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A director and theoretician of performance, Herbert Blau (3 May 1926 – 3 May 2013) was Byron W. and Alice L. Lockwood Professor in the Humanities at the University of Washington. ==Early life and career== Blau earned his B.Ch.E., Chemical Engineering from New York University (1947). Later, his M.A. in Drama (1949), and Ph.D.,English & American Literature (1954), both from Stanford University. As co-founder (with Jules Irving)〔Internet Broadway Database. (Jules Irving. ) Accessed 19 January 2010.〕 of The Actor's Workshop〔(The Actor's Workshop. ) The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. Accessed 27 December 2008.〕 in San Francisco (1952–1965) and co-director of the Repertory Theater of Lincoln Center in New York City (1965–67), Blau introduced American audiences to avant-garde drama in some of the country's first productions of Samuel Beckett, Jean Genet, and Harold Pinter including the 1957 performance of Beckett's Waiting for Godot at California's San Quentin State Prison.〔Berton, Justin. (When 'Waiting for Godot' played San Quentin. ) ''San Francisco Chronicle'', December 23, 2008. Accessed 19 January 2010.〕 This was the '' Godot'' that during the second red scare, after extra-legal State Department maneuvers denied travel permission for unstated political reasons to a member of the company, represented American theater at the 1958 Brussels World's Fair.〔Atkinson, Brooks, ''N.Y. Times'', "Theatre: 'Godot' for Fair; Coast Troupe Here on Way to Brussels," August 06, 1958〕 In 1968, Blau signed the “Writers and Editors War Tax Protest” pledge, vowing to refuse tax payments in protest against the Vietnam War.〔“Writers and Editors War Tax Protest” January 30, 1968 ''New York Post''〕 In 1971, after three years as a dean and provost at the newly formed California Institute of the Arts, Blau formed the experimental group ''KRAKEN'', where he continued presenting challenging productions for another decade. The two books that emerged from that work—''Take Up the Bodies: Theater at the Vanishing Point'' (University of Illinois Press, 1982) and ''Blooded Thought: Occasions of Theater'' (Performing Arts Journal Publications, 1982)—received the George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism.〔(George Jean Nathan Award Committee's Citation. ) Accessed 27 December 2008.〕 In addition to the theater, Blau has taken up the subjects of literature, visual arts, fashion, postmodern culture and politics. California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) conferred an honorary Doctor of Arts degree to Blau in May 2008.〔Nelson, Denise. (Harry Belafonte, Herbert Blau and Terry Riley Receive Honorary Doctor of Arts Degrees. ) Accessed 27 December 2008.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Herbert Blau」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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