Gianfranco Mantegna Papers 1959-1975

Living Theatre (New York, N.Y.)

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The Living Theatre, founded by Judith Malina and Julian Beck in 1947, produced avant-garde plays performed in New York theaters until 1963, when they were shut down by the IRS for failing to pay taxes. After a worldwide tour, the Living Theatre settled in Berlin in 1965. The company toured the United States in 1968. After touring Brazil and Europe, the Living Theatre came back to New York in May 1989 where it has its present home. From the guide to the Living Theatre designs, 1948-19...

Beck, Julian, 1925-1985

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Mantegna, Gianfranco

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Gianfranco Mantegna (1939-2001) started his career as a photojournalist in Rome. From 1965 to 1969, he was a member of the Living Theater, after meeting the group in Italy. He wrote We, the Living Theatre (1970), a photographic essay. Mantegna settled in New York in the early 1970s. In 1990 he curated the U.S. participation in two Italian video festivals, "Taormina Arte Video" and "Riccione TTV." From the description of Gianfranco Mantegna papers, 1959-1975. (University of California...

Malina, Judith, 1926-....

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Judith Malina, director, producer, poet, and actress, was born in Kiel, Germany and emigrated to New York before the War. In 1948 she was married to the painter Julian Beck, and together they founded The Living Theatre. The Living Theatre had its inaugural season in 1951 at the Cherry Lane Theatre and later moved to a loft on 100th Street. The company, which was dedicated to a non-commercial theater that would be a part of the community and perform the works of contempor...