Download a degree in folklore and mythology.

BY: JORDAN DILLON
CAITLYN SCEGIEL
PERSONAL INFO
• born on December 15, 1952,
in Newton, Massachusetts
• From 1969-1974, studied
theatre and mythology at
Oberlin College, graduating in
1974 with a degree in folklore
and mythology.
WORKS KNOWN FOR
• "The King Stag“
• "Oedipus Rex"
• "The Magic Flute"
• "Titus Andronicus"
• "Juan Darién: A Carnival Mass"
• “Frida”
• "Grendel"
• “Across the Universe “
INFLUENCES ON
CAREER/SUCCESS
When visiting Bali, Indonesia, Taymor
watched a tradition ceremony held by
the male elders of the village,
performed in the moonlight where
she believes that the energy and
absorption with which these elderly
men performed this ritual, without an
audience, for purely spiritual
devotions, has inspired all of her
work.
MOST FAMOUS WORKS
• The Broadway production of the famous
Disney animated film “Lion King”, where
Julie Taymor directed and co-designed
over 100 costumes of masks and
animals.
• “Frida”, which received 6 Oscar
nominations and received Oscars for its
imaginative make-up design and for Elliot
Goldenthal's musical talents.
HER SPECIAL
QUALITIES
•
Miss Taymor combined the cultural and tribal aspects
she experienced while traveling all over the world with
her costumes and directing to create a whole new
outlook on the ever-expanding possibilities of theatre.
•
Taymor turned down the idea of using bodysuits and
masks. She proposed clothing the actors in traditional
African costumes, with animal masks worn on their
heads
•
Julie released a new film version of Shakespeare's “The
Tempest”, with actress Helen Mirren in the role of the
sorcerer Prospero.
INTERESTING INFO
•
At 14 and 15, she made trips to both Sri Lanka and
India with the Experiment in International Living
program.
•
Julie Taymor is 5’5
•
Spouse is Elliot Goldenthal
•
At 16 she traveled to Paris to study at the mime school
of Jacques LeCoq.
,
•
She was the first woman ever to receive the coveted
award for directing a musical,
JULIE TAYMOR HAS TRAVELED TO…
― Sri Lanka
― Japan
― India
― Bali, Indonesia
― Paris
― Florence , Italy
― New York City
― St. Petersburg, Russia
― Ohio
― Rome
― Seattle
― & more!