Contemporary Performance Network

Contemporary Performance Network

Opportunities: Call for Entries – Experimenta 01 (UK)

Call for Entries – Experimenta 01 Deadline: Wednesday 3 October 2012, 6pm (UK time) Residency Series: Experimenta Timescale: Experimenta 01 – 1 month (7 January – 7 February 2013) ArtFunkl is delighted to announce the launch of the Experimenta series of residencies for Visual
September 25, 2012

Alexander Calder’s “Circus”

Carlos Vilardebo’s 1961 film of Alexander Calder’s “circus,” an intricately assembled performance piece played out by handmade characters including jugglers, sword swallowers, clowns, and animals. These figures, crafted from a collection of “cork, wire, wood, yarn, paper, string, and cloth,” were each
August 18, 2012

In Performance: Andrew Ondrejcak Feast (NYC)

FEAST ANDREW ONDREJCAK  JULY 13 – 21, 2011 NEW PERFORMANCE SERIES ST. MARK’S CHURCH-IN-THE-BOWERY 2ND FLOOR // 131 EAST 10TH ST  NY NY 10003 (CLICK FOR TICKETS AND SCHEDULE) During the fall of Babylon, a fat-ass FEAST is prepared while civilization crumbles
July 8, 2012

Books Recommendations

Hey Henning, Here is my short list of must haves from the books page. I made them live links so you can just click on them.   I love this book and have had it my collection for along time. I’ve even
February 15, 2011

Big Art Group in TDR: The Drama Review Winter 2010 Issue

“Image Eaters”, a 36 page article by Jacob Gallagher-Ross about the work of Big Art Group, has been published in this quarters edition of TDR: The Drama Review. Excerpt: Theatre artists keen to investigate the theatrical possibilities of technological image-making must inevitably
November 28, 2010

Books: The Grotowski Sourcebook

The Grotowski SourcebookEdited by Richard Schechner and Lisa Wolford Wylam The influence of Jerzy Grotowski’s work on twentieth century theatre is undeniable. A key player in making his work known wasThe Drama Review, and now, for the first time, 30 years’ worth
October 21, 2010

Featured: Yves-Noel Genod (Paris, France)

Yves-Noel Genod After training as an actor in the school of Antoine Vitez Theatre National de Chaillot, Yves-Noel Genod working with Claude Regy , Francois Tanguy at the Raft Theatre of Le Mans, and Julie Brochen for ‘ The Living Corpse ‘of
August 1, 2010