I first met Raul Vincent Enriquez in Los Angeles when he was creating complex and terrifying sound-scapes for Reza Abdoh’s epic Bogeyman Trilogy. Raul rigged a human scream to fly circles around a 300-seat theater until it landed in a tiny flying coffin; contrasted 1950’s
Today marks the launch of Involver04, a website and newsletter launched by the good people at Flavorpill, the Knitting Factory and some other places as a resource for politically-oriented arts and events occurring throughout the country in the lead-up to the election. It looks cool,
George Hunka has an interesting post on Superfluities (go here to read it) about the manifesto by Erik Ehn that helped lead to the formation of the RAT Conference. Manifestos are strange and scary things, calling to mind all kinds of radical calls to action
Okay. So. Some of you may not have experienced the giddily sinister goodness that is Uncle Jimmy’s Dirty Basement. If you haven’t, you are a very sad & lonely individual. This Saturday you can witness these Emperors of Filthy Puppet Rock as they unleash a
There’s a really cool interview with Juliana Francis at this webzine called SolanasOnline. (It’s in Issue #3). I’ve never heard of the ‘zine before, but there are interviews with lots of groovy people I’ve known and/or admired over the years, including Michelle Tea, Mike Albo,
The Times has a quick and snappy overview of some of the non-Fringe festivals happening this month and next, including the HOT! Festival, the Ice Factory Festival, the Hell Festival, and American Living Room. While it’s great that the festivals are getting column inches, the
Neal Medlyn is a very sexy lady. Except he’s not a lady. But if you are a lady, he reminds you to be a sexy one, in his gently subversive and humorous way. You’re a lady! Be proud! Wear cute panties at all times!
My mother saw Fahrenheit 9/11 – a documentary that was as satisfying in its muscularity and unequivocal assurance that your worst fears are starkly true as the Starr Report must have been for Limbaugh, Bill Bennett, Ann Coulter, Robert Bork, and the other fatties (sorry,
Who would have thought a couple of pairs of funky shoes, a beat-up 80s boom-box and a laptop could create magic? Not me until I saw Joshua Frieds performance of Anything Bass, an excerpt from his work Radio Wonderland on Tuesday night at HERE.
I went to the opening shindig for Dixon Place’s 13th annual HOT festival on Tuesday. They’re back at 258 Bowery while they finish the construction on their new building, and it was just like it always was. Well, a little better since the air conditioning
I’m sure y’all read the NY Times article on Theater > News & Features > The Broadway Producer Baby” href=”http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/04/theater/newsandfeatures/04WEBE.html”>The New York Times > Theater >Arielle Tepper and the Summer Play Festival. It seems kinda like The Apprentice for playwrights. Any suggestions on which ones
The Tribeca Film Institute has started a program called Tribeca All Access Open Stage, that is meant to provide exposure for playwrights of color to the national theater community. Submissions are accepted until July 16th.