Monthly Archives: February 2005

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MFA in Contemporary Performance at Naropa

Naropa University in Boulder, CO. has just started an MFA in Contemporary Performance program. They are particularly interested in minority recruitment and finding appropriate minority candidates for the program. The program is designed to support performance and teaching careers in a newly emerging art form

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Sexual Shpiel-ing

Culturebot contributor Katherine Steinberg is a writer based in New York. Schadenfraude. So hot right now. It’s on Broadway, it’s on TV and it’s on my to do list for today. Is there anything but showcasing other’s pain for personal delight anymore? Would you want

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international dance panel

Dancing on the Battlements: Choreography in the Age of Insecurity Monday, March 7, 2005 6:30 PM, $8 The New School, Teresa Lang Center 55 West 13th Street, 2nd floor New York City Once a nation that welcomed its immigrants, the United States has become fortified

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Gamal Abdel Chasten

Gamal Chasten is a founding member of the acclaimed poetry/theater ensemble Universes. As a playwright Chasten has presented Slanguage, The Last Word and God Took Away His Poem. As an actor he has been seen in Slanguage, Reg E.Gaines’ TIERS, In Case You Forget, You

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dancemopolitan

dancenowNYC‘s dancemopolitan returns to Joe’s Pub March 4 & 5. This edition is hosted by Sybil Bruncheon and features Brian Brooks Moving Company, Stuart Hodes and Alice Teirstein, Elise Knudson, Jo Anne Lee, Deborah Lohse, Paul Matteson of Nugent+Matteson, Monica Bill Barnes, Neta Pulvermacher, Amber

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video, blogs and the media

Location One‘s Open House Wednesday this week will feature Drazen Pantic on *Crisis of Trust in the Media Landscape* Wednesday, February 23rd 2005 7 pm Open Source and blogs have proved to be successful as the second degree of scrutiny in the ecosystem of news.

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apartment wanted

Um, okay, normally culturebot isn’t all about the real estate. But Performance Space 122’s recently-arrived new artistic director needs a place to live. As fun as it has been having him sleep in a sleeping bag in the dressing room and cooking food over sterno

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they are not falling

Dancer/Choreographer Alejandra Martorell will be premiering her new work they are not falling on Thursday, February 17, at Performance Space 122, followed by a reception. After the 5 p.m. performance on Sunday, there will be a special Q&A with the artist, moderated by Jennifer Monson.

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Monopoly!

Mike Daisey‘s new show, Monopoly, will open this weekend in rep with Les Frere Corbusier‘s new show BOOZY. From the press release: In Monopoly! Mike Daisey explores the warped genius of inventor Nikola Tesla and his war with Thomas Edison over electricity–alternating current versus direct

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Alejandra Martorell

Alejandra Martorell makes dance pieces that marry choreographed material with improvisation. She was a founding member of Viveca Vázquez’s dance troupe, Taller de Otra Cosa, with whom she performed here at PS122, in Pennsylvania, Argentina and Puerto Rico. She was a 1998-2000 Artist-in-Residence with Movement

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More Albo

This just in: Mike Albo’s shows on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. are pretty much sold out. There are still a few tickets left so call now. Also – there are always a few no-shows, so if you really want to see it,