Carl Hancock Rux
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Carl Hancock Rux, Harlem Stage Gala, May, 2012
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| Born | Carl Stephen Hancock March 24, 1980 New York City, United States |
| Occupation | Poet, Playwright, Novelist, Essayist, Recording Artist, Actor, Director |
| Language | English |
| Ethnicity | African American |
| Period | 1990–present |
| Literary movement | Afro Futurism, Speculative & Dystopian Fiction |
| Notable works | Asphalt, Rux Revue, Talk, Pagan Operetta |
| Notable awards | Alpert Award in the Arts, NYFA Prize, Village Voice Literary prize, Obie Award, Bessie Award, (BAX) Arts & Artists in Progress Award |
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Carl Hancock Rux (born March 24 ) is an American poet, playwright, novelist, essayist, actor, director, singer/ songwriter. He is the author of several books including "Pagan Operetta" (poetry), Asphalt (novel) and the OBIE award-winning play Talk. Rux's essay "The New White Negro" was selected for Best American Music Writing 2004. Rux has also recorded four CDs is a frequent collaborator in the fields of dance, theater, film, and contemporary art with artists including Nona Hendryx, Toshi Reagon, Bill T. Jones, Ronald K. Brown, Nick Cave, Anne Bogart, Robert Wilson, Kenny Leon, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Jonathan Demme, Stanley Nelson Jr., Carrie Mae Weems, Glenn Ligon and others. His archives are housed at the Billy Rose Theater Division of the New York Public Library, the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution as well as the Film and Video/Theater and Dance Library of the California Institute of the Arts. He is the recipient of numerous awards including the Doris Duke Awards for New Works, the Doris Duke Charitable Fund, the New York Foundation for the Arts Prize, the Bessie Schonberg (New York Dance and Performance Awards, informally known as the Bessie Awards) and the Alpert Award in the Arts
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