The Blacks in Antwerp

My recent production The Blacks [Les Nègres], which premiered at l'Odéon Théâtre de l'Europe this past fall, just made its Antwerp debut on Sunday! 

Enjoy this little video, courtesy of deSingel Internationale Kunstcampus, featuring a brief interview with me on the productions

"Les Nègres," een theaterstuk van de Fransman Jean Genet, gaat over racisme. Het is de bedoeling om het publiek op een flamboyante manier een spiegel voor te houden. Omdat racisme de wereld nog lang niet uit is. VRT journaal, 25 januari 2015

Je suis Charlie

I am both shocked and deeply saddened by the attacks on Charlie Hebdo. I mourn the loss of those 12 individuals–artists, employees, and police officers alike–and I stand by the French people in their commitment to freedom and creativity.

Nous sommes Charlie, je suis Charlie.

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Review: "The Old Woman" at Royce Hall, Los Angeles

After an unbelievably successful run in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Buenos Aires, THE OLD WOMAN came stateside for two shows at Los Angeles' Royce Hall. A marvelous review from the Los Angeles Times can be found !

The production, starring Mikhail Baryshnikov and Willem Dafoe, will come to Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley, California for three nights, with shows on November 21st, 22nd, and 23rd. Tickets are available for purchase at through Cal Performances.



"Cheek to Cheek" Premieres

The performance "Cheek to Cheek" with Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett, featuring my own lighting and set design, finally premiered on PBS on October 24!

It can be viewed here, in entirety, until November 22, 2014, so watch now!

SHAKESPEARE'S SONNETS at BAM

Shakespeare's Sonnets made its US premiered and New York debut on Tuesday night at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) and to great success! This piece is a collaboration between Rufus Wainwright and myself and was originally performed in Berlin–by the Berliner Ensemble–in 2009.

You can hear more about the production on the radio program that Rufus and I recorded the other day at the WNYC studios. Take a listen here.

Shakespeare's Sonnets runs until Sunday, October 12, so don't miss it! Tickets and information can be found here.