Over on the ArtsJournal.com blogs, Andrew Taylor (no, not the one from Duran Duran) talks about the new blogs on the On The Boards website. (On The Boards is a performance venue in Seattle). One of the things he brings up is the concern that
Most of you have heard of GoTour.org, the new website launched by The Field to help artists tour independently. Its a great idea and it looks like it’ll be really helpful to the community. If you want to celebrate the launch and help them raise
Every day, I swim in a sea of media. Magazines, newspapers, blogs (like this one!) Im always on the lookout for shows to see and new movies to check out. While this means that Ive discovered many new cool things, its all but eliminated
In Mac Wellman’s Village Voice article this week, he gives a great overview of an emerging playwright’s community. Those of us who see theater regularly downtown have seen much of the work being created and can attest to the fact that there is an enormous
Use The Force, Luke! Culturebot just returned from The Obies. It was my first time and it was a lot of fun. Click on the Obies link for a list of winners which includes Culturebot interviewees Kyle Jarrow and Mark Russell. Oh sure, I could
It’s that time of the month again. Time for Culturebot’s WYSIWYG Talent Show! Tomorrow, Tuesday, May 18th, 7:30 p.m. at P.S. 122 join Sarah Lewitinn/Ultragrrl, Eurotrash, Rachel Kramer Bussel/Lusty Lady, Jamye Waxman, Lindsay Robertson/Lindsayism, Jessica Delfino, Nichelle, and GirlyNYC as they tell their stories of
A few days ago I asked people to send Culturebot their Art Worker Horror Stories. To start things off, here’s actress, playwright and screenwriter Juliana Francis’ tale of her misadventures in commercial acting. I was a squatter in a three-story grand ballroom in a since-demolished
Please excuse your bleary-eyed editor, he was out very, very late last night at one of the best parties ever. Mike Daisey has a short overview here. Were you there? Leave comments, let us know what you think.
Check out this article about GoTour, Culturebot and other performance websites at CNN.com! Its a well-written article and I’m not just saying that because it quotes yours truly. I’d like to take this opportunity to re-iterate that I’m always looking for self-motivated writers & editors
So if you want to be at the biggest downtown art bash of the year, you need to get down to Capitale on Wednesday, May 12th for RAVE REVUE, a party to celebrate Mark Russsell’s 20 years at P.S. 122. Its being put on by
So, a lot of people out there don’t think of Artists as Workers. Everybody who’s in the business of making art will gladly tell you different. Whether its working to make the art or working to support the art, its a challenging gig. So, since
What are you doing on Thursday? Sitting around watchin’ TV? Bad idea. You could be at DECADANCE, a benefit for the newly-homeless Collective:Unconscious! It runs from 7 p.m.-Midnight with performances by The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, Karen Finley, Neal Medlyn and Julie Atlas Muz. Electrified dessert