In the Lounge Book Launch: SIX MONOLOGUES 1990-2007 Jeff McMahon
About This Show
Sarah Schulman described McMahon as “a pioneering practitioner of what was once known of as “the talking dancer… an originator of the form in its post-modern incarnation, and a witness to its historical development.” Mark Russell says the “beautiful collection of works pop off the page.” According to Tim Miller, “McMahon’s performances sear us in a fever dream of poetics, politics and unflinching personal witness. His fierce collision of social texts and equal opportunity “j’accuse” claims a rigorous performance vision that unsparingly unpacks society and self.” Guest readers! Film preview! Books to buy! Drinks to drink!
About the Artist
JEFF MCMAHON is a writer, performer and filmmaker presented since 1980 by numerous venues in the Americas, UK and Europe. Fellowships from the NEA, NY Foundation for the Arts, and funding from the NY State Council on the Arts and Arizona Commission on the Arts. MFA from Writing Program, School of the Arts, Columbia University, and BA in Interdisciplinary Art from SUNY/Empire State College. Since 2001, he has taught in the School of Film, Dance and Theatre, Arizona State University, where he is Associate Professor. Lives in Arizona and New York.
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Photo credit: Robert Flynt