Deborah Leiser-Moore: Performance-maker, director and lecturer profiled by ArtsHub
ArtsHub has featured Deborah Leiser-Moore, a director, performance-maker, and lecturer, in their 'Meet the Members' series. With training in prominent Asian and European performance traditions, she has taught and toured internationally throughout the USA, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Her notable recent productions include 'Blood Wedding', 'unHOWsed', and 'Medea: Kaddish For The Children', and she is currently working on a new piece within her 'Shakespeare’s Recalcitrant Daughters' series. Leiser-Moore stresses the importance of the body in performance, asserting that "the body doesn’t lie." She regards Pina Bausch as a genius and continues to draw inspiration from Richard Schechner, who, at 92, remains active in his craft. Leiser-Moore has been part of ArtsHub since 2021, praising it as a valuable resource and community for artists.
Key facts
- Deborah Leiser-Moore is a performance-maker, director and lecturer.
- She trained in leading Asian and European performance practices.
- She has taught, presented and toured internationally across the USA, Europe, Asia and Australia.
- Her recent works include 'Blood Wedding', 'unHOWsed' and 'Medea: Kaddish For The Children'.
- She is currently developing a new work in her 'Shakespeare’s Recalcitrant Daughters' series.
- She cites Pina Bausch as a genius and Richard Schechner as an inspiration.
- Richard Schechner is 92 and still working; a Schechner festival is planned next year in America.
- She has been an ArtsHub member since 2021.
Entities
Artists
- Deborah Leiser-Moore
- Pina Bausch
- Richard Schechner
Institutions
- ArtsHub
Locations
- USA
- Europe
- Asia
- Australia
- New York
- America