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Robert Wilson
Born
4 October 1941
Died
31 July 2025
Place
Waco, Texas, USA
Directing

Robert Wilson

Robert Wilson is an American experimental theater stage director and playwright. Over the course of his wide-ranging career, he has also worked as a choreographer, performer, painter, sculptor, video artist, and sound and lighting designer.

As director

Händel / Mozart: Der Messias

Händel / Mozart: Der Messias

2020 · Director
Turandot

Turandot

2020 · Director
Le Trouvère

Le Trouvère

2019 · Director
A Winter Fable

A Winter Fable

2017 · Director
Verdi: La Traviata

Verdi: La Traviata

2016 · Director
Adam's Passion

Adam's Passion

2015 · Director
Einstein on the Beach

Einstein on the Beach

2014 · Director
Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande

Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande

2012 · Director
Shakespeare’s Sonnets

Shakespeare’s Sonnets

2009 · Director
L'Orfeo

L'Orfeo

2009 · Director
Voom Portraits

Voom Portraits

2007 · Director
Les Fables

Les Fables

2005 · Director
Gluck: Orphée et Eurydice

Gluck: Orphée et Eurydice

2000 · Director
Alceste

Alceste

1999 · Director
La mort de Molière

La mort de Molière

1994 · Director
The Black Rider

The Black Rider

1990 · Director

La femme à la cafetière

1989 · Director
Stations

Stations

1982 · Director
Deafman Glance

Deafman Glance

1981 · Director
Video 50

Video 50

1978 · Director
The Life and Times of Joseph Stalin: An Opera

The Life and Times of Joseph Stalin: An Opera

1973 · Director

As actor

The King is Dead

The King is Dead

2025
Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious

Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious

2022 · Self
The Lost Paradise

The Lost Paradise

2015 · Himself
BAM150

BAM150

2012 · Self
Bob Wilson's Life & Death of Marina Abramovic

Bob Wilson's Life & Death of Marina Abramovic

2012 · Self

Do Not Be Anxious — Be Fast And Be Quiet

2010 · Himself
The Art of Time

The Art of Time

2009 · Self
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis

Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis

2007 · Self
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

2007 · Self - Visual Artist
Absolute Wilson

Absolute Wilson

2006
La mort de Molière

La mort de Molière

1994 · Molière
The Black Rider

The Black Rider

1990 · Himself
Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars

Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars

1987
Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera

Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera

1985 · director (himself)
Video 50

Video 50

1978
The Life and Times of Joseph Stalin: An Opera

The Life and Times of Joseph Stalin: An Opera

1973