Neal Medlyn took up residence at The Kitchen this past weekend with his badass show Wicked Clown Love. Based on the Detroit rap duo Insane Clown Posse (ICP) and their followers, known as Juggalos and Juggalettes, Medlyn performed with his two main sidekicks, Farris Craddock and Carmine Covelli, and a cast of Juggalos. This is a [...]
Category Archives: Performing Arts
American Realness
January 6, 2012 – 12:25 pm
Starting today, the Abrons Art Center is hosting a ten-day long festival of contemporary performance called American Realness. Combining many different aspects of experimental performance art including dance, traditional theater, drag shows and concerts, the festival has over 46 performances of 20 productions. There is also a bookstore and a pop-up cafe to provide respite [...]
Art Basel Miami Beach Photo Diary Part 2
December 5, 2011 – 4:07 pm
As things wind down at Basel, here are some final shots of parties, the fair, and Miami itself. Above photo: Monday, December 5: Leaving Miami Sunday, December 4: Art Basel Miami Beach Click “Read More” for additional images.
Perfect Prototype
November 30, 2011 – 10:30 am
“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” So the idiom goes, anyway. I began to ponder the expression as I watched the real life mannequins of Perfect Prototype, Kinematik’s performance dance piece, scoot crab-like across the floor of the John Ryan Theater in Dumbo. Each of the six women was dressed monochromatically in black, [...]
Three. Two. One. Performa 11
October 30, 2011 – 9:09 am
Performa, the visual art performance biennial, is descending upon the city for the first three weeks of November. In its fourth and ever growing iteration, the biennial’s diverse schedule traverses theatre, poetry, comedy, film and music, and includes truly innovative performances. Many are even free while others require an RSVP, and others, paid tickets. Our [...]
In Conversation with tUnE-yArDs
October 6, 2011 – 10:48 am
Image by Sarah Moroz Merrill Garbus, founder of the musical project tUnE-yArDs, was sporting some serious face paint when I first saw her perform. It stretched from her left eyebrow to right cheek, transforming her into a David Bowie-esque stage warrior wielding vocal gymnastics with her deep voice. She performed instrumental acrobatics in tandem, puncturing [...]
Mirror Mirror, Interiors
July 12, 2011 – 4:04 pm
In their newest video, Interiors, Mirror Mirror cast Rumi Missabu, legendary member of the 60′s psychedelic drag troupe The Cockettes, as their hermetic heroine. Dressed in a stark black dress designed by Lauren Devine, with metallic cones extending from each of his fingers, Rumi slinks around a white abyss mouthing lyrics about reclusiveness. The effect of [...]
Best Mash-Up Ever
April 25, 2011 – 2:49 pm
Should you be seeking some audiovisual inspiration, look no further than this awe-inspiring video Spike Jonze shot at a party and posted to his Opening Ceremony blog featuring a brilliant collaboration between Yo-Yo Ma and Los Angeles-based dancer Lil Buck. According to Jonze, “Someone who knows Yo-Yo Ma had seen Lil Buck on YouTube and [...]
