Category: Responses
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Linguistic Pyrotechnics
Contributor Brendan McCall on Elevator Repair Services’ ULYSSES at The Public Theater.
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Reflections on We The People: Assembly of New York Artists
Subways that work. Spaces to create. Spaces to live. Healthcare for bodies and minds. Opportunities to come together. Getting paid on time. That is not too much to ask.
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A Vibrant Whole
Writer Catherine Sawoski on Lisa Fagan and Lena Engelstein’s FRIDAY NIGHT RAT CATCHERS, part of the 2026 Under The Radar Festival.
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“It doesn’t fit a simple narrative”: a conversation with the creative team of 2021
Ethan Karas in conversation with Cole Lewis, Patrick Blenkarn, and Sam Ferguson of “2021” at Mitu580, to talk about radical connectivity, “grief bots,” and how to get the perfect retro video game sound.
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I’m never in my comfort zone: a conversation with JoAnne Akalaitis
Unfolding across Thomas Dunn’s lush, stage-spanning, and pole-wrapping (!!) village diorama, Mabou Mines’ production of Beckett’s radio play All That Fall ran as part of Under the Radar Festival. Ethan Karas spoke with director JoAnne Akalaitis to talk Beckett, Cape Breton Island’s Salmon Museum, and Do-It-Yourself theater.
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Comforting Perversions
Dancer and choreographer Liana Zhen’ai on Corentin JPM Leven’s Birds of Ill Omen, presented at Judson Church as part of Pioneer Go East Collective’s OUT FRONT Festival this past January.
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Magical Connections
Contributor Brendan McCall on Suzzanne Ponomarenko’s TAPESTRIES and Dominica Greene’s OPENINGS, part of of The OUT FRONT Festival curated by Pioneer Go East Collective.
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Dance from the tool box
Lucy Kudlinksi on Owen Prum’s “Extremely Chemical” and Jo Warren’s “All Mouth” | Pioneer Go East Collective’s Out-FRONT Festival at Judson Memorial Church |
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This is Not a Drill!!!
Contributor Sophie Frizzell on “The Wish,” a collaborative play by Justice Hehir’s, Dena Igusti, Phanésia Pharel, Nia Akilah Robinson, and Julia Specht, about the state of abortion access in America post-roe. Part play, part living document, The Wish was performed at Pluto’s Loft in Tribeca this past November.
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A Family Affair: Mare Nostrum Elements at the Tank for IHRAF 2025
Theo Armstrong on new works by A Heather Dutton/Middle Child Dance Theatre, Emily Tarrier + Emory Ferra Campbell, and Ke’ron J. Wilson
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Our Distance From The Source
Editor Eve Bromberg in conversation with Emily Coates, Ain Gordon, and Derek Lucci about their piece “Tell Me Where It Comes From” performed at Guggenheim’s Works & Process in late November.
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Shared Dreams, Temporary Realities
Contributor Brendan McCall on Alessia Palanti’s “All In Your Head” presented at Arts on Site.