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
Monthly Archives: October 2009
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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