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'''John Jesurun''' is |
'''John Jesurun''' is writer, director and multi-media artist, based in a [[New York]], USA. His work ''Chang in a Void Moon'' is a live serial running since 1983, originally at the Pyramid Club in the East Village, and now less frequently at venues worldwide. He was born 1951 in [[Battle Creek]], [[Michigan]]. |
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==Biography== |
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Jesrun was born 1951 in [[Battle Creek]], [[Michigan]]. |
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*B.F.A. Philadelphia College of Art (1972) |
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*M.F.A. in Sculpture from Yale University (1974) |
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Jesurun received his B.F.A. from the [[University of the Arts (Philadelphia)|Philadelphia College of Art]] in 1972 and his M.F.A. in Sculpture from [[Yale University]] in 1974. |
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*1976-79 Television Content Analyst for CBS. |
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*1979-82 Assistant to producer/ Dick Cavett Show producing shows on John and Mackenzie Phillips, John Hammond Sr., Odetta and Tito Puente. |
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*Since 1984 he has written, directed and designed over 25 pieces including: the media trilogy of DEEP SLEEP (1986 Obie Award, Best Play), ''WHITE WATER'' and ''BLACK MARIA'' , ''NUMBER MINUS ONE'', ''DOG’S EYE VIEW'', ''RED HOUSE'', ''SHATTERHAND MASSACREE'', ''PHILOKTETES'', ''EVERYTHING THAT RISES MUST CONVERGE'', ''SLIGHT RETURN'', ''IRON LUNG'', ''BARDO'', ''SEPTET'' and ''SNOW''. |
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From 1976 ro 1979 Jesurun was a television [[content analyst]] for [[CBS]]. From 1979 to 1982 he was assistant producer of the Dick Cavett Show. |
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Jesurun's work is published by Performing Arts Journal(DEEP SLEEP,FAUST), Ediciones El Milagro (PHILOKTETES) (Spanish), Theater Communications Group (WHITE WATER), Sun and Moon Press(EVERYTHING THAT RISES), Yale Theater Magazine(PHILOKTETES) Index, 2Wice, and Felix. |
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John Jesurun | |
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Nationality | American (United States) |
Known for | Theatre |
John Jesurun is writer, director and multi-media artist, based in a New York, USA. His work Chang in a Void Moon is a live serial running since 1983, originally at the Pyramid Club in the East Village, and now less frequently at venues worldwide. He was born 1951 in Battle Creek, Michigan.
Education
Jesurun received his B.F.A. from the Philadelphia College of Art in 1972 and his M.F.A. in Sculpture from Yale University in 1974.
Career
From 1976 ro 1979 Jesurun was a television content analyst for CBS. From 1979 to 1982 he was assistant producer of the Dick Cavett Show. In 1982 he began his theatrical career at the Pyramid Club on the Lower East Side with his serial play Chang in a Void Moon. Since 1984 he has written, directed and designed over 25 pieces.
Works
Year | Title |
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1982-83 | Chang in a Void Moon episodes #1-36 Bird’s Eye View Non Chang pieces |
1984 | Dog’s Eye View Number Minus One Red House Chang in a Void Moon, episodes #37-42 |
1985 | Shatterhand Massacree |
1986 | Deep Sleep White Water |
1987 | Black Maria |
1988 | Chang in a Void Moon, episodes #43-45 |
1989 | Sunspot |
1990 | Everything that Rises Must Converge |
1991 | Blue Heat |
1992 | Iron Lung |
1993 | Southern Cross Point of Debarkation |
1994 | Slight Return Pearly Iridescent Joan D’Ark |
1995 | Chang in a Void Moon, episodes #46-50 |
1996 | Faust/How I Rose |
1997 | After Image Chang in a Void Moon, episodes #51-52 |
1999 | Land of the Living |
2000 | Snow |
2003 | Bardo Chang in a Void Moon, episodes #53-55 |
2005 | Septet, part 1 Stoned Love Chang in a Void Moon, episode #56 |
2006 | Septet, part 2 Firefall |
Style
Jesurun's presentations integrate elements of language, film, architectural space and media. His exploded narratives cover a wide range of themes and explore the relation of form to content, challenging the experience of verbal, visual and intangible perceptions. His work features integrated creation of the text, direction, set and media design.
Touring
Jesurun's company has toured extensively in Europe and the United States. His work has been produced and presented by numerous venues including La Mama, the Kitchen, Dance Theater Workshop, the Walker Arts Center, On the Boards, Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Wexner Center,Kampnagel Theater, Prater Theater,National Theater of Mexico, Mickery Theater, Theater am Turm, Granada Festival, Eurokaz Zagreb, Bogota International Festival,Vienna Festival,Kyoto Performing Arts Center and Spoleto USA. His short films have been shown at festivals and alternative spaces in Europe and the US.
Grants received
Jesurun is the recipient of numerous grants including the:
- Rockefeller Foundation Playwrights Fellowship
- Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship
- National Endowment for the Arts Playwrights Fellowship
- Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts Fellowship
- MacArthur Fellowship
- National Endowment for the Arts-Visual and Media Arts Fellowships
- Asian Cultural Council
- Rockefeller Multi-Arts Production
- BAM/Lucent Technologies Arts in Multimedia
- MAP Fund
Teaching
Jesurun has taught theater at Goethe University, Frankfurt; Justus Liebig University, Giessen; DASARTS,Amsterdam; New York University; LaMaMa Umbria; Tokyo University; Kyoto University of Art and Design; and the New School.