The performance art show A Night of Firsts was held at the Cafe, located at 5115 North Lincoln Ave. (just south of Foster) on June 22 2004 in Chicago, IL. This show (entirely by J. Kuypers), was of three original poems and three original songs, an image display projected along the wall, and even two televisions so people could more easily see her and John Yotko the guitarist as the show progressed. Click from your choices of the show for parts of the live show.
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Click here for the a web page of all of the projected art images in the show
| the first poem she ever wrote at age 9 (from 1979), 1:20 Under the Sea  |
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 SAMPLEor download the full track:  ...full track available on the CD Live at the Cafe
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Never before seen on social media, see YouTube video (1:36) of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Under the Sea” 6/22/04 during her poetry/music show “A Night of Firsts” at the Café in Chicago, with her projected photography, and her live streaming her performing on a tv (this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).
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| The original writing (written in 1980) |
| the first song she ever wrote, 4:12 In Love I Abide |
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| SAMPLE or download the full track: ...full track available on the CD Live at the Cafe
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Never before seen on social media, see YouTube video (3:48) of Janet Kuypers singing her song “In Love I Abide” 6/22/04 during her poetry/music show “A Night of Firsts” at the Café in Chicago, with her projected photography, and her live streaming her performing on a tv (this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).
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| The original writing (written in 1986) |
| the first poem about China (for performance only), 2:50, video is 3:46 The Little Differences |
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| SAMPLE or download the full track: ...full track available on the CD Live at the Cafe
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Never before seen on social media, see YouTube video (2:40) of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “the Little Differences” 6/22/04 during her poetry/music show “A Night of Firsts” at the Café in Chicago, with her projected photography, and her live streaming her performing on a tv (this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).
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| The original writing (written in 2004) |
| the first song she wrote with John Yotko a blues song, 4:13 Tight Rope Affair |
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| SAMPLE or download the full track: ...full track available on the CD Live at the Cafe
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Never before seen on social media, see YouTube video (3:53) of Janet Kuypers singing her song “Tight Rope Affair” 6/22/04 during her poetry/music show “A Night of Firsts” at the Café in Chicago, with her projected photography, and her live streaming her performing on a tv (this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).
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| The original writing (written in 2004) |
| the first poem she ever rread in public - and the first poem that never had a video for it - 1:47 Too Far |
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| SAMPLE or download the full track: ...full track available on the CD Live at the Cafe
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This film is from the Internet Archive |
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Never before seen on social media, see YouTube video (1:41) of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Too Far” 6/22/04 during her poetry/music show “A Night of Firsts” at the Café in Chicago, with her projected photography, and her live streaming her performing on a tv (this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).
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| The original writing (written in 1995) |
| the first song (from Mom’s Favorite Vase) that a studio did a video for, 4:27 music by Warren Peterson What We Need in Life |
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| SAMPLE or download the full track: ...full track available on the CD Live at the Cafe
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This film is from the Internet Archive |
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Never before seen on social media, see YouTube video 4:10) of Janet Kuypers singing her song “What We Need In Life” 6/22/04 during her poetry/music show “A Night of Firsts” at the Café in Chicago, with her projected photography, and her live streaming her performing on a tv (this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).
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| The original writing (written in 1994) |
