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Founded in 1994 and directed by Marianne Weems, The Builders Association is a New York-based performance and media company that creates original productions based on stories drawn from contemporary life.
The company uses the richness of new and old tools to extend the boundaries of theatre. Based on innovative collaborations, Builders' productions blend stage performance, text, video, sound, and architecture to tell stories about human experience in the 21st century.
From BAM to Bogata, Singapore to Melbourne, Minneapolis and Los Angeles to Budapest, The Builders Association's OBIE award-winning shows have toured to major venues the world over.
The Builders have collaborated on ten large-scale theater projects: MASTER BUILDER (1994), THE WHITE ALBUM (1995), IMPERIAL MOTEL (FAUST) (1996), JUMP CUT (FAUST) (1997), JET LAG (1998) with Diller + Scofidio, XTRAVAGANZA (2000), ALLADEEN (2003) with motorist , AVANTI (2003), SUPER VISION (2005) with box, and CONTINUOUS CITY (2008).
THE TEAM
Marianne Weems, Artistic Director
Erica Laird, Managing Director
Matthew Karges, Business Manager
Neal Wilkinson, Production Manager
Contributing Artists
Moe Angelos, John Cleater, Dan Dobson, Peter Flaherty, James Gibbs, Allen Hahn, Stewart Laing, Rizwan Mirza, Jeff Morey, Peter Norrman, David Pence, Heaven Phillips, Tanya Selvaratnam, Joseph Silovsky, Harry Sinclair, Jennifer Tipton, Jeff Webster, Neal Wilkinson.
The Builders Association
453 Broome Street #4C
New York NY 10013-2669
T 212 274 0446
F 212 274 0529
info@thebuildersassociation.org
http://www.thebuildersassociation.org/
Here are few videos reflect some of their work.