It was the evening when Venus and Jupiter were perfectly aligned and reached its closest point to the human eye. I was getting ready for dinner with the “godfather” of American avant-garde cinema – Jonas Mekas. Filmmaker, poet and curator, Mekas is a living monument. He fled his native Lithuania at age 22, trying to [...]
Category Archives: Performing Arts
Presenting Comedy, By Olive Ingrid Leiss
April 15, 2012 – 9:07 pm
Who is Eleanor Friedberger? A musician, we think. More importantly, who was Eleanor Friedberger’s miniature on-stage ingenue-companion during her March 24 performance at the Crowley Theater in Marfa, Texas? (Ballroom Marfa invited Eleanor to partake in a weeklong residency and recording session at the Marfa Recording Company which culminated in the performance at the Crowley). [...]
In Conversation with Myla DalBesio
March 6, 2012 – 9:01 am
Who would think a former Miss Teen Wisconsin’s pearly whites would extend from ear to ear when talking about bathing in blood or starting a cult? But this sums up the complex, varied and arguably balanced nature of artist and Ford model Myla DalBesio. The modeling industry has pegged her as the next Crystal Renn [...]
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, [...]
