Brian Butterick
Brian Butterick (March 27, 1956 - January 30, 2018) was also known by his stage name Hattie Hathaway. He was an American musican, performer, author, and drag queen. He was a member of the band 3 Teens Kill 4. In addition to having worked at nightclubs located in the East Village of Manhattan, New York City, including Danceteria, the Mudd Club,and the Pyramid Club, Brian Butterick was also involved with MotherNYC nightclub and with Jackie 60 events as a co-producer. He was also manager of the Rapture Cafe and Bookshop[1]. He most recently served as a board member of HOWL! Arts, Inc..[2]
Personal Life[edit]
Brian Butterick was born in New York City and was raised in the Bronx. For most of his life, he lived at various locations throughout lower Manhattan. His most notable relationship was with artist David Wojnarowicz.[3] In addition to his artistic and cultural endeavors, he was known for his involvement in social and human-rights issues, particularly those involving gay rights. He died of complications from lung cancer.
In Culture[edit]
- As an independent producer, Butterick worked on many aristic, theatrical and literary events.
- Subject of artist, photographer, and activist David Wojnarowicz's Rimbaud in New York photographic series.[4]
- Drag Performer
- Co-founder Wigstock[5]
- Co-producer of "Night of a Thousand Stevies", an annual gathering and tribute to Stevie Nicks, formed in 1991.[6]
- Lecturer at Performing Difference: Gender in the 1980s Downtown Scene (2018), Museum of Modern Art, Manhattan NY[7]
- Performer at David Wojnarowicz: History Keeps Me Awake at Night exhibit, (2018) Whitney Museum of American Art, Manhattan NY[8]
Books and Literature[edit]
- Butterick has written for TimeOut NY, Verbal Abuse Magazine, Fag Rag, and Mouth Of the Dragon.
- Kestutis Nakas and Brian Butterick, We Started a Nightclub: Building the Pyramid, PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art
Volume 37 | Issue 3 | September 2015[9]
Films[edit]
- Charles Atlas' Son Of Sam & Delilah, WGBH New Television Workshop, PBS (1991)[10][11]
- Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006)[12]
Music[edit]
- 3 Teens Kill 4 EP No Motive 1982[13]
Theater[edit]
- Member of Blacklips Performance Cult, an avant-garde drag theater troupe based in New York City's Lower East Side.
- Played the role of The Beggar in the 2006 Broadway production of Three Penny Opera by the Roundabout Theatre Company at Studio 54 with co-actors Alan Cumming and Cyndi Lauper among others.[14][15] The production was nominated for the "Best Musical Revival" Tony award.[16]
Awards[edit]
- 2016 Recipient of the Acker Awards. Named after Kathy Acker, the awards are given to outstanding contributors of the avant-garde arts community.[17][18][19]
External links[edit]
- brianbutterick.org
- IMDB.org
- Howl! Arts, Inc.
- Filthy Dreams
- ArtForum
- The Villager
- the Los Angeles Blade
References[edit]
- ↑ Murphy, Tim (2007-05-13). "A Downtowners' Club for Poets on a Curfew". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Nightlife Legend Brian Butterick On Making a Scene, Getting Shot At and Loving Millennials". PAPER. 2016-08-24. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- ↑ "Butterick, Brian - David Wojnarowicz Knowledge Base".
- ↑ "Brian Butterick (1956–2019)".
- ↑ "History".
- ↑ "Night of a Thousand Stevies 2019 - NOTS 29 - May 4 at Irving Plaza - NYC Loves Stevie Nicks".
- ↑ "Performing Difference: Gender in the 1980s Downtown Scene | MoMA".
- ↑ "David Wojnarowicz: History Keeps Me Awake at Night".
- ↑ Nakas, Kestutis; Butterick, Brian (2015). "We Started a Nightclub: Building the Pyramid". PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art. 37 (3): 22–45. doi:10.1162/PAJJ_a_00270.
- ↑ https://www.worldcat.org/title/son-of-sam-and-delilah/oclc/82287368
- ↑ "Howl! Happening: An Arturo Vega Project - Screening of Charles Atlas' "Son of Sam and Delilah" and Talk - News - Luhring Augustine".
- ↑ Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus, retrieved 2019-02-14
- ↑ "3 Teens Kill 4 - No Motive LP". 2017-06-12.
- ↑ "Brian Butterick".
- ↑ "The Threepenny Opera – Broadway Musical – 2006 Revival | IBDB".
- ↑ "Just the Facts: List of 2006 Tony Award Winners and Nominees". 2006-06-12.
- ↑ "Clayton Patterson: Acker Awards, New York 2016".
- ↑ "Honoring L.E.S. Avant-garde with first annual Acker Awards". 2013-05-30.
- ↑ "The ACKER Award".
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