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Monthly Archives: September 2009
The Referendum
During this time of reflection, I was delighted to come across this article by Tim Kreider called “The Referendum” in The NY TIMES. A pitch-perfect article for anybody who is or will be evaluating their life. Ah, the humanity.
L'Shana Tovah!
Happy Rosh HaShanah! If posting is a bit light around here, its because of the Jewish holidaze.
Miguel Gutierrez opens at DTW
Opening Tuesday, and running till Sept 19, Miguel Gutierrez and the Powerful People will be showing their first group piece since 2007. Always provocative on stage, on a panel, or leading DEEP AEROBICS, Miguel is sure to start the DTW season off with a bang.
Volunteers Needed for PRELUDE
Calling all lovers of downtown theatre and performance! Prelude 09: Ecologies, Economies, and Engagement is currently looking for a few good hands to volunteer for festival outreach and hospitality. Prelude 09 is an amazing opportunity to get involved with New York’s downtown theatre and performance
Provenance and Aftermath
This weekend Culturebot saw two shows that explored foreign lands – The Foundry Theater’s The Provenance of Beauty: A South Bronx Travelogue and NYTW’s Aftermath, a documentary theater piece exploring the aftermath of the American invasion of Iraq through transcribed interviews with Iraqis. Each in
R.I.P. Jim Carroll
Jim Carroll, author of The Basketball Diaries, is dead at 60 of a heart attack. Years and years ago, when Culturebot first moved to NYC we met Jim Carroll. He saw us perform at a spoken word show and we got to talking. He was
Meet the Curator – Patrick Grant
Name: Patrick Grant Title: Composer/Performer/Producer Affiliation: Curator & Co-Producer of “The MMiX Festival of Interactive Music Technology” URL: http://www.theaterlabnyc.com/Theaterlab3/MMiX.html 1. Where did you grow up and how did you end up where you are now? I grew up in Detroit where I studied music composition
The Results Are In
The results are in and even though its a small-ish sample, it seems like folks really like the interviews most. Thanks to all of you who voted! This will definitely help inform how we plan to grow Culturebot and which directions we’ll be exploring. If
New Island Festival starts today
If you haven’t been out to Governor’s Island this summer, for the next two weekends, you have no excuse. If you’ve already braved the line for the ferry, I don’t need to convince you of the island’s magic. To celebrate the 400th anniversary of the
PRELUDE 2009 ARTIST LINE-UP
Artists for this year’s PRELUDE are: Marina Abramovic Bruce High Quality Foundation The Chocolate Factory Erin Courtney Steve Cuiffo William Cusick Andrew Dinwiddie Branden Jacobs-Jenkins John Jesurun Kristen Kosmas Aaron Landsman David Levine The Living Theatre Mad Dog Experimental David Michalek NYC Players Object Collection
the future of arts journalism
apparently Culturebot is not the future of arts journalism. at least not yet. oh but we shall see. you’re darned tootin’ mister.