Peter Glantz is an American director of theater and film, notably the films
''Lightning Bolt - Power Of Salad'' and the music video DVD ''Pick A Winner'', both released through the record label
Load Records
Load Records was an American experimental music-oriented independent record label based out of Providence, Rhode Island. "Load Records might possibly be in possession of the world's most challenging record roster," writes Mark Hensch of Thrash Pi ...
.
About
He recently co-wrote, wrote and directed a series for
MTV
MTV (an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable television television channel, channel and the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. Launched on ...
's
Liquid Television and directed the band
OK Go
OK Go is an American Rock music, rock band originally from Chicago, Illinois, now based in Los Angeles, California. The band is composed of Damian Kulash (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, guitar), Tim Nordwind (bass guitar, bass, backing vocalist, v ...
's touring show. He has produced a number of documentaries for the
Service Employees International Union
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is a labor union representing 2 million workers in over 100 occupations in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. SEIU is focused on organizing workers in three sectors: healthcare (over half of m ...
and
Change to Win, in particular ''Beyond The Spin'', which documented the race for the 2004 Democratic Nomination and won a National Labor Council award for excellence in documentary filmmaking. His theater work includes directing the comedy group Killing My Lobster in San Francisco and the theater collective ' that features artists and musicians from the
Providence, RI
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and
Fort Thunder communities. In October, 2010, Glantz collaborated with
Randy Weiner to co-direct "The Most Interesting Show In The World", a variety show that toured 17 U.S. cities. In 2010, he began performing "Being Impossible", a show that he created and performs. In 2012, he premiered his multimedia performance "The World" at the
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is an art museum beside the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States. The museum was initially endowed during the 1960s with the permanent art collection of Joseph H. Hirshhorn. It was designed ...
in Washington D.C.
Filmography
Movies
*
''Lightning Bolt - Power Of Salad'' (2003) (with Nick Noe)
* ''Beyond The Spin'' (2003)
* ''The Mission To Save Spring'' (2003) (with Jo Dery)
* ''Pick A Winner'' (2004)
* ''1000 Years of Popcorn'' (2005) (with Jo Dery)
TV commercials
* Play The Game (Get out the vote) (2004)
* Got Tuition? (2008)
Music videos
* ''Soccer Moms'' by
Pink and Brown (2004)
* ''Creation Story'' by Black Elf Speaks (2004)
* ''No More Forever'' by
The USA is a Monster (2009)
* ''
Like A Prayer'' by
Lavender Diamond
Lavender Diamond is an American, Los Angeles-based band, fronted by singer Becky Stark.
History
While living in Providence, Rhode Island, Stark began performing as Lavender Diamond in a play that she and puppeteer Xander Marro wrote, created ...
(2009)
*''I Want To See You Go Wild'' by
Andrew W.K. and drawn by Gunsho (2010)
*''Sunloathe'' by
Wilco
Wilco is an American Rock music, rock band based in Chicago. The band was formed in 1994 by the remaining members of alternative country group Uncle Tupelo after singer Jay Farrar's departure. Wilco's lineup changed frequently during its fir ...
(2012)
Television and Internet Series
* "Worldword" (2010–present)
* "
Liquid Television" (2013)
* "We Can Do It!" (2012)
Controversy
The television commercial ''Play the Game'', which featured art and animation from Ben Jones of
Paper Rad, was censored by Viacom a few days after its CEO,
Sumner Redstone
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endorsed
George W. Bush
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for President. This resulted in protests in front of Viacom headquarters in
Times Square
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. It was of particular concern because Viacom owns most of the youth-oriented television networks, like MTV, BET, VH1, and Comedy Central.
Theater
He co-wrote (with Rob Erickson, aka Lumberob) the annual
Brownbrokers
Brownbrokers is a student-run theater group at Brown University. Together with Brown's Theatre Arts and Performance Studies faculty, Brownbrokers develops and produces a full-length, student-written musical every other year. Founded in 1935, it ...
musical ''waternowater'', and wrote and directed for the comedy group ''Out Of Bounds''. In 2003 he directed the original comedy show ''Walks This Way'' for the San Francisco comedy group Killing My Lobster, winning an SF Bay Guardian award for its cast. In 2006, Peter co-directed and co-wrote with
Becky Stark
Becky Stark is an American artist, singer, songwriter and entertainer from Los Angeles, California. She is the voice of the band Lavender Diamond.
Career
Becky Stark has performed extensively as a solo artist and leader of the Lavender Diamond b ...
''The Most Beautiful Show That Ever Lived'', featuring
Miranda July
Miranda July (born Miranda Jennifer Grossinger; February 15, 1974) is an American film director, screenwriter, actress and author. Her body of work includes film, fiction, monologue, digital presentations and live performance art.
She wrote, di ...
,
Ron Rege, Jr., Jim Drain, and more.
In 2010, Glantz co-directed with
Randy Weiner "The Most Interesting Show In The World", a touring variety show starring
Andrew W.K. and featuring acts including escape artist
David Merlini, contortionists from the Dream World Cirque, and visual innovator Bubble Boy. He also began performing a solo show, "Being Impossible", with notable shows at Whartscape, Dixon Place in New York City, and Foo Fest.
trutheatertheater
Glantz founded ', called "an elusive troupe of actors, silkscreeners, puppeteers, noisemakers, musicians, videographers and illusionists from Providence, Rhode Island whose performances are akin to mystical rites of passage that is the digestive process of transforming truth into theater." They are known for performing in illegal locations, including abandoned buildings and public parks. They have performed legitimately at Future Friends festival, the
RISD museum
The Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD Museum) is an art museum integrated with the Rhode Island School of Design, in Providence, Rhode Island, US. The museum was co-founded with the school in 1877. It is the 20th-largest art m ...
as part of "Wunderground: Providence 1995-2005", and in the
King Lear
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festival hosted by Puppet Uprising and The Missoula Oblongata. In 2004, Free Matter For The Blind (label run by
Mudboy) released a recording of ''Travel Light Light Keepers''.
' collaborators include
Erin Rosenthal, Leif Goldberg,
Erik Talley,
Dave Lifrieri
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* ''Dave'' (film), a 1993 film starring Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver
* ''Dave'' (musical), a 2018 stage musical adaptation of the 1993 film
* ''Dave'' (TV series), a 2020 American comedy series
* ...
,
Rich Porter,
Rob Coggeshall
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* Rob, Velike Lašče, a settlement in Slovenia
* Republic of Belarus
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* Rob (given name), a given name or nickname, e.g., for Robert(o), Robin/Robyn
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,
Mat Brinkman
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History
B ...
,
Brian Chippendale,
Kasey Henneman,
Jim Frain,
Jenny Nichols,
Jo Dery,
Roby Newton, and the Misstakes dance troupe. They include members of the bands
Forcefield,
Urdog
Urdog are an experimental rock, experimental psychedelic rock, psychedelic and progressive rock band from Providence, Rhode Island. The band consists of David Lifrieri (guitar, vocals), Jeff Knoch (moog, vocals) and Erin Rosenthal (drums, vocals).
...
,
Lightning Bolt,
Mindflayer,
Milemarker, Manbeard,
Black Pus,
Wizardzz, and Bug Sized Mind.
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Selected productions
* ''Time Dies When Your Fun Fun''
* ''Travel Light, Light Keepers''
* ''This Fun Fun Life''
* ''Killing My Lobster Walks This Way''
* ''The Most Beautiful Show That Ever Lived''
* "The Most Interesting Show In The World"
* "Being Impossible"
* "The World"
Early career
Glantz's first job in film was as Roger Corman's assistant. He worked on the writing and production of 9 films and the TV series ''Black Scorpion''.
Biographical details
Peter Glantz was born on the winter solstice. He currently lives in the only house in Lincoln Woods State Park, Rhode Island. He lives with his partner Meredith Stern and their cats Magellan (aka Jello) and Gandalf
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(aka The Ghost). Stern is a member of the Justseeds artist collective.
References
External links
Peter Glantz and The Imaginary Company Website
*
Killing My Lobster website
Beatbots
Dusted Magazine website
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Film directors from New York City
American music video directors
American dramatists and playwrights
Living people
Writers from Providence, Rhode Island
Year of birth missing (living people)