Brian Feldman

Brian Feldman (born April 1, 1981) is an American fringe theatre performance artist whose work often involves "bizarre feats of endurance".

Background Feldman was raised in Orlando, Florida, where as a child he performed in television commercials for Disney and Nickelodeon. His parents, Edward Feldman and Marilyn Wattman-Feldman, and sister, Adrienne McIntosh, have all participated in his performance art. in which Feldman, his parents, and sister have dinner onstage before an audience.

Other shows involving his parents have included 24 Hour Embrace on Father's Day in 2011, in which Feldman and his father hugged 24 hours inside a boxing ring, Feldman married "relative stranger" Hannah Miller, and the marriage was annulled in 2011.

In the show Dishwasher, Feldman goes to an audience member's home, washes their dishes, and then performs a monologue of the audience member's choosing, ending with the question: "Am I a better actor or dishwasher?"

Interpretation Feldman's art frequently makes use of repetition, the passage of time, and audience participation, often revealing "more about the people seeing the show than" about himself. Feldman's work has been compared to Tehching Hsieh and Marina Abramović, but "more playful". Feldman has said of his work: "It’s a little terrifying and fear is a driving force. Fear of the unknown is exciting."