Mark Tompkins (dancer)

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Mark Tompkins
Born
Mark Nicholas Tompkins

1954
United States
Other namesMark N Tompkins
Occupation(s)Dancer, choreographer, teacher, theatre director

Mark N Tompkins (born 1954), is a French artist, dancer and choreographer of contemporary dance. [1]

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Biography

Trained at the Theatre of Movement and Gesture, Tompkins moved to France in 1973, and discovered the dance with Hideyuki Yano and Elsa Wolliaston. In 1975, he made his first solos in some abandoned locations and worked with Steve Paxton.

In 1983 he founded the company IDA (International Associated Dreams) and won the Bagnolet contest the following year. In 2008, Mark Tompkins received the SEC SACD (Society of Dramatic Authors and Composers) prize for Choreography for all his work. [2]

Choreography

Mark Tompkins' interest in improvisation and real time composition leads him to collaborate through teaching and performing with many dancers, musicians, light designers and video makers. [1] Over the years, his unique way of fabricating unidentified performance objects has become his signature. Tompkins' performances evolve towards musical theater, inspired by popular forms like Music Hall, cabaret and musical comedy. [3] Some of Mark Tompkins's most notable performances are: [1] [4]

In 2014, Mark Tompkins and Jeremy Wade performed their collaboratively-developed play Stardust in underground theater of the Abrons Arts Center as part of the 2014 Queer New York International Arts Festival. [7]

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References

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  2. "Fonds de musique de scène SACD 2008". Society of Dramatic Authors and Composers. June 12, 2008.
  3. "Workshop REAL TIME COMPOSITION with Mark Tompkins". The Place.
  4. "Performance chronology". ida. Mark Tompkins.
  5. "Mark Tompkins – Critique – Empty Holes – Paris 14e. Théâtre de la Cité internationale". paris-art.com.
  6. "Video "What about Ida" par Tompkins, Mark". Numeridanse.tv.
  7. "'Stardust' Makes Debut at Queer New York Arts Festiva". NYTimes. September 25, 2014.