Cynthia Hopkins in character as “the fat lady” for her latest show, “A Living Documentary.”
I’ve long wondered how edgy performance artist Cynthia Hopkins survives.
The answer, it turns out, is: just barely.
Her extremely personal theater work, often presented as slightly bizarre, dreamy (sometimes verging on nightmarish) faux autobiography, has won increasingly wide acceptance. Aside from being the darling of St. Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn, she’s put on her shows at other leading venues such as the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis.
She’s become a favorite of comedian John Hodgman, who featured her on his end-of-the-world “Ragnarok” show in 2012.
She’s had a Guggenheim fellowship and has won Bessie, Obie and other awards.
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