The performance "Cheek to Cheek" with Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett, featuring my own lighting and set design, finally premiered on PBS on October 24!
It can be viewed here, in entirety, until November 22, 2014, so watch now!
"Cheek to Cheek" Premieres
SHAKESPEARE'S SONNETS at BAM
Shakespeare's Sonnets made its US premiered and New York debut on Tuesday night at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) and to great success! This piece is a collaboration between Rufus Wainwright and myself and was originally performed in Berlin–by the Berliner Ensemble–in 2009.
You can hear more about the production on the radio program that Rufus and I recorded the other day at the WNYC studios. Take a listen here.
Shakespeare's Sonnets runs until Sunday, October 12, so don't miss it! Tickets and information can be found here.
The Calm before the Storm.
Tonight marks the first preview of Jean Genet's THE BLACKS at the Theatre de l'Odeon, with more previews to follow on Sep. 28th, 30th and October 1st & 2nd.
Come see the piece when it opens on October 3rd, or catch it during its run from October 4th - November 22nd. More information and tickets here
Pictures from "Cheek to Cheek" with Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett
Goethe-Medaille awarded to Robert Wilson
This past week I received the Goethe-Medaille, an official decoration of the Federal Republic of Germany, honoring services for the German language and for international cultural relations. The two other esteemed awardees this year were the Polish theatre manager and festival director Krystyna Meissner and my close friend, the late Belgian opera director Gerard Mortier. Former awardees included Daniel Barenboim, Pierre Bourdieu, Agnés Heller, György Ligeti, Ariane Mnouchkine, Billy Wilder and Helen Wolff.
I was very touched by Thomas Oberender's laudatory speech, which can be found here (in German). Thank you to the Goethe-Institut for this exceptional honor.
ADAM'S PASSION with music by ARVO PÄRT
Here are some images from the first day of Stage A for ADAM'S PASSION. A new production I am working on with ARVO PÄRT in Tallinn, Estonia.
Photograph © Kristian Kruuser
"Cheek to Cheek" with Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett
"Cheek to Cheek," a new installment in the PBS "Great Performances" series, featuring the duets of Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett, as well as my own lighting and set design, taped just a few weeks ago at Lincoln Center.
The production will premiere on October 24 at 9:00 pm EST on PBS. Tune in!
New Additions at The Watermill Center
Some exciting things have happened at The Watermill Center this year, namely the new entrance and the new location of the Clementine Hunter African House! The Africa House was first built for the occasion of the 20th Annual Summer Benefit, which commemorated the work of painter Clementine Hunter.
My relationship to Clementine Hunter has grown and evolved through much of my life, culminating in my production of Zinnias: The Life of Clementine Hunter, which premiered at Montclair University, New Jersey in early 2013 and most recently in Lyon, France in June 2014.
Come see all the work that has been done at The Watermill Center!