David J. Levin’s work focuses on the aesthetics and politics of performance in opera, theater, and cinema. From 2011to 2016, he served as the founding Director of the Gray Center for Arts and Inquiry and from 2018 to 2023, he served as Senior Advisor to the Provost for Arts. In addition to his scholarship and teaching, Levin has worked extensively as a dramaturg and collaborator for opera, theater, and dance productions in Germany and the United States. Among many collaborators, he has worked with Robert Altman, Ruth Berghaus, and William Forsythe. Currently, he is collaborating on productions at the Court Theatre on campus and the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. Levin is the Alice H. and Stanley G. Harris Distinguished Service Professor in the Departments of Germanic Studies, Cinema and Media Studies, and the Program in Theater and Performance Studies at the University of Chicago.