Mike Pearson died last week. He was a performance artist, theatre director, theorist and philosopher, scholar and teacher. And, as composer John Hardy said, Mike collaborated and connected – visual design, architectural stagecraft, poets, playwrights, composers, experimental jazz musicians, dancers, disability & gender specialists, comics, community art conveners, museum curators, traditional Japanese theatre performers, Patagonian farmers,…
Month: June 2022
Mike Pearson
Mike Pearson died last week. It is quite a shock to his many friends and colleagues. I’m composing a tribute to his extraordinary qualities, talents, works. I hadn’t quite appreciated how much there is to say and it is taking longer than I anticipated. In the meantime here is a short statement that appears alongside…