She has written, composed, and performed five works of performance art at a number of theaters around the world, including
St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn, New York,
The Kitchen in Manhattan, and the
Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. On December 21, 2012, she performed during and had her music performed on the
John Hodgman: Ragnarok special, which was streamed on
Netflix on June 20, 2013. Her work,
This Clement World, was reviewed in
The New York Times by
Jason Zinoman and by
Charles Isherwood. In addition Hopkins' work as a solo performance artist, she regularly collaborates with Annie-B Parson and Paul Lazar of the
Big Dance Theater and acts in other theatrical pieces. This work has included
Alan Smithee Directed This Play (BAM Next Wave Festival 2015) and
Ich, Kürbisgeist (The Kitchen 2014). In her work as a performer, Hopkins sings and plays the
accordion, guitar, piano, and the
musical saw. As a musician, she has self-produced five full-length albums. In 2019, Hopkins began collaborating with composer
James Lavino. They later formed the band
Fellwalker. Their debut EP,
Shelter, was released in 2020. A second EP,
The Long Distance, and a full-length album,
Love Is the Means, were released in 2021. They are frequent collaborators with drummers
Dave King of
The Bad Plus and Charlie Hall of
The War on Drugs. ==Discography==