In Performance: Nicole Beutler – 1: Songs
Nicole Beutler 1: Songs Nicole Beutler’s work exists on a plane where dance, performance and visual art meet. For her latest performance she is even adding another genre; 1: Songs takes the shape of a pop concert. In an exceptionally powerful performance by Sanja Mitrovic, we examine a series of different dramatic characters. Mitrovic moves...
In Performance: Philipp Gehmacher – walk + talk no. 7
Philipp Gehmacher walk + talk no. 7 The unique project walk + talk is an attempt to integrate movement and language on stage. At the invitation of Tanzquartier Wien, Gehmacher curated STILL MOVING in 2008. For this occasion he developed a series introducing the specific format of walk + talk. Gehmacher asked a number of...
Highlights: Queer Conscience Festival May 3-9, 2010 (NYC)
Queer Conscience Festival May 3-9, 2010 Center for Performance Research 361 Manhattan Avenue, Unit 1 Brooklyn, NY 11211 After serving as the Festival Director for the 2009 HOT! Festival, a six week, multi-site festival of queer performance and culture, Earl Dax presents Queer Conscience. Part of the “New Voices in Performance” series at the Center for Performance...
In Performance: Alwin Nikolais Centennial (NYC)
2010 marks the centennial of the birth of the visionary choreographer Alwin Nikolais (1910-1993). To celebrate his work and legacy, Abrons Art Center is mounting this once-in-a-lifetime weekend of reunions and re-creations. During his tenure as the Artistic Director of the Henry Street Playhouse (1948-69), Nikolais pushed beyond the boundaries of contemporary dance to create...
In Performance: Meg Stuart, Philipp Gehmacher & Vladimir Miller – the fault lines
Meg Stuart, Philipp Gehmacher & Vladimir Miller /Damaged Goods & Mumbling Fish the fault lines Meg Stuart and Philipp Gehmacher are two celebrated choreographers, each with a very distinct style. While Stuart is known for her expressive imagery, Gehmacher’s work is more subdued. After their remarkable and fruitful cooperation in the duet MAYBE FOREVER, Stuart...
Opportunities: P4M.Performance.Video.Festival
P4M.Performance.Video.Festival (Submission Deadline May 9, 2010) Call for entries for the the first annual P4M online video festival. Contemporary Performance will host an online video festival of performance works and excerpts June 14 – July 2, 2010 here on ContemporaryPerformance.com. Please submit your video URLs and information below. We are open to any type of video...
New Links: Artists, Festivals, and Writings
Rochelle Haley (Sydney, Australia) Experimental drawing, performance and installation artist Marcio Carvalho (Portugal) Portuguese artist working in the field of video, performance and photography. Urgent Artist (NYC) Arts blog – “Media, Meta, and Mess from artists who live by their work” Carte Blanche | The Norwegian National Company of Contemporary Dance (Norway) Carte Blanche was...
In Performance: Vaginal Davis Is Speaking From The Diaphragm (NYC)
Vaginal Davis Is Speaking From The Diaphragm Performance Space 122 Saturday, May 15 – Thursday, May 27 Wed – Sat at 8pm, Sun at 6pm Late Shows at 10pm: Saturday, May 22 + Thursday, May 27 An episodic series of performance that dissects the heyday of 1970s American daytime television chat and variety programs, taking...
Highlights: Donau Festival 04/28 -05/08 (Krems, Austria)
DonauFestival 2010 FAILED REVOLUTIONS or IS THE ANAESTHETIC SIMPLY TOO STRONG TO WAKE UP THE DAMNED ON THIS PLANET? The Donaufestival is an annual festival of music and performance that takes place each April in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. The festival tends to showcase avant-garde rock, performance art, noise and electronica artists. Statement...
Featured: testperformancetest (Austin, Texas)
testperformancetest is a multi-year experiment founded by Julie Thornton that brings a curated mix of national and international performance work to Austin. Occasionally, the fund will commission new work performed in Austin. Julie Thornton received her BFA in Ballet from the University of Akron. After dancing professionally and teaching for several years, she retired from...
In Performance: Whispering Pines 10 – Shana Moulton & Nick Hallett (NYC)
The Kitchen presents Whispering Pines 10, new work by artist Shana Moulton and musician Nick Hallett, Friday and Saturday, April 16 and 17 at 8pm The Kitchen 512 West 19th Street Tickets are $10. The Kitchen will present the premiere of Whispering Pines 10. The piece is the latest in video and performance artist Shana...
