Keith Antar Mason

Keith Antar Mason (born 1956) is an American writer, performance artist, and playwright. He is the founding artistic director of the Black theatrical company Hittite Empire.^[1]

Biography

Mason was born on November 3, 1956, in St. Louis, Missouri.^[1] He moved to Los Angeles, California in 1985 and founded Hittite Empire in 1987.^[2]

Selected plays and performances

Prometheus on a Black Landscape: The Core (1990)^[3]
49 Blues Songs for a Jealous Vampire (1992)^[4]
Performance, in LAX: The Los Angeles Exhibition (December 5, 1992)^[5]
Busboy Blues, Atlanta & 4th St. Playhouse (1992)^[5]
In My Living Condition, San Francisco (1992)^[5]
Rachel Ain't Got No Brain, "Issue of Choice," LACE, Los Angeles (1992)^[5]
River, Highways, Santa Monica, California (1992)^[5]
Torn Language, Dialogue of Doubt (collaboration with Elia Arce and Jeff McMahon), Dance Theater Workshop, New York (1992)^[5]
Survival (1995)^[6]

Selected publications

For Black Boys Who Have Considered Homicide When the Streets Were Too Much (1986)^[7]
From Hip-Hop to Hittite and Other Poetic Healing Rituals for Young Black Men: A Retrospective (2005)^[7]
New Wine & Black Men’s Feet (2009)^[7]
Medusa's Children (2020)^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b Breslauer, Jan (1992-11-08). "Performance Art : Emperor of Anger : Hittite Empire's Keith Antar Mason wonders if his newfound mainstream success is just another example of the New Tokenism". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
^ "BOMB Magazine | Keith Antar Mason". BOMB Magazine. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
^ Zimmer, Elizabeth (1990-02-18). "Taking 'Wilding' to the Stage : Keith Antar Mason combines Central Park incident with mythology". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
^ Holden, Stephen (1992-07-21). "Review/Theater; Anger and Desperation of Black Men". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Gudis, Catherine, ed. (1992). LAX, the Los Angeles exhibition 92. Los Angeles: Directors of the Gallery at Barnsdall Art Park. p. 115.
^ "THEATER". New York Times. May 14, 1995. ProQuest 109476967. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
^ ^a ^b ^c Apple, Jacki (2021). "Redefining Democracy in America: Episodes in Black and White, Part 1". PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art. 43 (1): 126–138. doi:10.1162/pajj_a_00554 – via Project MUSE.
^ "Medusa's Children". Goodreads. Retrieved 2024-07-16.

[:0-1] Breslauer, Jan (1992-11-08). "Performance Art : Emperor of Anger : Hittite Empire's Keith Antar Mason wonders if his newfound mainstream success is just another example of the New Tokenism". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-06-12.

[2] "BOMB Magazine | Keith Antar Mason". BOMB Magazine. Retrieved 2024-06-12.

[3] Zimmer, Elizabeth (1990-02-18). "Taking 'Wilding' to the Stage : Keith Antar Mason combines Central Park incident with mythology". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-07-16.

[4] Holden, Stephen (1992-07-21). "Review/Theater; Anger and Desperation of Black Men". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-07-16.

[:2-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Gudis, Catherine, ed. (1992). LAX, the Los Angeles exhibition 92. Los Angeles: Directors of the Gallery at Barnsdall Art Park. p. 115.

[6] "THEATER". New York Times. May 14, 1995. ProQuest 109476967. Retrieved 2024-07-16.

[:1-7] Apple, Jacki (2021). "Redefining Democracy in America: Episodes in Black and White, Part 1". PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art. 43 (1): 126–138. doi:10.1162/pajj_a_00554 – via Project MUSE.

[8] "Medusa's Children". Goodreads. Retrieved 2024-07-16.

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