Cynthia Hopkins Explained

Cynthia Hopkins
Occupation:Performance Artist, Musician, Songwriter
Current Member Of:Fellwalker

Cynthia Hopkins is an American performance artist, composer, and musician.[1] [2] [3] [4]

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 special, which was streamed on Netflix on June 20, 2013.[5] Her work, This Clement World, was reviewed in The New York Times by Jason Zinoman and by Charles Isherwood.[6] [7]

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.

In 2019, Hopkins began collaborating with composer James Lavino. They later formed the band Fellwalker. Their debut EP, Shelter, was released in 2020. A second EP, The Long Distance, and a full-length album, Love Is the Means, were released in 2021.[9] They are frequent collaborators with drummers Dave King of The Bad Plus and Charlie Hall of The War on Drugs.[10] [11]

Discography

with Fellwalker

Awards and Fellowships

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: ACCORDIONS IN THE ARCTIC: Cynthia Hopkins Sails Ahead . The Brooklyn Rail . May 3, 2012 . Michelle . Memran . June 27, 2012. Interview of Hopkins.
  2. News: Gardner . Lyn . Accidental Nostalgia . . August 17, 2009 . June 27, 2012. Review of Hopkins' performance of Accidental Nostalgia at the Edinburgh Festival.
  3. News: Excavating What Dad Left Behind . New York Times . May 14, 2010 . Ben . Brantley . Ben Brantley . Review of Hopkins' performance of The Truth: A Tragedy.
  4. News: News Beat . NY Daily News. May 16, 2000. September 16, 2012.
  5. Web site: Samantha Abernethy. Interview: John Hodgman Talks About John Hodgman: Chicagoist. Chicagoist. June 12, 2013. 2013-06-19. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130615013948/http://chicagoist.com/2013/06/12/john_hodgman_interview.php. June 15, 2013. mdy-all.
  6. News: Zinoman . Jason . February 7, 2013 . Fate of the Earth Takes Center Stage . The New York Times .
  7. News: An Arctic Awakening With Song and Soul . New York Times . February 10, 2013 . Charles . Isherwood.
  8. Soloski, Alexis. "Mashing Mismatched Movies (and Fur Hats and Lawn Chairs) Into Drama". New York Times. 2014 October 1. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  9. News: Fellwalker: Heaven & Hell (all over again). BeyondBeats.com.
  10. https://www.fellwalkermusic.com/ Fellwalker official website
  11. News: March Scratch Night, 2020. FringeArts.com.

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