Tulane University Department of Theatre and Dance (New Orleans)
Richard Schechner earned his PhD at Tulane in 1962 and edited the Tulane Drama Review there until 1967, when he took it to NYU as TDR; today its Department of Theatre and Dance trains artists in theatre, dance and design.
The Performing Garage (New York)
Richard Schechner founded this SoHo theatre in 1968 as the home of The Performance Group, opening with Dionysus in 69; it is now the home of The Wooster Group.
NYU Skirball (New York)
Opened in 2003, the 850-seat NYU Skirball on Washington Square is a home for bold, cross-disciplinary performance, artistic research and discourse.
NYU Tisch Department of Performance Studies (New York)
Established in 1980 as the first department of its kind, Performance Studies at NYU grew from the field Richard Schechner helped found.
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club (New York)
Founded by Ellen Stewart in 1961, La MaMa is a cornerstone of Off-Off-Broadway and of international experimental theatre, and presented ECA’s YokastaS Redux (2005).
The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center (New York)
Based at the CUNY Graduate Center since 1979, the Segal Center bridges the academic and professional performing arts through public programs, publications and international exchange.
Shanghai Theatre Academy (Shanghai)
Founded in 1945, Shanghai Theatre Academy is one of China’s leading schools of theatre, dance and Chinese opera, and was ECA’s partner on Hamlet: That Is the Question (2007).