Monthly Archives: May 2008

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Under a New York Moon

This just in from my friend Talia: What is the function of public space in the 21st century? In what ways have our understanding and use of public space evolved over the past two or three millennia? In what ways have they remained constant? We

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Two Shows, One Cup

(that joke never gets old. plus it gets me lots of google hits!) My friend Jennifer Ortega is awesome and she runs The Monarch Theater Company, which produced the wildly successful One Minute Plays at The Brick a few months ago. They’re producing an evening

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See the Obies! Live

Okay so this year, for the first time ever, you can see the OBIES live. It is this upcoming MONDAY, MAY 19TH AT 8PM, webcast live from Webster Hall at 8pm. Log on to www.villagevoice.com/obies or www.iclips.net Let’s just hope they edit the broadcast as

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they promise they won’t be d-bags

So  a while back I posted about this new venue Le Poisson Rouge that is set to open soon and I said that it  looks like it could be cool, depending on whether they got all velvet-rope-y, etc. Well, they sent me an email saying

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Danspace Project: Out of Space @ BRICstudio

Danspace Project: Out of Space @ BRICstudio Friday & Saturday May 23 and 24, 8:30pm The second in this two-part showcase curated by Ishmael Houston-Jones  features a range of diverse and dynamic artists.  Michael Helland endeavors to enter the realm of the divine with It

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5 Years of The Tank

The Tank’s Fifth Anniversary! At a time of rising real estate costs and venue closings, The Tank, a nonprofit home for the emerging and experimental arts in lower Manhattan, is proud to be celebrating its fifth anniversary – having survived three moves, a water main

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douchebag of the week

i’m thinking of starting a new feature here at Culturebot. Yes, I have been working on a novel with the preliminary title “City of Douchebags”. And maybe if I started a “Douchebag of the Week” column that would help me find all the characters to

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Architecting-in-Progress

We got to see a bit of this at PRELUDE in September. Here’s a chance to see more of this exciting project from a great theater company! The TEAM will be presenting a workshop of its newest work-in-progress Architecting Wednesday, May 14th – Sunday, May

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Move to Dublin, dammit!

Dublin Fringe Festival Seeks New Director The Dublin Fringe Festival is one of Ireland’s leading multi-disciplinary festivals, covering theatre, Dance, Visual Art, Spectacle and other disciplines. The Festival is curated by the Director and the team. This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate

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To is a preposition, Come is a Verb

If you have never seen Steve Cuiffo do his Lenny Bruce, man, let me tell ya, you’re missing out! Best. Lenny Bruce. Ever. No kidding. He’s so good that the Bruce estate has given him exclusive and unprecedented access to Lenny’s archives and files. They

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Bushwhack Series

THIS LOOKS FUN! Produced and Curated for your viewing pleasure by Ms. Sue Kessler and Mr. Noel Allain, The BWS brings you:   THE BUSHWHACK SERIES Bushwick, Brooklyn’s premier new works performance festival! THURSDAY, MAY 15 FRIDAY, MAY 16 SATURDAY, MAY 17 8 PM Featuring new

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Masters of Theatrical Illusion

THE PHILOCTETES CENTER FOR THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY STUDY OF IMAGINATION at the New York Psychoanalytic Institute (EDWARD NERSESSIAN AND FRANCIS LEVY, DIRECTORS) invites you to a Roundtable Monday, May 12, 2008 at 7:00pm at The Philoctetes Center 247 East 82nd Street (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues)