Author: Anne Bogart

Lessons from Site-Specific Theater for a Post-Covid World

Jan 08, 2021 | Anne Bogart

I graduated from Bard College in 1974 and moved to New York City which, in those days, was still affordable. More than anything in the world I wanted to be a theater director. That was my plan,… more

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Art and Politics

Dec 14, 2020 | Anne Bogart

Recently during a public Zoom conversation with the choreographer Bill T. Jones, I mentioned that his work has always seemed political to me, rooted in the big social issues of the time, including… more

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Ensemble as Lighthouse

Nov 16, 2020 | Anne Bogart

I would like to thank you for your warmth and support regarding SITI Company’s recent announcement outlining our upcoming transition. In two years time, during the 2022-23 season, we will reach our… more

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The Tentpoles of Our Future

Aug 14, 2020 | Anne Bogart

I travelled from New York to London on March 11, 2020 carrying a small suitcase and expecting to stay for one week with my wife Rena. Now it is mid-August and I am still in the UK with no idea about… more

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Shining Light Into Dark Places

Jun 16, 2020 | Anne Bogart

I am working towards completion of a new book of essays entitled “The Art of Resonance.” As part of the process over the past several months, I have been writing about the centrality of… more

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The Illusion of Control

May 11, 2020 | Anne Bogart

But man, proud man, Drest in a little brief authority, Most ignorant of what he’s most assured, His glassy essence, like an angry ape, Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven As make the… more