Month: December 2006

  • Crosstown Dance

    Read about Culturebot’s own Isabella Bruno in Claudia La Rocco’s NY TIMES article about DTW’s Outer/Space program!

  • New Year’s Reflections

    Happy Christmas Everybody! You know, as a Jew on Christmas I’m glad I live in NYC. Christmas brings tons of parties and events celebrating the holiday, not to mention all the Jewish cultural events produced to give our people something to do while the rest of the city shuts down. Good times. And of course…

  • Ugly Betty C’est Moi

    Yeah Okay. I know this is supposed to only be about contemporary performance and downtown stuff, but since I’m the boss of Culturebot I can write what I want. Plus its Christmas-time and its a slow news day. I LOVE that TV show Ugly Betty!! There I said it. You can watch all the episodes…

  • A new rag mag

    LVHRD, that creative ol’ boys’ club, has just premiered the LVHRD magazine. It’s an online only mag, downloadable from their website lvhrd.org. Loaded with articles written by people you should know about people you should know for people in the know. Be aware……..

  • The Debate Society

    The Debate Society creates new plays through the collaboration of Hannah Bos, Paul Thureen and Oliver Butler. This development of new work relies on the writing and adaptation of actors Ms. Bos and Mr. Thureen combined with the rehearsal experimentation and direction of Mr. Butler. The trio began their work together with A Thought About…

  • Sunday at the Brooklyn Museum

    James was late for brunch at Mayrose, and I was pretty sure we wouldn’t make it to the museum. He convinced me that we should go, and I’d be back for my 4PM meeting. Kudos to you James Weinman, though you were wrong about why we should go. A little while ago, one hung over…

  • How Do You Think It Feels?

    On Thursday Night I went to go see the world premiere of Lou Reed’s Berlin at St. Ann’s Warehouse. I’m still in shock. (preview in the NY TIMES here and a review from the times is here.) Let’s be perfectly clear, I have been listening to Lou since I was twelve years old. I named…

  • Desperately Seeking Susan (if she plays the violin)

    Theater Company Red Metal Mailbox is casting a female musician for remounted, original production of Old Tricks, a new piece about old vaudeville, at the Chocolate Factory Theater this summer. Performances run on Thursdays at 9PM June 21 st – July 5th, with the possibility of an extension through the end of July. Instrumentation for…

  • 3 Minutes of Pork and Shoving

    Scotty Heron, photo by Rachel Roberts I saw the dress rehearsal of this show last night and it is really a fun, quirky, unexpected evening of dance/performance. Plus if you’ve never heard Scotty Heron sing The Eagles’ hit “Desperado” you’re in for a treat. I’ll bet you’ve never seen a dance around a hamburger on…

  • Carrie Opening Night

    that’s Keith Levy (aka Sherry Vine) and Raven-O at the Carrie opening night party at Marion’s Restaurant’s Marquee Lounge. More party pix here. Carrie is completely sold out for the rest of its run but there are limited SRO and floor seats available via wait list. Wait list opens at 6PM nightly for that evening’s…

  • Glass Contraption’s TOPSY

    The Glass Contraption‘s Short Film TOPSY will Debut in Brooklyn This Sunday with a screening and party. The 20 min. film chronicles this clown theater group’s trip to South Africa, to the Topsy Center for Children Living with HIV. The film is about the The Glass Contraption’s awareness-raising efforts on the transformative power of clowns…

  • AC Dickson: eBay PowerSeller

    Culturebot recommends: AC Dickson: eBay PowerSeller. Are you ready to change your life through the power of eBay? Well then you’re in luck. The AC Dickson: eBay PowerSeller Seminar is coming to New York City. It plays December 12-14th at 7pm at the EFA gallery 323 West 39th St, 2nd floor. Tickets are $10 and…