Kate Valk
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Kate Valk is a founding member of The Wooster Group
, a collective of artists who make new work for the theater. Under the direction of Elizabeth LeCompte
and with its associates and staff, the Group has created nineteen theater pieces, four dances, three radio plays, five video/film works and produced the first eight monologues of Spalding Gray
. Kate Valk began her work with the group in 1979 while she was a student at New York University
's Tisch School of the Arts
.
In 2003 she was awarded a Foundation for Contemporary Arts
Grants to Artists Award.
David Savran, author of "Breaking the Rules: The Wooster Group", published in 1988, told the New York Times in an article featuring Valk: "She is without peer, I can't think of any other experimental performer who comes close to her."
The Wooster Group
The Wooster Group is a New York City-based experimental theater company known for creating numerous original dramatic works. It gradually emerged during 1975-1980 from Richard Schechner's The Performance Group and took its name in 1980...
, a collective of artists who make new work for the theater. Under the direction of Elizabeth LeCompte
Elizabeth LeCompte
Elizabeth LeCompte is a founding member and the theater director of experimental theater collective The Wooster Group .-Biography:...
and with its associates and staff, the Group has created nineteen theater pieces, four dances, three radio plays, five video/film works and produced the first eight monologues of Spalding Gray
Spalding Gray
Spalding Rockwell Gray was an American actor, playwright, screenwriter, performance artist and monologuist...
. Kate Valk began her work with the group in 1979 while she was a student at New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
's Tisch School of the Arts
Tisch School of the Arts
Tisch School of the Arts is one of the 15 schools that make up New York University ....
.
In 2003 she was awarded a Foundation for Contemporary Arts
Foundation for Contemporary Arts
Foundation for Contemporary Arts , originally known as Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts, is a nonprofit based foundation in New York City founded by artists Jasper Johns , John Cage, Elaine de Kooning and others in 1963. FCA offers financial support and recognition to contemporary...
Grants to Artists Award.
David Savran, author of "Breaking the Rules: The Wooster Group", published in 1988, told the New York Times in an article featuring Valk: "She is without peer, I can't think of any other experimental performer who comes close to her."