Michael Stanley Kirby (1931 â€" February 24, 1997) was a professor of
drama at New York University. He wrote several groundbreaking books,
including Happenings, Futurist Performance and The Art of Time. He was
editor of The Drama Review from 1969 to 1986.Although he taught at NYU
simultaneously with Richard Schechner and shared an interest in
avant-garde performance, he disagreed with Schechner about what should
appear in TDR and about the value of the field that was emerging at
the time, performance studies. Kirby believed theatrical events should
be documented, not criticized or analyzed using the tools of social
sciences.He studied at Princeton University and graduated in 1953,
majoring in psychology. He continued his education at Boston
University College of Communication where he earned a MFA in directing
and then a PhD from BU's drama department.Kirby was born in
California, with an identical twin who later collaborated with him on
some of his writings. He graduated from Rye High School in New York.
He died of leukemia.
drama at New York University. He wrote several groundbreaking books,
including Happenings, Futurist Performance and The Art of Time. He was
editor of The Drama Review from 1969 to 1986.Although he taught at NYU
simultaneously with Richard Schechner and shared an interest in
avant-garde performance, he disagreed with Schechner about what should
appear in TDR and about the value of the field that was emerging at
the time, performance studies. Kirby believed theatrical events should
be documented, not criticized or analyzed using the tools of social
sciences.He studied at Princeton University and graduated in 1953,
majoring in psychology. He continued his education at Boston
University College of Communication where he earned a MFA in directing
and then a PhD from BU's drama department.Kirby was born in
California, with an identical twin who later collaborated with him on
some of his writings. He graduated from Rye High School in New York.
He died of leukemia.
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