Monthly Archives: June 2009

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Paved Paradise at Abrons

If you’ve never seen this – or even if you have, be sure not to miss John Kelly’s Paved Paradise Redux: The Art of Joni Mitchell that opens Thursday June 18th at Abrons Arts Center, 466 Grand Street in the Lower East Side.  There are SEVEN

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Five Questions for Jason Grote

Name: Jason Grote Title/Occupation: I’m mostly identified as a playwright, but I also DJ on WFMU (The Acousmatic Theater Hour with Karinne and Jason G), am working on a movie, and sometimes do generative/collaborative work. I also teach (currently at Rutgers and Hollins), and I

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BODY; SOUND; OBJECT; STORY

BRENDAN CONNELLY (co-founder/composer of Obie-winning Theatre of a Two-headed Calf) & LISA D’AMOUR (Obie-winning playwright and performance artist) BODY; SOUND; OBJECT; STORY A workshop on stage presence for performers and theater-makers This workshop delves into the idea of PRESENCE on stage (observing, reacting, simultaneity, interaction),

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Drag Show Video Verite

It’s the ultimate New York City drag show… on video tape. The Third Annual Drag Show Video Verite Thursday, June 18, 2009 – 6pm New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center Bruno Walter Auditorium 111 Amsterdam Avenue (between 64th and 65th

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NFF and MetLife Partner to help Arts Orgs

New York City – June 11, 2009 – Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) and MetLife Foundation have launched a new initiative to strengthen the nation’s leading arts and culture organizations. Through a $380,000 grant from MetLife Foundation, NFF will provide Dance/USA, Theatre Communications Group, League of

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Sardono Dance Theatre at Asia Society

Asia Society New York is hosting an interesting cultural event this weekend: Sardono Dance Theatre Performs “Diponegoro” Muslim Voices: Arts and Ideas Festival Saturday, June 13, 2009 From 7:30pm – 9:30pm Or: Sunday, June 14, 2009 From 3:00pm – 5:00pm Asia Society New York 725

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gone to look for america

if there’s a paucity of posts over the next few days its because i’m going on a road trip to look for america. or at least in search of memories of my misspent youth. i am in search of pie and the imaginary landscapes hovering

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i'll be your waiter tonight, my name is dave

Monday night found us at Prospect Park for the opening night of CELEBRATE BROOKLYN and a concert by the incomparable David Byrne:   Okay I’ve been too busy to do the big write-up on this show so that might have to wait. Check out the

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Mysteries of the Unexplained: Bacon

Mysteries of the Unexplained: Bacon by Mike Daisey, Joe’s Pub, June 8, 2009 Review by Rachel Kramer Bussel When monologist Mike Daisey took the stage at Joe’s Pub last night for Mysteries of the Unexplained: Bacon, there was a collective, though silent, sigh. There was

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A working definition of innovation

from EmcArts (they have a lot of innovation resources available on their website): Organizational innovations are instances of organizational change that: Provide new pathways to fulfilling the mission Are discontinuous from previous practice (not a logical extension of ‘business-as-usual’) Result from a shift in underlying organizational