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S. K. Thoth (or often just Thoth) is a New York-based "prayformance" artist known for his eclectic mix of violin, voice, and dance performance who was the subject of the Academy Award winning documentary ''Thoth''. Thoth calls his work "prayformance", emphasizing a spiritual dimension. His motto from his website is "I heal through divine prayformance". He sings in a language he himself created, the language of the Festad, a mythical people and land in his "Solopera", his one-man opera. ==Early life== Thoth was born Stephen Kaufman in New York City around 1956.〔http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sjnd__isN0Y Documentary, *Thoth *, 2002; Toth gives his age as 46 (also, at 9:21 it shows a baby with a placard reading Aug 13 1959)〕 His father was a Russian Jew, and his mother was from Barbados. As a mixed race child, prejudice was a problem for the young man. These experiences were a contributing factor in his creation of a fantasy world later in life as a coping mechanism, complete with its own world and mythology. His mother was the first African-American timpani player for the New York Philharmonic, and Thoth was exposed to classical music at a young age. His mother's connections allowed him access to education from professional musicians, among them Harry Glickman, longtime violinist with the NBC Orchestra. Kaufman holds a degree in comparative literature from San Francisco State University. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「S. K. Thoth」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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