Overview

• Bob Wilson died on July 31, 2025 in Water Mill, New York, at the age of 83.
• His death was announced on his official website and social media with a solemn black-and-white tribute image.
• Wilson revolutionized contemporary theater by melding performance, visual arts, music, dance and architecture into cohesive total artworks.
• He founded the Byrd Hoffman School of Byrds in 1968 and later established the Watermill Center on Long Island as an experimental laboratory for emerging artists.
• His long-term collaborators, including Teatro alla Scala where he directed his final work in April 2025, are organizing tributes at venues central to his legacy.