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4 unusual facts about Tina Landau


J. August Richards

Playing a rapping bike messenger who believes he is an alien abductee, it was the role of Taj Mahal in the Mark Taper Forum production of Tina Landau's play Space that first brought recognition.

Paige Howard

Paige Howard made her professional stage debut at the Vineyard Theatre in New York City, in J.M. Barrie's play, "Mary Rose", playing the title character, directed by Tina Landau.

Viewpoints

In their book, The Viewpoints Book: A Practical Guide to Viewpoints and Composition, Anne Bogart and Tina Landau identify the primary Viewpoints as those relating to Time - which are Tempo, Duration, Kinesthetic Response, and Repetition - and those relating to Space - which are Shape, Gesture, Architecture, Spatial Relationship and Topography.

Originally developed in the 1970s by choreographer Mary Overlie as a method of movement improvisation, The Viewpoints theory was adapted for stage acting by directors Anne Bogart and Tina Landau.



see also

Scott Spence

Notable productions include "Floyd Collins" (1st non Tina Landau-directed Production), "Reefer Madness" (1st production outside of LA/NYC), "The Fix" (First production outside London {Donmar Warehouse} and Wash. DC {Signature Theatre} ).