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Robert Wilson from Within: Catalogue Raisonné

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Perhaps the world's foremost avant-garde theater artist, Robert Wilson (born 1941) ranges across opera, theater, visual arts, video, furniture and set design in his pursuit of astounding multimedia spectacles. Susan Sontag wrote of his career, "It has the signature of a major artistic creation. I can't think of any body of work as large or as influential." Wilson's legendary operatic work with Philip Glass, "Einstein on the Beach," upended operatic conventions, and Wilson has also left his mark on masterworks of the classical and modern repertoires, from "The Magic Flute" to "Madame Butterfly," "Lulu" to "The Threepenny Opera," and in theater from "Hamlet" to "Orlando" and "Happy Days." "Robert Wilson from Within" celebrates the achievements of this "total artist," from his earliest works to his latest, "The Life and Death of Marina Abramovic." World renowned artists, composers, actors, theater directors, costume designers, scenographers and musicians give their perspectives on Wilson's work, accompanied by lavish images including a personal series selected and annotated by Wilson and a catalogue raisonne of his complete works, with full production information.

336 pages, Hardcover

First published October 31, 2011

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July 1, 2026
Купувала книгу «Роберт Вілсон: Ізсередини» як подарунок для сестри, а в результаті «проковтнула» її сама. Я абсолютно далека від театральної сфери, але ця робота затягнула мене з перших сторінок.

Структура книги надзвичайна — це живі спогади та статті людей, які працювали пліч-о-пліч із Вілсоном. Слухаючи їхні голоси, я в якийсь момент спіймала себе на гострому бажанні: «Я мушу це побачити!». Читання перервалося пошуками на YouTube — і те, що я там знайшла, просто перевернуло мою уяву. Візуальний стиль Вілсона не схожий ні на що, бачене мною раніше. Це окремий всесвіт.

Напевно, до кінця зрозуміти Роберта Вілсона та його філософію неможливо. Але намагатися розгадати цей феномен через книгу — це неймовірно захопливий процес, який тримає до останньої сторінки. Рекомендую навіть тим, хто, як і я, вважав, що театр — це не їхнє.
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September 25, 2012
Great collection of interviews with artists and producers and other people who have worked with Robert Wilson.
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