Mr.

Robert Wilson

Watermill Center
Stage director; Playwright; Artist (visual and performing); Artistic center founder
Area
Humanities and Arts
Specialty
Visual Arts
Elected
2011
New York Times described Robert Wilson as a towering figure in the world of experimental theater. Wilson is among the world's foremost theater and visual artists. His stage works unconventionally integrate a wide variety of artistic media, including dance, movement, lighting, sculpture, music, and text. His images are aesthetically striking and emotionally charged, and his productions have earned acclaim from audiences and critics worldwide. Together with composer Philip Glass, he created the seminal opera Einstein on the Beach. With productions such as Deafman Glance, Life and Times of Sigmund Freud, CIVIL warS, and Letter for Queen Victoria, he redefined and expanded theater. He has also left his imprint on masterworks such as The Magic Flute, Wagner's Ring Cycle, Madama Butterfly, The Threepenny Opera, Shakespeare's Sonnets and Krapp's Last Tape. Since 1992, Wilson has been mentoring young artists through his artists in residency program at The Watermill Center in Southampton, NY.
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