Month: October 2009

  • Capitalism: A Love Story

    Just got back from Capitalism: A Love Story, the new Michael Moore movie. Go see it. It is not his best – in fact at times it feels a bit rote – but it is still a powerful film. The stunts feel less important than the central premise – that democracy has been hijacked by…

  • On Surviving Epic Theatre

    Read Claudia La Rocco’s post on almost making it through Lipsynch.  Seriously.

  • What Would You Do?

    Okay – seriously. Most of my readers are artists, arts workers and aficionados.  What would you do to fix things? What would your perfect arts and culture world look like? How would you get more people excited about arts and culture and attending the arts? I know that is an incredibly broad question but I’m…

  • Community of Practice

    Oh, I wanted to share one incredibly useful term that came up at the Project Audience Assembly: “Community of Practice”. Really a powerful idea. According to wikipedia: Communities of Practice (CoP) are collaborative, informal networks that support professional practitioners in their efforts to develop shared understandings and engage in work-relevant knowledge building. Just something to…

  • Dance and R&D

    From August 13-16, 2009, a committed group of artists, presenters, dance departments, residency and retreat centers, and funders from across the country met at the Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography at Florida State University to advance the national dialogue about how to make research and development a more vital cornerstone of what “we value…

  • On Project Audience Assembly

    So I just got back from the Project Audience Assembly at the Eaglewood Resort in lovely Itasca, IL. For those of you who haven’t been following too closely, Project Audience is a Mellon Foundation-funded “planning process” to identify next generation technological solutions – and ideas – for addressing the challenges of 21st century audience development…

  • Update from IPR – Suzanne Fiol passes

    This just in: Dear friends, It is with great heartbreak and remorse that ISSUE Project Room announces the passing of our founder, artistic director, and driving force, Suzanne Fiol. Born on May 9, 1960, Suzanne died at 1:05 pm on Monday, October 5, 2009, after fighting a courageous and inspiring battle against cancer. Suzanne passed…

  • Free Night in Union Square

    TCG’s fifth annual Free Night of Theater will have its NYC launch with a day-long celebration in Union Square on October 15 from 12:00PM until 6:00PM. Topping last year’s event in scope, scale and vision, this Union Square Free Night of Theater Celebration will have booths, art installations, and performances – both scheduled and spontaneous – as…

  • Sickness: A Night of Sick Stories

    CHECK THIS OUT: Sickness: A Night of Sick Stories with readings and other offerings by Joe Westmoreland Lucy Sexton CD Clifford Lori E. Seid Ishmael Houston-Jones Nora Burns Issue Project Room Thursday October 8 8 pm ISSUE PROJECT ROOM At the Old American Can Factory 232 3rd Street, 3rd Floor Brooklyn Subway F Line, Subway…

  • Are The Austin City Limits Getting Too Large?

    The Austin City Limits are growing, and I’m not just writing of the festival. This week the Wall Street Journal placed Austin as the fifth coolest town for young folk to like in the United States, right behind our sister city Portland (OR), Seattle, New York, with Washington D.C. topping the list. This is viewed…

  • Prelude concludes

    PRELUDE was a huge success. Thanks to all the artists and everyone who helped make it so awesome. I am off to Chicago for a Project Audience meeting. Back on Wednesday. And then back into the fray!! Lots of good stuff coming up!

  • NYCEMF call for proposals

    The New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival invites the submission of art works incorporating experimental audio in any capacity, including, but not limited to: * concert works incorporating digital audio–works including performers, videos, and other elements are encouraged. * installations–to be exhibited for all or part of the festival. * experimental approaches–propose your own involvement with…