Harold Prince, the king of Broadway musicals Oct 30, 2009
More than 35 performance artists will appear in cabaret-style environments in five different venues through Nov. 15. The events unite the legendary stars who defined queer performance with the hottest new artists in the field, said Abe Rybeck, TTO s executive artistic director. (Boston Globe)
ACORN, a Nut They Won’t Crack Sep 17, 2009
The National Endowment for the Arts has doled out tax money to nude performance artists who smear themselves with chocolate, or worse. And it fits in with the NEA s recent scandal in which the agency got caught ordering grant recipients to do propaganda projects promoting ObamaCare. (Human Events Online)
11 Things: 16th and Mission mike-less open mike Aug 27, 2009
If the corner of Sixth and Mission streets is the center of all chaos, then 16th and Mission is the auxiliary branch, offering a smorgasbord of drunks, junkies and other ne'er-do-wells to spice up the entrance to BART. It's also the corner that has hosted the city's most colorful open mike every Thursday for over six years, during which time everyone from slam poets to performance artists to musicians have done their best to have their voices heard over the din without a microphone. Here are... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Community datebook (6/20/09) Jun 20, 2009
Korea-Alaska Friendship Festival, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sears Mall parking lot, 600 East Northern Lights Blvd. Booths with Korean food, traditional and contemporary performance artists and more. KinderGym, 10-11:30 a.m., Spenard Recreation Center, 2020 W. 48th St. Ages 3-5 will play on scooters, parachutes, hula hoops, jump ropes, cage balls and more to enhance balance, coordination and cooperative skills. (Anchorage Daily News)
Exhibitions and performances Jun 6, 2009
West Coast performance artists Roberto Sifuentes and Guillermo Gomez-Pena combine "political reinvention and poetic prophesying to explore the emerging culture of hope, imagination and faith that has developed in response to the former world order." Having premiered in Belgium in April, the work makes its U.S. debut here. Contains adult themes and partial nudity. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
House is opposed to new radio performer fees Jun 4, 2009
LOS ANGELES - The National Association of Broadcasters said Wednesday that a majority of U.S. House members are now opposed to imposing new fees on radio stations to pay performance artists ... If the music industry succeeds in requiring new fees for traditional radio airplay, performance artists could be sharing hundreds of millions a year. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
* [THE WEEKENDER] Khmer artists yet to hit their stride May 18, 2009
The Japanese performance artists Eiko and Komo appeared, their faces painted a grayish white. There were slow passages by one or more performers across the stage; there was an awkward, shy duet by the young lovers, Setpheap (Peace) Sorn and So, who dies shortly thereafter. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Hidden Acres creates a Woodstock vibe in NW Iowa Mar 27, 2009
Along with the music, the multi-day festivals encorporate campfire-style campouts, craft vendors, and performance artists such as fire dancers, laser lights, psychedelic projections, drum circles, interactive black light exhibits, live art, Hippie Bill's Improv Shows, food, silent auctions, and even an extreme rocket balloon experience. The Fire In The Flatlands festival is designed to encorporate mission. (Storm Lake Pilot Tribune, IA)
What's in a name Mar 16, 2009
This adds an extra dimension people will appreciate, said Hobart, Australia, mayor Rob Valentine in December, announcing that at the annual Taste Festival later that month, performance artists would entertain in the restrooms. According to Valentine, the performers would also supply soap and towels and would recite (a) favorite poem, or tell. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
The Art of Buzz (53) Mar 9, 2009
There is always a featured artist, who gets the Hive equivalent of a solo show; a featured installation artist, who works in a small space in the back; a group show with roughly 40 participants and several performance artists. The next open house is on Nov. 4 from 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Delicious Dexter to bite into cannibalism Mar 2, 2009
" One of Lindsay's biggest challenges is to keep Dexter interesting and amusing, because readers are used to him being a serial killer. In the latest book, Dexter by Design, released in Australia last month, the anti-hero is chasing a killer who prides himself on mutilation art. Lindsay, whose father was a fine arts professor, researched the work of various performance artists, including Austrian Rudolf Schwarzkogler. 3rd Aktion (1965) is among Schwarzkogler's best known works and involved a... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
CJN city editor makes debut as Unethical playwright (2) Feb 17, 2009
It is being presented as part of the Big [BOX] artists-in-residency program at CPT, an annual event featuring new work by area playwrights, choreographers and performance artists. Unethical centers on a group of office employees whose company has just instituted an employee ethics and conduct policy. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
