Robert Wilson (director)

Robert Wilson (October 4, 1941 – July 31, 2025) was an American experimental theater stage director and playwright. He was called by The New York Times as "[America]'s – or even the world's – [most important] 'theater artist.'"[1] He also worked as a choreographer, performer, painter, sculptor, video artist, and sound and lighting designer. Wilson was born in Waco, Texas. He was best known for his work with Philip Glass and Lucinda Childs on Einstein on the Beach, and for his works with Tom Waits.

Wilson was openly gay.[2] For many years, he was in a relationship with Andy de Groat, a dancer and choreographer.[3]

Wilson died on July 31, 2025 from a short-illness at his home in Water Mill, New York at the age of 83.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ John Rockwell (November 15, 1992). "Staging Painterly Visions". The New York Times. p. 23 (sect. 6).
  2. ↑ Kalb, Jonathan (August 13, 2000). "THEATER; Robert Wilson's 21st-Century Academy". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  3. ↑ Sulcas, Roslyn (January 23, 2019). "Andy de Groat, 71, Downtown Choreographer, Is Dead". The New York Times.
  4. ↑ "Robert Wilson, the total artist of avant-garde theater, dies". Ara. July 31, 2025. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Robert M. Wilson, Experimental Theater Visionary and Watermill Center Founder, Dies at 83". Dans Papers. July 31, 2025. Retrieved July 31, 2025.

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