Robert Wilson Versatile Range of Styles

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Robert Wilson
Robert Wilson is an American artist known for his trendsetting theatre works. On October 4, 1941, he was born in Texas, then moved to New York City to follow his dream as an artist. Apart from being a stage director, producer, and playwright, he has also worked as a choreographer, video artist, painter, sculptor, performer, and sound and lighting designer. His career is passion-driven, noting that he dropped out of business school at the University of Texas to follow his reflexive consciousness in pursuing arts. In 1966, he started an experimental theatre company called Byrd Hoffman School of Byrds. He named the performance company in honor of Bird Hoffman, an instructor who helped him overcome stuttering as a teenager. Robert operated the group from his loft in Soho, Manhattan, gaining popularity among the New York art-lovers. His work was recognized among artists for its intermediality due to his subjectivity towards incorporating light in his art. He innovatively used lighting, sound, and space to bring the best out of his art pieces. By the early 70s, his work had gained popularity all over Europe.
Wilson had a versatile range of styles from classic operas to monologues and Noh plays which he used depending on his headspace. His performance company enabled him to direct some significant works such as The King of Spain and The Life and Times of Joseph Stalin. His energy storm led him to work with other artists from the early 1970s. In 1976, he collaborated with composer Philip Glass and Lucinda Childs, a choreographer, to create Einstein on the Beach. His ah-ha! moment happened after the collaboration with Philip and Lucinda, which earned the artist...