![]() I never knew him, he died long before I was born but my grandmother was a true believer and she was a really positive role model for me. Can you talk about that preoccupation and specifically the intersections you see in your own work between performance and religion?Īnn Magnuson: Well, my grandfather was a Swedish Evangelist and a minister in the Presbyterian Church. You come from West Virginia, and I understand that you grew up with a fascination for, and some access to, snake handlers. Wendy Clupper Meier: Let’s start with your beginnings. She names a staggering list of influences, including: “ Soupy Sales, Bugs Bunny, The Smothers Brothers, David Bowie, The New York Dolls, punk rock, The Ramones, Patti Smith, Alfred Jarry, Isadora Duncan, Broadway shows, avant-garde theatre (of the absurd), Ionesco, 50s, 60s and 70s TV variety shows, hippies, psychedelic, glam rock, outsider art, rituals, Jesus Christ, Carl Jung, The Wonderful World of Disney, especially the live action movies he produced in the 50s and 60s my brother and our long walks in the woods of West Virginia, and the hills and hollers and mostly my grandmother Magnuson.” What follows is an abbreviated discussion about Magnuson’s faith in both work and life in art.* If you watch her perform or listen to her solo recordings-“The Luv Show” (1995), “Pretty Songs & Ugly Stories” (2007), “The Jobriath Medley” (2012)-you will see a rare performer who can inhabit many characters while simultaneously referencing moments of personal/national socio-cultural significance. Right, Anything but Love, and Frasier) as well as the cult status of punk rock musician (Bongwater), cabaret singer, and solo performer. She has enjoyed both commercial success in the categories of popular film and television ( Modern Family, Panic Room, Clear and Present Danger, Making Mr. ![]() Arguably, Magnuson’s work has been largely neglected in theatre scholarship because it transcends genre. ![]() Wendy Clupper Meier talks with NYC East Village 80s icon, cult movie darling, performance artist, and chanteuse Ann Magnuson about her career, artistic inspirations, and growing up in a Christian church in West Virginia. In this interview, conducted 13 June 2012, Dr.
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