Detroit and Other Apocalypses
With the election looming Andy meditates on America and some shows he saw over the past few months.
Monthly Archives: October 2012
Jos Houben Talks About Lecoq, Complicité, Beckett & Working With Peter Brook
“The Art of Laughter” returns to FIAF on Oct. 27 for one night only
“The Shit-Show Circus on Ice”
An anonymous manifesto writer challenges the field to grapple with the contemporary performance marketplace
Prelude.12 Follow-Up: An Interview with Chris Kondek
Following up on ideas raised at Prelude.12, Kai Tuchmann interviews a former Wooster Group member now based in Berlin
“Undesirable Elements” at 20
Ping Chong & co.’s long-running documentary theater project celebrates its second decade with a book, a documentary, and a festival at La Mama
Social Practice and the Arts
Culturebot is moderating a panel as part of Ping Chong’s “Undesirable Elements” Festival at La Mama this Saturday at 4:30.
Curatorial Practice and Cultural Production
Another section of Andy’s multipart essay “The Economics of Ephemerality” examining the relationship between performance and visual art from a variety of perspectives including economics, curatorial practice and cultural ecology.
What “Bros on Broadway” Says About How the Theater Looks at the Public
TheaterMania’s recent experiment in getting “average guys” to review theater speaks to the arts world’s abiding misconceptions about itself
Richard Maxwell on “Neutral Hero”
The playwright and director behind NYC Players talks about trying to achieve complete neutrality onstage
Keith Hennessy’s “Turbulence” at NYLA
Reviewing the SF choreographer’s latest at New York Live Arts
Prelude.12: An Interview with William Burke
The writer/director discusses his Elmo monodrama “Furry”.
Amy Whitaker’s Performance Lecture at NYLA
Amy Whitaker gives a performance lecture on the market before Keith Hennessy’s “Turbulence”