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| ==Early years== | ==Early years== | ||
| As a child, Champagne wanted to be a doctor.<ref>{{citation |url=http://newspapers.bc.edu/cgi-bin/bostonsh?a=d&d=bcheights19850128.2.72|title=It's Crazy—Troubles of Modern Life at the ICA|author=Leja, Lauren|accessdate=19 September 2015}}</ref> She graduated with a B.A. in English from ], 1972, a M.A. in Drama from ], 1975, and a Ph.D. in Performance Studies from New York University, 1980.<ref name=bio>{{citation |url=http://gallatin.nyu.edu/academics/faculty/lc27.html|title=Lenora Champagne|accessdate=19 September 2015}}</ref> She moved from |
As a child, Champagne wanted to be a doctor.<ref>{{citation |url=http://newspapers.bc.edu/cgi-bin/bostonsh?a=d&d=bcheights19850128.2.72|title=It's Crazy—Troubles of Modern Life at the ICA|author=Leja, Lauren|accessdate=19 September 2015}}</ref> She graduated with a B.A. in English from ], 1972, a M.A. in Drama from ], 1975, and a Ph.D. in Performance Studies from New York University, 1980.<ref name=bio>{{citation |url=http://gallatin.nyu.edu/academics/faculty/lc27.html|title=Lenora Champagne|accessdate=19 September 2015}}</ref> She moved from Louisiana to New York City in the early 1970s expecting to be a painter, but took up performance art instead.<ref name="Lenora Champagne">{{citation |url=https://vimeo.com/lenorachampagne|title=Lenora Champagne|accessdate=19 September 2015}}</ref> | ||
| ==Career== | ==Career== | ||
| In 1981 Campagne began work as an actor and director. From 1993-2000, she was a member playwright at New Dramatists. |
In 1981 Campagne began work as an actor and director. From 1993-2000, she was a member playwright at New Dramatists.<ref name=bio /> In 1995 she spent time in Canada through an NEA artist's residency grant. In 2013 she taught in Japan as part of a ] grant. Champagne is a professor and head of Theatre and Performance at ], SUNY.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.lenorachampagne.com|title=About|accessdate=19 September 2015}}</ref> | ||
| Champagne frequently collaborates with sculptors, media artists and installation artists. Her live performances can be seen in galleries and arts spaces such as Franklin Furnace, the New Museum, and Creative Time's Art on the Beach. She also co-created an installation for the New Museum's Art Mall as Social Space show in 1992.<ref |
Champagne frequently collaborates with sculptors, media artists and installation artists. Her live performances can be seen in galleries and arts spaces such as Franklin Furnace, the New Museum, and Creative Time's Art on the Beach. She also co-created an installation for the New Museum's Art Mall as Social Space show in 1992.<ref name="Lenora Champagne"/> | ||
| ==Works== | ==Works== | ||
| Champagne is the author of one book and also a number of essays, plays and performance texts. | Champagne is the author of one book and also a number of essays, plays and performance texts. | ||
| *''Out from Under: Texts by Women Performance Artists'' (1993) ISBN |
*''Out from Under: Texts by Women Performance Artists'' (1993) ISBN 978-1559360098 | ||
| Plays include: | Plays include: | ||
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| *''Isabella Dreams the New World'' (1993) | *''Isabella Dreams the New World'' (1993) | ||
| *''On, Say, Can You See?'' (1990) | *''On, Say, Can You See?'' (1990) | ||
| *''Dr. Charcot’s Hysteria Shows'' ( |
*''Dr. Charcot’s Hysteria Shows'' (1988–89) | ||
| *''Out from Under'' (1989) | *''Out from Under'' (1989) | ||
| *''Women without Parts'' (1988) | *''Women without Parts'' (1988) | ||
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| *''Home'' (1986) | *''Home'' (1986) | ||
| *''The Eye of the Garden'' (1985) | *''The Eye of the Garden'' (1985) | ||
| *''Fractured Juliet'' ( |
*''Fractured Juliet'' (1985–86) | ||
| *''From the Red Light District'' ( |
*''From the Red Light District'' (1984–85) | ||
| *''Reptile Warmth'' ( |
*''Reptile Warmth'' (1984–85) | ||
| *''The Way to the River'' (1984) | *''The Way to the River'' (1984) | ||
| *''Flying Home'' ( |
*''Flying Home'' (1983–84) | ||
| *''Manna'' (1983) | *''Manna'' (1983) | ||
| *''Getting Over Tom'' (1982) | *''Getting Over Tom'' (1982) | ||
| *''Women in Research'' ( |
*''Women in Research'' (1981–82) | ||
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| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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| Lenora Champagne | |
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| Born | Lenora Champagne Louisiana, USA |
| Occupation | Playwright, performance artist, director |
| Nationality | American |
Lenora Champagne is American playwright and performing artist.
Early years
As a child, Champagne wanted to be a doctor. She graduated with a B.A. in English from Louisiana State University, 1972, a M.A. in Drama from New York University, 1975, and a Ph.D. in Performance Studies from New York University, 1980. She moved from Louisiana to New York City in the early 1970s expecting to be a painter, but took up performance art instead.
Career
In 1981 Campagne began work as an actor and director. From 1993-2000, she was a member playwright at New Dramatists. In 1995 she spent time in Canada through an NEA artist's residency grant. In 2013 she taught in Japan as part of a Fullbright grant. Champagne is a professor and head of Theatre and Performance at Purchase College, SUNY.
Champagne frequently collaborates with sculptors, media artists and installation artists. Her live performances can be seen in galleries and arts spaces such as Franklin Furnace, the New Museum, and Creative Time's Art on the Beach. She also co-created an installation for the New Museum's Art Mall as Social Space show in 1992.
Works
Champagne is the author of one book and also a number of essays, plays and performance texts.
- Out from Under: Texts by Women Performance Artists (1993) ISBN 978-1559360098
Plays include:
- Memory's Storehouse (2011)
- Photo Finish (2010)
- Staying Afloat (2008)
- Traces/fades (2007)
- L'heure blue (2007)
- La Recherche du Pain Perdu (2006)
- Mother’s Little Helper (2003)
- Memoirs of a Cajun-American Princess (2003)
- The Mama Dramas (2002)
- Coaticook (2002)
- Dusk (2000)
- The Singing: a cyberspace opera (book and lyrics) with composer Daniel Levy (1998)
- Wants solo (1997)
- Wants for 3 actors (1996)
- My Nebraska (1996)
- Flying Home (1996)
- Valentine’s Day, 1980 (1996)
- The Best Things in Life solo (1993)
- The Best Things in Life for 3 actors (1994)
- A Tourist’s Guide to the Big Easy (1996)
- Creole, a Tropical Fantasy (1993)
- The Knowledge Project (1992)
- With You the Rest of… (1991)
- Isabella Dreams the New World (1993)
- On, Say, Can You See? (1990)
- Dr. Charcot’s Hysteria Shows (1988–89)
- Out from Under (1989)
- Women without Parts (1988)
- Sarah Bernhardt Meets Her Waterloo (1987)
- Fractured Tales from There to Here (1987)
- Winter Heat (1987)
- As Ready, Apart from Herself (1986)
- Home (1986)
- The Eye of the Garden (1985)
- Fractured Juliet (1985–86)
- From the Red Light District (1984–85)
- Reptile Warmth (1984–85)
- The Way to the River (1984)
- Flying Home (1983–84)
- Manna (1983)
- Getting Over Tom (1982)
- Women in Research (1981–82)
Awards
Selected awards include:
- NYFA Fellowship in Performance Art in 2003
- NYFA Fellowship in Playwriting in 1998
- 1996 Jane Chambers Playwriting Award for Wants (for 3 actors)
- 1993 Native Voices/Native Visions Playwriting Award for Isabella Dreams the New World
- Richard Rodgers Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters for The Singing: a cyberspace opera
Personal life
Champagne lives in New York City's West Village with her husband, playwright and director Robert Lyons, and their daughter Amelie.
References
- Rowe, Claudia (13 October 2002). "Performance Art In and Out of the Classroom". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- Dunning, Jennifer (1 June 2005). "CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK; A Tradition of Dance That Untraditionally Graced the Shores of Manhattan". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- Anderson, Jack (4 November 1984). "THE STAGE: 'RED LIGHT'". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- Leja, Lauren, It's Crazy—Troubles of Modern Life at the ICA, retrieved 19 September 2015
- ^ Lenora Champagne, retrieved 19 September 2015
- ^ Lenora Champagne, retrieved 19 September 2015
- About, retrieved 19 September 2015
- Tallmer, Jerry (5 August 2010), What did Nostradamus know about Soho’s fate?, The Villager, retrieved 19 September 2015
External links
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