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Txi Whizz (Barbara Hannah) is an adoptive Canadian, originally born in New York. She is a stage clown, multi-disciplinary artist, creator, writer, director, choreographer, and teacher, as well as a performer in soloist, collaborative, and large ensemble settings.
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Early Life and Career
[edit]Txi Whizz | |
|---|---|
| Born | Barbara Gross April 1944 New York |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Other names | Barbara Hannah |
| Children | Adad, Kefi |
Txi was born in New York City in 1944. Her career began at the New York Shakespeare Festival. She founded the Abrakadabra Theatre Company then toured Europe for nine years.[1][2] Txi trained in the tradition of the European stage clown.[citation needed]
Txi started her theatre career in Jerusalem, building sets and stage managing productions. After returning to New York, she was hired by the late Joseph Papp as the Stage Manager for the New York Shakespeare Festival. She toured the world with the Little Angel Marionette Theatre, based in London.[citation needed]
Txi re-immigrated to Canada in 1981.[1]
Performances
[edit]Txi acted in various projects directed by Ken Campbell, including: The Warp, the 1979 film;[3] Uliisses the 1982 film;[4] and War with the Newts, the 1981 play which premiered at Riverside Studios in London.[5]
In 1984 Txi was featured in a CKVU TV spot for the "Oh Let Us Be Fools of Society of Vancouver", a charitable, nonprofit organization founded to promote interests in clowning.[6]
In 1990 Txi launched a Great Trans-Canadian Laundromat Tour after her performance of Forbidden Fruitcake, a one-woman show directed by June Keevil, at the Great West Coin Laundry in Vancouver. The show featured a 49-year old Trudy Fruitcake's embracing menopause rather than subjecting to take hormone replacements, interpreting her hot flashes as a "rite of passage." Development occurred through a Canada Council Exploration grant, on the application of which Whizz described learning that in some cultures menopausal women were considered respected elders, rather than the "outdated and useless" portrayal which was more contemporarily dominant.[1]
In 1992, she collaborated with dancer/choreographer Barbara Bourget for 'Stacked', a Butoh and Clow piece which premiered at the Firehall Theatre in Vancouver, BC.[7][8] Txi also co-taught the Butoh Bufon Project with Hiroko Tamano in 2014, which was funded by a grant by The East Bay Fund for Artists.[9][10]
In 2010, Txi was the subject of the 10-minute documentary film From Barbara to Txi.[11][12]
Ventures
[edit]Seva Foundation
[edit]Txi worked with the Seva Foundation for six years, a non-profit agency committed to restoring eyesight and preventing blindness in the developing world.
Camp Winnarainbow
[edit]For over 30 years, Txi served as Co-Director with Wavy Gravy (his “right-hand woman”) of Camp Winnarainbow, an adult summer camp located in northern California which encourages “taking risks without the fear of embarrassment and remembering the little things in life.”[13] Proceeds from the camp benefitted the Seva Foundation, which Txi and Wavy were both involved with.
San Cristobal de las Cases
[edit]Txi travels to Chiapas, Mexico yearly to work with a group called Fortaleza de la Mujer Maya, or Strength of the Mayan Woman, a theatre group composed of well-known playwrights from Chiapas. Here, Txi wrote a grand ensemble show called La Bufonada.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Strom, Millie (1 July 1990). "A real fruitcake: Taking menopause to the cleaners". Kinesis. Vancouver : Vancouver Status of Women. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ Nelson, Mark (2010). "George-O and Mark-O: Summer 1975". Theatre-X. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Txi Whizz". Filmportal.de. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Uliisses". Werner Nekes. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Ken Campbell: Other Works". IMDB.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Fools CKVU TV spot 1984". YouTube. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Johnston, Denis W. (Fall 1993). "Directors in Vancouver: the new community". Canadian Theatre Review. Issue 76: 25–30 – via ProQuest.
{{cite journal}}:|volume=has extra text (help) - ^ "Stacked (1992)". Kokoro. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Butoh Bufon Performance Project". Brown Paper Tickets. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Butoh Bufon Performance Project". Butoh Bufon Project. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "From Barbara to Txi". IMDB. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "From Barbara to Txi". YouTube. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Bender, Kristen (6 July 2004). "Adults learn wacky life lessons". East Bay Times. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Barbara Txi Hannah". World People Project. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
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