I attended the third and final performance of Justin Bond’s Talk/Show at Joe’s Pub, with a panel of guests that included Doug Wright (Quills, I Am My Own Wife and the book to the musical Grey Gardens), Kembra Pfahler (of “The Voluptuous Horror Of Karen
Well, well, Culturebot’s very own Andy Horwitz (currently vacationing in a secluded region that shant be named) was quoted in Sunday’s Times in a piece on blogging about plays. You can read it here. Since were “insiderish” anyway, we thought we’d put up a link.
you may remember we were eagerly awaiting the follow up to David Cote’s post on fraudulent theatre, where he promised to unveil his “Five Keys to Authenticity” (aka when to call “bullshit” on bad performance). Well, he’s posted them on his blog, Histriomastix, and they
“Drifting Awake” is a new piece by Estelle Woodward and Jeff Arnal. The performance is an immersive experience spread through The Chocolate Factory’s space (which I found quite fulfilling after making a rare trip to Queens) with soundscape, installation, video, and intent performers (Estelle Woodward
Okay. I’m only going to say this one more time. I know the comments are busted. I wish they weren’t but they are. We had a monstrous amount of comment spam and somehow, between that and the site design just being kinda old, the comments
Just got back from The Butane Group‘s production of Operation Ajax which tells the amazing – and frightening – story of the 1953 CIA overthrow of Iran’s democratically elected Prime Minister, who was replaced with The Shah. For some more info you can check out
As yall know, Culturebot doesnt do reviews, but we still like to talk about performance, so heres a chat (conducted via E-mail) between Culturebot writers Risa Shoup and Sarah Maxfield about Cynthia Hopkins latest creation Must Dont Whip Um. Are you still thinking about the
Apply Today for The Public Theater’s SHAKESPEARE LAB 2007! Application materials due Monday, April 2! The highly acclaimed Shakespeare Lab actor training program is now accepting applications for its 13-week acting intensive on May 29 – August 25, 2007. Click here for application information. Applications
Edina: “It’s a dead body, Pats.” Patsy: “Yeah, but is it art, Eddie?” We use the above quote from Absolutely Fabulous as an entry point to an intriguing and well-thought out argument over at the blog Histriomastix, run by Time Out New York’s David Cote,
This evening brings another installment of Talk/Show to Joe’s Pub, hosted by inimitable raconteur Justin Bond (“Kiki” of Kiki and Herb). Bond will lead tonight’s guests, including director John Cameron Mitchell, Daniela Sea, and the legendary Debbie Harry in a discussion of current events, with
Under the influence of my visual artist friend visiting for the CAA conference I saw a bunch of art shows this weekend. Really interesting stuff. It was nice to get out of the theater world for a while. The Networked Nature show at Foxy Productions
When people talk about Israeli dance, it is impossible not to talk about Ohad Naharin and Batsheva Dance Company. well, cedar lake is offering a class in GAGA, Ohad Naharin’s movement language,taught by his assistants in studio classes. Wednesday March 7- Friday April 27, 2007