John Jesurun is a writer/director/media artist based in NY. . The work is distinguished by his integrated creation of the text, direction, set and media design. In 1982 he began his 62 episode serial play CHANG IN A VOID MOON at the Pyramid Club,NYC. Since 1984 he has written,directed and designed over 30 pieces including: the media trilogy of DEEP SLEEP (1986 Obie Award), WHITE WATER and BLACK MARIA, EVERYTHING THAT RISES MUST CONVERGE and SNOW. His work has been produced and presented by numerous venues including La Mama, the Kitchen, Walker Arts Center, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Wexner Center, National Theater of Mexico, Berliner Festspielhaus,Vienna Festival and Spoleto USA. Fellowships include NEA, Asian Cultural Council, MacArthur, Rockefeller,Guggenheim and Foundation for Contemporary Arts. Teaching: Goethe University/ Frankfurt, Justus Liebig University/ Giessen, DASARTS/Amsterdam, NYU,Tokyo University, Kyoto University of Art and Design,Bard College,Carnegie Mellon. His work is published by TCG,Yale Theater. His collection SHATTERHAND MASSACREE AND OTHER MEDIA TEXTS is published by Performing Arts Journal. Various projects include Harry Partch’s Opera “Delusion of the Fury”/Japan Society, Jeff Buckley's "Last Goodbye"music video, PHILOKTETES/Soho Rep, collaborations with choreographers Mollissa Fenley, Susan Rethorst, Niel Greenberg and Juliette Mapp,FIREFALL/Dance Theater Workshop, LIZ ONE/ Chocolate Factory,STOPPED BRIDGE OF DREAMS/ La Mama,2012. CHANG IN A VOID MOON,#60-62,Incubator Arts. The first two episodes of his new video serial SHADOWLAND can be seen on Vimeo. Website: https://sites.google.com/site/johnjesurun/