American director Bob Wilson, known for his views and viewing opera, died on Thursday, at the age of 83, in Water Mill, New York. The announcement was made by the foundation bearing its name.
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American director Bob Wilson, known for his revolutionary vision in theater and opera, died on Thursday, at the age of 83, in Water Mill in New York. The announcement was made by the Robert Wilson Foundation, who stated that the death occurred “Following a short but lightning disease“Informs Agerpres.
“He continued to create to the end”
“We are devastated to announce Robert M. Wilson’s death, Artist, theater and opera director, architect, set designer, Director of Lights and Plastic Artist ”transmitted the foundation that bears his name. According to the same source, Wilson “He died reconciled“And, although he received a severe diagnosis, “Faced its diagnosis with lucidity and determination“And wanted”to continue to work and create to the end. ”
“His works for stage, paper, sculptures and video portraits, as well as Watermill Center, will remain his artistic inheritance”, The representatives of the Foundation added.
An essential name of the contemporary scene
Bob Wilson has revolutionized the theater and the work with innovative montages, combining light, movement and image in a unique style. Among the most popular productions directed by him are “Peter Pan”, “Turandot” and “Einstein on the Beach”, shows successfully presented worldwide, especially in France, where Wilson was extremely appreciated.
The French Minister of Culture, Rachida Dati, described as “A visionary artist, a master of the director, a sculptor of light“Adding that”He marked his contemporaries deeply, especially in France, where he had many creations ”.
For his part, Jack Lang, former French Minister of Culture, sent an emotional tribute: “The Master of Light extinguished (…) with him disappears one of the greatest inventors of the contemporary scene. I met him at the Nancy festival, in those flamboyant years in which everything seemed possible. It was an aesthetic shock, a revelation”.
From the family garage to the world’s great scenes
Robert Wilson was born on October 4, 1941 in Waco, Texas. He began to direct plays in the garage of his parents, before moving to New York, at the age of 20. There he entered the circle of American avant-garde artists, approaching prominent figures like Andy Warhol.
The international consecration came in 1976, with the work of Einstein on the Beach, a collaboration with the composer Philip Glass. The show, with a duration of almost five hours, was considered at that time “an artistic UFO“And until today a landmark has remained in the history of the contemporary theater.
