Author: Jess Applebaum
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Delving Into the Devices (Performative and Literal) of Richard Saudek’s BEEP BOOP
Sad clowns, hobo clowns, birthday party clowns, crust-punk clowns, burning man hula hoopers dressed like clowns…juggalos! I don’t consider myself any of them.
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Bedroom Conversation – An Intimate Moment with the Collaborators of Pillowtalk
My collaborators on Pillowtalk have pushed me to envision a different time and place: a beautifully queer place that simultaneously grounds us in the deeply dangerous reality of American culture and propels us forward to claim the spaces for an equitable future governed by radical love.
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River of Gruel, Pile of Pigs: The Requisite Gestures of Narrow Approach
Aaron Sanders reports live from deep inside the Austin Pig Pile.
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Guest by Courtesy does Austin proud at Fusebox Festival
Katherine Catmull previews “Guest By Courtesy”, opening April 18 at the Fusebox Festival in Austin, TX.
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Ant Hampton’s Cue China (Elsewhere, Offshore)
Fusebox Festival blogger Robyn Ross writes about Ant Hampton’s “Cue China” currently in Austin, TX and coming to NYC May 1-5, presented by PS122 as part of the PEN World Voices Festival.
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so go the ghosts of méxico, part one
Jess Applebaum gives a heads-up about Matthew Paul Olmos’ “so go the ghosts of méxico, part one” at LaMama, opening April 11.
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Highway 47 Revisited at HERE Arts Center
KJ Sanchez explores land, community and identity in her new solo Highway 47
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Forest Fringe comes to Fusebox Festival in Austin, TX
Fusebox Festival blogger Shannon McCormick reporting from Austin, TX. For the past nine years, Austin’s Fusebox Festival has sought to bring a sense of local, national, and international community and […]
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No Theater presents Richard Maxwell’s CAVEMAN starting March 14th
This week and next, March (14-17 and 21-24) the Massachusetts-based No Theater return to New York City to perform Richard Maxwell’s Caveman at The Performing Garage ~ 33 Wooster Street […]
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Theatrical Modeling and the Collective Hero: An Interview with Ibrahim El-Husseiny
On the second anniversary of the Egyptian revolution, Hani Omar Khalil talks with playwright Ibrahim El-Husseiny about his evolution as a political artist and the role of theater in the shaping of national discourse
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In>Time 13 Sweeps Chicago Through March 2
Curator Mark Jeffery places work in 14 institutions across the city in this semi-regular performance fest
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“Sumeida’s Song”: New Egyptian Opera After The Revolution
Hani Omar Khalil writes about Mohamed Fairouz’s chamber opera “Sumeida’s Song”, that premiered last week at HERE Arts Center, in the context of post-revolution Egypt.