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<p>"In ancient cultures, they didn*t practice theory in their dances; they wanted to arrive at a state of trance, and I think that's an appropriate approach for the arts: to create a work that is entrancing." — Reza Abdoh</p> <p>Incorporating interviews, critical essays, reviews, and the complete text of the play The Hip-Hop Waltz of Eurydice, Reza Abdoh is a comprehensive introduction to this influential and controversial theater artist. By the time he died of AIDS in the spring of 1995 at age 32, Reza Abdoh had written, assembled, and directed well over a dozen works for the stage. In this first complete account of his career, Abdoh emerges as an internationally acclaimed artist who was influenced by a wide range of cultures and sources. Yet he is also distinctly American: a visionary who drew heavily on popular culture to expose sexual, racial, and media obsessions in American society. Despite this influence, Abdoh's works are not typical of American theater, according to theater critic Daniel Mufson, because they vehemently reject sentimentality and happy endings.</p> <p>Abdoh was born in Iran, raised in England, and lived and worked in New York and Los Angeles. He was the reci

Author

Daniel Mufson

Publisher

Johns Hopkins University Press; The Johns Hopkins University Press

Published

1999

Language

EN

ISBN

9780801861239

Subjects

Literary Fiction, History, Humanities