L’effet de serge, the newest offering from Paris-based theater company Vivarium Studios, now playing at 3LD as part of Under The Radar, is a sheer delight. I admit I’m biased. When Philippe Quesne & Co. came to NYC with Itching of the Wings I was
You can’t see everything. It’s a shared anxiety among New Yorkers, right. I mean, I know I can’t see everything – especially with a new full-time position, 2 kids and my own creative efforts. So, I’ve decided that Arts Presenters (and all the subsequent festivals
Tuli Kupferberg, the influential songwriter who co-founded the Fugs, suffered two strokes, in April and September 2009, which left him blind, confined to his apartment and in need of 24-hour care. He is recovering well—he is able to speak clearly—but has overwhelming medical expenses not
One of the only FREE events in Under The Radar is MK Guth’s This Fable Is Intended For You: A Work-Energy Principle co-presented by arts>World Financial Center. Guth will transform giant cords fashioned from New Yorkers’ donated clothing into geometric shapes inspired by the spectacular
speaking of multimedia extrav-o-ramas… here’s two very different but kind of related shows… we’ve heard good things about the U.S. Premiere of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, an interdisciplinary, multimedia theatrical production based on the internationally acclaimed novel by Haruki Murakami. Here’s some YouTube background on
First night of APAP season brought a study in extremes. The first show we saw, HUSBANDS, was a huge sprawling videotastic study in staged film. I’m not going to go to town on it but I was so disenchanted that I did not stay for
Ten years into the 21st century, it seems a fitting time to look at the state of New York City’s theatrical avant-garde. How has it evolved over the past decade? Who’s doing the most inventive work, and who’s coming up short? What exactly constitutes a
“The whole idea of the professional artist belongs to the 20th century,” says Shan Maclennan, Southbank’s creative director of learning and participation. “Before that, amateurs were everywhere.” This quote is from a Newsweek article on amateurs making art. [link via artsjournal] We’ve written before about
Here is Andrew Dawson, who is performing his work Space Panorama as part of Under The Radar, talking about his work:
Over at HuffPo Michael Kaiser opines on how we have to lower ticket prices for the arts. He says: …the favored technique used to fill budget gaps has been increasing ticket prices. When we increase prices, typically at budget time, we hope that a small
Danspace Project presents danspace unplugged, a special showcase of artists commissioned by Danspace Project and members of the Artists Advisory Board. This showcase is presented in conjunction with the annual Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) conference. Nine choreographers present short pieces or excerpts of evening-length
Name: Christina Campanella Title/Occupation: Composer/Performer Organization/Company: Co-founder, Latitude 14 URL: latitude14.org 1. Where did you grow up and how did you end up where you are now? I was born in Washington Heights near 181st Street and grew up in New Jersey just over the