Tag: mdonohue
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I’m Nobody, Who are you? opens tonight
A video installation at New York Live Arts by Maya Ciarrochi opens tonight. Life size portraits of many who have been connected to DTW/New York Live Arts are in it, including Maura. It’s up until May.
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Artists and Presenters Public Dialogue
Maura’s moderating another panel for The Field’s Economic Revitalization in the Performing Arts program on Monday 1/30 at 6:30 at Joyce Soho about “How Artists and Presenters Works Together.” FREE.
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Molissa Fenley at Judson Church
The choreographer talks about her two new works, at Judson Church one night only on Jan. 9, set to scores by John Cage and Philip Glass
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Maura’s Week in Review(s)
Maura recaps Fresh Tracks at NY Live Arts, Tere O’Connor at Danspace and Merce Cunningham Dance Company at BAM.
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“Newsteps” at Chen Dance Center
Young choreographers show new work at HT Chen’s series, but I question the value of academia’s stress on old-school comp versus risk-taking investigation.
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Gibney Dance Center Launch Party tonight
An interview with Gina Gibney about the expansion of the Gibney Dance Center at 890 Broadway
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“Mom” with Ellis Wood
Ellis Wood will be performing her evening-length solo “Mom” at NYU/Tisch this Friday at 7:30. I’ve known Ellis since we both performed solos for DTW’s Fresh Tracks back in 1995 and have seen early versions of this solo, which won last year’s DanceNow (NYC) Challenge. We spoke last month prior to (and then, just following)…
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Get Closer: thoughts on activating the audience in live performance
Recent choreographic works by Dean Moss and Yanira Castro invite an examination of interactivity in contemporary performance
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“Misters and Sisters” DanceNow Joe’s Pub
Last night, David Parker/The Bang Group provided ample proof for musical comedy as an avenue for political action (or at least personal salvation) in an “autobiographical fiction” of his 20 year collaboration with Jeffrey Kazin and their shared “sissy boy” childhoods. Misters and Sisters (continuing tonight and tomorrow at Joe’s Pub at 7pm) as part…
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Five Questions for Dean Moss
Culturebot’s Maura Donohue talks to Dean Moss who premieres “Nameless Forest” this week and next at The Kitchen.
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“Alley of the Dolls” at Joe’s Pub
Comic chops, rock star energy, and fembot precision in Nicole Wolcott and Vanessa Walter’s new show