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Northwestern School of Communication

Bryan Markovitz

Assistant Director of Research & Strategy; Adjunct Assistant Professor of Instruction
My research focuses on how performance is used in the experimental cultures of artists and scientists, and my artistic work focuses on experimental theatre, exhibit design, and environmental media design.

Department

SoC Administration
Theatre

Area(s) of Expertise

Art History, Directing, Exhibit Design, Theatre History
Bryan Markovitz

Bryan Markovitz is an interdisciplinary artist, academic, and designer. He is the Assistant Director for Research and Strategy and an Adjunct Teaching Professor at Northwestern University’s School of Communication, where he works with Dean E. Patrick Johnson to develop new programs and cross-disciplinary initiatives.

As an academic, Bryan studies the role of performance in experimental cultures across the arts and sciences. His current book project is a microhistory chronicling the museum conservation and digital restoration of Mark Rothko’s Harvard Murals through theatrical modes of reproduction.

As a theatre director and exhibit designer, Bryan has created numerous performance projects and exhibit experiences for museums, cultural institutions, and corporations. For many years, he worked in project director roles at ESI Design in NYC and Luci Creative in Chicago. Bryan also co-founded and directed Liminal, an experimental performance ensemble in Portland, Oregon.

Bryan holds a PhD in Performance Studies from Brown University and received MA degrees from Brown in Cultural Anthropology / Archaeology and Performance Studies. He holds an MFA in Studio Art from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and a BA in Theatre Directing from Trinity University.

Education

  • PhD, Performance Studies, Brown University
  • MA, Cultural Anthropology / Archaeology, Brown University
  • MA, Performance Studies, Brown University
  • MFA, Studio Art, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
  • BA, Theatre Directing, Trinity University

Courses

  • Persuasive Communication
  • Between Performance and Narrative
  • Twentieth Century Theatre & Performance
  • Performance and the Crisis of Scientific Reality
  • Principles of Exhibit Design