Month: April 2009

  • Broke.

    Saturday night I went to check out John DeVore’s storytelling-enabling show BROKE. It was great. If the bad economy means more fun, quality, cheap and entertaining evenings like this, let’s keep the bad economy around for awhile. No more hype, no b.s., just a really smart, funny, guy coaxing audience members into telling stories about…

  • Spring is almost over

    You’ve put away the winter gear.  You’ve pulled out the short pants, and maybe planted some foliage on your stoop.  At 88 and sunny, it sure feels like spring is already over. For one last night, go play in the glittery wonderland that is Justin Bond’s Shequinox celebration: Rites of Spring at Joe’s Pub.  Even…

  • RIP Bea Arthur

    Bea Arthur passed away today in her home.  She was 86.

  • Coming up in Holland

    I asked my friend Floris van Delft, a yound Dutch director, to tell me what’s going on in the Netherlands these days. Here is his report on upcoming festivals : In May we have Festival aan de Werf. I will be showing Rechter Kan Niet there, a show about the legal system. It’s in Utrecht.…

  • Thank God Its Friday

    Back when I was a little kid there was this movie called Thank God It’s Friday. It starred Donna Summer. In case you aren’t familiar with her oeuvre, here’s a taste: Werk!

  • 5 preguntas para Marlène Ramírez-Cancio

    Nombre: Marlène Ramírez-Cancio Profesión/Ocupación: Co-Fundadora y Co-Directora Compañía o Indpendiente u otra cosa?: Fulana Website: www.fulana.org 1. ¿Dónde naciste/te criaste y donde vivís ahora y cómo/por qué llegaste al lugar donde estas viviendo ahora? Nací y me crié en San Juan, Puerto Rico. A los 17 años vine a Estados Unidos a la universidad—he vivido…

  • New Orleans goes global

    This is interesting – New Orleans using culture as a way to host a discussion on global economic strategy. (see below). Toronto, Philadelphia, Oakland – numerous cities are going with culture as an engine of economic revitalization. Interestingly we just heard on NPR that Jennifer Granholm, Michigan Governor, is cutting arts + culture funding pretty…

  • Arts Presenter’s Forum

    Now from the Culturebot Laboratories comes a new online project – presentersforum.org. Currently in beta testing, it is a members-only community forum for curators, presenters, producers and programmers. With discussions, chat capability and more the Presenter’s Forum is kind of like the LuEsther Lounge at Under the Radar except open 24 hours a day and…

  • 5 preguntas para Claudia Norman

    Nombre: Claudia Norman Profesion/Ocupacion: Directora de programacion/ El Teatro del Museo del Barrio, Latino Cultural Festival-Queens Theatre in the Park/ Productora y Fundadora/ Celebrate Mexico Now/ Co-Productora: La Casita-Lincoln Center Out of Doors Compañia o Indpendiente u otra cosa?: El Museo del Barrio/Queens Theatre in the Park/ CN Management website: www.elmuseo.org www.queenstheatre.org www.lincolncenter.org www.cnmanagement.com 1.…

  • Become a Culturebot

    So back a long time ago we used to have the Culturebot e-mail list. I’m bringing it back to life. If you’d like to be on the list to receive updates, ticket offers and more, visit our google groups page and sign up!!! You’ll be glad you did. Also – if you really wanna be a…

  • Meet Cute

    Meet Cute: Grotesque Ingénue an evening with Ivy Baldwin and Ursula Eagly, curated by Sarah Maxfield Thursday, April 30, 2009 at 7PM New Museum Theater: 235 Bowery (at Prince) $15 ($10 New Museum Members); click here for tickets Choreographers Ivy Baldwin and Ursula Eagly each create worlds where the adorable and the monstrous coexist, often…

  • 5 preguntas para Carolina del Bono

    Nombre: carolina del bono Profesion/Ocupacion: fotógrafa Compañia o Indpendiente u otra cosa? independiente Website:http://www.carodelbono.blogspot.com 1. Donde naciste/te criaste y donde vivis ahora y como/por que llegaste al lugar donde estas viviendo ahora? nací y me crié en chascomús, a orillas de la laguna ahora vivo en la ciudad de buenos aires hace 20 años, llegué…