San Francisco–native Basil Twist has established himself, over a 20-year career, as
one of the foremost puppeteers in the United States. Twist is renowned for having
advanced new techniques and genres of performance that bring puppeteering
into the realms of contemporary theater and visual art. Through both technical
innovation and poetic force, his works conjure iconic worlds on the stage. Twist is
the Mohr Visiting Artist at Stanford University for Spring 2014.
Image:
Basil Twist and Lee Nagrin
Behind the Lid, 2007
Performance documentation; Silver Whale Gallery, New York
Courtesy of the artist
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one of the foremost puppeteers in the United States. Twist is renowned for having
advanced new techniques and genres of performance that bring puppeteering
into the realms of contemporary theater and visual art. Through both technical
innovation and poetic force, his works conjure iconic worlds on the stage. Twist is
the Mohr Visiting Artist at Stanford University for Spring 2014.
Image:
Basil Twist and Lee Nagrin
Behind the Lid, 2007
Performance documentation; Silver Whale Gallery, New York
Courtesy of the artist
San Francisco–native Basil Twist has established himself, over a 20-year career, as
one of the foremost puppeteers in the United States. Twist is renowned for having
advanced new techniques and genres of performance that bring puppeteering
into the realms of contemporary theater and visual art. Through both technical
innovation and poetic force, his works conjure iconic worlds on the stage. Twist is
the Mohr Visiting Artist at Stanford University for Spring 2014.
Image:
Basil Twist and Lee Nagrin
Behind the Lid, 2007
Performance documentation; Silver Whale Gallery, New York
Courtesy of the artist
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one of the foremost puppeteers in the United States. Twist is renowned for having
advanced new techniques and genres of performance that bring puppeteering
into the realms of contemporary theater and visual art. Through both technical
innovation and poetic force, his works conjure iconic worlds on the stage. Twist is
the Mohr Visiting Artist at Stanford University for Spring 2014.
Image:
Basil Twist and Lee Nagrin
Behind the Lid, 2007
Performance documentation; Silver Whale Gallery, New York
Courtesy of the artist
show less
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