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In Performance: Jeremy Wade’s “there is no end to more” (NYC/Berlin)

In Performance

November 20, 2009

Jeremy Wade
there is no end to more
Thursday, December 3, 7:30 PM
Friday, December 4, 7:30 PM — Post-Performance Discussion
Saturday, December 5, 7:30 PM

Japan Society presents the world premiere of its commission to Bessie Award- winning American choreographer Jeremy Wade. In a bold and violent juxtaposition of movement, text, animation and video of manga (Japanese comics) drawing, Wade takes a playful and cynical look at consumerism and Japanese kawaii (cute) culture- from the infantile fluff of Hello Kitty to teenage doe-eyed love portrayed in anime- exploring its ubiquitous influence on the world today.

Wade, who is based in Berlin, directs there is no end to more, a solo actor/ dancer Jared Gradinger in collaboration with Brooklyn-based Japanese manga artist/ illustrator Hiroki Otsuka, Berlin-based video artist Veith Michel, musician Brendan Dougherty and architectsKatja Mitte and Henning Ströh with text cowritten by Wade and visual artist/ writer Marcos Rosales.

Artist Interview:

Tickets

Thursday, December 3, 7:30 PM
Friday, December 4, 7:30 PM — Post-Performance Discussion
Saturday, December 5, 7:30 PM$20/$15 Japan society members
Buy Tickets Online or call the Japan Society Box Office at (212) 715-1258,
Mon. – Fri. 11 am – 6 pm, Weekends 11 am – 5 pm.
Part of the Fall 2009 Performing Arts Season: Japan Transatlantic: Tokio-Berlin.

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Announcements: Artist in Residency Program – The Gershwin, NYC

Announcements

Caden Manson (Editor In Chief)

November 17, 2009

Artist in Residency Program – The Gershwin, NYC

(from the website)We have created an Artist-in-residence program (furnished with complimentary continental breakfast) to keep the artist alive so that art may live. As we believe that art goes with heart we want our laureates to welcome in their heart a place for the other endangered species: the children. We have included a children clause in the entry form.

We believe that your art will communicate its energy to the house and will affect people that will be surrounded by it.

PROGRAM PRIZES
There are no cash prizes for this event. All the laureates gain international exposure by being sponsored by us. Many PR efforts enable visibility and communication on the New York level as well as the international scene. Selection of the winners is by the vote from the jury (individuals actually involved in the arts!). The prizes consist of an offer of a room and a creative space that is shared with other creative persons for a specific amount of time (two weeks to three months). Services that are fundamental to the diffusion of creation are provided: a continental breakfast, fax and e-mail, exhibition space and vernissage and an occasional bottle of wine!

ENTRY TERMS AND CONDITIONS
The aim of the program is to provide an introduction to active artists, create interaction between artists worldwide, and offer a window to capture the vibrant energy of New York. The program is open to all artists international from the following categories:

1. Writing 2. Sculpting 3. Painting 4. Filming 5. Composing 6. Designing 7. Innovating 8. Dancing 9. Photographing

The choice of subject is unrestricted but in essence must be a creative piece in that the majority of the composition is created by the artist. The finalists’ entries will be on display on-line. The announcement of the winner or winners will be made twice a year (October 15th, February 15th). The winner or winners will have their project summary online.

One entry is allowed per artist. The entered project must be realized during the tenure. Each application is to include: 1. Completed entry form 2. Signed pledge to the children clause 3. A project definition with scope of work, time and length of desired stay 4. A picture 5. A personal biography

Copyright of entered artworks remains with the artist who agree to grant permission to the Artist-in-residence Program to use the submitted material in exhibits on the web sites or in the Gershwin Hotel. The artist permission to display the entry for the program cannot be reserved and its removal is entirely at the discretion of the Program Director. During its tenure the artist will have the obligation to create and communicate its process.

The artists represent and warrant that their material is owned by them and that they are free and clear of any liens or claims by a third party. Your information and art will not be sold or used anywhere outside the scope of the program.

No entries can be submitted unless the artist is in full agreement with the terms and conditions of the program.

ENTRY FEE
There is no entry fee

ENTRY FORM
http://www.gershwinhotel.com/english/site1.php [ go to the LOVE TAB and you will find it)

For additional information, email AIR@GershwinHotel.com

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Highlights: Under The Radar (NYC, USA)

Highlights

Caden Manson (Editor In Chief)

November 16, 2009

Highlights: Under The Radar (NYC, USA)

L’EFFET DE SERGE
Philippe Quesne/Vivarium Studio (France)

Sunday Afternoons, in his living room and for a limited audience, a character named Serge performs 1-3 minutes
numbers based on special effects. Low-key humor and homespun magic always merge in Quesne’s work.

CHAUTAUQUA!
Created by The National Theater of the USA

Inspired by the popular lecture circuits of the 19th century, Chautauqua! Weaves lectures on history, culture,
capitalism with live music, slapstick, magic, dance and melodrama. Chautauqua! Features guest lecturers, performers, and surprises in a celebration of the culture we all share and the moment in which we share it.

JERK
Directed by Gisèle Vienne, text and dramaturgy by Dennis Cooper (France)

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Performed by and created in collaboration with Jonathan Capdevielle
Jerk is an imaginary reconstruction, with puppets, of the crimes perpetrated by American serial killer Dean Corll who, with the help of teenagers David Brooks and Wayne Henley, killed more than twenty boys in Texas during the mid-70s.

ADS
NYC Players/Richard Maxwell

Ads marks a departure in the work of celebrated downtown auteur Richard Maxwell and NYC Players. Moving beyond the traditional video screening into the realm of live performance, Ads stages three-dimensional video recordings in the theater. Recorded speeches make the appeal for independence, displaying ideas and beliefs held up to be essential. Are we humble? Are we great? Can we begin to claim back space?

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Announcements: Call for submissions for the The Live Art Almanac – Volume 2

Announcements

November 12, 2009

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Call for submissions for the The Live Art Almanac – Volume 2

An international publication of writing on and around Live Art
Deadline: 31 December 2009

The Live Art Almanac Vol. 2 is a not-for-profit publication, produced and published by the Live Art Development Agency (London, UK) in partnership with Live Art UK, Performance Space 122 (New York, USA), and Performance Space (Sydney, Australia).

The Live Art Almanac Vol. 2 will draw together recent writing about and around Live Art – from reviews, through interviews and news stories, to cultural commentaries. It aims to be both a useful resource and a good read for artists, writers, students and others interested in the field of interdisciplinary, performance-based art.

The first Live Art Almanac was published in the UK by the Live Art Development Agency in partnership with Live Art UK in 2008 and was described by The Guardian as “a terrific book”. The Live Art Almanac Vol. 2 is an international partnership between organisations committed to the development of Live Art and contemporary performance in the UK, USA and Australia.

We are seeking recommendations for material to include in The Live Art Almanac Vol. 2. What articles have you read, what new stories have you spotted, what emails did you receive or forward to a friend, what blogs have you visited, what texts crossed your path? Did they engage you, provoke you, amuse you, or make you rethink Live Art? If it caught your eye and had something interesting to say then we want to know about it.

We welcome all kinds of submissions for the Live Art Almanac Vol 2 – from more traditional forms such as journal essays, newspaper reviews, transcribed interviews or book chapters, to more recent digital forms such blog entries and twitter conversations, to the even less conventional forms of “publishing” such as emails, diary entries, and letters. The submission must be engaging, provocative, and thoughtful writing on and around the contemporary cultural landscape in which Live Art practice sits and must shed light on the various debates and ideas in circulation within that landscape.

Your recommendation or submission can be from any source between July 2008 and December 2009. We will prioritise material that has been published or distributed between these dates but we will also consider new writing not yet published or distributed. You may submit your own writing but we really want you to tell us about interesting material you have read. Contributions may be any length up to 5,000 words.

The first Live Art Almanac primarily contained material about and by British-based artists and writers. The Live Art Almanac Vol. 2 will be published in English, but encourages international submissions as well as texts in translation previously published in other languages.

The publication is produced as a print-on-demand initiative with text only and no images. The Live Art Almanac Vol. 2 is sold at cost price (ie the price it costs to manufacture and distribute the publication) and we are therefore not able to offer fees for contributions.

The content of The Live Art Almanac Vol. 2 will be selected by an editorial panel made up of representatives of the Live Art Development Agency, Performance Space 122, and Performance Space. Permission will be sought from all authors and publishers before publication. The Live Art Almanac Vol. 2 will be published in 2010.

Submission and Recommendations

To submit a recommendation or to directly submit material email: contact@thisisLiveArt.co.uk

To make a submission or recommendation include the following information in your email:
• title
• author
• where published
• publication date
• a short statement as to why you consider the recommendation to be appropriate for the Live Art Almanac
If possible, include an electronic version of the text, ideally in Word or other word processing format.

Email your recommendations to contact@thisisLiveArt.co.uk with ‘Almanac’ in the subject line. We must receive your recommendation or submission no later than 31 December 2009 for consideration for inclusion in The Live Art Almanac Vol. 2.

The (first) Live Art Almanac is available to purchase from Unbound – www.thisisUnbound.co.uk – for only £5.00.

What is Live Art?
See www.thisisliveart.co.uk/about_us/what_is_live_art.html

Other useful links for further information:
Live Art UK: www.liveartuk.org
Performance Space 122: www.ps122.org
Performance Space: www.performancespace.com.au
Unbound: www.thisUnbound.co.uk

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In Performance: Jeremy Wade’s “there is no end to more” (NYC/Berlin)