The thousand faces of Willem Dafoe: Hollywood star immerses himself in experimental theater in Venice

The thousand faces of Willem Dafoe: Hollywood star immerses himself in experimental theater in Venice

There’s a Willem Dafoe for every viewer. For most, he’s the Hollywood actor who starred in blockbusters like Platoon, Mississippi Burning, and The Last Temptation of Christ. Some identify him with the supervillain Norman Osborn in the Spider-Man saga. Others associate him with the art-house films of David Lynch, Lars von Trier, Sean Baker, and Yorgos Lanthimos. Some may even have come across his avatar in the video game Beyond: Two Souls. But not as many know that he co-founded one of the most influential companies in American experimental theater, The Wooster Group, born in the effervescent New York scene of the 1970s and still active today. He has also worked with such prominent directors as Romeo Castellucci and Bob Wilson. In Spain, he was seen in 2012 in a powerful operatic production at the Royal Theater in Madrid, The Life and Death of Marina Abramovic, created by Wilson and Abramovic, with music by Antony and William Basinski.

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