As the company stated in a 1990 press kit, "The artistic purpose of Mabou Mines has been and remains the creation of new theatre pieces from original texts and the theatrical use of existing texts staged from a specific point of view. Each member is encouraged to pursue his or her artistic vision by initiating and collaborating on a wide range of projects of varying styles, developing them from initial concept to final performance. This process is intense and often lengthy. While the director of a Mabou Mines work is responsible for its concept and its basic structure, the ultimate production reflects the concerns and the artistic input of all its collaborators."[4]
In 2005, Mabou Mines was among 406 New York City arts and social service organizations to receive part of a $20 million grant from the Carnegie Corporation, which was made possible through a donation by New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg.[5][6]
The company also runs a Resident Artist Program, which has included award-winning artists Lynn Nottage, Carl Hancock Rux, and Basil Twist. In 2020, Rux and his co-artistic directors formed a new arts residency program called Suite Space, dedicated to developing the work of multidisciplinary artists of color. The program convenes annually and has included the works of composer Tamar-Kali, choreographer Edisa Weeks, musicians Mary Prescott, Tariq Al-Sabir, and Marcelle Lashley, among others. The company's associate artist-in-residence program includes Carrie Mae Weems, Nona Hendryx, Dianne Smith, Basil Twist and several others.
Production history
Faust 2.0 (2019)
Animal Magnetism - ON TOUR AT THE WUZHEN THEATRE FESTIVAL (2018)
Gospel at Colonus (2018)
Medea (in Development, 2018)
Glass Guignol (2017)
A Coffin in Egypt (2017)
Imagining The Imaginary Invalid (2016)
La Divina Caricatura (2013)
We Would Find Landscapes (2012)
Finn (2010)
PATAPHYSICS PENYEACH: SUMMA DRAMATICA & PORCO MORTO (2009)
Song For New York: What Women Do While Men Sit Knitting (2007)
Lucia's Chapters of Coming Forth by Day (2007)
A Prelude to Death in Venice (Harvey's Version) (2007)
Summa Dramatica: A Pataphysical Acting Lesson (2005)
