliner Ensemble, Berlin, Germany, September 27, 2007.
  • Saint John Passion [Johannespassion] by Johann Sebastian Bach. Lucinda Childs (Choreography of Solo Dances); Frida Parmeggiani (Costumes); Rolf Beck (Conductor). Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris, France, June 14, 2007.
  • RUMI – in the Blink of the Eye by Robert Wilson and Kudsi Erguner, based on a poem by Mewlana Djalal-od-Din-Rumi. Kudsi Erguner (Music); Peter Cerone (Sound Design); Christophe de Menil (Costumes). Attiki Cultural Society’s Spring Theater Festival, Pallas Theater, Athens, Greece, May 28, 2007.

2006

  • Quartet [Quartett] by Heiner Müller [French version]. Based on Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Choderlos de Laclos. Michael Galasso (Music); Frida Parmeggiani (Costumes). Odéon Théâtre de l’Europe, Paris, France, September 28, 2006.
  • Expectation [Erwartung] by Arnold Schoenberg [revival] & ‘Murder Scene’ from Deafman Glance by Robert Wilson. Moidele Bickel (Costumes). Performed by Anja Silja (‘Murder Scene’ by Anja Silja and Robert Wilson). Berlin State Opera, Berlin, Germany, September 2, 2006.
  • The Lady from the Sea by Susan Sontag, based on the eponymous play by Henrik Ibsen [Polish version]. Giorgio Armani (Costumes); Michael Galasso (Music). Dramatic Theater (Teatr Dramatyczny), Warsaw, Poland, May 16, 2006.

2005

  • A Winter’s Tale by William Shakespeare. Jacques Reynaud (Costumes). Berliner Ensemble, Berlin, Germany, September 24, 2005.
  • Peer Gynt by Henrik Ibsen. Michael Galasso (Music); Jaques Reynaud (Costumes). Det Norske Teatret, Oslo, Norway, February 19, 2005.

2004

  • 2Lips and Dancers and Space : A Dance in Four Parts by Robert Wilson. Michael Galasso (Music); Christopher Knowles, Lucrece (Additional Texts); Viktor & Rolf (Costumes). Performed by the Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT) III. Théâtre de la Ville, Luxembourg, November 10 , 2004.
  • The Black Rider : The Casting of the Magic Bulletsby Robert Wilson, Tom Waits and William S. Burroughs. Based on Der Freischütz by August Apel and Friedrich Laun, and on The Fatal Marksman by Thomas de Quincey [English version]. Frida Parmeggiani (Costumes). Barbican Centre, London, UK, May 17, 2004.
  • I La Galigo, inspired by the Bugis epic poem Sureq Galigo. Rahayu Supanggah (Music); Rhoda Grauer (Adaptation); Joachim Herzog (Costumes). Esplanade Theatres on the Bay, Singapore, March 12, 2004.
  • The Fables of La Fontaine [Les Fables de la Fontaine], based on Jean de La Fontaine’s Anthology. Michael Galasso (Music), Moidele Bickel (Costumes). Comédie Française, Paris, France, January 30, 2004.

2003

  • The Woman without a Shadow [Die Frau ohne Schatten] by Richard Strauss. Paris National Opera / Opéra Bastille, Paris, France, December 9, 2003.
  • The Temptation of St. Anthony based on Gustave Flaubert. Bernice Johnson Reagon (Music and Lyrics); Wolfgang Wiens (Adaptation). Ruhrtriennale Festival at Gebläsehalle, Duisburg, Germany, June 20, 2003.
  • Leonce and Lena [Leonce und Lena] by Georg Büchner. Herbert Grönemeyer (Music); Jacques Reynaud (Costumes). Berliner Ensemble, Berlin, Germany, May 1, 2003.

2002

  • White Town, an homage to Arne Jacobsen, commissioned by the Kulturbro Biennial Copenhagen. Bellevue Teatret, Copenhagen, Denmark, October 24, 2002.
  • The Ring of the Nibelung : Twilight of the Gods [Der Ring des Nibelungen : Götterdämmerung] by Richard Wagner. Frida Parmeggiani (Costumes); Franz Welser-Möst (Musical Direction). Opernhaus Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland, May 20, 2002.
  • Destiny [Osud] by Leoš Janáček. Jacques Reynaud (Costumes); Jiří Bělohlávek (Musical Direction). National Theater Prague, Czech Republic, April 19, 2002.
  • Doctor Caligari by Robert Wilson, based on the film Das Kabinett des Dr. Caligari by Carl Mayer, Hans Janowitz and Robert Wiene. Michael Galasso (Music); Jacques Reynaud (Costumes). Deutsches Theater, Berlin, Germany, March 26, 2002.
  • Aida by Giuseppe Verdi. Jacques Reynaud (Costumes); Antonio Pappano (Musical Direction). Royal Theatre of the Mint (Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie / Koninklijke Muntschouwburg), Brussels, Belgium, January 30, 2002.

2001

  • The Ring of the Nibelung : Siegfried [Der Ring des Nibelungen : Siegfried] by Richard Wagner. Frida Parmeggiani (Costumes); Franz Welser-Möst (Musical Direction). Opernhaus Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland, November 18, 2001.
  • Winter Journey [Winterreise] by Franz Schubert. Yves Saint-Laurent (Costumes). Performed by Jessye Norman and Mark Markham. Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris, France, September 24, 2001.
  • Three Sisters [Три сестры] by Anton Chechov. Michael Galasso (Music); Ronald Hallgren (Sound); Jacques Reynaud (Costumes). City Theater (Stadsteatern), Stockholm, Sweden, September 12, 2001.
  • The Ring of the Nibelung : The Valkyrie [Der Ring des Nibelungen : Die Walküre] by Richard Wagner. Frida Parmeggiani (Costumes); Franz Welser-Möst (Musical Direction). Opernhaus Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland, May 27, 2001.
  • Prometheus by Robert Wilson. Iannis Xenakis (Music); Franca Squarciapino (Costumes); Peter Cerone (Video); Alexandros Myrat (Musical Direction). Athens Concert Hall (Cultural Olympics 2001-2004), Athens, Greece, January 27, 2001.

2000

  • Woyzeck by Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan and Robert Wilson, after the eponymous play fragment by Georg Büchner. Wolfgang Wiens, Ann-Christin Rommen (Adaptation); Jacques Reynaud (Costumes). Betty Nansen Theater, Copenhagen, Denmark, November 18, 2000.
  • The Ring of the Nibelung : The Rhine Gold [Der Ring des Nibelungen : Das Rheingold] by Richard Wagner. Frida Parmeggiani (Costumes); Franz Welser-Möst (Musical Direction). Opernhaus Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland, October 8, 2000.
  • Relative Light by Robert Wilson. Johann Sebastian Bach, John Cage (Music); Christophe de Menil (Costumes). Claustro de la Universidad de Valencia (Institut Valencià de la Música), Valencia, Spain, July 11, 2000.
  • Hot Water by Robert Wilson. Susanne Raschig, Dorothée Uhrmacher (Costumes); Chris Kondek (Video); Christophe Martin (Stage Architecture). Performed by BARTO. Singapore Arts Festival, Singapore, June 14, 2000.
  • POEtry by Robert Wilson and Lou Reed, based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe. Jacques Reynaud (Costumes). Thalia Theater, Hamburg, Germany, February 13, 2000.

1999

  • Orpheus and Eurydice [Orphée et Euridice] by Christoph Willibald Gluck. Frida Parmeggiani (Costumes); Sir John Eliot Gardiner (Musical Direction). Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris, France, October 8, 1999.
  • THE DAYS BEFORE : death, destruction and detroit III by Robert Wilson. Umberto Eco, Christopher Knowles (Texts); Ryuichi Sakamoto (Music); Jacques Reynaud (Costumes). Lincoln Center Festival at New York State Theater, New York City, NY, July 7, 1999.
  • Scourge of Hyacinths by Tania León (Music) and Wole Soyinka (Text). Susanne Raschig (Costumes). Salle Théodore Turrettini, Bâtiment des Forces Motrices, Geneva, Switzerland, January 17, 1999.

1998

  • 70 ANGELS ON THE FAÇADE : Domus 1928-1998. Lisa Ponti, Christopher Knowles (Texts); A.J. Weissbard (Lighting); Peter Bottazzi (Sets and Images); Jacques Reynaud (Costumes); Peter Cerone (Sound). Nuovo Piccolo Teatro, Milan, Italy, December 1, 1998.
  • Dream Play [Ett Drömspel] by August Strindberg. Michael Galasso (Music); Jacques Reynaud (Costumes). Stadsteater, Stockholm, Sweden, November 15, 1998.
  • White Raven [O Corvo Branco] by Robert Wilson and Philip Glass. Luísa Costa Gomes (Text); Moidele Bickel (Costumes); Dennis Russell Davies (Musical Direction). Sala Júlio Verne, Teatro Camões (Expo ’98), Lisbon, Portugal, September 26, 1998.
  • Danton’s Death [Dantons Tod] by Georg Büchner [Salzburg version]. Frida Parmeggiani (Costumes); Thierry de Mey (Music). Landestheater (Salzburger Festspiele), Salzburg, Austria, July 25, 1998.
  • Wings on Rock, based on The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Pascal Comelade (Music); Kenzo Takada (Costumes). Performed by François Chat and Marianna Kavallieratos. Théâtre Gérard Philipe / Festival de St. Denis, Paris, France, June 15, 1998.
  • The Lady from the Sea by Susan Sontag, based on the eponymous play by Henrik Ibsen [Italian version]. Giorgio Armani (Costumes); Michael Galasso (Music). Teatro Comunale di Ferrara, Italy, May 5, 1998.
  • Monsters of Grace : A Digital Opera in Three Dimensions by Philip Glass and Robert Wilson. Robert Wilson (Design and Visual Concept); Philip Glass (Music); Rumi (Lyrics); Kurt Munkacsi (Sound Design); Michael Riesman (Musical Direction); Kleiser-Walczak Construction Company (Film and Computer Animation). Royce Hall at UCLA Center for the Performing Arts, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, April 15, 1998.
  • Lohengrin by Richard Wagner [US revival]. Frida Parmeggiani (Costumes); James Levine (Musical Direction). Metropolitan Opera, New York City, NY, March 9, 1998.
  • The Flight across the Ocean [Der Ozeanflug] by Bertolt Brecht. Hans Peter Kuhn (Music); Jacques Reynaud (Costumes). Berliner Ensemble, Berlin, Germany, January 28, 1998.

1997

  • Saints and Singing by Robert Wilson and Hans Peter Kuhn, after Gertrude Stein. Gertrude Stein (Text); Hans Peter Kuhn (Music); Hans Thiemann (Costumes). Hebbel Theater, Berlin, Germany, November 4, 1997.
  • Prometheus : A Tragedy of Listening [Prometeo : Tragedia dell’ascolto] by Luigi Nono (Music) and Massimo Cacciari (Text). André Richard (Sound Environment), Stefan Hageneier (Costumes). Halles de Schaerbeek / Festival Ars Musica, produced by La Monnaie), Brussels, Belgium, March 4, 1997.
  • Pelléas and Mélisande [Pelléas et Mélisande] by Claude Debussy (Music) and Maurice Maeterlinck (Text). Frida Parmeggiani (Costumes). Paris National Opera / Palais Garnier, Paris, France, February 7, 1997.

1996

  • Oedipus Rex by Igor Stravinsky, with a Silent Prologue by Robert Wilson. Igor Stravinsky (Music); Jean Cocteau (Text). Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris, France, November 12, 1996.
  • Orlando. Based on the novel by Virginia Woolf [English version]. Virginia Woolf (Text); Robert Wilson, Darryl Pinckney (Adaptation); Hans Peter Kuhn (Music). Performed by Miranda Richardson. Royal Lyceum Theatre / Edinbugh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, August 13, 1996.
  • G.A. Story : Giorgio Armani: His Story, His Fashion [la sua storia, la sua moda] by Robert Wilson. Stazione Leopolda, Florence, Italy, June 21, 1996.
  • Time Rocker by Robert Wilson, Darryl Pinckney (Text) and Lou Reed (Music and Lyrics). Thalia Theater, Hamburg, Germany, June 12, 1996.
  • The Malady of Death [La Maladie de la mort] by Marguerite Duras. Hans Peter Kuhn (Music); Frida Parmeggiani (Costumes). Performed by Lucinda Childs and Michel Piccoli. Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland, May 7, 1996.
  • Four Saints in Three Acts by Virgil Thomson (Music) and Gertrude Stein (Text). Francesco Clemente (Costumes); Jennifer Tipton (Lighting). Brown Theater / Houston Grand Opera, Houston, TX, January 26, 1996.

1995

  • Snow on the Mesa (dance piece). Paul Schmidt (Text); Donna Karan (Costumes). Performed by the Martha Graham Dance Company. Eisenhower Theater / Kennedy Center, Washington, DC, November 2, 1995.
  • Persephone. Homer, Brad Gooch, Maita di Niscemi (Texts); Gioachino Rossini, Philip Glass (Music); Christophe de Menil (Costumes). Ancient Stadium of Delphi (International Meeting of Ancient Greek Drama, Theatre Olympics), Delphi, Greece, August 27, 1995.
  • Bluebeard’s Castle [A kékszakállú herceg vára] by Bela Bartók & Expectation [Erwartung] by Arnold Schoenberg. Large Festival Hall (Salzburger Festspiele), Salzburg, Austria, August 24, 1995.
  • HAMLET : a monologue, based on the play by William Shakespeare. Robert Wilson, Wolfgang Wiens (Adaptation); Hans Peter Kuhn (Music). Performed by Robert Wilson. Alley Theatre, Houston, TX, May 24, 1995.

1994

  • Skin, Meat, Bone : The Wesleyan Project by Robert Wilson and Alvin Lucier. Theater Center for the Arts, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, November 20, 1994.
  • The Meek Girl, based on the short story “The Meek One” [Кроткая] by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Robert Wilson, Wolfgang Wiens (Adaptation); Stefan Kurt, Gerd Bessler (Music). Performed by Robert Wilson, Charles Chemin, Marianna Kavallieratos and Thomas Lehmann. MC 93 Bobigny (Festival d’Automne), Paris, France, October 11, 1994.
  • T.S.E. : “come in under the shadow of this red rock” by Robert Wilson. T. S. Eliot and others (Texts); Philip Glass (Music). Case di Stefano (Orestiadi di Gibellina), Gibellina, Italy, September 3, 1994.
  • Hanjo / Hagoromo : Japanese Diptych [Dittico Giapponese] by Yukio Mishima (Hanjo) and Zeami (Hagoromo). Marcello Panni (Hanjo Music and Libretto); Jo Kondo (Hagoromo Music and Libretto). Teatro della Pergola (Teatro Comunale di Firenze, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino), Florence, Italy, June 13, 1994.
  • The Moon in the Grass : once never forever [Der Mond im Gras : einmal keinmal immer] by Robert Wilson. Based on stories by the Brothers Grimm and Georg Büchner. Robyn Schulkowsky (Music). Münchner Kammerspiele, Munich, Germany, April 10, 1994.

1993

  • Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini. Frida Parmeggiani (Costumes); Suzushi Hanayagi (Choreography). Paris National Opera / Opéra Bastille, Paris, France, November 19, 1993.
  • Alice in Bed by Susan Sontag. Hans Peter Kuhn (Music). Hebbel Theater, Berlin, Germany, September 15, 1993.
  • Orlando. Based on the novel by Virginia Woolf [French version]. Virginia Woolf (Text); Robert Wilson, Darryl Pinckney (Adaptation); Hans Peter Kuhn (Music). Performed by Isabelle Huppert. Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland, May 9, 1993.

1992

  • Alice by Robert Wilson, Paul Schmidt (Text), Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan (Music and Lyrics). Based on Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. Thalia Theater, Hamburg, Germany, December 19, 1992.
  • Danton’s Death [Dantons Tod] by Georg Büchner [English version]. Robert Auletta (Translation); Frida Parmeggiani (Costumes). Alley Theatre, Houston, TX, October 27, 1992.
  • Don Juan Último by Vicente Molina Foix. Mariano Díaz (Music); Frida Parmeggiani (Costumes). Teatro María Guerrero (Festival de Otoño), Madrid, Spain, September 26, 1992.
  • Einstein on the Beach by Philip Glass and Robert Wilson [revival]. Christopher Knowles, Samuel M. Johnson, Lucinda Childs (Texts); Lucinda Childs (Choreography). McCarter Theater, Princeton, NJ, July 24, 1992.
  • Doctor Faustus Lights the Lights by Gertrude Stein. Hans-Peter Kuhn (Music). Hebbel Theater, Berlin, Germany, April 15, 1992.

1991

  • The Malady of Death [La Maladie de la mort] by Marguerite Duras [German version]. Peter Handke (German Translation); Hans Peter Kuhn (Music); Frida Parmeggiani (Costumes). Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz, Berlin, Germany, December 21, 1991.
  • Lohengrin by Richard Wagner. Frida Parmeggiani (Costumes). Opernhaus Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland, September 21, 1991.
  • The Magic Flute [Die Zauberflöte] by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Kenzo Takada (Costumes), Andrew de Groat (Choreography). Paris National Opera / Opéra Bastille, Paris, France, June 26, 1991.
  • Parsifal by Richard Wagner. Frida Parmeggiani (Costumes). Hamburgische Staatsoper, Hamburg, Germany, March 21, 1991.
  • When We Dead Awaken [Når vi døde vågner] by Henrik Ibsen. Robert Brustein (English Translation); Robert Wilson (Adaptation); Charles “Honi” Coles (Music). Loeb Drama Center (American Repertory Theatre), Cambridge, MA, February 14, 1991.

1990

  • What Room : A Play for 3 Minutes by Robert Wilson. Loeb Drama Center (American Repertory Theatre), Cambridge, MA, May 1990.
  • King Lear by William Shakespeare. Bockenheimer Depot (Schauspielhaus Frankfurt), Frankfurt, Germany, May 26, 1990.
  • The Black Rider : The Casting of the Magic Bulletsby Robert Wilson, Tom Waits and William S. Burroughs. Based on Der Freischütz by August Apel and Friedrich Laun, and on The Fatal Marksman by Thomas de Quincey. Frida Parmeggiani (Costumes). Thalia Theater, Hamburg, Germany, March 31, 1990.

1989

  • Swan Song [Лебединая песнь] by Anton Chekhov. Münchner Kammerspiele, Munich, Germany, December 20, 1989.
  • Orlando. Based on the novel by Virginia Woolf [German version]. Virginia Woolf (Text); Robert Wilson, Darryl Pinckney (Adaptation); Hans Peter Kuhn (Music). Performed by Jutta Lampe. Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz, Berlin, Germany, November 21, 1989.
  • The Night before the Day [La Nuit d’Avant le Jour]. (Inauguration of the Opéra Bastille, in commemoration of the French bicentennial). Musical selections by Gounod, Meyerbeer, Massenet, Gluck, Saint-Saens, Bizet, and Berlioz. Paris National Opera, Paris, France, July 13, 1989.
  • Matter [De Materie] by Louis Andriessen [World Premiere]. Het Muziektheater (Netherlands Opera), Amsterdam, Netherlands, June 1, 1989.
  • Doctor Faustus by Giacomo Manzoni. Based on the novel by Thomas Mann. Gianni Versace (Costumes). Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy, May 16, 1989.

1988

  • Quartet [Quartett] by Heiner Müller [US version]. Based on Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Choderlos de Laclos. Martin Pearlman (Music). Loeb Drama Center (American Repertory Theater), Cambridge, MA, February 10, 1988.
  • The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian [Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien] by Gabriele d’Annunzio (Text) and Claude Debussy (Incidental Music). Robert Wilson, Suzushi Hanayagi (Choreography). MC 93 Bobigny (Théâtre National, Opéra de Paris), Paris, France, March 28, 1988.
  • Cosmopolitan Greetings. Allen Ginsberg (Text); Rolf Liebermann, George Gruntz (Music). Kampnagelfabrik (Hamburg State Opera), Hamburg, Germany, June 11, 1988.
  • The Forest. Heiner Müller, Darryl Pinckney (Text), David Byrne (Music). Theater der Freien Volksbühne, Berlin, Germany, October 18, 1988.

1987

  • Salome by Richard Strauss. Gianni Versace (Costumes). Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy, January 11, 1987.
  • Death, Destruction, and Detroit II by Robert Wilson. Franz Kafka, Heiner Müller, Robert Wilson, Maita di Niscemi, Cynthia Lubar (Texts); Suzushi Hanayagi (Choreography); Hans Peter Kuhn (Music/Sound). Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz, Berlin, Germany, February 27, 1987.
  • Alcestis by Euripides [German version]. Friederieke Roth, Ann-Christin Rommen (Translation); Suzushi Hanayagi (Choreography). Theater der Welt Festival, Staatstheater Stuttgart, Germany, April 16, 1987.
  • Quartet [Quartett] by Heiner Müller. Based on Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Choderlos de Laclos. Christoph Eschenbach (Music). Schlosstheater Ludwigsburg (Theater der Welt Festival Stuttgart), Ludwigsburg, Germany, June 18, 1987.
  • Parzival : On the Other Side of the Lake [Parzival : Auf der anderen Seite des Sees] by Robert Wilson and Tankred Dorst. Tankred Dorst, Christopher Knowles (Texts); Tassilo Jelde (Music). Thalia Theater, Hamburg, Germany, September 11, 1987.

1986

  • Alceste by Christoph Willibald Gluck. Suzushi Hanayagi (Choreography). Württembergisches Staatstheater, Stuttgart, Germany, December 5, 1986.
  • Hamletmachine [Hamletmaschine] by Heiner Müller [Hamburg version]. Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller (Music). Theater in der Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany, October 4, 1986.
  • Hamletmachine [Hamletmaschine] by Heiner Müller [New York version]. Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller (Music). Mainstage Two (New York University, Tisch Scool of the Arts), New York City, NY, May 7, 1986.
  • Alcestis by Euripides. Robert Wilson (Adaptation); Dudley Fitts, Robert Fitzgerald (Translation); Heiner Müller (Add’l. Texts); Hans Peter Kuhn, Laurie Anderson (Music); Suzushi Hanayagi (Choreography). Loeb Drama Center (American Repertory Theater), Cambridge, MA, March 12, 1986.

1985

  • The Knee Plays [from the CIVIL warS] by Robert Wilson and David Byrne. David Byrne (Music, Texts); Suzushi Hanayagi (Choreography). Schauspielhaus (Theater der Welt Festival), Frankfurt, Germany, September 20, 1985.
  • The Golden Windows by Robert Wilson [US revival]. Tania León, Gavin Bryars, Hans Peter Kuhn (Music); Christophe de Menil (Costumes). Carey Playhouse, Brooklyn Academy of Music (Next Wave Festival), New York City, NY, October 22, 1985.

1984

  • Einstein on the Beach by Philip Glass and Robert Wilson [revival]. Christopher Knowles, Samuel M. Johnson, Lucinda Childs (Texts); Lucinda Childs (Choreography). Brooklyn Academy of Music, Opera House (Next Wave Festival), New York City, NY, December 11, 1984.
  • Medea by Robert Wilson and Gavin Bryars. Based on the play by Euripides. Gavin Bryars (Music); Heiner Müller, Vladimir Mayakovsky (Add’l. Texts). Opéra de Lyon, France, October 23, 1984.
  • Medea [Médée] by Marc-Antoine Charpentier. Opéra de Lyon, France, October 22, 1984.
  • the CIVIL warS : a tree is best measured when it is down [Marseille Workshop (Act II, Scenes A & B; Act III, Scenes A & B)]. Etel Adnan (Text); music by Gavin Bryars. La Sainte Baume, Marseille, France, February 13, 1984.
  • the CIVIL warS : a tree is best measured when it is down [Tokyo Workshop (Act I, Scene C; Act II, Scene C; Act III, Scenes C & D)]. Tokyo, Japan, February 10, 1984.
  • the CIVIL warS : a tree is best measured when it is down [Rome Section (Prologue and Act V)] by Robert Wilson and Philip Glass. Philip Glass (Music); Maita di Niscemi (Text); Jim Self (Choreography); Christophe de Menil (Costumes). Teatro dell’ Opera, Rome, Italy, March 25, 1984.
  • the CIVIL warS : a tree is best measured when it is down [Cologne Section (Act I, Scene A; Act III, Scene E; Act IV, Scene A and Epilogue)] by Robert Wilson and Heiner Müller. Philip Glass, David Byrne, Hans Peter Kuhn, Frederick the Great, Thomas Tallis, Franz Schubert (Music). Schauspielhaus, Cologne, Germany, January 19, 1984.

1983

  • the CIVIL warS : a tree is best measured when it is down [Rotterdam Section (Act I, Scene B)] by Robert Wilson. Nicolas Economou (Music); Jim Self (Choreography); Christophe de Menil (Costumes); Maita di Niscemi (Add’l. Texts). Schouwburg Theater, Rotterdam, Netherlands, September 6, 1983.

1982

  • Great Day in the Morning by Robert Wilson and Jessye Norman. Jessye Norman and Charles Lloyd, Jr. (Music arr.). Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris, France, October 12, 1982.
  • the CIVIL warS : a tree is best measured when it is down [second workshop “final review”]. Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, June 26, 1982.
  • The Golden Windows [Die Goldenen Fenster] by Robert Wilson. Tania Léon, Gavin Bryars, Johann Pepusch (Music). Münchner Kammerspiele, Munich, Germany, May 29, 1982.

1981

  • Relative Calm by Lucinda Childs. Lucinda Childs (Dir.); Robert Wilson (Light, Set); Jon Gibson (Music). Théâtre National de Strasbourg, France, November 16, 1981.
  • The Man in the Raincoat by Robert Wilson. Hans Peter Kuhn (Music). Performed by Robert Wilson. Schauspielhaus Köln (Theater der Welt Festival), Cologne, Germany, June 27, 1981.

1980

  • DiaLog/Curious George by Robert Wilson and Christopher Knowles. Christopher Knowles (Text). Teatro Nuovo (Cabaret Voltaire, Rassegna Internazionale del Teatro d’Avanguardia), Turin, Italy, March 10, 1980.
  • Overture to the Fourth Act of Deafman Glance by Robert Wilson. Performed by Robert Wilson. Raffinerie Plan K, Brussels, Belgium, February 25, 1980.

1979

  • Edison by Robert Wilson. Maita de Niscemi (Add’l. Text); Michael Riesman and others (Music). Lion Theater, New York City, June 19-24 (preview). Théâtre National Populaire, Villeurbanne, France, October 9, 1979.
  • Death, Destruction, and Detroit : a play with music in 2 acts – a love story in 16 scenes by Robert Wilson. Alan Lloyd, Keith Jarrett, Randy Newman (Music); Maita de Niscemi (Add’l. Texts). Schaubühne am Halleschen Ufer, Berlin, Germany, February 12, 1979.

1978

  • Prologue to Deafman Glance by Robert Wilson. Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY, July 12, 1978.

1977

  • DiaLog/Network by Christopher Knowles and Robert Wilson. Christopher Knowles (Text). Spazio Teatro Sperimentale, Florence, Italy, October 15, 1977.
  • I was sitting on my patio this guy appeared I thought I was hallucinating by Robert Wilson. Lucinda Childs (Co-Dir.); Alan Lloyd (Music). Performed by Robert Wilson and Lucinda Childs. Quirk Auditorium (Eastern Michigan University), Ypsilanti, MI, April 2, 1977.

1976

  • reconfirmation of reservations [Robert Wilson solo]. Salone Pier Lombardo, Milan, June 7-10. Teatro Comunale, Brescia, Italy, June 25, 1976.
  • Bob Wilson Solo [including excerpts from Deafman Glance, A Letter for Queen Victoria, and The King of Spain]. Salle Vilar, Maison de la Culture de Rennes, France, October 28.
  • Einstein on the Beach by Robert Wilson and Philip Glass. Philip Glass (Music); Christopher Knowles, Samuel M. Johnson, Lucinda Childs (Texts); Andrew de Groat (Choreography). Théâtre Municipal (Festival d’Avignon), Avignon, France, July 25, 1976.
  • DiaLog [3] by Robert Wilson and Christopher Knowles. Performed by Robert Wilson, Christopher Knowles, and Lucinda Childs. Whitney Museum, New York City, NY, February 19, 1976.

1975

  • To Street : One Man Show. Performed by Robert Wilson. Kultur Forum, Bonn Center, Germany, September 20, 1975.
  • DiaLog [2] by Robert Wilson and Christopher Knowles. Performed by Robert Wilson and Christopher Knowles. Connecticut College (American Dance Festival), New London, Conn., July 29. The Public Theater/Anspacher, New York City, NY, August 7, 1975.
  • The $ Value of Man by Robert Wilson and Christopher Knowles. Robert Wilson and Christopher Knowles (Texts); Michael Galasso (Music); Andrew de Groat (Chor.). Lepercq Space, Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York City, NY, May 8, 1975.
  • A Solo Reading. Robert Wilson (Voice and drawings); Alan Lloyd (Music). 147 Spring Street (Byrd Hoffman Foundation), New York City, NY, February 2, 1975.
  • Dialog of the Sundance Kid [reading] by Christopher Knowles and Robert Wilson. Performed by Christopher Knowles and Robert Wilson. St. Marks Church (St. Marks Poetry Project), New York City, NY, January 1, 1975.

1974

  • A Letter for Queen Victoria by Robert Wilson. Christopher Knowles, Cynthia Lubar, Stefan Brecht, James Neu (Add’l. Texts); Alan Lloyd, Michael Galasso (Music); Andrew de Groat (Chor.). Performed by Robert Wilson and members of the Byrd Hoffman School of Byrds. Teatro Caio Melisso (Festival dei Due Mondi Spoleto), Spoleto, Italy, June 15, 1974.
  • DiaLog/A Mad Man A Mad Giant A Mad Dog A Mad Urge A Mad Face by Robert Wilson and Christopher Knowles. Performed by Robert Wilson, Christopher Knowles, and others. Villa Borghese (Contemporanea festival), Rome, Italy, March 3, 1974.

1973

  • The Life and Times of Joseph Stalin by Robert Wilson. Alan Lloyd, Igor Demjen, Julie Weber, Michael Galasso (Music); Robert Wilson, Cynthia Lubar, Christopher Knowles, Ann Wilson (Texts); Andrew de Groat (Chor.). Performed by Robert Wilson and the Byrd Hoffman School of Byrds. Det Ny Teater, Copenhagen, September 7-14 (previews). Brooklyn Academy of Music, Opera House, New York City, NY, December 14, 1973.
  • King Lyre and Lady in the Wasteland. Performed by Robert Wilson and Elaine Luthy. 147 Spring Street (Byrd Hoffman Foundation), New York City, NY, May 12, 1973.
  • The Byrd Hoffman School of Byrds Spring Student Concerts. Included: Solos; Macrame Trio; Ramona’s Engagemet [sic] Ring, by Jessie Dunn Gilbert; Lullabye, by Minda Novek; The Cradle Song, by Hope Kondrat; Orange Airplane, by Alan Lloyd; Memories, by Sue Sheehy; Reading, by Pontease Tyak; Solo Pablo Rimbaud; and Reception Play. Unknown location [probably 147 Spring St., New York City, NY], May 7, 1973.
  • Workshop/Performance. Performed by Robert Wilson and Byrd Hoffman School of Byrds. Naropa Institute, Boulder, CO, 1973.

1972

  • Overture [Paris (Overture for KA MOUNTAIN AND GUARDenia TERRACE)]. Robert Wilson, Melvin Andringa, Kathryn Kean, Kikuo Saito, Ann Wilson and others (Design); Igor Demjen (Music/Sound). Performed by Robert Wilson and the Byrd Hoffman School of Byrds. Musée Galliéra (Festival d’Automne and Théâtre des Nations), Paris, France, November 6-11, 1972 (six-day exhibit with occasional performances). – Opéra Comique (Festival d’Automne and Théâtre des Nations), Paris, France, November 12, 1972 [entitled CYNDI. Robert Wilson (Dir.); Robert Wilson, Cynthia Lubar and Ann Wilson (Texts); Igor Demjen (Music/Sound); Andrew de Groat (Chor.); Robert Wilson, Paul Thek (Set). Continuous 24-hour performance].
  • KA MOUNTAIN AND GUARDenia TERRACE: a story about a family and some people changing. Robert Wilson, Andrew de Groat, Cynthia Lubar, James Neu, Ann Wilson, Mel Andringa, S.K. Dunn and others (Dir.); Robert Wilson, Andrew de Groat, Jessie Dunn Gilbert, Kikuo Saito, Cynthia Lubar, Susan Sheehy and Ann Wilson (Texts); Igor Demjen (Music/Sound). Performed by Robert Wilson and the Byrd Hoffman School of Byrds. Haft Tan Mountain (Shiraz-Persepolis Festival of the Arts), Shiraz, Iran, September 2-9, 1972 [one continuous performance].

1971

  • [Demonstration/Lecture/Press Conference]. Performed by Robert Wilson. Atelje 212 (BITEF Festival), Belgrade, Yugoslavia, September 14, 1971.
  • Program Prologue Now: Overture for a Deafman by Robert Wilson. Espace Pierre Cardin, Théâtre des Ambassadeurs, Paris, France, June 8, 1971.
  • Watermill [performance/demonstration]. Melvin Andringa, Igor Demjen, Alan Lloyd, and Pierre Ruiz (Music/Sound). Performed by Robert Wilson, Andrew de Groat, Cynthia Lubar, and others. Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, NJ, March 16, 1971.

1970

  • Deafman Glance by Robert Wilson. Alan Lloyd, Igor Demjen et.al. (Music). Performed by Robert Wilson, Raymond Andrews, Sheryl Sutton, and the Byrd Hoffman School of Byrds. University Theater (Center for New Performing Arts), Iowa City, IA, December 15, 1970.
  • Handbill by Robert Wilson. Kenneth King (Text); Alan Lloyd and Julie Weber (Music). Performed by Robert Wilson and others. New Museum (University Center for New Performing Arts), Iowa City, IA, November 13, 1970.
  • George School Activity [lecture/demonstration]. Conducted/performed by Robert Wilson. George School, New Hope, PA, Spring 1970.

1969

  • The Life and Times of Sigmund Freud by Robert Wilson. Fred Kolouch (Set). Performed by Robert Wilson and the Byrd Hoffman School of Byrds. Brooklyn Academy of Music, Opera House, New York City, NY, December 18, 1969.
  • Hauco – 1941 [performance/lecture/demonstration]. Performed by Robert Wilson and the Byrd Hoffman School of Byrds. New Providence High School, NJ, March 29, 1969.
  • The King of Spain by Byrd Hoffman [i.e. Robert Wilson]. Performed by Robert Wilson and the Byrd Hoffman School of Byrds. Anderson Theatre, New York City, NY, January 30, 1969.

1968

  • Alley Cats [duet performed in Meredith Monk’s Co-op]. Performed by Robert Wilson and Meredith Monk. Loeb Student Center, New York University, New York City, NY, November 3, 1968.
  • ByrdwoMAN. Performed by Robert Wilson, S.K. Dunn, Kikuo Saito, Raymond Andrews, Hope Kondrat, Robyn Brentano, Meredith Monk, and others. 147 Spring Street (Wilson’s loft), and Jones Alley, New York City, NY, October 26, 1968.
  • Theatre Activity [1]. Performed by Robert Wilson, Andrew de Groat, Kenneth King, and others. Bleecker Street Cinema, New York City, NY, March 7, 1968.
  • Theater Activity [2]. Including texts written and recorded by Buckminster Fuller. Performed by Robert Wilson, Devora Bornir, Kenneth King, and Hope Kondrat. American Theatre Laboratory, New York City, NY, April 19, 1968.
  • Poles [outdoor sculpture, in conjunction with performances by Robert Wilson and others]. Grail Retreat, Loveland, Ohio, 1968.

1967

  • Baby Blood [An Evening with Baby Byrd Johnson and Baby Blood]. Performed by Robert Wilson. 147 Spring Street (Wilson’s loft), New York City, NY, November 1967.

1966

  • Clorox and Opus 2 [dances]. Pratt Institute (Spring Recital of Dance Workshop), New York City, NY, April 29, 1966.

1965

  • [Silent Play]. Performed by Robert Wilson and others. San Antonio, Texas, Summer 1965.
  • Modern Dance (four dances) by Robert Wilson. Performed by the “Ideas in Motion” youth theater program. Waco Civic Auditorium, Waco, Texas, July 29, 1965.
  • America Hurrah by Jean-Claude van Itallie. Michael Kahn (Dir.); Robert Wilson (Set). Cafe La Mama E.T.C., New York City, NY, April 28, 1965.
  • Duricglte & Tomorrow by Robert Wilson. Praetorius (Music). Memorial Hall, Pratt Institute (Spring Dance Recital), New York City, NY, April 9, 1965.

1964

  • Landscapes by Murray Louis. Decor by Robert Wilson. Henry Street Settlement House (Murray Louis and Co.), New York City, NY, November 20, 1964.
  • Junk Dances by Murray Louis. Decor by Robert Wilson. Henry Street Settlement House (Murray Louis and Co.), New York City, NY, November 27, 1964.
  • [Dance Event at New York World’s Fair]. New York State Pavillion, New York City, NY, ca. September 1964-June 1965.
  • [Dance Pieces at Peerless Movie House]. New York City, NY, ca. 1964 (dates unknown).

Miami Curator Kimberly Drew

Miami Curator Kimberly Drew

Kimberly Drew (a.k.a. @museummammy) is a writer, curator, and activist with a passion for innovation in art, fashion, and cultural studies. Drew received her B.A. from Smith College in Art History and African-American Studies, with a concentration in Museum Studies. An avid proponent of black spaces, Drew first experienced the art world as an intern in the Director’s Office of The Studio Museum in Harlem. Her time at the Studio Museum inspired her to start the Tumblr blog Black Contemporary Art, sparking her interest in social media.

Since starting her blog, Drew has worked for Hyperallergic, The Studio Museum in Harlem, and Lehmann Maupin. She has delivered lectures and participated in panel discussions at the New Museum, Art Basel, Moogfest, The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, and the Brooklyn Museum. Her writing has appeared in GlamourWTeen Vogue, and Lenny Letter. She also serves as a board member for Recess Activities, Inc.

Drew is currently the Social Media Manager at The Met, was honored by AIR Gallery as the recipient of their inaugural Feminist Curator Award, was selected as one of the YBCA100 by the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, and selected as one of Brooklyn Magazine’s Brooklyn 100. You can follow her at @museummammy on Instagram and Twitter.

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Kimberly Drew is an American art curator and writer. She is best known as the former social media manager for the Metropolitan Museum of Art and her use of the social media handle MuseumMammy. Drew released her first book, This Is What I Know About Art in June 2020. Wikipedia

Neo-Domesticity Performance Art Festival

Neo-Domesticity Performance Art Festival
Neo-Domesticity Performance Art Festival

Neo-Domesticity Performance Art Festival

The Festival

The Neo-Domesticity Performance Art Festival is a 100 hour happening showcasing 35 immersive performances at the hybrid-domestic sphere of Glasshouse in Brooklyn. The festival features original works by mid-career and emerging performance artists across disciplines, including theater, dance, literature, and visual art, spread throughout the gallery space of Glasshouse in Brooklyn, which celebrates in 2017 its 10th season.

Taking place in a domestic environment, the festival aims at the intimate/intimidating experience of home. Works take varied time/space forms: some performances are durational and stretch in time and space or share a room with other performances; others are limited in time or confined to a small cell; while others are allowed to wander around the house, or create micro-environments of their own (by curating their own performance works). The program strives to create a dynamic landscape that fulfills contradicting features of the domestic sphere: nomadic and static, exhibitionist and intimate, public and private, host and guest, etc.

The term NEO DOMESTICITY was coined by artist Lital Dotan in 2013 alongside a manifesto that described Glasshouse and several other art spaces in Brooklyn. It refers to a form of performance that is rooted in the daily life of the artist and becomes a hub for the performance community, bypassing the mediation of established art institutions. NEO DOMESTICITY art centers re-define the domestic settings and allow the artists to engage directly with their audiences and explore mechanisms of sustainable practices – rather than “out of the ordinary” singular acts. These performance acts undermine the private/public dichotomy and question gendered artistic hierarchies as well as economic and political interests that keep performance works away from museums and galleries.

Dotan’s survey ‘A Performance Ecology In NY’ was published by TAR Magazine in 2015.

Glasshouse is the art-life-lab of artist Lital Dotan & photographer Eyal Perry, hosting artistic practices that are based on immersive performance & participatory art in the domestic sphere. Founded in 2007 and operating in Brooklyn since 2012 Glasshouse hosts performances, exhibitions, residency program and festivals, all dedicated to promote deeper understanding of performative practices and discourse.

Performance Schedule

Wednesday, June 21

Beginning 6pm–‘Unsee’ by H.A.M + Ntilit
(3h) | ‘Ulysses’ by Simla Civelek (15h+)| ‘Cake Table’ by Miguel Olivares (edible installation) 

Beginning 9pm– Chasm‘ by Rebecca Patek (9h) | ‘OLVIDO: of things past and the future present’ by Hector Canonge (3h) | ‘UNTITLED (the purification bath)’ by Michael Freeman (3h)

Thursday, June 22

Beginning 9am– ‘Hangers 101’ by Marie Christine Katz (12h)

Beginning 12pm– ‘At Her Feet’ by Rae Goodwin (6h) | ‘Dr. Mira’ by Mira Treatman (3h)

Beginning 6pm– ‘The Linden Cycle’ by Ethan Primason, Roxy Gordon, Nick Nazmi & Dexter Dine (3h) | ‘Black+Decker’ by Leah Aron (6h) |  ‘Comfort Able’ by Barbara Ann Michaels  (3h)

Beginning 9pm– ‘725’ by Miao Jiaxin (3h) | ‘Cavern’ by Camila Caneque (3h) | ‘Tyranny’ by Jill McDermid (3h)

Friday, June 23, 2017

Beginning 12am– ‘Constant Vigilance/Our Social Eye(s)’ by Panoply Performance Laboratory- Kaia Gilje, Anaïs Maviel, Lorene Bouboushian, Brian McCorkle, and Esther Neff (12h)

Beginning 12pm– ‘Hot Consumer Trash’ by Andrew Braddock, Alex Chellet, Raquel Mavecq, Antonio Ramos, Isa Frost and Alex Romania (3h)

Beginning 3pm– Experimental music show organized by Lathan Hardy (3h) | ‘The Push and Pull of Proximity’ by Django Voris (3h)

Beginning 6pm– ‘The Substance of Heaven’ by Veronica Pena (6h) |‘Self, Exhibition’ by Scears Lee (24h) 

Saturday, June 24, 2017

Beginning 12pm– ‘Foreclosure’ by Joseph Ravens (3h)

Beginning 6pm– Homage to Carolee Schneemann: Mia Schachter (3h)| Arantxa Araujo (3h) | Siw Laurent (3h) | Suzan D. Polat (3h)

Beginning 9pm– Silent House Party with Dj Django Voris (3h)

Sunday, June 25, 2017

Beginning 12am– Performance To A Sleeping Audience by Lital Dotan (6h)

Beginning 6am– ‘Morgenstund hat Gold Im Mund’ A Dawn Performance by Sindy Butz (3h)

Beginning 9am– Movement performance workshop by Stacy Lynn Smithabout:blankREPORT THIS AD

Beginning 12pm– ‘Dr. Mira’ by Mira Treatman | ‘Day In the Life of A Cyborg Monkey’ by Alizarin & Kai | Felix Morello

Beginning 3pm– ‘Post Wor(l)ds’ Literary performance organized by Hanan Elstein

Beginning 6pm– ‘Baking Bobby’ by Anya Liftig (3h)| ‘Widow’ by Jil Guyon (3h)| ‘Undone’ by Katya Grokhovsky (3h)

Closing act– Cleaning The House

THE NEO DOMESTICITY MANIFESTO:

Applied utopia; Cleaning the house is an artistic practice; art and life sustainability = durationality.

Sustaining our life = sustaining our art; Art should be experienced at place that allows staying.

This is a (flux) community generation; Not your bourgeoisie dream; Our home is not a fortress.

We value our independence; No prizes for life= no prizes for art.

Neo Domesticity is a laboratory; We collect empiric truths; No mediators.

Neo Domesticities is (in) movement; Temporary-Autonomous-Zone; A repeated duet of private and public; Time based dynamic interiors.

We avoid encounters with real/estate authorities; Genuine Hospital/ity; Hosting is an artistic practice.

Have some soup

-The above is a manifesto created for the first ‘Neo Domesticity Roundtable’ hosted in 2013 at Glasshouse-

Glasshouse is the art-life-lab of artists Lital Dotan & Eyal Perry, hosting artistic practices that are based on performance, participation and time based art in the domestic sphere; dedicated to promote deeper understanding of performative practices and discourse. Glasshouse is liquid. Have some soup.

BRENDAN MURPHY

BRENDAN MURPHY
BRENDAN MURPHY

BRENDAN MURPHY TO REVEAL NEW ART CREATIONS AT CONTESSA GALLERY EXHIBITION, FOR ART  MIAMI, 2020!

Huggy Bear’ – Brendan Murphy American painter, sculptor and creator Brendan Murphy will reveal his newest works for Contessa Gallery [In partnership with Artsy] exhibition during this year’s virtual edition of Art Miami, from December 2nd – 20th.Art lovers can join into the virtual exhibition via the online viewing rooms

Best known for his Spaceman sculptures, Brendan Murphy’s annual tradition is to reveal his fresh art creations during Art Miami; the leading global platform connecting collectors, galleries and artists. Although this year is a virtual experience, expect to be impressed with what’s to be revealed. ‘Mamba‘ is a 42″ tall sculpture of the late and loved Kobe Bryant, ‘Huggy Bear‘ is a carbon fibreglass bear with 8 layered chrome painting, sitting on a custom made bench, ‘I Want‘ is a hand crafted steel with 8 layer silver based painting, flock interior and custom light fixtures. You could say that these pieces represent the journey of 2020. The great loss of Kobe Bryant united the world, and opened people’s hearts, ‘Huggy Bear‘ could represent pandemic isolation, inner work, and personal growth, and ‘I Want‘ can remind us to be grateful for everything we already have…25 new creations will be on display in the exhibition. 

 “The end of each year is kind of the beginning of the art “season.” This year will be a lot different but nonetheless I have been working on some new concepts and always enjoy unveiling them at Contessa Gallery during Art Miami week!” – Brendan Murphy 

Charged with colour, emotion and the excitement of limitless boundaries, Brendan’s work invites art-collectors on a journey into his brain and their own minds. His focus is simple—to create art that transports people  into the moment. This philosophy, and Brendan’s creations, centre around the fact that this ‘moment’ can differ for each and every individual. As a master creative brain and, simultaneously, an everyday father and husband, his innate, personal simplicity is what makes him one of the most innovative artists of our time, but also what makes his works some of the most complex of the decade. The capacity to which Brendan is able to produce artistic works is a distinguishing factor in his illustrious career. His commitment to craftsmanship, fine materials and precise technique are world-renowned, with his works found across the globe through his gallery network that includes Miami, Palm Beach, Santa Monica, Cleveland, Monaco, Montreal, and Toronto
 “As a Gallerist  – we are known in the art-world for having an uncanny ability to spot artists on their ascension to their  mature style and the rising tide of their career. It has been with great pleasure and a profound sense of pride to have helped Brendan in this pursuit and have our collectors participating in that journey. This year’s body of work exemplifies his continued growth in technique, materials, innovation and prodding us to think about the world and the times we are living in.”
– Steve Hartman, Owner and Curator of Contessa Gallery 
  Join Brendan Murphy’s virtual exhibition on Contessa Gallery Here.

BRENDAN MURPHY IS AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS ‘I Want’ – Brendan Murphy ‘Mamba’ – Brendan Murphy 


ABOUT CONTESSA GALLERY:Founded in 1999, Contessa Gallery is a Fine Art Dealers Association Member (FADA) that offers artworks of exceedingly high quality as well as art acquisition counsel to collectors, museums and institutions. Contessa Gallery is driven by three main principles: passion, integrity and education. Coupled with a strong commitment to service and connoisseurship, Contessa Gallery has developed a notable local, national, and international following and a reputation for integrity and excellence.While many galleries focus primarily upon artist representation and promotion, Contessa Gallery is collector-oriented. Our mission is to assist clients in developing collections that have deep personal meaning. Contessa Gallery encourages its clients to view their collections as a legacy to be passed down through generations of family or to museums.The gallery continues to expand its clientele and reputation through its participation in art fairs such as The Armory Show – Modern, and Art Miami. At the philanthropic level, Contessa Gallery seeks to make a difference in the community through the contribution of time, expertise, sponsorship and educational programming for museums and arts organizations.
https://www.contessagallery.com 

Brendan Murphy (B 1971 – ) is a widely known contemporary artist whose works are found in prominent private collections and galleries around the world. Since his early career, Brendan has blended abstract and figurative forms to reveal meaning with deeper contemplations through his sculpture and painting. Brendan believes it is in art’s potential where we can most universally transmit positive energy. He recognizes the effect this energy, when experienced as a collective, can have on society as a whole. His commitment to process and true craftsmanship is the unifying thread throughout his body of work.

Brendan currently works from his home-based studios in Malibu, CA and Miami, FL. His work is represented in over 600 private collections and his new works are commonly featured at Art Fairs around the world through his gallery representation in the USA, Canada, Germany, Colombia, England and Monaco.

The sculptural work of Brendan Murphy communicates a rare perspective on the modern human experience through explorations of form, color, language, and universal symbols. Thematically, Brendan Murphy explores the interplay of beauty, power and the need to understand the source of all the energies of life.

The inspirations of the work; formulas, equations, relationships; create a pictorial spectrum of human emotion and the unifying natures of shared humanity. Through the layering of these emblems, Brendan Murphy’s painted works boldly portray careful imagery and density of the human experience, exposing the deep natural beauty that surface in this fragile balance.

Brendan Solo Shows and Art Fairs

2020

Art Miami Virtual – Contessa Gallery 

“96% Stardust” – Solo Show – Haviland Reed

“Timing is Everything” – Solo Show – Nicole Henry Fine Art

Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary – Contessa Gallery

2019

Art Miami – Contessa Gallery

“Internal Reflection” – Solo Show – Contessa Gallery, Cleveland

“RBTH” – Solo Show – Maddox Gallery, London

Art Central Hong Kong – Maddox Gallery

Art Palm Beach – Contessa Gallery

Art Wynwood – Contessa Gallery

2018

Art Palm Beach – Contessa Gallery

Art Wynwood – Contessa Gallery

Solo Show – Contessa Fine Art Gallery, Palm Beach 

Art New York – Contessa Gallery

Art Market Hamptons – Contessa Gallery

Art Miami – Contessa Gallery

2017

“The next step” –  Monika Olko Gallery, Sag Harbor

“From here to the moon” – Art:ig , Munich

Palm Beach Art Fair – Nicole Henry Fine Art

2016
“Bloom” – Monika Olko Gallery , Sag Harbour, NY
“Lets take a walk” – Family House, San Francisco
“Stay” – Galleria Ca’ D’ Oro’, New York City
“ Nole XL” – Unveil at the Rio Museum of Modern

2015
“Punks and Poets” – Event Farm, Santa Monica, CA
“Situations” – KM Fine Arts, Los Angeles CA

2014
Open House at Eagles Watch studios

2013
Art in Motion, 483 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Art in Motion, Ireland Galleries, Toronto, Canada
Love and all her friends, 483 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2012
“Lovers and thieves”, Costas Gallery , Art Basel, Miami, FL
“Salute to Joe Strummer”, Atelier Building, Manhattan NY
“The beat my heart skipped”, Village Hotel, Yountville , CA

2011
“Standing still under the Waterfall”, Solfire Roving Gallery, Miami , FL
“Chasing Butterflies”, Solfire Roving Gallery, New York, NY

2010
Open house at Raven’s Eye Studios, Malibu, CA

2009
“To the end of the earth and back again” – Solfire Roving Gallery, Calgary, CA
“To the end of the earth and back again” – Solfire Roving Gallery, Southampton, NY
“To the end of the earth and back again” – Solfire Roving Gallery, STK , NY, NY
“To the end of the earth and back again” – Solfire Roving Gallery, ICON , Miami FL

2008
“The Magic Garden”  – Palm Galleries, Boca Raton

2007
“What its like beyond the moon”, Valmorbida Gallery , NY, NY

2006
“Beyond Infatuation” – K.H . Gallery , New York, , NY
Open House studio, Culver City, Los Angeles, Ca
Solo Show, Neue Gallery, Berlin Germany

Brendan Murphy Group Shows:

2016
Southampton Art Fair, Southampton, New York

2015
Art Miami, KM Fine Arts

2014
Art Miami, KM Fine Arts
Silicon Valley Art Expo, KM Fine arts,  San Jose, CA

2013
Silicon Valley Art expo, 483 Gallery, San Jose, CA

2007
Scope, Art Basel, Gallery 10g, Miami, FL
Scope, Southampton, Gallery 10g, Southampton, Ny

SOBRE LA FUENTE ELSA Y EL SUMIDERO JEAN

Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven
Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven

La India Gámez

November 9, 2018

La baronesa Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven nunca pretendió ser artista, en palabras de Jane Heap: “ella es la única de todo el mundo que viste Dadá, ama Dadá y vive Dadá”. Murió en 1927 en la más absoluta miseria, aunque de su ingenio vivió todo el arte conceptual neoyorkino y su exaltación de lo estrafalario en el mundillo de los Andy Warhol. Jean Duchamp en su emigración a USA aprovechó al máximo las dotes artísticas de Elsa incluso hasta apropiarse de la autoría de la obra de referencia, el urinario fuente. Elsa recolectaba basura y de ella elegía trozos de madera que etiquetaba como Catedral, cañerías fálico-flácidas que denominaba God, etc… y un urinario que denominó Fuente, bajo el pseudónimo de R. Mutt.

Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven
Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven

Como en tantos otros ejemplos del mundo del arte, en ocasiones fluye la antiética. En 1982, en el Archives of American Art Journal, se publicó una carta de Jean Duchamp dirigida a su hermana Suzanne. La carta está fechada el 11 de abril de 1917, en ella escribió que “una amiga con el pseudónimo masculino de Richard Mutt envió, como escultura, un urinario de porcelana para la exposición de los Independientes. Yo tuve que poner mi cargo a disposición y los beatos rumores van a correr en Nueva York”.

Según parece a la muerte del fotógrafo, Duchamp se apropió de la autoría, ya famoso, dado que se habían escrito teorías académicas y curatoriales. Duchamp ya participaba del mito fundador del arte conceptual y se trataba de una importante contribución americana al modernismo, que no podía doblegarse hacia una pordiosera. A raíz de 1982 hay autores, como Glym, que sugieren que Duchamp no solo se apropió de la creatividad de Elsa, sino que también se apropió de su discurso, como se percibe en sus entrevistas.

“La fuente de las Fuentes”, 1917, firmada Richard Mutt, pseudónimo de la baronesa Elsa. Este es la obra original fotografiada por Alfred Stieglitz, quién falleció en 1950.

Fountain – Marcel Duchamp or Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven?

Instalación artística

Instalación artística
Instalación artística

Arte instalación

Instalación artística. El arte de instalación es un tipo de arte contemporáneo en el cual el artista utiliza, como parte de la composición, el propio medio (como paredes, piso, luces e instalaciones) además de objetos diversos. En muchas ocasiones, los materiales escogidos, llenan más o menos el espacio y el espectador es invitado a moverse alrededor de la obra o interactuar con la pieza, en esos casos el espectador mismo deviene parte de esa obra en ese preciso momento y ese preciso tiempo. A veces las instalaciones son frágiles por lo que solo pueden ser vistas desde la puerta o un extremo del espacio.

Existen varios precedentes para este tipo de arte, pero no fue hasta los años 80 que los artistas comenzaron a especializarse en las instalaciones. Materiales de todo tipo, luces y sonido han seguido siendo elementos fundamentales para la instalación artística.

En los inicios, las instalaciones eran usualmente creaciones temporales; eran parte del moderno movimiento que trataba de desechar la idea del arte como objeto coleccionable. Esta tendencia es también vista en el Arte povera y en el Arte conceptual. De cualquier forma, en la actualidad, muchas instalaciones artísticas son realizadas para muestras permanentes y muchas de ellas han sido compradas y vendidas como las obras de arte tradicionales. Uno de los ejemplos más conocidos es la obra “20:50” de Richard Wilson, que consistía en una habitación llena de aceite de cárter y que fue creada en 1987 para la Matt’s Gallery de Londres pero que fue subsecuentemente exhibida en la Royal Scottish Academy de Edimburgo y luego comprada por la colección Saatchi de Londres.

Características de Arte instalación

Como género dentro de las artes plásticas, la instalación se supedita a los sitios de arte o emplazamientos para los que ha sido o fue concebida. Algunas instalaciones son sitios específicos de arte y sólo puede existir en el espacio para el que fue creada.

El uso de materiales diversos, la asimilación de diferentes escalas, la libertad de concepto y de la potenciación de la interactividad entre el producto artístico y el público son algunas de las características más importantes de esta peculiar manera de concebir obras de arte. Otro aspecto dentro de la concepción de instalaciones artísticas es el emplazamiento, en este sentido se hace válido recordar que existen artistas que en su búsqueda de una mayor interacción social, manifiestan su gusto por los espacios exteriores o urbanos, mientras que otros continúan creando dentro de los restringidos límites de las galerías de arte, museos y recintos de exposición.

En la praxis del arte instalativo, más que la apreciación de la escultura tradicional, cuyo fundamento se establece sobre la base del trabajo artístico, en la instalación la intención del artista es primordial debido a su conexión con el Arte conceptual y con las actitudes comunicativas en su obra.

En el arte de la instalación los artistas pueden hacer uso de cualquier medio o material, pueden usar desde materiales naturales y tradicionales hasta los más novedosos medios de comunicación, incluso existen artistas que han llegado a utilizar la energía pura como el plasma o el fuego. Otro elemento importante a acotar dentro del género instalativo es que existen instalaciones en las que el artista incorpora sonidos, olores, sensaciones térmicas, etc., contribuyendo así a propiciar lecturas más profundas y ricas en los expectadores. Uno de los creadores de la instalación artística que utiliza luces es James Turrell.

Orígenes de la instalación artística

Muchos encuentran el origen de este género en artistas como Marcel Duchamp y el uso de objetos cotidianos resignificados en espacios de galerías y museos como obras artísticas. Sin embargo, se puede decir que el más cercano precedente está dado en los Environments (ambientes). Unos de los creadores de los “Environments” fue el artista norteamericano Allan Kaprow con obras realizadas a partir de 1957. En una entrevista sin fechar publicada en 1965 Kaprow decía acerca de su primer Environment: “Yo simplemente rellené toda la galería. Cuando abres la puerta te encuentras en medio de un ambiente integral. Los materiales eran diversos: sábanas de plástico, envoltorios de celofán, trozos de cinta adhesiva, pedazos de esmalte rajados y manchados y piezas de ropa coloreadas”. También había luces colocadas en medio de todo esto y “cinco maquinas de escribir desplegadas alrededor del espacio tocando sonidos electrónicos que yo había compuesto”. Desde ese momento la creación de instalaciones devino una importante corriente del arte moderno, principalmente a partir de la década de 1990.

Otro antecedente interesante puede ser la exposición de 1958 en Paris del artista francés Yves Klein que consistía en una habitación vacía y aunque el término no surgió hasta la década de 1970, este gesto es a veces visto como la primera instalación, en el sentido en que se entiende el término en la actualidad.

En 1961, en Nueva York, Claes Oldenburg creó un ambiente, Counter and Plates with Potato and Ham que, en estos momentos se considera instalación.

Artistas representativos

  • Claes Oldenburg
  • Larry Bell
  • Richard Wilson
  • James Turrell
  • Bill Viola
  • Donald Judd
  • Christo
  • Lara Almarcegui
  • Txomin Badiola
  • Mirosław Bałka
  • Vanessa Beecroft
  • Lee Bul
  • Daniel Buren
  • Daniel Canogar
  • Jordi Colomer
  • Nacho Criado

“The Devil does not exist” Performance

para de sufrir performance
para de sufrir performance

The Devil does not exist, It is just a tool used by churches.

In situ: Urban action by Rafael Montilla

I am sure the devil does not exist, It is just a tool used by churches. What exists are demon beings like fidel castro, hitler, hugo chavez, nicolas maduro among others. If we really believe in God, we must know that we don’t need a PR (Priests or Pastors) to get to God. This video is not to make any money, it is for art.

Song: The Rolling Stones – Sympathy For The Devil Circus

Trienal de Performance DEFORMES

Trienal de Performance DEFORMES
Trienal de Performance DEFORMES

Trienal de Performance DEFORMES

LA TRIENAL DEFORMES  2020 ES UNA INSTANCIA DE NIVEL INTERNACIONAL QUE BUSCA POSICIONAR LA PRÁCTICA DE LA PERFORMANCE EN SUS VARIADAS EXPRESIONES (DANZA, TEATRO, ARTES VISUALES, MÚSICA, POESÍA) CREANDO ESPACIOS DE INTERCAMBIO Y OBRAS DE ARTE ACCIÓN, DEDICADAS A LA FORMACIÓN DE AUDIENCIAS DE DIVERSOS RANGOS ETARIOS.

Nuestra propuesta

Por primera vez la Trienal Deformes reunirá artistas provenientes de Asia, Europa y América, teniendo una fuerte presencia de artistas latinoamericanos.  En esta versión seremos testigos de diversas manifestaciones de Performance, ampliando la visión del lenguaje hacia manifestaciones híbridas o provenientes de áreas no puristas, como los son el activismo, el ritual,  la performance sonora, el videoperformance, la virtualidad y streaming, la poesía, así como realizaciones más ligadas a las artes escénicas como el teatro y danza. En esta versión tendremos el gusto de contar  con importantes artistas nacionales e internacionales. Destaca la participación de Clemente Padin (Uruguay), Alejandra Glez (Cuba), Marton Robinson (Costa Rica), Marcela Cadena (Colombia), Daniela Giebel Aquino (Bolivia), Carmen Berenguer (Chile),  Alastair MacLennan (Irlanda), Bartolomé Ferrando (España), Abel Azcona (España), Boris Nieslony (Alemania), Sophie Dupont (Dinamarcana), Nina Claire (Noruega), Peter Baren (Holanda), Razieh Goudarzi (Irán), Mohammed Abd Alwasi (Irak), Seiji Shimoda (Japón), Moon Jaeseon (Corea), Yifei Hu (China), Chumpon Apisuk (Tailandia),  Saurganga Darshandhari (Nepal), Harpreet Singh (India).

El diablo no existe, es solo una herramienta utilizada por las iglesias.
In situ: Urban action by Rafael Montilla

TRAYECTORIA

Hemos sido organizadores y participantes de Bienal Internacional de Performance DEFORMES 2004-2016 realizadas en Chile (ciudad de Santiago-Valparaíso-Valdivia).

TESIS CURATORIAL

La Máquina de guerra y las organizaciones sin Estado

La Trienal Deformes  es una instancia de nivel internacional que busca posicionar la práctica de la performance en sus diversas expresiones (danza, teatro, artes visuales, música, etc.), en un lugar de exhibición relevante. Debido a que esta práctica ha adquirido cada vez mayor complejidad, es difícil conceptualizarla de manera precisa. La performance es el acto, el gesto, la pose, el sonido, del cuerpo del artista o de otra persona, con un expreso interés artístico o creativo. El juego con el movimiento, el ritmo, el sonido y el espacio son claves para analizar  este tipo de prácticas y actualmente es una corriente que reúne varios géneros distintos. Queremos revisar esas trayectorias y composiciones y las formas que ha tomado en diversos puntos de mundo.

A su vez, la Trienal será itinerante y se moverá en dos espacios geográficos, abarcando mayores territorios y públicos variados. Santiago-Valparaíso, abarca dos regiones cada una con un diferente acercamiento a la práctica performática, que sería importante introducir a los participantes de la Trienal, con quienes se producirán diálogos y discusiones sobre esta práctica. Cada escena tiene su propio contexto e historia y desde los territorios se emanan materiales que algunos artistas de performance utilizan para su creación, produciendo intervenciones en el espacio público o la irrupción callejera. Por lo tanto, es relevante que la Trienal Deformes se traslade y adquiera un carácter nómade y, al igual que su relación con las instituciones y lugares no oficiales. Que la Trienal se desplace entre los lugares como las academias, galerías, museos; y, también, transite en el espacio público y los barrios ( del cuerpo y los sociales) es una forma de diálogo recíproco entre la vida formal y lo cotidiano de la cultura masiva.

La Trienal Deformes tiene un fundamento técnico que consiste en el período de preparación previa al evento y de su repercusión posterior. Este evento cada tres años irá señalando los caminos que ha tomado la performance en sus versiones más contemporáneas. Al mismo tiempo que realiza un guiño a las prácticas pioneras y experimentales que surgieron en la segunda mitad del siglo XX, algunos de sus referentes más destacados siguen vigentes en el circuito del arte.  

De esta manera, la Trienal Deformes se constituirá en el espacio de visibilidad de prácticas performáticas actuales y algunos históricos, activando las redes y los espacios para que esta práctica tenga cabida en la cultura regional.

Para la primera trienal consideramos a Alastair MacLennan, Bartolomé Ferrando y Clemente Padín, entre otros, exponentes que llevan más de 30 años de trayectoria en el campo, con múltiples encuentros, festivales y talleres de performance en sus cuerpos; asimismo reunirá artistas provenientes de Asia, Europa y América más una fuerte presencia de artistas latinoamericanos. 

Además, a diferencia de otras instancias de encuentro y prácticas de performance, uno de los ejes de esta Trienal Deformes será su área dedicada a la teoría de la performance. Pensamos desplazar el pensamiento crítico desde los centros dominantes y revisar las escrituras y reflexiones que han surgido en nuestro territorio o hemisferio. Destacados intelectuales han estudiado la performance desde una raíz latinoamericana que le entrega un sentido más radical y político a la práctica, como Víctor Vich, Miguel López, Mildred Duran, Irina Garbatzky, Juan Pablo Sutherland.

ARTISTAS CONVOCADOS PRESENCIALES Y ONLINE

Ítem artistas y teóricos convocados Trienal Deformes

Artistas Internacionales-Online / noviembre 2020

1- Abel Azcona-España

2- Alastair MacLennan-Irlanda

3- Alejandra Glez-Cuba

4- Alexia Miranda- El Salvador

5- Andrez Olmos-Bolivia

6- Ana Vela-Ecuador

7- Andrea Cárdenas-Argentina

8- Anastasia Yeremeyeva-Rusia

9- Barbara Le Beguec Friedman-Francia

10- Boris Nieslony-Alemania

11- Camillat Camillat-Brasil

12- Carmen Lafran-Alemania

13- Christine Brault-Canadá

14- Chumphunut Phuttha-Tailandia

15- Chumpon Apisuk-Tailandia

16- Cinthia Vargas-Ecuador

17- Daniela Giebel Aquino-Bolivia

18- Dani d’Emilia-Portugal

19- Emilio Santisteban-Perú

20- Evamaria Schaller-Alemania

22- Juan Angel Italiano-Uruguay

23- Javier Sobrino-Argentina

24- Jessica van Deursen-Holanda

25- José Roberto Sechi – Brasil 

26- Khaing Su-Myanmar

27- Kiyo Gutierrez-México

28- Olga Kozmanidze- Alemania/Rusia

29- Manuela Maroli-Italia

30- Marcela Cadenas-Colombia

31- Markus Goessi-Suiza

32- Marton Robinson-Costa Rica

33- Mauritz Tistelo-Suecia

34- Mohammed Abd Alwasi-Irak

35- Mongkol Plienbangchang-Tailandia

36- Moon Jaeseon-Corea

37- Nenad Bogdanovic-Serbia-ex-Yugoslavia

38- Nina Claire-Noruega

39- Peter Baren-Holanda

40- Ras Sankara Agbok-Togo

41- Razieh Goudarzi-Irán

42- Smitha Cariappa-India

43- Sanjoy Chakraborty-Bangladesh

44- Saurganga Darshandhari-Nepal

45- Sophie Dupont-Dinamarca

46- Sophie Scheifele and Olivier Schlund -Francia

47- Takumi Hashimoto-Japón

48- Yeuk To-Hong Kong

49- Uma Banerjee-India

50- Vaida Tamoseviciute-Lituania

Presentación especial: 

Guillermo Gómez Peña y La Pocha Nostra en confinamiento. Performance para sobrevivir el apocalipsis- México.

 Nacionales-Online

1- Carmen Berenguer

2- Hernán Parada Gonzalez

3- Estela Morales

4- Mar Marianne

5- Paz Jara

6- Ginés Olivares

7- Carolina Jerez Berenguer

8- Carolina Alicia Hernández Esguep

9- Gonzalo Rabanal

 Taller de Performance-Online

  • Gustavo Álvarez- México

DEFORMES

DEFORMES es un colectivo transdisciplinario de arte de performance chileno sin fines de lucro, compuesto por artistas visuales y escénicos, activistas culturales, sociólogos, antropólogos, entre otros, que realiza periódicamente bienales, talleres, y encuentros internacionales de arte acción. También es un centro cultural que crea alianzas estratégicas con diversas instituciones nacionales e internacionales. Es una matriz de archivo en torno al arte de la performance en Chile, que implica distintos soportes de registro y documentación.

Nuestra misión: expandir una plataforma de encuentro, diálogo y compromiso entre

performistas de América Latina y el mundo. 

Nuestra visión: potenciar redes de intercambio, mediante el lenguaje de performance y medios digitales

Equipo Organizador

Equipo Directivo:

Alejandro de La Fuente

Mila Berrios Palomino

Gonzalo Rabanal

Director proyecto FONDART 2020-21:

Bernardo León Gómez

Coordinación teórica:

Alejandro de La Fuente

Producción en terreno:

Rodrigo Peralta

Mila Berrios Palomino

Difusión Periodística:

María Graciela Romero

Teóricos-Online

  • Alina Peña (México)
  • Mildred Duran (Colombia-Francia)
  • Irina Garbatzky (Argentina)
  • Juan Pablo Sutherland (Chile)
  • Miguel Ängel López (Perú)
  • Víctor Vich Flores (Perú)

                Textos

  • Pancho López (México)
  • Hernán Pacurrucu (Ecuador)
  • Mila Berrios (Chile)
  • Alejandro de la Fuente (Chile)
  • Gonzalo Rabanal (Chile)

Artistas Internacionales-Presenciales / abril 2021

  • Bartolomé Ferrando ( España)
  • Pepe Murciego (España)
  • Clemente Padín (Uruguay)
  • Natacha Voliakovsky (Argentina)
  • Mildred Duran (Colombia-Francia)
  • Eva Elena García Troconis (Venezuela-Chile)
  • Daniela Beltrani (Italia)
  • Seiji Shimoda (Japón)
  • Kana Kitty (Japón)
  • Chen Jin (China)
  • Yifei Hu (China)
  • Marcela Cadena (Colombia)
  • Montenegro Fisher (Chile-UK)
  • Adrian Fisher (UK)
  • Serena Vargas (Bolivia)
  • Marina Barsy Janer (Puerto Rico) 
  • Olga Kozmanidize (Rusia)
  • Prithvi Shrestha (Nepal)
  • Harpreet Singh (India)
  • Tanjil Fatema Tushi (Bangladesh)
  • Monjur Ahmed (Bangladesh)

 Artista pasante: Francina Betbedé (Argentina)

Artistas Nacionales-Presenciales / abril 2021:

  • Carmen Berenguer 
  • Ciro Beltrán 
  • Gabriela Carmona 
  • Valeria León Ibáñez 
  • Natascha de Cortillas 
  • Sebastián Mahaluf 
  • Gustavo Solar 
  • Mila Berrios Palomino 
  • Elisa Montesinos 

Taller de Performance Presencial:

  • Mildred Duran (Colombia-Francia)

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AIM BIENNIAL 2020

AIM BIENNIAL
AIM BIENNIAL

AIM BIENNIAL

December 1 – 31, 2020

“The A.I.M. Biennial presents site specific installations created by local artists responding to the historically layered landscapes, landmarks, architecture, and communities of South Florida during Miami Art Week 2020.”

A.I.M. is:  Art in Movement • Art is Matter • Andedan ici Mwen • Activism is Movement 
• Ahora imagina Movimiento • Acabamos iniciar Machetes •Art in Miami • Any intimate moment • American Indian Movement…

The AIM Biennial—a project which features new site-specific installations throughout South Florida, created by local cultural practitioners–including visual artists, dancers, activists and performers–who represent our region’s diversity. With an emphasis on ritual, monuments and shrines, these installations have been produced in response to historically layered landscapes, landmark locations, urban vernacular architecture, the Everglades and the various communities of our region.

A published catalogue includes maps and site locations. AIM was organized by william cordova (cultural practitioner, NY/Miami), Marie Vickles (Education director Perez Art Museum / Curator Little Haiti Cultural Center), Gean Moreno (Director, Knight Foundation Art + Research Center at Institute of ContemporaryArt, Miami), and Mikhaile Solomon (Curator / Director of Prizm Art Fair).

ARTISTS
AIM Participants 
Almaz Wilson
Aramis O’Reilly
Arturo E. Mosquera
Barron Sherer
Beatriz Monteavaro
Carol Jazzar
Carol K. Brown
Carol Todaro
Carol-Anne McFarlane
Carolina Cueva
Charo Oquet
Chire Regans (VantaBlack)
Debbie Acevedo
Devora Perez
Dinizulu Gene Tinnie
Dona Altemus
Donald McKnight
Ena Marrero
Ernesto Oroza
Frances Trombly
Francie Bishop Good
Francisco Masó
Gavin Perry
GeoVanna Gonzalez
Glenn Saffo
Glexis Novoa
Gustavo Matamoros
James Allister Sprang
Janese Weingarten + Dave Kudzma
Jared McGriff
Jessica Gispert
Jorge Pantoja
Julio Mitjans
Kabuya Saffo
Kandy Lopez
Karen and Harold Rifas
Kathleen Hudspeth
Kerry Phillips
Kevin Arrow
Kristen Thiele
Laura Marsh
Leyden Rodriguez-Casanova
Liliam Dooley
Linda Chamorro + Felice Grodin
lou anne colodny
Luis Gispert
Mariano Bejarano
Marisol Blanco
Mark Handforth
Michiko Kurisu
N. Masani Landfair
Niki Lopez
Onajide Shabaka
Rafael Domenech
Ralph Provisero
Rick Lowe
Robert Huff
Robert McKnight
Robert Thiele
Rosemarie Chiarlone
Rudolf Kohn
Samuel Tommie
Sonia Baez-Hernandez
Tara Chadwick
Terence Price II
Tom Scicluna
Tom Virgin
Wagner, Hand & Pflug
Yanira Collado

ORGANIZERS

MARIE VICKLES
Director of Education at the Pérez Art Museum Miami and Curator-in Residence at the Little Haiti Cultural Complex (LHCC)

WILLIAM CORDOVA
interdisciplinary cultural practitioner

GEAN MORENO
Curator of Programs at ICA Miami

MIKHAILE M. SOLOMON
Director of Prizm Art Fair

Locations: Homestead, Dade, Broward, Palm Beach Counties, Seminole Indian Reservation. Satellite locations in Georgia, Tallahassee and Texas.

www.aimbiennial.org

Further info:
[email protected]

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