Independently producing theatre in New York is no easy task, ask anyone who’s done it. When Culturebot heard that Aisling Arts was staging Force, a six-plus hour play trilogy that’s been compared to Tony Kushner’s Angels in America in terms of size and scope, we
Culturebot was one of the over 130 bloggers who cautiously assembled at 30 Rockefeller Center yesterday for the first official NYC Blogger Summit. The promised buffet spread–free food is always a lure– included lots of delicious cheeses, sandwiches, and shrimp (which apparently was a big
“We need a space to build an airplane.” “An airplane?” “For the set. For the set of Wickets.” For the set of a play called Wickets they were going to build an airplane. For the set of a play called Wickets, which was really an
If you somehow missed Taylor Mac performing The Be(a)st of Taylor Mac at the Under the Radar Festival, then you’ll have to settle for the next best thing, this clip of his song “The Palace of the End.”
TomorrowWednesday, Culturebot will be attending the NYC Blogger Summit hosted by WNBC. If any fellow arts bloggers are planning to attend, please do say hello. You can find Culturebot lording over the buffet table. Hey, we’re not ashamed to admit we’re going for the free
Sunday’s Times had a feature on three of the leading curators of the downtown dance scene: Debra Singer (the Kitchen), Vallejo Gantner (PS 122), and Carla Peterson (Dance Theatre Workshop). The piece by Gia Kourlas raises some interesting points in regards to cultivating work. Will
Saturday night marks the opening of two great new dance shows at P.S.122. First off is Tamar Rogoff Performance Projects’ Edith & Jenny. This new piece from Tamar Rogoff features performers Claire Danes and Ariel Rogoff Flavin exploring the intimacy that has marked their life-long
Megan Sprenger, artistic director of mvworks, received a BFA in dance with a focus in composition from the State University of New York at Purchase College. She has had the pleasure of working with Annie Kloppenberg and is currently working with Catherine Tharin and Tina
Culturebot saw this show last spring/summer in a workshop showing. It is really good. They added a performance this Sunday at 9:30PM. We encourage you to go check it out. THE BROTHERS SIZE By Tarell Alvin McCraney Directed by Tea Alagic Playing fast and loose
The Department of Cultural Affairs, headed by the illustrious Kate Levin, announced major reforms this morning regarding funding for cultural non-profits. It’s all terribly complicated, and as I am sitting at my desk at chashama, I don’t have the time to explain it all now.
Last July, before I started wearing straight-legged jeans, before I started writing for culturebot, my friend Ryan Frank invited me to the first installment of his AdNauseam Lyceum, a collective started by Ryan and his talented friends Rory Sheridan and Deena Selenow, that curates exhibitions
by frankofile With the plethora of recent theatre festivals this winter, itÂ’s difficult to fully grasp the current state performance in this town. For a quick refresher course on how we got where we are today, check out RENEGADES: 25 Years of Performance at Exit