Lois Weaver | |
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.JPG) Weaver in 2014 | |
| Born | October 26, 1949 Roanoke, Virginia, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Radford University, 1972 |
| Known for | performance, live art, public engagement, education |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts, Wellcome Trust Engaging Science Fellowship, Edwin Booth Award, Innovative Theatre Achievement Award |
| Website | http://www.split-britches.com/lois/ |
Lois Weaver (born October 26, 1949, Roanoke, Virginia)[1] is a Guggenheim-winning American artist, activist, writer, director, and Professor of Contemporary Performance at Queen Mary University of London. She is currently a Wellcome Trust Fellow in Engaging Science.[2]
Her work centers on feminism, human rights and possibilities for public participation. Active for over four decades, she is the founding member of significant New York theatre companies Spiderwoman Theater (1975), Split Britches (1980) and WOW (Women's One World Cafe) (1980).[3] Weaver came to London to take on the role of artistic director for Gay Sweatshop Theatre Company in 1992.[4] She lives in New York and London.
- ^ "Matt & Andrej Koymasky - Famous GLTB - Lois Weaver". Andrejkoymasky.com. October 26, 1949. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
- ^ "Lois Weaver". Sed.qmul.ac.uk. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
- ^ "WOW Cafe Theatre". Retrieved April 25, 2014.
- ^ Mythic women/real women : plays and performance pieces by women. Goodman, Lizbeth, 1964-. London: Faber and Faber. 2000. ISBN 0571191401. OCLC 43341587.
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