Miranda July’s New Societycomes to BAM on October 7. Get to know July the writer, actor, filmmaker, and distracted meditator with the links below.
A Note From Miranda
"These days it is a rare sensation to sit down in a theater with no idea what will happen; with your help I can give that feeling to more people. Please refrain from posting descriptions of the show online until Sunday, October 11th. Thank you so much for understanding. I hope you enjoy the show!"—mj
Program Notes
Watch & Listen
Miranda July and John C. Reilly are featured in this short, based on July’s titular short story.
Video
Miranda July on her meditation retreat crush with Lena Dunham (YouTube)
The imagination is a powerful aphrodisiac.
Audio
Miranda July Balances Weirdness And Reality In Debut Novel (NPR)
"I love a challenge," July says. "There's nothing that gets my heart going like the sense that I will fail."
Read
July discusses her novel, Nirvana, speaking in homonyms, and more.
Reading
Excerpt from Sir Thomas More’s Utopia (LaphamsQuarterly.org)
July’s show makes more than a glance at perfect worlds, famously explored by More in the 16th century.
Article
10 Failed Utopian Cities That Influenced The Future (IO9.com)
Le Corbusier’s “Machine City” was too rational. Frank Lloyd Wright’s Broadacre City was pie in the sky.
Program Notes
New Society(PDF)
Video
“Are You the Favorite Person of Anybody?” (YouTube)Miranda July and John C. Reilly are featured in this short, based on July’s titular short story.
Video
Miranda July on her meditation retreat crush with Lena Dunham (YouTube)
The imagination is a powerful aphrodisiac.
Audio
Miranda July Balances Weirdness And Reality In Debut Novel (NPR)
"I love a challenge," July says. "There's nothing that gets my heart going like the sense that I will fail."
Read
Interview
Carrie Brownstein Interviews Miranda July (InterviewMagazine.com)July discusses her novel, Nirvana, speaking in homonyms, and more.
Reading
Excerpt from Sir Thomas More’s Utopia (LaphamsQuarterly.org)
July’s show makes more than a glance at perfect worlds, famously explored by More in the 16th century.
Article
10 Failed Utopian Cities That Influenced The Future (IO9.com)
Le Corbusier’s “Machine City” was too rational. Frank Lloyd Wright’s Broadacre City was pie in the sky.