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American composer and teacher.

From the description of Typewritten letter signed, dated : La Jolla, Ca., 29 January 1979, to Joseph Chouinard, 1979 Jan. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270913846

Jean V. Cutler (1927 -2010) choreographer, director, and Professor of Theater was born in Hampton, Virginia, in 1927. Performing at an early age, Cutler developed an enduring interest in film and experimental theater, including poetic theater, surrealism and futurism. He received his B.A. in English from Lynchburg College in 1955 and earned a M.A. (1959) and Ph.D. (1962) in Speech at the University of Illinois, submitting a dissertation titled "Realism in Augustin Daly's Productions of Contemporary Plays." As a student, Cutler staged premieres of avant-garde works by former School of Music faculty Kenneth Gaburo, an electronic music pioneer, and Lejaren Hiller, a founder of computer music at the University of Illinois, including Hiller's "Blue is the Antecedent of It" and "Cuthbert Bound." During this period, he also choreographed two works--"Revelation in the Courthouse Park" and "Water! Water!"--by innovative composer Harry Partch.

After completing his doctorate, Cutler became an instructor at the University of Oregon, where he taught and served as the University Theater Director. Cutler returned to Urbana in 1968 to develop "Web," a work about the playwright Web Smalley that was the second in a series of films about the creative process in the performing arts. In the spring of 1970, Cutler produced and directed Kenneth Gaburo's "LINGUA III: In the Can (a dialectic mix in 3 rounds)" at the University of Oregon Theater Workshop. Cutler also interviewed Harry Partch during the early 1970s with the intention of making a film, "The End of Life is Perception," that was never finished. After retiring from the University of Oregon in 1980, Cutler continued to direct and participate in the theater community. Between 1983 and 1986, he organized a professional theater company in Washington, D.C., and directed several plays. During the 1990s, he participated in North Carolina's visiting artist program at Mitchell College and Forsyth Technical Community College.

From the guide to the Jean Cutler Theatrical Films, Audio Recordings and Papers, 1959-1995, (The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music)

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn The Mel Powell Papers, 1942-1991, inclusive Irving S. Gilmore Music Library
referencedIn The Virgil Thomson Papers, 1804-1990 (inclusive) Irving S. Gilmore Music Library
referencedIn The Seymour Shifrin Papers, 1940-1982 (inclusive) Irving S. Gilmore Music Library
creatorOf Gaburo, Kenneth, 1926-. Typewritten letter signed, dated : La Jolla, Ca., 29 January 1979, to Joseph Chouinard, 1979 Jan. 29. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Jean Cutler Theatrical Films, Audio Recordings and Papers, 1959-1995 The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
referencedIn William Gedney Photographs and Writings, 1940s-1989 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
referencedIn Nicolas Slonimsky Collection, 1873-1997, (bulk 1920-1990) Library of Congress. Music Division
creatorOf Kenneth Gaburo Papers, 1936, 1945-93 The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
referencedIn Yaddo records, 1870-1980 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
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associatedWith Bayles, Philip, 1946- person
associatedWith Chouinard, Joseph, person
associatedWith Cutler, Jean, 1927-2010 family
associatedWith Gedney, William, d. 1989 person
associatedWith Hiller, Lejaren, 1924-1994 person
correspondedWith Mel Powell person
associatedWith Shifrin, Seymour, 1926-1979 person
correspondedWith Slonimsky, Nicolas, 1894-1995 person
associatedWith Thomson, Virgil, 1896- person
associatedWith University of California San Diego corporateBody
associatedWith Yaddo (Artist's colony) corporateBody
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Music, School of
Photography
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Shakespeare, William
Sound on film
Theatre Department
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University of Illinois
University of Iowa
University of Oregon
University Theatre
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Death 1993-01-26

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