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Panel Podcast

Last night’s panel discussion was really great. If you want to listen to it, it is available for streaming/podcast from George Hunka’s site.

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The Charlotte Salomon Project: Life? Or Theater?

What are you doing tonight? Tomorrow? Friday? Saturday? Sunday? Do yourself a favor, put the TV remote down, stop googling your ex-girlfriend and pony up the $15 to see Polybe and Seats’ new play The Charlotte Salomon Project: Life? Or Theater? at the rockin’ Brooklyn

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Culturebot Live In-Store Appearance

Wednesday Culturebot will be on a panel at CUNY’s Segal Center for a discussion on blogging and criticism. Moderated by George Hunka, the panel will feature yours truly along with Aussie blogger Alison Croggon of Theatre Notes (apparently teleconferencing from Melbourne, Australia!) and Matt Johnston.

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Bravo, violence.

Culturebot should probably not admit this, but he had never seen Georg Büchner’s Woyzeck before. Oh sure, he read it in college and knew the basics – story of a soldier, ahead-of-its-time, first play from the perspective of the common man, harbinger of the modern

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Let’s Write About Sex, Baby

The Thursday Problem in association with Working Man’s Clothes is seeking scripts for an upcoming production called, ahem, Fuckplays. About the project: From American Apparel ads to Sex and the City, we live in a dream world of constant fucking and endless possibilities. But in

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Looking for the latest dance news?

If you’ve seen a dance performance at Danspace or DTW, participated in a work-in-progress showing at Dixon Place or Movement Research, or attended just about any performance, showing, panel discussion or party in the “Downtown Dance” community, chances are you’ve rubbed elbows with Doug Post.

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La Mekanica Call for Entries

For Culturebot’s international readership, here’s a call for participants for an international meeting of contemporary dance makers of the mediterranean…. From February 12th until February 18th 2007, La Mekanica (Barcelona) will organize an international meeting of professional contemporary dance makers of the Mediterranean Arab and

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It’s Editor-tastic!

So I just wanted to give all of Culturebot’s loyal readers an update on the evolution of the site. After much searching and interviewing, we have a new Editorial Team! Culturebot is very excited to begin expanding the operation and gearing up for the launch

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Peggy Jarrell Kaplan Exhibit at Feldman Gallery

Add this to your calendar! Peggy Jarrell Kaplan Exhibit Contemporary Dance Portraits of Choreographers 1981-2006 November 18 – December 22 Opening reception: November 18, 6-8pm The Ronald Feldman Gallery will exhibit photographic portraits of choreographers and their dancers by Peggy Jarrell Kaplan. Selected from twenty-five

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Space Grants

FAR – Field Artist Residencies provide rehearsal and showing space grants to performing artists to develop a new piece, find new ways to generate material, work on collaborative ventures, or anything that would benefit from time and space. It is a lottery system, applications due

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Grey Gardens and BAiT

Oh just a random note. A friend took me to see Grey Gardens on Tuesday night and I’ve gotta say I really liked it. But maybe it was just being dazzled by all the pretty lights and the elaborate set and all the bells &