Featured: A.K. Burns and A.L. Steiner – Community Action Center (NYC) NSFW
A.K. Burns and A.L. Steiner Community Action Center Taxter & Spengemann 459 W. 18th St. New York, NY 10011 September 24th, 11am- 6pm: The artists will host Casual Separatist Friday. The gallery will…
In Performance: “WINGING IT” IN HIGH HEELS AND A BLINDFOLD: A Discussion with Ishmael Houston-Jones, Mark Russell, Terry Fox, and Lucy Sexton (NYC)
Fri, Sep 24, 2010 ay 7:00 PM New Museum Theater (directions) New York A presentation and panel discussion around the performance works of master improviser Ishmael Houston-Jones, “WINGING IT” will include a screening of scenes…
In Performance: Lola Arias and Stefan Kaegi – CIUDADES PARALELAS / PARALLEL CITIES
CIUDADES PARALELAS / PARALLEL CITIES (Berlin, Buenos Aires, Zurich) A project curated by Lola Arias and Stefan Kaegi About: Hotel rooms, shopping centres, factories… these are functional places, not usually thought of as…
In Performance: Ant Hampton and Tim Etchells – The Quiet Volume (UK)
The Quiet Volume is a whispered, self-generated and ‘automatic’ performance for two at a time (in line with Hampton’s other Autoteatro work), exploiting the particular tension common to any library worldwide; a combination of…
Contemporary Performance Network Update – September 2010
Dear Members, I hope you are doing well and your work is coming along. I just wanted to thank you again for being a part of the Contemporary Performance Network. Its very exciting…
Featured: Richard Maxwell and The New York City Players (NYC)
Bio: Richard Maxwell is a playwright and director living in New York. Maxwell studied acting at Illinois State University. In Chicago, he was a founder of the Cook County Theater Department. He is…
In Performance: Romeo Castellucci / Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio – The Divine Comedy
Romeo Castellucci / Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio – The Divine Comedy If The Divine Comedy is a text that has accompanied Romeo Castellucci since his adolescence, he does not show a literal “adaptation” of…
In Performance: Tomorrow, In A Year (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Description: The world seen through the eyes of Charles Darwin forms the basis for the performance Tomorrow, in a year. Theatre production company Hotel Pro Forma’s striking visuals blend with pop-duo The Knife’s…
Featured: Goat Island (Chicago, USA)
Goat Island is a Chicago-based collaborative performance group. In summer 2005 the company restructured itself where there are now two distinct layers of membership, which is defined by Core and Associate. Core members…
Featured: Mapa Teatro (Bogota, Columbia)
One of the foremost artistic companies in Colombia, Mapa Teatro has been producing theater, performance and art installation projects since 1984. Founders and directors, Rolf and Heidi Abderhalden have created a wide ranging…
Highlights: Prelude NYC 2010
PRELUDE.10 asks a blunt question that straddles funding, audience and disciplinary tensions pervasive in our contemporary performance sector: “Why Does Live Matter?” What is its purpose? How do we measure its value to…
Highlights: Philadelphia Live Arts Festival 2010 (Philadelphia, USA)
About: Philadelphia Live Arts Festival 2010 September 3-18, 2010 A collection of the world’s best contemporary performing artists energize Philadelphia audiences each year during the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival. Selected by Nick Stuccio,…
