Beyond Whiteness: A January Festival Wrap-Up
What I saw when I chose to focus on artists of color at Under the Radar, COIL, et al.
All Stories About COIL Festival
5 Theatre Festivals This Month
From shadow puppetry to chamber operas, here are some experimental theatre festivals taking place this month.
Seattle Theatre’s New Jazz Age
Local artists and theatre companies are taking jazz onstage—and taking it beyond Duke Ellington, Satchmo, and Coltrane.
American Theater Company Names Will Davis Its New Artistic Director
The New York-based director will make his move to the Windy City to helm American Theater Company.
Pulled in All Directions, Especially New Ones, by New York’s January Festivals
In a week of showgoing, I enjoyed reconnecting with my performing-arts-presenter peers, but also searched for points of entry for the uninitiated.
Humanity, Humor, and a Live Chicken: NYC’s Many Experimental Festivals
Performance installations, dance performances, an “algorithmic concert”—January festivals presented works that defied categorization.
Curating Emotion and Blowing Minds at Mass Live Arts
Andrew Schneider’s synesthetic masterwork ‘YOUARENOWHERE’ kicks off another summer of barrier-breaking performance at the Berkshires fest.
NYC Festival Wrapup: Emotional Rubble, Glam Rock and Spiritual Cojones
This year, dozens of shows in a few weeks pushed boundaries and pointed in invigorating new directions for performance and performers.
Taylor Mac and Temporary Distortion: In for the Duration
Four- to six-hour performances seem to be proliferating at this year’s Under the Radar and COIL festivals. Why do artists—and audiences—want to go long?
PS122’s Vallejo Gantner Brings the World to NY, and Vice Versa
As he gears up for another festival January, the downtown impresario weighs in on a busy and changing scene.
