Culturebot is a publication devoted to critical thought about experimental performance. We use publishing as an act of legitimization for a marginalized sector of the art world, providing a platform for writers to enter into peer-to-peer dialogue with performance work in the form of essays, interviews, and poetic response. We strive for our writing to point out from a performance rather than pointing at it, contextualizing an ephemeral form for readers; what is a work of performance doing? What questions is it asking? What happens to us while we witness? What does it say about our field and our culture? We consider what resonates beyond the work rather than “is it good or bad?” Our contributors acknowledge their place as responsive artists acting in service of performance makers and performing artists, seeking to remove the barrier between critic and artist and broadening notions of productive forms of cultural criticism.

Launched in 2003 as a blog for Performance Space 122 in New York City, Culturebot has operated independently since 2007. It has grown into a 21st century arts organization, convening conversations, building community, and supporting artists, critical discourse, and professional development. Culturebot aspires to be deeply informed and widely accessible — we are led by our belief in critical discourse as a generous creative practice, essential for a vibrant and engaged cultural ecology.

Editorial & Leadership Team
Lydia Mokdessi, Editor
Dan O’Neil, Editor
Benjamin Wagner, Marketing + Communications

Founder
Andy Horwitz

Please contact the editors with inquiries or feedback: editors@culturebot.org