Marianne Weems
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Marianne Weems is the artistic director of the New York-based
Early life and early career
Weems was born in
Career
In 1994 Weems founded the performance and media ensemble The Builders Association with Dan Dobson, David Pence, John Cleater, Jennifer Tipton, and Jeff Webster; Moe Angelos and James Gibbs joined the company in 1998 and 1999 respectively. The Builders Association's first production was an adaptation of Ibsen's The Master Builder, set in a full-scale three story house constructed inside a New York City warehouse. Since then company has been recognized internationally as a leader in theatrical innovation for their interdisciplinary stage performances and use of digital technology. Collaborating with architects, sound, and video artists, software designers, and performers, Weems and The Builders Association combine video, text, sound, and architecture to explore the interface between media and live performance in a culture that is, as Weems puts it, "irrevocably mediatised."
Weems has been an adjunct, lecturer, and visiting artist at
Personal life
She divides her time between San Francisco, CA and New York City with her daughter Sunita.
Productions with the Builders Association
- Master Builder (1994)
- The White Album (1995)
- Imperial Motel (Faust) (1996)
- Jump-Cut (Faust) (1997–98)
- Jet Lag (1998–2001)
- Xtravaganza (2000–02)
- Alladeen (2002–05)
- Avanti (2003–05)
- Supervision (2005–06)
- Invisible Cities (2005–07)
- Continuous City (2007–10)
- Jet Lag 2010 (2010)
- House/Divided (2012)
- Sontag:Reborn (2013)
- Émilie (2014)
- ‘’Elements of Oz" (2016)
- ‘’Strange Window: Turn of the Screw" (2018)
References
- ^ Marranca, Bonnie. Performance Histories. New York: PAJ (2008): 189.
- ^ V-Girls, "Daughter of the Revolution." October Magazine. Issue 71. (Winter 1995): 121.
- ^ Schechner, Richard. "Building the Builders Association: A Conversation with Marianne Weems, James Gibbs, and Moe Angelos." The Drama Review. 56.3. (2012): 37–38.
- ^ Svich, Caridad, ed. Trans-global Readings: Crossing theatrical boundaries. New York: Manchester (2003): 51.
- ^ "School of Drama Hires Internationally Renowned Theatre Director Marianne Weems as Head of Graduate Directing", Carnegie Mellon University, August 13, 2008.
- ^ Marianne Weems, at the Lewis Center for the Arts
Further reading
- Giannachi, Gabriella, Nick Kaye. Performing presence: Between the live and the simulated. New York: Manchester (2011).
- Giesekam, Greg. Staging the Screen. New York: Palgrave (2007).
- Neri, Louise. The Builders Association. Interview Magazine. (2003).
- Schechner, Richard. "Building the Builders Association" The Drama Review. 56.3. (2012).
- Svich, Caridad, ed. Trans-global Readings. New York: Manchester. (2003).
- Weems, Marianne, Julie Ault, Brian Wallis, Philip Yenawine. Art Matters: How the Culture Wars Changed America. New York: NYU. (1999).
External links
- The Builders Association website
- Marianne Weems Staging the Screen: The Use of Film and Video in Theatre. By Greg Giesekam. Palgrave Macmillan Press. 2007.
- Builders Association records, 1983-2014, held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
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