July 2012
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In Performance: Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller – THE MURDER OF CROWS (NYC)

From the Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary Collection  In association with the Mostly Mozart Festival August 3 – September 9, 2012  The largest sound installation to date by artists Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller, The…

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Featured: Nature Theater Of Oklahoma Launches OKRadio (NYC)

Kelly Copper and Pavol Liška of Nature Theater of Oklahoma have launched OKRadio from their closet radio studio in Long Island City (NYC). During their first podcast Kelly discusses their mutual love and creative connection…

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Featured: Bert Neumann, “Imitation of Life”

Bert Neumann, chief set designer at Berlin’s Volksbühne since 1992, grew up in East Berlin, studied stage design at the Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weißensee and with Leonore Blievernicht and Susanne Schuboth founded the design firm…

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Opportunities: Open Call for Performances-as-Theories

Open Call for Performances-as-Theories Extension THE NEW DEADLINE IS AUGUST 15 Through this Open Call, four performances/theories will be selected by a peer panel. Over the course of three months, the conference organizers…

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Featured: The Light Surgeons (London, England)

The Light Surgeons (London, England) The Light Surgeons operates as a multimedia production company from a base in east London, producing a wide variety of creative projects from the commercial to artist lead….

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Featured: Hotel Modern (Rotterdam, Netherlands)

Hotel Modern (Rotterdam, Netherlands) Hotel Modern was established in 1997. Its members are Arlène Hoornweg and  Pauline Kalker, who both graduated from Arnhem Theatre School, and visual artist, model maker and performer,  Herman…

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Highlights: ImPulsTanz Festival 2012 (Vienna, Austria)

  ImPulsTanz – Vienna International Dance Festival July 12 – August 14 Thousands of professional dancers, choreographers and teachers from all over the world, come together, work together, for five weeks, in one…

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In Performane: REDCAT’s New Original Works Festival 7.26 – 8.11.2012 (Los Angeles)

REDCAT PRESENTS ITS NINTH ANNUAL NEW ORIGINAL WORKS FESTIVAL 3 WEEKS • 9 NEW ORIGINAL WORKS Poor Dog Group • Opera Povera • Susan Simpson Nick+James • Jinku Kim • Prumsodun Ok Emily…

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Featured: Robert Wilson/Philip Glass: Einstein on the Beach Exhibition (NYC)

Reuniting the score and designs from Philip Glass and Robert Wilson’s Einstein on the Beach, this exhibition focuses on the opera’s premiere performances in 1976.

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Featured: Romeo Castellucci / Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio (Cesena, Italy)

The Italian contemporary performance collective, Societas Raffaello Sanzio is one of the most recognized and sought after Italian companies of the past decade.  Founding leaders of the company include Claudia Castellucci, Romeo Castellucci,…

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Opportunities: MOMA PS1 Summer School 2012 (NYC)

MoMA PS1’s educational program Summer School returns in August 2012 for its second iteration. An annual series of workshops, lectures, and discussions, Summer School brings students together for a focused conversation on contemporary…

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Highlights: Centrale Fies Drodesera Festival July 20-27 2012 (Dro, Italy)

UFFICI DEL FESTIVAL / MAIN OFFICE Centrale Fies Località Fies 1 38074 Dro, TN tel. +39 0464 504700 fax +39 0464 504733 Below are Contemporary Performance Network’s Highlights. Full Program can be viewed…

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