Cynthia Hopkins
Cynthia Hopkins is an American performance artist, composer, and musician.[1][2][3][4][5]
Performance work
She has written, composed, and performed five works of performance art at a number of theaters around the world, including St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn, New York, The Kitchen in Manhattan, and the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. On December 21, 2012 she performed during and had her music performed on the John Hodgman: Ragnarok special, which was streamed on Netflix on June 20, 2013.[6] Her work, This Clement World, was reviewed in The New York Times by Jason Zinoman and by Charles Isherwood.[7] [1]
In addition Hopkins' work as a solo performance artist, she regularly collaborates with Annie-B Parson and Paul Lazar of the Big Dance Theater and acts in other theatrical pieces. This work has included Alan Smithee Directed This Play (BAM Next Wave Festival 2015) and Ich, Kürbisgeist (The Kitchen 2014).[8]
In her work as a performer, Hopkins sings and plays the accordion, guitar, piano, and the musical saw. As a musician, she has self-produced five full-length albums.
Discography
- The Truth: A Tragedy (2010)
- The Success of Failure (or, The Failure of Success) (2009)
- Must Don’t Whip ‘Um (2008)
- Accidental Nostalgia (2005)
- Alas Alack (2002)
- Devotionals (2001)
- Hooker (2000)
- Gloria Deluxe (1999)
Awards and Fellowships
- Bessie Award
- Obie Award (two-time winner)
- Alpert Award in Theater (2007)
- Guggenheim Fellowship (2010)
References
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- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Review of Hopkins' performance of Accidental Nostalgia at the Edinburgh Festival.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Review of Hopkins' performance of The Truth: A Tragedy.
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- ↑ Soloski, Alexis. "Mashing Mismatched Movies (and Fur Hats and Lawn Chairs) Into Drama". New York Times. 2014 October 1. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
External links
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