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{{short description|American choreographer}}
{{Short description|American choreographer (1954–2019)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Jo Andres
| name = Jo Andres
| birth_name=Mary Jo Andres
| birth_name = Mary Jo Andres
| birth_date = 1954
| birth_date = {{birth date|1954|5|21|}}
| birth_place = [[Wichita, Kansas]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Wichita, Kansas]], U.S.
| other_names = Jo Buscemi
| death_date = {{death date and given age|2019|1|6|64|}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|1|6|1954|5|21|mf=y}}
| death_place = [[Brooklyn]], New York City U.S.
| death_place = New York City, U.S.
| occupation = Filmmaker, choreographer, artist
| occupation = Filmmaker, choreographer, artist
| years_active = 1992–2019
| years_active = 1992–2019
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Steve Buscemi]]|1987|2019|reason=her death}}
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Steve Buscemi]]|1987}}
| children = 1
| children = 1
}}
}}
'''Mary Jo Andres Buscemi''' (1954 – January 6, 2019) was an American [[filmmaker]], [[choreographer]] and [[artist]].
'''Mary Jo Andres Buscemi''' ({{née}} '''Andres'''; May 21, 1954 – January 6, 2019) was an American filmmaker, choreographer and artist.


==Early life and career==
==Early life and career==
Andres was born in [[Wichita, Kansas]] in 1954.<ref name="nyt" /> She first became known on the kinetic downtown New York performance scene of the 1980s for her film/dance/light performances, shown at the [[Performing Garage]], [[La Mama Experimental Theater Club]]
Andres was born in [[Wichita, Kansas]], on May 21, 1954.<ref name="nyt" /> She first became known on the kinetic downtown New York performance scene of the 1980s for her film/dance/light performances, shown at the [[Performing Garage]], [[La Mama Experimental Theater Club]]
[[P.S. 122]], [[Danspace Project|St. Marks Danspace]], and the Collective for Living Cinema.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://broadwayworld.com/people/?personid=306879 |title=Jo Andres |website=[[BroadwayWorld]] |access-date=February 7, 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100921201839/http://broadwayworld.com/people/?personid=306879 |archive-date=September 21, 2010}}</ref> As a filmmaker, Andres drew acclaim and awards for the 1996 film ''Black Kites'' which aired on [[PBS]] and played several film festivals, including Sundance, Berlin, Toronto, London and Human Rights Watch Film Festivals.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0028413/ |title= Jo Andres (1954–2019) |website=IMDb |access-date=February 7, 2019}}</ref> Andres directed music and art videos, as well as her own film performance works. Andres was a dance consultant to the acclaimed [[Wooster Group]].
[[P.S. 122]], [[Danspace Project|St. Marks Danspace]], and the Collective for Living Cinema.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://broadwayworld.com/people/?personid=306879 |title=Jo Andres |website=[[BroadwayWorld]] |access-date=February 7, 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100921201839/http://broadwayworld.com/people/?personid=306879 |archive-date=September 21, 2010}}</ref> As a filmmaker, Andres drew acclaim and awards for the 1996 film ''Black Kites'' which aired on [[PBS]] and played several film festivals, including Sundance, Berlin, Toronto, London and [[Human Rights Watch]] Film Festivals.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0028413/ |title= Jo Andres (1954–2019) |website=IMDb |access-date=February 7, 2019}}</ref> Andres directed music and art videos, as well as her own film performance works. Andres was a dance consultant to the acclaimed [[Wooster Group]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2020-05-26 |title=Steve Buscemi makes rare comments about death of wife Jo Andres: 'It's painful to die from cancer' |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/steve-buscemi-makes-rare-comments-death-wife-jo-andres-190756803.html |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=Yahoo Entertainment |language=en-US}}</ref>


She was an artist in residence at leading universities, museums and art colonies, including [[Yaddo]], and The Rockefeller Study Center in [[Bellagio, Italy]]. Andres created a series of [[cyanotype]] photographs which can be seen on her website.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://flavorpill.com/newyork/events/2009/10/20/this-is-beauty-girls-nine-cyanotypes-by-jo-andres |title=This Is Beauty, Girls: Nine Cyanotypes by Jo Andres |date=October 20, 2009 |website=Flavorpill |access-date=January 11, 2019 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225082948/http://flavorpill.com/newyork/events/2009/10/20/this-is-beauty-girls-nine-cyanotypes-by-jo-andres |archivedate=February 25, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://co.sine.com/~alexi/joandres/index.shtml |title=Darkness & Delight cyanotypes |first=Jo |last=Andres |date=2007 |website=co.sine.com |access-date=January 11, 2019 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206035242/http://co.sine.com/~alexi/joandres/index.shtml |archivedate=December 6, 2010}}</ref>
She was an artist-in-residence at leading universities, museums and art colonies, including [[Yaddo]], and The Rockefeller Study Center in [[Bellagio, Italy]]. Andres created a series of [[cyanotype]] photographs which can be seen on her website.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://flavorpill.com/newyork/events/2009/10/20/this-is-beauty-girls-nine-cyanotypes-by-jo-andres |title=This Is Beauty, Girls: Nine Cyanotypes by Jo Andres |date=October 20, 2009 |website=Flavorpill |access-date=January 11, 2019 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225082948/http://flavorpill.com/newyork/events/2009/10/20/this-is-beauty-girls-nine-cyanotypes-by-jo-andres |archivedate=February 25, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://co.sine.com/~alexi/joandres/index.shtml |title=Darkness & Delight cyanotypes |first=Jo |last=Andres |date=2007 |website=co.sine.com |access-date=January 11, 2019 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206035242/http://co.sine.com/~alexi/joandres/index.shtml |archivedate=December 6, 2010}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
She married actor [[Steve Buscemi]] in 1987; they had one son, Lucian, born in 1990.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2010/12/michael-c-hall-divorce-golden-globe-nominees.html |title=Michael C. Hall divorce has him alone among fellow Golden Globe nominees |first=Christie |last=D'Zurilla |date=December 14, 2010 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Filmmaker-Jo-Andres-wife-of-actor-Steve-Buscemi-13530709.php |title=Filmmaker Jo Andres, wife of actor Steve Buscemi, dies at 64 |agency=Associated Press |date=January 13, 2019 |newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |accessdate=January 14, 2019}}</ref>
She married actor [[Steve Buscemi]] in 1987; they had one son, Lucian, born in 1990.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2010/12/michael-c-hall-divorce-golden-globe-nominees.html |title=Michael C. Hall divorce has him alone among fellow Golden Globe nominees |first=Christie |last=D'Zurilla |date=December 14, 2010 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Filmmaker-Jo-Andres-wife-of-actor-Steve-Buscemi-13530709.php |title=Filmmaker Jo Andres, wife of actor Steve Buscemi, dies at 64 |agency=Associated Press |date=January 13, 2019 |newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |accessdate=January 14, 2019 |archive-date=January 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190114054047/https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Filmmaker-Jo-Andres-wife-of-actor-Steve-Buscemi-13530709.php |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=":0" />


==Death==
==Death==
Andres died at her home in Brooklyn on January 6, 2019, at age 64,<ref name="nyt">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/16/obituaries/jo-andres-dead.html |title=Jo Andres, Innovative Choreographer and Filmmaker, Dies at 64 |first=Richard |last=Sandomir |date=January 16, 2019 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |accessdate=January 16, 2019}}</ref> from [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4283512/ encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis], a rare disease of the bowel.<ref name="usnlm">{{cite news |title=EPS description |pmc = 4283512|year = 2015|last1 = Moinuddin|first1 = Z.|last2 = Summers|first2 = A.|last3 = Van Dellen|first3 = D.|last4 = Augustine|first4 = T.|last5 = Herrick|first5 = S. E.|journal = Frontiers in Physiology|volume = 5|pages = 470|pmid = 25601836|doi = 10.3389/fphys.2014.00470}}</ref> A private memorial service was held on January 8.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2019/01/jo-andres-dead-steve-buscemi-black-kites-filmmaker-obituary-1202534199/ |title=Jo Andres Dies: 'Black Kites' Filmmaker, Wife of Steve Buscemi was 64 |first=Greg |last=Evans |date=January 12, 2019 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=January 12, 2019}}</ref>
Andres died at her home in Brooklyn on January 6, 2019, at age 64,<ref name="nyt">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/16/obituaries/jo-andres-dead.html |title=Jo Andres, Innovative Choreographer and Filmmaker, Dies at 64 |first=Richard |last=Sandomir |date=January 16, 2019 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |accessdate=January 16, 2019}}</ref> from [[encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis]],<ref name="deathnote" group="Notes">See [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4283512/ this source] for information on this disease.</ref> a rare disease of the bowel.<ref name="usnlm">{{cite journal |title=EPS description |pmc = 4283512|year = 2015|last1 = Moinuddin|first1 = Z.|last2 = Summers|first2 = A.|last3 = Van Dellen|first3 = D.|last4 = Augustine|first4 = T.|last5 = Herrick|first5 = S. E.|journal = Frontiers in Physiology|volume = 5|pages = 470|pmid = 25601836|doi = 10.3389/fphys.2014.00470|doi-access = free}}</ref> A private memorial service was held on January 8.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2019/01/jo-andres-dead-steve-buscemi-black-kites-filmmaker-obituary-1202534199/ |title=Jo Andres Dies: 'Black Kites' Filmmaker, Wife of Steve Buscemi was 64 |first=Greg |last=Evans |date=January 12, 2019 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=January 12, 2019}}</ref><ref name=":0" />


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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* 1998: ''[[The Impostors]]'' (choreographer)
* 1998: ''[[The Impostors]]'' (choreographer)
* 2000: ''Lillian Kiesler: On The Head Of A Pin'' (director)
* 2000: ''Lillian Kiesler: On The Head Of A Pin'' (director)

==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Official website}}
*{{official|http://www.joandres.com/}}
*{{imdb name|id=0028413|name=Jo Andres}}
* {{IMDb name}}
* {{Find a Grave|195980993}}


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Latest revision as of 18:05, 23 March 2024

Jo Andres
Born
Mary Jo Andres

(1954-05-21)May 21, 1954
Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
DiedJanuary 6, 2019(2019-01-06) (aged 64)
New York City, U.S.
Other namesJo Buscemi
Occupation(s)Filmmaker, choreographer, artist
Years active1992–2019
Spouse
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(m. 1987)​
Children1

Mary Jo Andres Buscemi (née Andres; May 21, 1954 – January 6, 2019) was an American filmmaker, choreographer and artist.

Early life and career[edit]

Andres was born in Wichita, Kansas, on May 21, 1954.[1] She first became known on the kinetic downtown New York performance scene of the 1980s for her film/dance/light performances, shown at the Performing Garage, La Mama Experimental Theater Club P.S. 122, St. Marks Danspace, and the Collective for Living Cinema.[2] As a filmmaker, Andres drew acclaim and awards for the 1996 film Black Kites which aired on PBS and played several film festivals, including Sundance, Berlin, Toronto, London and Human Rights Watch Film Festivals.[3] Andres directed music and art videos, as well as her own film performance works. Andres was a dance consultant to the acclaimed Wooster Group.[4]

She was an artist-in-residence at leading universities, museums and art colonies, including Yaddo, and The Rockefeller Study Center in Bellagio, Italy. Andres created a series of cyanotype photographs which can be seen on her website.[5][6]

Personal life[edit]

She married actor Steve Buscemi in 1987; they had one son, Lucian, born in 1990.[7][8][4]

Death[edit]

Andres died at her home in Brooklyn on January 6, 2019, at age 64,[1] from encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis,[Notes 1] a rare disease of the bowel.[9] A private memorial service was held on January 8.[10][4]

Filmography[edit]

  • 1992: What Happened to Pete (directed by Steve Buscemi) (editor)
  • 1996: Black Kites (director, editor, special effects director)
  • 1998: Piece of Cake (music video for Mimi Goese) (director)
  • 1998: The Impostors (choreographer)
  • 2000: Lillian Kiesler: On The Head Of A Pin (director)

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ See this source for information on this disease.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Sandomir, Richard (January 16, 2019). "Jo Andres, Innovative Choreographer and Filmmaker, Dies at 64". The New York Times. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "Jo Andres". BroadwayWorld. Archived from the original on September 21, 2010. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  3. ^ "Jo Andres (1954–2019)". IMDb. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Steve Buscemi makes rare comments about death of wife Jo Andres: 'It's painful to die from cancer'". Yahoo Entertainment. May 26, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  5. ^ "This Is Beauty, Girls: Nine Cyanotypes by Jo Andres". Flavorpill. October 20, 2009. Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  6. ^ Andres, Jo (2007). "Darkness & Delight cyanotypes". co.sine.com. Archived from the original on December 6, 2010. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  7. ^ D'Zurilla, Christie (December 14, 2010). "Michael C. Hall divorce has him alone among fellow Golden Globe nominees". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  8. ^ "Filmmaker Jo Andres, wife of actor Steve Buscemi, dies at 64". San Francisco Chronicle. Associated Press. January 13, 2019. Archived from the original on January 14, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  9. ^ Moinuddin, Z.; Summers, A.; Van Dellen, D.; Augustine, T.; Herrick, S. E. (2015). "EPS description". Frontiers in Physiology. 5: 470. doi:10.3389/fphys.2014.00470. PMC 4283512. PMID 25601836.
  10. ^ Evans, Greg (January 12, 2019). "Jo Andres Dies: 'Black Kites' Filmmaker, Wife of Steve Buscemi was 64". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 12, 2019.

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