Puppetry of Asia, films of Federico Fellini and Akira Kurosawa, the theatre of Jerzy Growtowski and Joseph Chaiken, Bread and Puppet Theater, all influenced Julie Taymor’s later work. After graduating in 1974, she studied theatre in Japan and Indonesia. While at Oberlin College she worked with noted experimental theatre artists Herbert Blau and Bill Irwin. After high school she studied in Paris at the École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq. Theatre legend, Stephen Sondheim called her work, Juan Darien, “one of the best theatre pieces I’ve ever seen”.īy the age of ten Julie Taymor had a serious interest in theatre. Julie Taymor is a creator of bold visual theatre who has earned international honours for her puppet-infused work in theatre, opera, and film. American director, mask maker, designer, puppeteer.
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