Robert Wilson
Robert Wilson
An American author, philosopher, psychologist, and essayist, he co-authored The Illuminatus! Trilogy with Robert Shea. His other popular works include Schrodinger's Cat (a novel) and Wilhelm Reich in Hell (a play).
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth18 January 1932
CityBrooklyn, NY
CountryUnited States of America
compelling man performance says sit though visual
Usually in theater, the visual repeats the verbal. The visual dwindles into decoration. But I think with my eyes. For me, the visual is not an afterthought, not an illustration of the text. If it says the same thing as the words, why look? The visual must be so compelling that a deaf man would sit though the performance fascinated.
apparent became learnt met period raymond school seemed signs terms visual
I met a 13-year-old black child, Raymond, who had never been to school and had never learnt any words, yet it seemed to me that he was intelligent. It became apparent after a short period that Raymond thought in terms of visual signs and movements.
happy recognized study
The study has to be done. I'm happy to see (DOT) has come around and they've recognized that this is something that should be on the table.
rehearsal start work
I start any work the same way. I start a rehearsal with silence.
interpret music served staging work
Everything in Wagner's work - the music, the acting, the staging - stemmed from the text. Everything served to interpret the text.
variations
I've always thought abstractly - through theme and variations rather than narrative.
attracted music patterns
I've always been attracted to classic patterns in architecture, music and drama.
I usually stay in on Sunday nights. I'm not much of a party person.
founder invited money paying ridiculous speak
Some years ago, I was invited to speak in Houston, Texas. They said I was a founder of 'postmodern theatre'. So I said to my office, 'This is ridiculous for me to go and speak about postmodern theatre when I don't know what it means, but... they're paying me a lot of money, so I'll go.'
Sometimes, when we're very, very still, we're more aware of movement than when we make a lot of movement outwardly.
beginning finding since taking
Counterpoint is difficult. I have been doing it since the beginning of my career. But it is not just taking any opposite. It is finding the right opposite.
fast life pace people
I think people are looking for an alternative to the fast pace of everyday life and entertainment.
trying
You just have no idea what it was like trying to get out of there,
close full
We get pretty close to full each night.