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Warrior Girl
a.k.a. Kate McGlynn
txikii@warriorgirl.com
telephone (248) 885-4530
Detroit, MI
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Manifesto
Life and art have no division. I believe that human beings are art, that we do create ourselves, and our radiations are simply projected for the purpose of sharing.
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Curriculum Vitae
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Quotes
September 9th, 2003 El Periodico
"...United States, where nothing happens inadvertently was represented by "the rock woman," in the typical americana style, in that which a young woman screamed from under a giant rock in the pure style of WIlma Flintstone." The Human Statues Conquest Salamanca - Salamanca, Spain
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May 21, 2003 The Guardian Josh wilson
"San Francisco Art Institute superheroine Warrior Girl's 24-Hour Community Spacewalk orchestrated a colossal, simultaneous display of interactive, round-the-clock art, music, and performance on dozens of street corners in the Mission and South of Market for two years running."
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| Born: Rochester, MI, October 15th, 1968 |
| Education: |
| 2001-2004 |
Circus Arts, Acrobalance and acrobatics - Escola de Circo, Rogelio Rivel,
Barcelona, Los Bomberos Barcelona,
Spain. |
| 1998 |
Valedictorian - BFA San Francisco Art Institute - Major: Interdisciplinary
Studio Art. |
| 1991-1992 |
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI - Major: Photography. |
| 1991 |
Apprentice to Photographer Lisa Spindler, Fashion Photography and Fine
Art.
Detroit, MI |
| 1987-1990 |
Ohio State University, Cols., OH - Major: Communication and Photography. |
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| PERFORMANCE |
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2007 |
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| March |
Torch with a Twist : Sailor Tango, Cliff Bell's, Detroit, MI (dance, handbalancing)
Exotica : Sexy Sailor Tango, The Labyrinth, Detroit, Mi (dance, handbalancing) |
| April, may, june |
Torch with a Twist : Sailor Swing, Detroit, MI (dance, handbalancing) (each month)
The Hot Damned Show : Sexy Sailor Tango, The Labyrinth, Detroit, MI(dance, handbalancing)
Thursday's on the 9: Rag Doll Clowns, Ferndale, MI |
| August |
The Burning Roadshow: Burning Man Festival Variety Show, Black Rock City, NV
Torch With a Twist at Theatre BIzarre: Theatre BIzarre, Detroit, Michigan. Aerial Kitty (Aerial tissue hammock) |
| September, October, November |
Brainstormers : Tour: Illinois, Michigan: Theatre in Elementary Schools teaching Creative Writing.
The Takeoff Show, "A scribe's Tale" (Queen, Wizard) |
| September 30th |
Sailor Swing, Clumsy Ninja, Barber Bunny of Seville, Aerial Kitty: Hairball 2007, Royal Oak Music Theatre, Michigan
(Acrobatics, Aerial Tissue Hammock, Dance, Martial Arts) (four acts) |
| October 20th |
Mad Scientist Convention: Theatre BIzarre, Detroit Mi, Comedy |
2006 |
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| travel year |
Seville, Valencia, Malaga, Geneva, Berlin, Frankfurt, Dusseldorf. |
| October |
"Rapunzel" facade performance and participation in the ceremonial performance for Grotest Maru 10th Anniversary: Berlin, Germany. (Aerial Clown) |
2005 |
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| July |
Time off for major surgery |
| Summer |
Lonely Cowgirl Performance : Street performance of the search, capture and ceremony of a husband hunt. |
2004 |
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| summer |
Clumsy Ninjas British tour!! Edinburgh,Scotland, and various UK sites. August, September, October |
| July 15 |
Clumsy Ninjas, Javea, Spain |
| July 5 |
Clumsy Ninjas, Sitges, Spain |
| June 19 |
Clumsy Ninjas and Untitled Air, La Casa Del Forum, Barcelona |
| June 4,5 |
Clumsy Ninjas, festival Marató de L'Espectacle, Barcelona |
| March 25 |
Site Specific Performance, Sexual Assault: A course for Beginners, Cold Creation Gallery, Barcelona (aerial ropes, acrobatics) |
| March 5 |
Site Specific Performance, Freedom's Funeral, Macroscope Gallery, Barcelona (dance) |
2003 |
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| 2003 |
Warrior Girl as...
Year long site-specific project
incorporating "shapeshifting" into various characters.
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| December 31 |
Jame Spond and Norma Jean double oh seven, Macroscope, Barcelona. |
| December 20-25 |
Papa and Mama Noel, Barcelona Human Statues |
| December 13 |
Santa and his Manaquin, Macroscope Internet, Barcelona |
| November 23 |
Stand up, Collective Unconscious, NY, NY, USA |
| November 22 |
Burning Man Decompressions, NYC, USA Slo-mo aerial |
| November 16 |
Zombie Stand up, Collective Unconscious, NY, NY, USA |
| November 10 |
Grease Show, Macroscope Internet Cafe, Barcelona |
| November 1 |
Metallic Grease, Macroscope Internet Cafe, Barcelona |
| October 31 |
Dead Grease, Barcelona Street Theatre |
| June - Current |
Sandra Dee in Grease, Acrobalance, Rock n Roll Dance Experiment in 10
minutes. Barcelona, Sitges, Fiestas. |
| April -August |
The Zombie Performance - Hysterical undead woman searches for husband.
Bilbao, Barcelona, Spain |
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2002
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| November 2002-September 2003 |
Warrior Girl as La Chica
de La Piedra (The Woman Under the Rock), performed in Festivals and as a
human statue. Montreal, Canada, Salamanca, Valladolid, Barcelona, Madrid,
Spain. Television Spots in Madrid, Salamanca, Montreal, Valladolid |
| May-October |
Warrior Girl Clown shows,
solo and with accompanyment, travelling throughout Spain, the Costa Blanca
and Barcelona. |
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2001
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| July - November |
Warrior Girl tours with
"The Saltimbankis of Sanvi"
performances include rappels from a 12th century church and 2 15th century
castles in the heart of spain
Valencia, Galicia, Castilla y Leon, Noia, Castille, Toledo |
| June - July |
Warrior Girl works with
"Grotest Maru" from Berlin, travelling to Terschelling Island, Oerol Festival,
Holland; Tollwood Music Festival, Munich, Germany; Performances also in
Berlin, Germany; and Deventer, Holland
Stilts, and 3 km conceptual public performance |
| April - June |
Book Sebatical
Warrior Girl sits
for awhile to work on her novel. |
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2000
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| March 12- May 12 |
The Virtual Community Spacewalk-or-Spacewalk #3
Warrior
Girl travels Europe in search of artists and art communities
and puts it all online.
HTML, Producer, Conceptualist
Paris, Montpellier, Barcelona, Xabia, Zurich, Amsterdam, Prague, Berlin |
| February 14 |
A very special Valentine's Day
Healing performance for homeless and at risk kids in Hollywood
Performer, choreographer
Hollywood Women's club, Hollywood, CA |
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1999
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| December 31 |
Kitty's New Years Extravaganza
Warrior
Girl performs fire
Barstow, NV |
| December 15 |
The Club
Warrior Girl
performs fire healing performance
Los Angeles, CA |
| November 15 |
The Club
Warrior Girl
performs fire healing performance
Los Angeles, CA |
| November 1 |
The Club
Warrior Girl performs
fire healing performance
Los Angeles, CA |
| October 15 |
Spacewalk Fundraiser
Choreographed rope stunt piece
Curator, and Producer
Theatre of Note, Los Angeles, CA |
| September 15 |
Filter
Cast as "Stage Diver" for Filter Music Video |
| September 5 |
Blue Girl
Choreographed rope stunt piece
Downtown Arts Center, Los Angeles, CA |
| July 12 |
Skee Goodhart
Gallery Hood Ornament for art opening
Artluxe Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
| July 1 |
Arliss
Cast in HBO sitcom Arliss as "troubled teen" |
| June 4 |
Subaru
Cast for Subaru Commercial - Woodstock 99 |
| March 10 |
Warrior Girl's sworn in
Warrior Girl Enterprises Joins
the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce
Los Angeles, CA |
| February 15 |
Warrior Girl has arrived
Publicity Stunt with stiltwalking, followed by the Hollywood Independant
Newspaper
Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA |
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1998
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| October 23-24 |
Warrior Girl Goes Bad -
An epic 24 Hour Soap Opera based on Clinton and Lewinsky
Writer, Producer, Media Relations, Director |
| October 23-24 |
24 Hour Community Spacewalk - Multimedia Gulch, San Francisco CA - Event
Producer, Media Relations, Director |
| August 18-Sept. 1st |
"The Temple of Rudra" - Burning Man Festival, Nevada - Choreographer,
Performer |
| July |
"Arrest The Man" Burning Man Benefit, |
| May 10 |
Graduation - Valedictorian San Francisco Art Institute - Rappelled to
speak to the graduating class |
| April 1 |
"St Stupid¼s Day Parade" - Financial District, San Francisco,
CA |
| March 13 |
"WALLS" San Francisco Art Institute - Choreographer, Producer,
Performer |
| March 10 |
"Moonbathing" San Francisco Art Institute - Choreographer,
Producer and Performer |
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1997
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| The Aerial Action Team: |
Warrior Girl - Co-Founder,
Choreographer, Performer |
| Artists Collaborative Coalition |
- Founder |
| November 8 |
Ninja Action; "Warrior Girl
is Injured" - The Lab, 23five benefit, SF, CA |
| October 25-26 |
WARRIOR GIRL¼S HOLLYWOOD
FAME; 25 hour long epic tragedy of the rise and fall of a hollywood celebrity¼s
career. The Mission District SF, CA
Choreographer, performer, organizer - The 24 Hour Community Spacewalk |
| August 30 |
"Aka Ishtar;" Tower Performance, Burning Man, Black Rock Desert,
NV |
| August 26-30 |
Warrior Girl at The Palookaville
Institute of Mental Health, Burning Man, Black Rock Desert, NV |
| June 21,22,27.28 |
The Society of Superheroes; Burning Man Benefit, SOMAR Gallery, SF, CA. |
| June 21 |
Ninja Action; Peace and Love Festival 2000, Golden Gate Park Bandshell,
SF, CA. |
| May |
Ninja Action; Ken Kesey¼s Merry Prankster Party, with the Further
Bus; The Fillmore, SF, CA |
| March 9 |
Ninja Action; Defenestration, SF, CA |
| March 9 |
Superhero Action; "Warrior Girl Vs.
the Nation of Finks Defenestration, SF, CA |
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1996
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Dream Circus - "Beyond Belief, " 111 Minna St. Gallery, SF,
CA
Dandee Lione - "TripTease," Hotel Utah Open Mic, SF, CA
Dandee Lione - "TripTease," Paradise Lounge Open Mic, SF, CA
Dandee Lione - "TripTease," 578 Minna St., SF, CA
San Francisco Art Institute¼s 125th Anniversary, SF, CA |
| October 31 |
"Warrior Girl Cherokee
Indian," Halloween show, 848 Div space, SF, CA |
| September 30 |
"Warrior Girl Meets
the Bugs," The Jewelry Store, SF, CA |
| September 23 |
"Metatechnotribalhealphosis," San Francisco Art Institute,
SF, CA |
| August 3 |
"The Arrival of Empress Zoe," Burning Man, Black Rock Desert,
NV |
| August 30 |
Warrior Girl Metamorphosis,
House of Doors, Burning Man, Black Rock Desert, NV |
| August 30 |
Spider Web Performance, Central Camp, Burning Man, Black Rock Desert,
NV |
| July 19,20,26,27 |
"Psyche in Fairyland," Hell Yes, Hell No; Burning Man Benefit,
Somar Gallery, SF, CA
"Warrior Girl
Fights Fear," Hell Yes, Hell No; Burning Man Benefit, SF, CA |
| June 1, 1996 |
"Luscious," Southern Exposure Gallery, SF, CA
"Toilet
Girl," IMMEDIATE show, SF, CA |
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1995
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Dream Circus - Learning Through Education in the Arts Project
Workshop, Fox Elementary School San Mateo, CA |
| October |
Dandee Lione, "TripTease," 2112 West St., Oakland, CA |
| September 1 |
Dream Circus, " Inferno," Black Rock Desert, NV |
| September 1 |
Dream Circus, " Burning Man," Black Rock Desert, NV |
| August 31 |
Dream Circus, " Devil¼s Den," Black Rock Desert, NV |
| August 4,5,11,12 |
Dream Circus, " Out Here, In There," Somar Gallery, SF, CA |
| January 1 |
VROTA, "Carnival of the Absurd," Phoenix, AZ |
| November 15, 1994 |
VROTA, Downtown Performance Center - Tucson, AZ |
| January 15, 1994 |
ALGIZ , "Alvin¼s Wierd Music Workshop," Detroit, MI |
| December 1993 |
ALGIZ, "Alvin¼s Wierd Music Workshop," Detroit, MI |
| November 23, 1993 |
ALGIZ, Larry¼s Pub - Detroit, MI |
| May 23, 1993 |
THEE KABAL, "Sin," The Shelter, Detroit, MI |
| April 23, 1993 |
THEE KABAL, "Sin," The Shelter, Detroit, MI |
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| TEACHING EXPERIENCE: |
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| 2003-2005 |
English Teacher - Conversational, beginner and advanced. Private Classes.
Barcelona, Spain (Ticket English and private clients - ongoing and intensives)
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| 1996-current |
Private Computer Instructor - Basic programs, email, internet and consulting
on network issues
San Francisco, Los Angeles, Xabia, Barcelona, Spain, and Berlin, Germany, Detroit, Michigan USA
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| 1995 |
Learning Through Education in the Arts Project - Assisted sculptor Brian
Goggin with mask making class. Fox Elementary School. |
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| ACTIVITIES: |
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| 2000 |
Member, Hollywood Chamber of Commerce - Warrior
Girl Enterprises |
| 1999 |
Founder, Owner, Warrior Girl Enterprises |
| 1997 |
President, San Francisco Art Institute Student Union
Co-Founder, The Aerial Action Team
Founder, The Society of Superheroes
Founder Artists Collaborative Coalition
No Limits for Women in the Arts - Member |
| 1995 - current |
Dream Circus Performance Troupe |
| 1996 |
BFA Program representative, SF Artists¼ Committee |
| 1995 - 1996 |
TripTease Performance |
| 1989-1990 |
Photographer, Ohio/Drake Union Activities Board, Vice President for Student
Development, Ohio State University, Cols, OH |
| 1988-1990 |
PETA photographer, Columbus, OH |
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| GROUP SHOWS (PHOTOGRAPHY AND PAINTINGS): |
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| 1995-1996 |
"Carnival of the Absurd," Computer Images. The Ice House, Phoenix,
AZ
"Carnival of the Absurd," The Ice House |
| 1995 |
"Self Discovery" - Impact Art Gallery, Detroit, MI |
| 1993 |
"AIDS Frames" - Industry Night Club, Pontiac, MI
"AIDS
Frames" - The Bank Gallery, Detroit, MI |
| 1992 |
"Erotica" - The Music Hall, Detroit, MI
"A Collaboration
of Femininity," Kyla¼s Restaurant and Gallery, Royal Oak, MI |
| 1991 |
"Fetish Fashion Show," St. Andrew¼s Hall, Detroit, MI
"Der Larm," Industry Night Club, Royal Oak, MI |
| 1990 |
"New Works," Gallery 124, Royal Oak, MI
Detroit Art Fair, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Spring Show, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI |
| 1989 |
"Gallery Walk," Bellissimo Flowers, Columbus, OH |
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| AWARDS: |
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| 1998 |
Valedictorian San Francisco Art Institute, SF, CA |
| 1998 |
Outstanding Leadership Award, San Francisco Art Institute |
| 1997 |
SFAI Council Scholarship Award, San Francisco Art Institute, SF, CA |
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| November 14, 2007 |
Metro Times Torch Bearers - Cliff Bell's Torch with a Twist |
| July, 2007 |
Ferndale FriendsFun in Ferndale, Thursdays on the 9 (cover and photo spread) |
| July 14, 2007 |
Ann Arbor Gazette Top of the Park to ya! (photo) |
| November 24, 2005 |
El Correo The Circus is in Town (photo) |
| October 6, 2003 |
Interviu Magazine The Museum of Living Statues, The Ramblas- one of the Dorsal fins of Barcelona (photo) |
| September 10, 2003 |
El Mundo coverage of the festival of the Virgin of Saint Lorenzo - Salamanca (photo) |
| September 10, 2003 |
El Norte de Castilla Nobody Move! - Salamanca (photo) |
| September 9, 2003 |
La Gaceta Create a character in an hour - Salamanca (photo)(interview) |
| September 9th, 2003 |
El PeriodicoThe Human Statues Conquest Salamanca - Salamanca (photo)(review)
"...United States, where nothing happens inadvertently was represented by "the rock woman," in the typical americana style, in that which a young woman screamed from under a giant rock in the pure style of WIlma Flintstone." |
| June 24, 2003 |
El Mundo A happening on Artxanda - Bilbao festival of San Juan(photo) |
| June 24, 2003 |
El Correo Noche Magica - Bilbao festival of San Juan(photo) |
June 2003 |
The Barcelona Metropolitan A bit of Lover's Fourplay - Lovers of English Language theatre are in for a busy month, (The Tempest) |
| June 9, 2003 |
El Pais, Barcelona, Spain 7,000 Barcelonans pose nude for Spencer Tunic in Montjuic |
| June 19, 2001 |
De Cero Morgenster, Terschelling Island, Holland, Oerol Festival Verkeerde Verwachtingen bij een blind date (photo, review) - Performed with Grotest Maru |
| June 15, 2001 |
De Cero Morgenster, Terschelling Island, Holland, Oerol Festival In Dreamland with Ubbo (photo, review) - Performed with Grotest Maru |
| May 21, 2003 |
The Guardian Music with a Mission The late, great subterranean scene is still alive. By Josh Wilson. "San Francisco Art Institute superheroine Warrior Girl's 24-Hour Community Spacewalk orchestrated a colossal, simultaneous display of interactive, round-the-clock art, music, and performance on dozens of street corners in the Mission and South of Market for two years running." |
| February 15, 1999 |
The Hollywood Independant Newspaper, There's a new superhero in
town |
| October 28, 1998 |
SF Weekly, Night Crawler: Superheroes turn San Francisco into
Giant 24-Hour Art Space |
| October 21, 1998 |
SF Weekly, Night and Day: Up, Up and Away |
| October 21, 1998 |
SF Bay Guardian, Stage: Spacewalk |
| March, 1998 |
Metropolitan, Front Page image of Spacewalk |
| February 4, 1998 |
SF Bay Guardian, Calendar Listing for „WALLS¾ |
| December, 1997 |
Artweek, On Point, article by Mark Van Proyen |
| November, 1997 |
The New Mission News, The 24 Hour Community Spacewalk, Cover Story |
| November 5, 1997 |
The San Francisco Bay Guardian, The 24 Hour Community Spacewalk |
| October, 1997 |
The New Mission News, The 24 Hour Community Spacewalk |
| October 22, 1997 |
SF Weekly, The House of Tudor, The 24 Hour Community Spacewalk |
| April, 1997 |
BunnyHop, Magazine, Defenestration |
| March 11, 1997 |
San Francisco Bay Guardian, Defenestration |
| March 8, 1997 |
San Francisco Chronical Newspaper, Front Page, image of WG¼s
Spiderweb |
| March 8, 1997 |
San Francisco Examiner, Front Page, image of WG¼s Spiderweb |
| December, 1996 |
SOMA Magazine, Photo Spread, White Trash Christmas, SF, CA |
| December, 1996 |
Burning Man book, Photograph, WIRED Magazine, SF, CA; Warrior
Girl |
| November, 1996 |
Village magazine, photograph, Madrid, Italy, Spider Web & Warrior
Girl |
| November, 1996 |
WIRED magazine, photograph, SF, CA; Warrior Girl |
| April 1, 1996 |
The SF Weekly, Interactive Temporal, Public Art; SFAI, SF, CA |
| April 1, 1996 |
The San Francisco Bay Guardian, Interactive, Temporal, Public
Art; |
| March 18, 1996 |
The San Francisco Examiner, SFAI¼s 125th Gala Dinner; SF,
CA |
| May 16, 1990 |
The Ohio State Lantern - Cols, OH |
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e-mail: txikii@warriorgirl.com
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