This evolved to The Dirty Business Brigade, a troupe of seasoned and new artists, performing at many gigs. In an effort to expand the performance experience and interactivity, Palmer began inviting Lexington High School students to perform drama pieces at the Dresden Dolls' live shows.
Palmer performing with The Dresden Dolls at Kings Arms Tavern in Auckland, New Zealand, September 2006Īt a Halloween party in 2000, Palmer met drummer Brian Viglione and afterwards they formed The Dresden Dolls. She refers to this line of work on The Dresden Dolls' self-titled CD, with the song "The Perfect Fit": With an interest in the performing arts, both in music and in theatre, Palmer spent time busking as a living statue called "The Eight Foot Bride" in Harvard Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts Edinburgh, Scotland Australia (where she met Jason Webley) and many other locations. Another early influence is Judy Blume, children's author. She then formed the Shadowbox Collective, devoted to street theatre and putting on theatrical shows (such as the 2002 play, Hotel Blanc, which she directed). She staged performances based on work by the Legendary Pink Dots, an early influence, and was involved in the Legendary Pink Dots electronic mailing list, Cloud Zero. She attended Lexington High School, where she was involved in the drama department, and attended Wesleyan University where she was a member of the Eclectic Society. Her parents divorced when she was one year old, and as a child she rarely saw her father. Palmer was born Amanda MacKinnon Palmer in New York City's Mount Sinai Hospital, and grew up in Lexington, Massachusetts.
2.3 2012–2014: Theatre Is Evil and The Art of Asking.2.2 2007–2010: Who Killed Amanda Palmer, Evelyn Evelyn, and theatrical work.2.1 2000–2007: The Dresden Dolls and The Onion Cellar.
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