Month: April 2004

  • I Survived Richard Foreman

    Recently, I came across a notebook I used while working with the inimitable Richard Foreman, the legendary theater maker and self-proclaimed “King of the Avant-Garde.” The incomprehensible instructions that follow are quoted exactly as I wrote them, in italics. (photo: Paula Court)

  • Revenge of The Full Moon

    This just in: Under the full moon on Tuesday May 4, beloved performance legend Tom Murrin will present a version of his notorious Full Moon shows, in unprecedented fashion. this is to be a double feature, and a combative one at that. Billed as Alien Comic vs. Jack Bump, Murrin will pit two of his…

  • Weight

    I was reading my weekly Flavorpill and I read a listing for a new show by Melanie Hoopes called Weight. Melanie conducted over fifty interviews to create a one-woman show that focuses on the lives of women suffering from eating disorders. Intrigued, I gave Melanie a call to talk about the show, her process and…

  • Organatron

    Late last night, the following transmissions were received amidst a strange glow from a mysterious being known as ‘Servant of Og’. ‘Servant of Og’ demands our attention every Friday night at 10:30 PM at Arthur Seelen Theater. Dicover the magic that is Organatron

  • Talking with Deb Margolin

    Deb Margolin is a playwright, performance artist, founding member of the Split Britches theater company, Obie Award winner, professor and mother. I had the opportunity to speak with her after a preview performance of her play Three Seconds in the Key, which is based on her experiences with Hodgkin’s disease.

  • new look at the times

    Maybe I’m the last to notice, but they re-did the theater section of the online version of the NY Times! Wow. And they’ve added these “critics picks” sections with profiles of some of the critics. They also have a review up there of Deb Margolin’s Three Seconds In the Key. Check back here in the…

  • Neal Medlyn

    Neal Medlyn is a long, tall Texan, noted entertainist, and reigning Mr. Lower East Side. He is currently performing is new show Manfinger or Neal Medlyn’s Manfinger at Collective Unconscious. Over pizza in the Financial District, he is interrogated by his friend and frequent collaborator, Rachel Shukert, for Culturebot.

  • Luckily, I�d worn my pearls

    For an ass accustomed to the broken folding chairs and an eye trained for the brackish dust boxes of downtown theater, the opulence of my surroundings was a little overwhelming. Everywhere, well-heeled young spectators sunk into luxurious brocade sofas. High picture windows boasted pale, flounced draperies, and the deep red walls were lined with tastefully…

  • Dancing in the Street…er… Garage

    Noemie Lafrance is a site-specific choreographer and founder of Sens Production, an experimental arts organization dedicated to the creation and production of dance work staged within urban architecture. Since 2000, Ms. Lafrance has collaborated with large groups of dancers, designers and artists to create, produce and perform work for a variety of audiences in New…

  • Talking with the NEA 4 – Tim Miller

    In anticipation of Thursday’s panel discussion with the NEA 4 at NYU, we asked the artists to share their thoughts on art, politics, and their experience with the NEA. Tim Miller is an internationally acclaimed performance artist. Miller’s creative work as a writer and performer strives to find an artistic, spiritual and political exploration of…

  • Remembering Spalding

    Earlier this evening I went to the memorial service for Spalding Gray, which was alternately moving, uplifting, insightful and funny.

  • Talking with the NEA 4 – Holly Hughes

    In anticipation of Thursday’s panel discussion with the NEA 4 at NYU, we asked the artists to share their thoughts on art, politics, and their experience with the NEA. Holly Hughes is an Obie award-winning performance artist and playwright, as well as a central figure in America’s culture wars. Her sassy and brutally honest parables…