George Coates

For the Australian rules footballer, see George Coates (footballer). For the English cricketer and umpire, see George Coates (cricketer). For the Australian painter, see George James Coates.
George Coates
Born (1952-03-19) March 19, 1952 (age 72)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Theater producer and director
Known forGeorge Coates Performance Works
Notable workUp Your A$$, Actual Sho
StyleMultimedia live theater
PartnerColleen Larkin (1974-1988, m. 1988-present)
ChildrenGrace Coates

George Coates (born March 19, 1952) is an American theater director most notable for his work with George Coates Performance Works (GCPW), which he founded in 1977 in San Francisco, CA. The company produced over 20 multi-media live performances over a span of 25 years, winning a multitude of awards for its international performances,[1] earning critical acclaim in Asia, Europe and South America and gaining North American attention at Brooklyn Academy of Music's Next Wave Festival.[2] In the 1990s, he was the first to merge live performers within stage environments created by computer generated graphics in real time live theater. Coates became known as a pioneer of experimental live theater[3] using stereographic projections and 3-D glasses populated by live actors and musicians.

  1. ^ "Nowhere.html". ORIMA inc. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  2. ^ Gussow, Mel (October 15, 1983). "STAGE: 'WAY OF HOW,' GEORGE COATES COLLAGE". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  3. ^ Breslauer, Jan (January 12, 1992). "ART & TECHNOLOGY : Theater on a Chip : George Coates' 'Invisible Site' mingles performers and 'live' computer images in a symbiotic work that redefines the state of the art". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved November 29, 2015.