Between the Seas Theater Productions in NYC is looking for male and female actors for the world premiere of REDSHIFT. REDSHIFT by contemporary Greek playwright Yiannis Mavritsakis is a dark, poetic, at times disturbing Kafka-esque play for 5 characters that will have its world premiere in...
Although, I have many reservations about the relevance of Forced Entertainment’s work as ‘experimental’ I was pleasantly surprised and challenged by the presentation of this work in a 24-hour durational version. The form of the work is simple; there are 6 performers, one stage, two...
I TRY : a performance on Athens and politics by Anastasia Papatheodorou A city that is experiencing cultural and political upheavals requires new ways of living and thinking. Through a filmic tour along the streets of contemporary Athens, we are confronted with an open dramaturgy searching for...
Kentucky is known for a lot of things, but, let’s face it, contemporary art isn’t really one of them. That is rapidly changing. I will introduce you to artists with Kentucky roots who are dedicated to performance and are helping to shape the dialogue far beyond...
Session invites artists to use one of two flexible spaces in Soho and Red Hook, New York, to realize long-term projects that take advantage of a built-in public audience. Though similar to a residency program, Session goes beyond the traditional structure to provide resources and...
1. These Associations [Tate modern/London, UK/Tino Seghal + many performers] An astounding live performance of a large group of strangers (friends probably by the time it was completed in October) who travel together in turbine Hall of the Tate Modern. They swarm, walk slowly, look around,...
I first met Thomas Albrecht last year at the LEXLAKLOU - an International Live Arts Kongress in Kentucky. A year out from LEXLAKLOU and as the Lexington Art League gets ready to launch its performance art exhibition, APPROACH, I wanted to check in with Thomas...
Earlier this month I saw a piece by South African Artist Brett Bailey and it continues to disturb me so I reckon it's time to blog about it. The piece, part of the Berliner Festspiele Foreign Affairs festival, is a work titled Exhibit B and...
http://dcperformanceart.tumblr.com/post/34218987919/disidentification-cuntfrontation-performance-art...
“How do our own experiences slip out from under the frames we put around ourselves (and put on by others) in order to identify?” The performance this week at Soapbox confronts identity: expanding, complex, messy, plural. Boston-based Hayley Morgenstern and Creighton Baxter (quoted above) will perform It Might Get Better, a collaborative...
Kentucky is known for a lot of things (smooth bourbon, fast horses, beautiful women). But, let’s face it, contemporary art isn’t really one of them. That is rapidly changing. Over the next few months, I will introduce you to some of the artists and organizations...
Medea Electronique/Beton7 Electric Nights | Three Days of Electronic Arts 23-25 November 2012 Open Call Podcasts, live electronics and electronic performance Deadline: 1st October 2012 Within the three days of electronic arts that is the Electric Nights festival, Medea Electronique and the I.S.E. Ensemble will organize 24 hours of continuous live improvised...