Robert Wilson

<p>Robert Wilson is an American–European director who is also a performer installation artist writer designer of light and much more besides – a crossover polymath who dissolves both generic and geographical boundaries and is a precursor of globalisation in the arts. This second edition of <i>Robert Wilson</i> combines:</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>an analysis of his main productions situated in their American and European socio-cultural and political contexts </li> <p> </p> <li>a focused detailed study of Wilson’s pathbreaking <i>Einstein on the Beach</i> </li> <p> </p> <li>a study of <em>Pushkin's Fairy Tales</em> as the foremost example of his folk-rock music theatre in the twenty-first century </li> <p> </p> <li>an exploration of his ‘visual book’ workshop and rehearsal methods and collaborative procedures </li> <p> </p> <li>a study of his aesthetic principles and the elements of composition that distinguish his directorial approach </li> <p> </p> <li>a series of practical exercises for students and practitioners highlighting Wilson’s technique. </li> </ul><p>As a first step towards critical understanding and as an initial exploration before going on to further primary research <b>Routledge Performance Practitioners </b>offer unbeatable value for today’s student.</p>