Helen Thorington
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Helen Louise Thorington 16 November 1928 Philadelphia, PA |
| Nationality | United States |
| Occupation | Radio Artist, Sound Artist, Net Artist, Writer, Nonprofit Founder |
Helen Louise Thorington (born November 16, 1928 in Philadelphia, PA) is an American sound artist and writer. She is also the founder of New Radio and Performing Arts (1981), a nonprofit organization based in New York City; the founder and executive producer of New American Radio (1987-1998); and the founder and co-director of Turbulence.org (1996-). Thorington began composing in 1977; her first works were aired on National Public Radio on such programs as Options, Voices in the Wind, and All Things Considered. In 1978, she began composing music for dance, collaborating with Bill T. Jones, Arnie Zane, and Lois Welk. She has performed nationally, including at Kennedy Center, Jacob's Pillow, Dance Theatre Workshop, and The Kitchen. Thorington began creating Internet art in the mid-1990s, co-producing several multimedia, hypertext narratives and networked performances that culminated in an installation of the seminal work, Adrift, at The New Museum in 2001.
Helen Thorington (nickname "Teedy") grew up in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. She is the daughter of Richard Wainwright and Katherine Louise (Moffat) Thorington. She is a graduate of The Baldwin School, Bryn Mawr, PA and Wellesley College (1950). After graduating with a BA in Biblical History, and attending Union Theological Seminary, New York (1951), Thorington discovered her passion for English literature. She studied English Literature at the University of Minnesota (1956-1958); pursued Special Studies in the English Comic Novel with John Bayley (writer), New College, Oxford University, England (1959-1961); and completed coursework for a PhD in English Literature at Rutgers University (1965-1967). She compiled the index for Growth and Culture: A Photographic Study of Balinese Childhood by Margaret Mead, and worked as a copy editor at G. P. Putnam's Sons.
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