Month: August 2007

  • on dramaturgy

    Isaac Butler has an interesting post on dramaturgy.  He addresses the issue in a very succinct way and makes some good points. More later. Thank Isaac for starting the discussion!

  • Arts Workers Unite! Redux

    “I consider myself a worker,” said David Greenspan, who has been an actor, writer and director in New York for nearly 30 years. “I’m facing the same things that workers […]

  • Philadelphia Fever

    Closer to home – and sooner – is the Philly Live Arts festival. It starts August 31 and will feature lots of great work including ERS’ Gatz, The Wooster Group’s […]

  • Fall TBA

    So its that time of year again where all the fall calendars start coming in the mail. Good times! There’s going to be LOTS to do here in the Fall. […]

  • Bob Yesselman, Director of Dance/NYC Retires

    We just received the following e-mail letter: “To my dear friends, colleagues and Dance/NYC constituents: As you might have seen in this morning’s NY Times,  I am today announcing my […]

  • summer’s almost gone

    yeah so I was listening to the doors, so sue me. I just thought I’d comment on how weird the weather is. it is practically autumnal. it is overcast, damp […]

  • Glitter, doom and Iphigenia

    I think Iphigenia 2.0 at the Signature is still in previews. Not sure. Would like to read the script so I can compare what I saw to what I was […]

  • summertime blues

    hi everybody – just a quick note, an apology, for the paucity of updates. the  midsummer blahs have set in and though there is an impressive amount of theater going […]

  • Why Culture No Longer Counts In History

    “The vast majority of American historians no longer regard American culture — whether high culture or mainstream popular culture — as an essential area of study. The much-vaunted cultural turn in the […]