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.

Biography

Mason was born on November 3, 1956, in St. Louis, Missouri. He moved to Los Angeles, California in 1985 and founded Hittite Empire in 1987.

Selected plays and performances

Prometheus on a Black Landscape: The Core (1990)
49 Blues Songs for a Jealous Vampire (1992)
Performance, in LAX: The Los Angeles Exhibition (December 5, 1992)
Busboy Blues, Atlanta & 4th St. Playhouse (1992)
In My Living Condition, San Francisco (1992)
Rachel Ain't Got No Brain, "Issue of Choice," LACE, Los Angeles (1992)
River, Highways, Santa Monica, California (1992)
Torn Language, Dialogue of Doubt (collaboration with Elia Arce and Jeff McMahon), Dance Theater Workshop, New York (1992)
Survival (1995)

Selected publications

For Black Boys Who Have Considered Homicide When the Streets Were Too Much (1986)
From Hip-Hop to Hittite and Other Poetic Healing Rituals for Young Black Men: A Retrospective (2005)
New Wine & Black Men’s Feet (2009)
Medusa's Children (2020)

References

1 2 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.
1 2 3 4 5 6 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.
1 2 3 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.

[:0-1] 1 2 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.

[2] "BOMB Magazine | Keith Antar Mason". BOMB Magazine. Retrieved 2024-06-12.

[3] 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.

[4] Holden, Stephen (1992-07-21). "Review/Theater; Anger and Desperation of Black Men". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-07-16.

[:2-5] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Gudis, Catherine, ed. (1992). LAX, the Los Angeles exhibition 92. Los Angeles: Directors of the Gallery at Barnsdall Art Park. p. 115.

[6] "THEATER". New York Times. May 14, 1995. ProQuest 109476967. Retrieved 2024-07-16.

[:1-7] 1 2 3 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.

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