Janie Geiser (b. 1957 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American artist
and experimental filmmaker. Her notable works include The Fourth
Watch, Terrace 49, The Red Book, The Secret Story, Colors, Immer Zu,
Lost Motion, and Clouded Sulphur.Janie Geiser was born in 1957 in
Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She is the second oldest child among six total
children. Janie Geiser attended the University of Georgia and
graduated with a degree in visual art. While she is known as one of
the pioneers of the renaissance of American avant-garde puppetry and
object performance, she did not have any defining early experiences
with puppetry. Upon completion her BFA degree, Geiser began creating
work as a visual artist, exhibiting her drawings and paintings in
Atlanta art galleries. By taking a job as the curator of a non-profit,
multi-arts organization called Nexus, Geiser began to meet and
collaborate with artists from many different fields, including music,
dance, theater, and printmaking.After her time at Nexus, Geiser took a
part-time job in the 1980s as the curator of the Center for Puppetry
Arts' puppet exhibits. It was at the Center for Puppetry Arts that she
began to investigate both contemporary and historical puppetry, and
she encountered a number of contemporary puppetry performers there,
including Bruce Schwartz and Paul Zaloom. She created her first
puppetry performance, Little Eddie, in the Center's basement, and
developed several works there under the name Jottay Theater, with
puppeteers and musicians from Atlanta.In 1986, Geiser moved to New
York City where she founded "Janie Geiser and Co.", a collection of
New York actors and puppeteers. She created a number of key works
there, including Stories from Here (1986), developed with the Jottay
Theater, including writer Neill Bogan and composer Chip Epsten. They
were awarded an Obie for their production of Stories from Here at
Dance Theater Workshop. Other shows included When the Wind Blows
(1992), Evidence of Floods (1994-1996), Night Behind the Windows
(1998) and more. She collaborated as a designer with other theater
artists, including The Talking Band (The Three Lives of Lucie Cabrol,
1988), Dick Connette (Half a World Away, 1989), and Mac Wellman and
Travis Preston (Infrared, 1990). Janie Geiser Biography, Weight & Height, Age, Nationality & Ethnicity
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