About

Welcome to the Contemporary Performance Website, a resource for artists, scholars and audiences.  The term Contemporary Performance is used to describe hybrid performance works and artists that travel between the fields of Experimental Theatre & Dance, Video Art, Visual Art, Music Composition and Performance Art without adhering to one specific field’s practice.

In this site you will find:

  • News – blog posts on performances, creations, artists, touring, and  theory
  • Artists – links to artists and companies creating contemporary performance
  • Festivals – links to festivals of contemporary performance
  • Venues – links to venues that present contemporary performance
  • Media -images and videos of artists and performances
  • Books – a curated list of books about contemporary performance
  • Writings – links to artist’s and critical thinker’s blogs


    • NOTE – As of SEPTEMBER 1, 2009, this site is in Beta. Please send us comments or questions on the contact page.

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