Keith Antar Mason
Keith Antar Mason (born 1956) is an American writer, performance artist, and playwright. He is the founding artistic director of the Black theatrical company Hittite Empire.[1]
Biography
[edit]Mason was born on November 3, 1956, in St. Louis, Missouri.[1] He moved to Los Angeles, California in 1985 and founded Hittite Empire in 1987.[2]
Selected plays and performances
[edit]- Prometheus on a Black Landscape: The Core (1990)[3]
- 49 Blues Songs for a Jealous Vampire (1992)[4]
- Performance, in LAX: The Los Angeles Exhibition (December 5, 1992)[5]
- Busboy Blues, Atlanta & 4th St. Playhouse (1992)[5]
- In My Living Condition, San Francisco (1992)[5]
- Rachel Ain't Got No Brain, "Issue of Choice," LACE, Los Angeles (1992)[5]
- River, Highways, Santa Monica, California (1992)[5]
- Torn Language, Dialogue of Doubt (collaboration with Elia Arce and Jeff McMahon), Dance Theater Workshop, New York (1992)[5]
- Survival (1995)[6]
Selected publications
[edit]- For Black Boys Who Have Considered Homicide When the Streets Were Too Much (1986)[7]
- From Hip-Hop to Hittite and Other Poetic Healing Rituals for Young Black Men: A Retrospective (2005)[7]
- New Wine & Black Men’s Feet (2009)[7]
- Medusa's Children (2020)[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Breslauer, Jan (1992-11-08). "Performance Art : Emperor of Anger : Hittite Empire's Keith Antar Mason wonders if his newfound mainstream success is just another example of the New Tokenism". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ "BOMB Magazine | Keith Antar Mason". BOMB Magazine. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ Zimmer, Elizabeth (1990-02-18). "Taking 'Wilding' to the Stage : Keith Antar Mason combines Central Park incident with mythology". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
- ^ Holden, Stephen (1992-07-21). "Review/Theater; Anger and Desperation of Black Men". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
- ^ a b c d e f Gudis, Catherine, ed. (1992). LAX, the Los Angeles exhibition 92. Los Angeles: Directors of the Gallery at Barnsdall Art Park. p. 115.
- ^ "THEATER". New York Times. May 14, 1995. ProQuest 109476967. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
- ^ a b c Apple, Jacki (2021). "Redefining Democracy in America: Episodes in Black and White, Part 1". PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art. 43 (1): 126–138. doi:10.1162/pajj_a_00554 – via Project MUSE.
- ^ "Medusa's Children". Goodreads. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
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