Caden Manson (Editor In Chief)

Caden Manson (Editor In Chief)

Caden Manson is Editor In Chief and Curator of Contemporary Performance Network and co-founder and artistic director of Big Art Group, a New York City performance company founded in 1999.

In Performance: Prelude.11 (NYC)

PRELUDE.11 The Eighth Annual PRELUDE Festival Wednesday Oct 12 – Friday, Oct 14, 2011 FREE and open to the public. First come, first served. The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center at The Graduate Center, CUNY. 365 Fifth Avenue (at 34th Street) NYC
October 6, 2011

Books: Postdramatic Theatre (Hans-Thies Lehmann)

Postdramatic Theatre by Hans-Thies Lehmann Hans-Thies Lehmann’s groundbreaking study of the new theatre forms that have developed since the late 1960s has become a key reference point in international discussions of contemporary theatre. Postdramatic Theatre refers to theatre after drama. Despite their diversity,
October 5, 2011

In Performance: Heather Kravas & Jeremy Wade (NYC)

A Shared Evening HEATHER KRAVAS AND JEREMY WADE October 6-8, 2011 Thursday-Saturday at 8:00PM $18; $12 for Danspace Project members purchase tickets member tickets On this shared evening Heather Kravas and Jeremy Wade offer distinctly different perspectives on the underbelly of desire
September 26, 2011

From The Archive: CPN New York Platform

The Platform was held on Monday January 12, 2009 1pm to 5pm “Changing Role of the Performer in the 21st Century” The Wild Project (NYC) 195 East 3rd Street New York, NY 10009 Five perspectives on the role of the performer in
September 20, 2011

Featured: The Performance Club (NYC)

The Performance Club is a group of people who go to performances together, mostly in NYC, and then discuss them afterwards, in person and/or via this website, a curated, multi-feature blog which is both a forum for arts writing as well as
September 16, 2011

Highlights: PICA’s TBA Festival (Portland, Oregon)

PICA’s annual Time-Based Art Festival (TBA) draws artists from across the country and around the globe for a convergence of contemporary performance and visual art in Portland, Oregon. Now in its ninth year, the TBA Festival is presented September 8-18, 2011, with
September 1, 2011

Books: The Theatre of Richard Maxwell and the New York City Players

The theatre of Richard Maxwell and the New York City Players has received significant international recognition over the past ten years. The company has received three OBIEs, for House (1999), Drummer Wanted (2002) and Good Samaritans (2005). Maxwell received a Guggenheim Fellowship
August 31, 2011

Featured: Branch Nebula (Australia)

For the last decade Branch Nebula have been developing distinctive, hybrid movement-based performance combining dance, theatre, acrobatics, music and design to create powerful and visceral experiences for audiences. Their latest major ensemble work Sweat premiered at Performance Space in 2010 and toured to Dance Massive, Melbourne
August 23, 2011

Featured: Michel Groisman (Brazil)

The Brazilian action artist Michel Groisman stages his own body in sculptural motion-pictures designed for art galleries and museums. With the machines he constructs, he relates the movements of parts of his body one to another in extremely slow sequences of movements.
August 19, 2011

Books: Eroticism and Death in Theatre and Performance

Exploring a range of topics, including Greek tragedy, Shakespearean theater, contemporary British plays, opera, and the theatricality of Parisian culture, this compilation provides new perspectives on the relationship between Eros and Death in a series of dramatic texts, theatrical practices, and
August 16, 2011

Highlights: Tanz Im August 8.12- 8.28, 2011 (Berlin, Germany)

Tanz Im August 8.12- 8.28, 2011 (Berlin, Germany) Highlights ROBERT AND MARIA Maria Hassabi & Robert Steijn   FOTO Antoine Tempe Maria Hassabi, a New York-based choreographer and performer, is known for her works’ aesthetic precision, sculptural quality and extended durations that almost
August 12, 2011

In Progress: matanicola’s Piece of Me (Berlin, Germany)

Piece of me by matanicola Work in progress studio presentation Creation/Performance/Sound​track Design: Nicola Mascia, Matan Zamir Costume Design: Max Allen Light Design: Andreas Harder Graphic Art: Natan Daskal 20. – 21.08.2011 – 21:30h Radialsystem V Holzmarktstr. 33 10243 Berlin, Germany Tel. 030 288 788 50 Tel. Ticket
August 7, 2011
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