Holly Bass

Holly Bass (born June 23, 1975) is a Washington DC-based performance artist, poet, dancer, arts educator and cultural activist.[1]

Holly Bass
Born (1971-06-23) June 23, 1971
Washington, D.C.
NationalityAmerican
Occupationperformance artist
Bass at the 2009 Pop Conference in Seattle, Washington.

Work

Her movement and spoken-word pieces reveal a fascination with "objectification, observation, and the commodification of art and of the body."[2] Holly has performed across the US and internationally. Her poems, essays and articles have been published in numerous publications including the Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Callaloo and Beltway Poetry; and she was the first person to use the term “Hip-Hop Theater” in print.

Her artworks include the installation Black Space at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, Washington DC, which comprises a small house placed on an outline of the city, alluding to the tiny house architectural movement and the housing problems in DC.[3]

She wrote and performed the one-person dance piece Diary of a Baby Diva[4] in Washington DC in 2005, a coming-of-age tale set in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The Washington Post noted her "wicked sense of humor" in making use of the more ridiculous cultural products of the age, but also a lyrical quality revealing her as an "eloquent poet".[5]

Bass was voted Washington City Paper’s Best Performance Artist of 2012.[6]

gollark: Okay, maybe *not*, I'll wait another 30 seconds.
gollark: I can smelt a third now.
gollark: Maybe we should have electric furnaces.
gollark: I'm sad that I spent an entire 50 coalfuel units™ on activating my furnace for an hour, and now there's a per-operation cost.
gollark: If it's based on game actions, then it's 4ish.

References
  1. Starling, Alison (June 28, 2013). "Working Woman: Meet artist Holly Bass". ABC7. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  2. Van Straaten, Laura. "Boundary-Pushing Performer on What's Next". Capitol File. Niche Media, LLC. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  3. Cauterucci, Christina (January 29, 2015). "Chocolate City Gets a New Home in Holly Bass' "Black Space"". Washington City Paper. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  4. "Diary of a Baby Diva | Washington, DC | reviews, cast and info". TheaterMania. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
  5. Traiger, Lisa (July 25, 2005). "Holly Bass's 'Diary': Dear and Delightful". Washington Post. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  6. "Best Performance Artist 2012". Washington CityPaper. CL Washington, Inc. Retrieved 5 June 2015.


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