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Nile Harris’s “this house is not a home” – July 14-16, 2023 (NYC)

Nile Harris, renowned for his innovative performances, returns to the stage with his latest work, "this house is not a home", set to run from July 14-16, 2023. The performance, an energetic rant that takes the shape of online logic, will be

July 4, 2023

Featured·In Performance

On the Cranial Nerves of Barbarians II: A Carp – Sanctuary – July 12, 13, 14, 15 (NYC)

On the Cranial Nerves of Barbarians II: A Carp SanctuaryJuly 12, 13, 14, 15 (in person)tickets here and livestream (July 13 only)6:30 processes begin7pm performances beginCreated for the final ICE FACTORY at the New Ohio (which is closing at the end of the festival)

July 4, 2023

Featured·Podcast

Nile Harris – Episode 04.05 SLC Performance Lab

Nile Harris is a performer and a director of live works of art. His work has been presented at the Palais de Tokyo, Under the Radar Festival (Public Theater), The Watermill Center, Volksbühne Berlin, Prelude Festival, Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance,

June 29, 2023

Featured·Venue

On the Couch with Creativity: FourOneOne’s Living Room Series (NYC)

Tucked away in the bustling borough of Brooklyn, FourOneOne has been making waves in the world of contemporary performance. With a focus on live events in an intimate space, FourOneOne offers an immersive setting that fosters a transformative relationship between performer and

June 22, 2023

Artist Opportunities·Auditions

Opportunities: "English With An Accent" -Dance Call (New York)

Created by multidisciplinary Venezuelan artist Migguel Anggelo, English with an Accent is a new, hybrid work of dance and theater, narrated in a storytelling song-cycle for which we are looking to cast a company of dancers composed of immigrants and people of the immigrant

October 17, 2021

Artist Opportunities·MA/MFA Programs

Creating Performance Futures – MFA in Theatre at Sarah Lawrence College (New York)

The Master of Fine Arts in Theatre at Sarah Lawrence College supports students through research and practice to develop their unique artistic voice and robust creative practice to engage with the contemporary field. Under the guidance of faculty and thesis advisors who are

October 8, 2021

Artist Opportunities·Open Calls

Opportunities – Open Call for Performance This Summer in NYC – The Wild Project (New York City) Rolling Deadline

Wild Project is currently accepting artist submissions for its WILD CULTUREcuration program. WILD CULTURE will produce the work of 15-20 artists, prioritizing projects by female, BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ artists, across theatre, performance art, music, visual art, and dance later this spring and

May 25, 2021

In Performance·Featured

In Performance: p r i s m (Prototype)

p r i s m Composed by Ellen Reid Libretto by Roxie Perkins Directed by James Darrah Music Directed by Julian Wachner Prototype, La MaMa January 6-12, 2019 CW: Sexual assault, rape, PTSD p r i s m is an opera about

January 11, 2019

In Performance

In Performance: Pancho Villa From A Safe Distance (Prototype)

Pancho Villa From A Safe Distance Composed by Graham Reynolds Libretto by Largartijas Tiradas Al Sol Directed by Shawn Sides Prototype, BRIC January 5-9, 2019 Walking into Pancho Villa From a Safe Distance, you see an expansive spread of instruments arranged in

January 9, 2019

In Performance

In Performance: Claire Cunningham & Jess Curtis, The Way You Look (At Me) Tonight (American Realness)

The Way You Look (At Me) Tonight Claire Cunningham & Jess Curtis American Realness, Gibney Dance: Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center January 10-13, 2018 The Way You Look (At Me) Tonight is a collaborative, exploratory performance of a collaborative exploration into dance,

January 27, 2018

In Performance

In Performance: Marissa Perel, (Do Not) Despair Solo (American Realness)

(Do Not) Despair Solo Marissa Perel American Realness, Abrons Art Center January 13-16, 2018 I wonder if it was an oversight or a stroke of curatorial brilliance. None of Abrons Art Center’s theaters are particularly accessible to people with physical disabilities, but

January 27, 2018

In Performance

In Performance: Adrienne Truscott, THIS (American Realness)

THIS Adrienne Truscott American Realness, Abrons Arts Center January 14-16, 2018 The story of Adrienne Truscott’s solo titled THIS, as overheard in the lobby: in 2016, Truscott was commissioned by New York Live Arts to make a new comedy piece with an

January 27, 2018

In Performance

In Performance: Angela Goh, Desert Body Creep (COIL)

Desert Body Creep Angela Goh COIL, Performance Space New York January 16-17 Desert Body Creep, choreographed and performed by Angela Goh with sound operation by Matt Cornell, is something of a post-anthropocene hallucination. As Goh literally moves through choreographies, sounds, and objects,

January 20, 2018

In Performance

In Performance: Mariana Valencia, ALBUM (American Realness)

ALBUM Mariana Valencia American Realness, Abrons Arts Center Underground Theatre January 11-15 Mariana Valencia spends the majority of ALBUM staring directly at the audience. Her near affectless gaze conjures a tone of observational objectivity which deftly frames the central questions of her

January 19, 2018

In Performance

In Performance: Heather Kravas, visions of beauty (COIL)

visions of beauty Heather Kravas COIL, Performance Space New York January 10-13 Described in the program as “punk in attitude, feminist in spirit”, Heather Kravas’s visions of beauty fulfills this promise most unexpectedly, foregoing distorted guitars and raised fists for a tender

January 17, 2018

In Performance

In Performance: Nora Chipaumire, #PUNK (American Realness)

Punk is a noun, punk is an adjective. Punk is torn white t-shirts, distorted power cords, and angry adolescent growls into a mic. But in Nora Chipaumire’s latest piece presented as part of American Realness, punk is, first and foremost, a verb.

January 15, 2018

In Performance

In Performance: Atlanta Eke, Body of Work (COIL)

Body of Work Atlanta Eke COIL Festival, Performance Space New York January 10-11, 2018 With Body of Work, Australian choreographer Atlanta Eke has created an offbeat meditation on time and space, reifying and redefining the present moment over and over again

January 13, 2018

In Performance

In Performance: Michelle Ellsworth, The Rehearsal Artist (American Realness Festival)

The Rehearsal Artist Michelle Ellsworth American Realness, The Invisible Dog Jan 9 – 11, 2017 Michelle Ellsworth’s Rehearsal Artist is a 35-minute experience for less than a dozen people at a time. There are clear directions at the beginning of the experience.

January 13, 2018

In Performance

In Performance: Thunderstorm 2.0 (Under the Radar)

Théâtre du Rêve Expérimental & Wang Chong reimagine Cau Yu’s Thunderstorm, a cornerstone of 20th-century Chinese drama. Thunderstorm 2.0 uses real-time video editing to adapt the source text into a cutting examination of gender, class, and legacy. The audience watches a fully

January 11, 2018

In Performance

In Performance: Motus, Panorama (Under the Radar)

Motus's Panorama begins with a video of an individual trying to answer the daunting question - “Who are you?” The same person arrives on stage and continues her line of thinking live. Her body and her mediated image are both present as

January 10, 2018

In Performance

In Performance: Christina Pitter, Decolonizing My Vagina (The Exponential Festival)

Decolonizing My Vagina Christina Pitter The Exponential Festival, JACK Jan 8-29, 2017 Decolonizing My Vagina is a 75-minute show written and performed by The Ashe Collective’s Christina Pitter and directed by Jordana De La Cruz. At the top of the show, Pitter

January 9, 2018

Featured·Interview

Immersive Theater: In Conversation With Shasta Geaux Pop

In Conversation with Shasta Geaux Pop Interviewed by Terrence I. Mosley The Contemporary Performance Think Tank is organized by Contemporary Performance Network. Each year the Think Tank focuses on a set of topics concerning the fields of Theater and Contemporary Performance and

December 9, 2017

Featured·Interview

Interview with Jen Rosenblit: Performing Process and Problematics

Jen Rosenblit has been making performance in New York City since 2005. Her Bessie Award-winning work questions intimacy inside of problematic spaces, uniting choreographies, text, and design towards philosophical quandaries. Her work has been commissioned by The Kitchen, New York Live Arts,

February 28, 2017

New York City- Page 2

Nile Harris’s “this house is not a home” – July 14-16, 2023 (NYC)

On the Cranial Nerves of Barbarians II: A Carp – Sanctuary – July 12, 13, 14, 15 (NYC)

Nile Harris – Episode 04.05 SLC Performance Lab

On the Couch with Creativity: FourOneOne’s Living Room Series (NYC)

Opportunities: "English With An Accent" -Dance Call (New York)

Creating Performance Futures – MFA in Theatre at Sarah Lawrence College (New York)

Opportunities – Open Call for Performance This Summer in NYC – The Wild Project (New York City) Rolling Deadline

In Performance: p r i s m (Prototype)

In Performance: Pancho Villa From A Safe Distance (Prototype)

In Performance: Claire Cunningham & Jess Curtis, The Way You Look (At Me) Tonight (American Realness)

In Performance: Marissa Perel, (Do Not) Despair Solo (American Realness)

In Performance: Adrienne Truscott, THIS (American Realness)

In Performance: Angela Goh, Desert Body Creep (COIL)

In Performance: Mariana Valencia, ALBUM (American Realness)

In Performance: Heather Kravas, visions of beauty (COIL)

In Performance: Nora Chipaumire, #PUNK (American Realness)

In Performance: Atlanta Eke, Body of Work (COIL)

In Performance: Michelle Ellsworth, The Rehearsal Artist (American Realness Festival)

In Performance: Thunderstorm 2.0 (Under the Radar)

In Performance: Motus, Panorama (Under the Radar)

In Performance: Christina Pitter, Decolonizing My Vagina (The Exponential Festival)

Immersive Theater: In Conversation With Shasta Geaux Pop

Interview with Jen Rosenblit: Performing Process and Problematics

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