May 2012
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In Performance: The National Theater of the United States of America’s The Golden Veil (NYC)

The National Theater of the United States of America’s  The Golden Veil  The Kitchen May 31-June 16 @8pm Tickets $20 The Golden Veil is a gothic parlor spectacle that tells, in multiple iterations,…

In Performance: Center For Performance Research June 2012 (NYC)

Photo by: Nikolas Giannakopoulos CPR Presents: Spring Movement June 1st & 2nd @ 7:30pm Tickets: $12 online at www.brownpapertickets.com or at the door (cash only) Center for Performance Research’s bi-annual multimedia movement festival featuring dance…

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Highlights: Queer New York Festival June 7-16, 2012 (NYC)

Queer New York International (QNYI) is a performing and visual arts festival that will take place for the first time from June 5 – 16, 2012 and will present some of the most exciting…

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Featured: Performing Institution Symposium at Artists Space May 26-29, 2012 (NYC)

Performing Institution May 26 and May 29, 2012 Symposium Artists Space : Books & Talks 55 Walker Street As part of its contribution to Whitney Biennial 2012, Artists Space presents the third of…

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Highlights: Avignon Festival July 7-28, 2012 (Avignon, France)

A popular and contemporary artistic adventure. Founded in 1947 by Jean Vilar, the Avignon Festival is today one of the most important contemporary performing arts events in the world. Every year in July,…

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Books: 39 Microlectures: In Proximity of Performance

39 Microlectures: In Proximity of Performance is a collection of miniature stories, parables, musings and thinkpieces on the nature of reading, writing, art, collaboration, performance, life, death, the universe and everything. It is…

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Highlights: Alkantara Festival 2012 (Portugal)

Alkantara is an association based in Lisbon, dedicated to the development of the performing arts in Portugal and in an international context. Its work is motivated by a worldview mindful of difference and…

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Week In Review: Contemporary Performance Update – April 14, 2012

Welcome to this weeks Network Round Up. We’ve gathered the top most viewed, liked, and commented on members, content, photos, and videos. Warning: Some of these are NSFW. Contemporary Performance Network is a social media / community organizing network providing artists,…

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In Performance: Dimanche Rouge #16 Experimental Performances May 20, 2012 (Paris)

DIMANCHE ROUGE #16 Performances Expérimentales 20 Mai 2012, 16H-minuit FREE  Maison de l’Architecture 148, rue Faubourg St-Martin 75010 Paris 01 42 09 33 63 Metro/R.E.R. Gare de l’Est Multimédia, danse, vidéo, son, performance…

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In Performance: Luciana Achugar

Luciana Achugar FEELingpleasuresatisfactioncelebrationholyFORM May 11, 2012 – May 19, 2012 8 pm Abrons Arts Center Luciana achugar’s FEELingpleasuresatisfactioncelebrationholyFORM is a dance meditation on the relationship between aesthetics and ideology. It presents dance as…

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In Performance: DD Dorvillier / human future dance corps – Danza Permanente (Belgium)

DD Dorvillier / human future dance corps Danza Permanente 11-12 May, 2012, 20:30 (World Premiere) STUK kunstencentrum Leuven, Belgium 15-16 May, 2012, 21:00 (French Premiere) Le Forum, Blanc-Mesnil Rencontres chorégraphiques internationales de Seine-Saint-Denis 26-30 September,…

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Highlights: La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival (NYC)

La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival, which takes place in all three of our venues and features over 50 emerging and seasoned choreographers, reflects La MaMa’s longstanding mission to performance that transcends politics and…

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