November 2010
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In Performance: Jack Ferver’s Rumble Ghost at PS 122 (NYC)

Jack Ferver Rumble Ghost PS 122 Wednesday, December 8 – Sunday, December 12, 2010 Wednesday – Saturday at 8PM, Sunday at 6PM, LATE SHOW: Saturday at 10PM Buy Tickets Horror movies will never…

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In Performance: The Wooster Groups’ Version of Tennessee Williams’ VIEUX CARRÉ

The Wooster Groups’ Version of Tennessee Williams’ VIEUX CARRÉ (U.S. premiere) Directed by Elizabeth LeCompte Performed by Ari Fliakos, Daniel Pettrow, Kaneza Schaal, Andrew Schneider, Scott Shepherd, Kate Valk REDCAT (Los Angeles) Wednesday,…

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Books: Certain Fragments: Texts and Writings on Performance

[amazonify]0415173833[/amazonify]Certain Fragments is an extraordinary exploration of what lies at the heart of contemporary theatre. Written by the artistic director of Forced Entertainment, acknowledged to be ‘Britain’s most brilliant experimental theatre company’( Guardian),…

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Featured: Alain Buffard (France)

Alain Buffard started dancing in 1978 with Alwin Nikolaïs at the Centre national de danse contemporaine in Angers. He danced in several productions from Brigitte Farges and Daniel Larrieu, as well as Régine…

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Featured: The Lia Rodrigues Companhia de Danças (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

The Lia Rodrigues Companhia de Danças was founded in 1990, by the choreographer Lia Rodrigues, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The company has built a solid reputation and has been invited to perform its…

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In Performance: Samuael Topiary -Landscape with the Fall of Icarus (NYC)

NOVEMBER 11-20 SAMUAEL TOPIARY, Landscape with the Fall of Icarus ABRONS ARTS CENTER 466 Grand St, New York, NY 10002 Tickets: abronsartscenter.org Landscape with the Fall of Icarus is a new, evening-length, solo…

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Books: Performance Theatre and the Poetics of Failure

[amazonify]0415585651[/amazonify]What does it mean to “fail” in performance? How might staging failure reveal theatre’s potential to expand our understanding of social, political and everyday reality? What can we learn from performances that expose…

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In Performance: Pavel Zuštiak/Palissimo – Bastard (NYC)

Bastard Thursday–Saturday at 7:30 P.M. and Sunday at 2:30 P.M. La MaMa’s Ellen Stewart Theatre at The Annex 66 East 4th Street, New York, NY 10003. Tickets are $25 ($20 for seniors and…

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In Performance: Alligators! Curated/directed by Ieva Miseviciute and Michael Portnoy (Amsterdam)

Primal Virtuosos, Vague Mime, Lunging Non-Moments, That Whole Active/Passive Thing, Sickening Cognitive and Contextual Shifts, and People Who Look Like Boxes standing next to People Who Look Like Tables! Alligators! is an evening…

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