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Notability|date=August 2011Infobox artist| name = Brian Routh| image = Brian Routh.jpg| image_width = 225px| birth_date = March 9, 1948| birth_place = Durham, United Kingdom | field = Artist | field = contemporary artist Brian Routh was born March 9, 1948 in Gateshead, County Durham, United Kingdom . He grew up in a working class family with parents that were considered rebellious talkers and story tellers. Brian Routh's, mother's grandfather “James Diston” was a bare knuckle prize fighter who ran a circus in his later years. Routh attended the Bifron's Secondary Modern School in Barking, Essex, UK, graduated in the year 1963. In Brian Routh's youth, he participated in boxing, poetry and singing. He also had a strong musical interest which lead him to learning the piano, harmonium, organ, and later progressed to the drums. Brian Routh played in a rock group as a drummer in the early 1960s before moving on to a folk/blues singer/guitarist in the mid to late 1960s.
He attended East 15 Acting School in 1970 and met a student named Martin von Haselberg . They became good friends and had the same interest in performance arts in which they wrote plays and performed sketches for the school. http://books.google.com/books? id=z1x-BsizLXwC& pg=PA125& lpg=PA125& dq=Harry+Kippers& source=bl& ots=sYjKG_TngK& sig=zX-zxfA-aZTWmdQMAasWU20Gepc& hl=en& ei=SQz5TYeKEsG_gQe84IWTDA& sa=X& oi=book_result& ct=result& resnum=4& ved=0CCQQ6AEwAw#v=onepage& q=Harry%20Kippers& f=false Brian Routh On edge: performance at the end of the twentieth century By C. Carr Retrieved 16 September 2011 They were both asked to leave after the first year because of there rebellious encounters with the school. Both Brian Routh and Martin von Haselberg continued to perform in small theaters, clubs and festivals across Europe in Holland , Germany , Italy and Austria . They had gotten an invitation to perform at the Munich Olympics as the Kipper Kids in 1972. This was an exciting venue for the Kipper Kids , but was marred by the Munich massacre .Ex Gateshead Schoolboy goes to Olympic Games to Act, Gateshead Post, published August 18, 1972
Brian Routh met and married video artist Nina Sobell in 1975 to 1981. Routh had taught at the San Francisco Art Institute where he met Karen Finley . They were married in 1981, which ended in divorce in 1987. In 2008, Brian Routh started a relationship with artist Patricia Wells http://patriciawells.net/#/about/ Artist Patricia Wells, Retrieved 20 September 2011 in which they work and collaborate in creating videos and soundtracks that are broadcasted on a variety of different musical outlets on the internet. http://vimeo.com/brianrouth/ Brian Routh Bio on vimeo Retrieved 20 September 2011
Performance artist
Routh started his career in 1971 as a performance artist. Inventing the character of Harry Kipper and later appeared as one of the Kipper Kids . http://flavors.me/brianrouth Brian Routh and Martin Von Haselberg had taken a short break from “The Kipper Kids” in the mid 1970s. They came back together in 1977 to started work on a film by Richard Elfman , called “ Forbidden Zone ” released in 1982. Brian Routh with Von Haselberg appeared as robot like boxers. http://www.forbiddenzonethemovie.com/cast_crew.htm Brian Routh (The Kipper Kids) appearance in the Forbidden Zone, Retrieved 6 November 2011 In 1980 Brian Routh began to perform as a solo artist/entertainer in between appearances as The Kipper Kids . Routh was also involved in writing and starring in three projects for HBO and Cinemax and acted in a number of movies as "The Kipper Kids". The most successful show was promoted by HBO, entitled "Mondo Beyondo." http://articles.latimes.com/1988-07-31/entertainment/ca-10775_1_kipper-kids Kipper Kids Seek a K.O. on Cinemax July 31, 1988, by Lawrence Christon Retrieved 28 September 2011
Collaborations
Routh has collaborated with and appeared with the Blue Man Group , Nina Sobell, Karen Finley a tour of Italy and Germany (1981), Henry Rollins in Arizona USA(1987), Public Image, Genesis P. Orridge, Sex Pistols in Reading University UK (1975), Joanna Went at the Theate Carnival, Sequel Cafe LA USA, Eric Bogosian , Anne Bean , Bow Gamelan, Lol Coxhill, Evan Parker, Derek Bailey, Ian Hinchcliffe.
The Kipper Kids
2000 and Beyond
Brian Routh's soundtracks are computer-generated sounds with keyboards, guitars, and electronic drums. http://www.janestown.net/2011/03/805/ Interview with Brian Routh, written March 26, 2011 Janestown.net Retrieved 16 January 2012
Persondata | NAME = Routh Brian | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = contemporary artist | DATE OF BIRTH = March 9, 1948 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Durham, United Kingdom | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Routh Brian Category:1948 births Category:Living people Category:Performance artist collectives
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