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The Drama Review 43.3 (1999) 38-39 
 

Julie Taymor:
From Jacques Lecoq to The Lion King

an interview by Richard Schechner


Chronology of Works

1974/75 Way of Snow, written, directed, and designed by Taymor. Java and Bali. New version, Ark Theatre, New York, and International Puppet Festival, 1980. 

1978/79 Tirai, written, directed, and designed by Taymor. Java, Sumatra, and Bali. New version, La MaMa E.T.C., New York, 1981. 

1980-82 The Haggadah, conceived, composed, and directed by Elizabeth Swados. Sets, costumes, masks, and puppetry by Taymor. New York Shakespeare Festival. 

1981 Black Elk Lives, by Christopher Sergel, based on the novel Black Elk Speaks. Directed by Tom Brennan. Sets, masks, and puppetry by Taymor. Entermedia Theatre, New York. 

1982 Savages by Christopher Hampton. Directed by Jackson Phippin. Masks and puppetry by Taymor. Center Stage, Baltimore, MD. 

1984 The King Stag by Carlo Gozzi. Directed by Andrei Serban. Costumes, masks, puppetry, and choreography by Taymor. American Repertory Theatre, Cambridge, MA. 

1984 The Transposed Heads, the play. Adapted by Sidney Goldfarb and Taymor from the novel by Thomas Mann. Direction, puppetry, and masks by Taymor. The Ark Theatre, New York. 

1985 Liberty's Taken, book by David Suehsdorf and Taymor, music by Elliot Goldenthal. Direction, puppetry, and masks by Taymor. Castle Hill Festival, Ipswich, MA. 

1986 The Transposed Heads, the musical. Book by Sidney Goldfarb, music by Elliot Goldenthal. Direction, puppetry, and masks by Taymor. American Music Theatre Festival, Philadelphia, and Lincoln Center, New York. 

1986 The Tempest by Shakespeare. Direction, puppetry, and masks by Taymor. Theatre for a New Audience at Classic Stage Company, New York; Shakespeare Festival Theatre, Stratford, CT, 1987; PBS Television Behind the Scenes, 1993/94. 

1988 The Taming of the Shrew by Shakespeare. Directed by Taymor. Theatre for a New Audience, New York, and Beverly, MA. 

1988 Juan Darién: A Carnival Mass, by Taymor and Elliot Goldenthal based on a short story by Horacio Quiroga. Music by Elliot Goldenthal. Directed by Taymor. Costumes and sets by G.W. Mercier and Taymor. Puppetry and masks by Taymor. St. Clemens Church, New York. Revived 1990; performed at festivals in Edinburgh, Lille, Montreal, Jerusalem, and San Francisco, 1990/91. Performed at Lincoln Center Theater in Association with Music Theater Group, New York, 1996/97. 

1992 Fool's Fire, screenplay by Taymor based on the short story "Hop-Frog" by Edgar Allan Poe. Direction, puppets, and costumes by Taymor. American Playhouse and Rebo Studio. Premiere at Sundance Film Festival, UT. Aired on PBS, 1992. 

1992 Oedipus Rex by Sophocles. Opera composed by Igor Stravinsky, libretto by Jean Cocteau. Directed by Taymor. Conducted by Seiji Ozawa. Masks and sculptures by Taymor. Saito Kinen Festival, Japan. Film produced by Peter Gelb and Pat Jaffe, premiere at Sundance Film Festival, UT, 1993. Aired on PBS, 1993. 

1993 The Magic Flute by Mozart, conducted by Zubin Mehta. Directed by Taymor. Masks and puppetry by Taymor and Michael Curry. Costumes by Taymor. Maggio Music Festival, Florence and Turin, Italy, 1994. 

1994 Titus Andronicus by Shakespeare. Music by Elliot Goldenthal. Directed by Taymor. Theatre for a New Audience, New York. 

1995 The Flying Dutchman. Directed by Taymor. The Los Angeles Opera; remounted in a coproduction with the Houston Grand Opera, 1998. 

1995 Salomé based on the libretto by Oscar Wilde. Directed by Taymor. Choreography by Taymor and Andreas Liyepa. Conducted by Valery Gergiev. Passionstheater, Oberammergau, Germany, and at the Kirov Opera's Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersberg, Russia. Subsequently toured by the Kirov Opera at the Mikkeli Festival, Finland, 1996, and The New Israel Opera, Tel Aviv, 1998. 

1996 The Green Bird by Carlo Gozzi. Direction, mask, and puppet designs by Julie Taymor. Music by Elliot Goldenthal. Theater for a New Audience, The New Victory Theater, and La Jolla Playhouse. 

1997-present The Lion King. Book by Roger Allers and Irene Mecchi. Music by Elton John. Lyrics by Tim Rice. Direction and costume design by Taymor. Masks and puppets codesigned by Taymor and Michael Curry. Additional music and lyrics by Lebo M, Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, Taymor, and Hans Zimmer. Produced by Walt Disney Theatrical at The Orpheum Theatre, MN, and The New Amsterdam Theater, New York City. 

1999 TITUS by Shakespeare. Film adaptation and direction by Taymor. Executive Producers: Clear Blue Sky Productions, Urania Pictures, and Overseas Film Group. Produced by Conchita Airoldi and Taymor. 

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