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
- 1 2 Isherwood, Charles (February 10, 2013). "An Arctic Awakening With Song and Soul". New York Times.
- ↑ Memran, Michelle (May 3, 2012). "ACCORDIONS IN THE ARCTIC: Cynthia Hopkins Sails Ahead". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved June 27, 2012. Interview of Hopkins.
- ↑ Gardner, Lyn (August 17, 2009). "Accidental Nostalgia". The Guardian. Retrieved June 27, 2012. Review of Hopkins' performance of Accidental Nostalgia at the Edinburgh Festival.
- ↑ Brantley, Ben (May 14, 2010). "Excavating What Dad Left Behind". New York Times. Review of Hopkins' performance of The Truth: A Tragedy.
- ↑ "News Beat". NY Daily News. May 16, 2000. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
- ↑ Samantha Abernethy (June 12, 2013). "Interview: John Hodgman Talks About John Hodgman: Chicagoist". Chicagoist. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ↑ Zinoman, Jason (February 7, 2013). "Fate of the Earth Takes Center Stage". The New York Times.
- ↑ Soloski, Alexis. "Mashing Mismatched Movies (and Fur Hats and Lawn Chairs) Into Drama". New York Times. 2014 October 1. Retrieved 2 September 2015.