On May 1st, 2012, everyone in New York who leaves their house or looks out their window will see public art as part of an historic MayDay celebration. In collaboration with Occupy Wall Street. Continue reading
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Dutch composer JacobTV remixes images of democracy, world leaders, global media into musical “News” commentary
PITTSBURGH: “The rules of democracy are under pressure,” states the Dutch avant-pop composer JacobTV. “Our government makes decisions without asking the parliament for permission. The Dutch government bailed out corporations and paid too much money. Everything in the world is changing right now. In a way, that has always been the case, but I think we … Continue reading
V-Day founder Eve Ensler launches virtual identity at www.eveensler.org
Eve Ensler’s new site, http://www.eveensler.org, will be a comprehensive archive of her extensive articles, essays, books, plays, films, documentaries and speeches Continue reading
NewPlay TV live-streams NoPassport’s “Dreaming the Americas” conference in Arizona starting April 14
One of the goals of this NoPassport conference is to assess and discuss the role of theatre and the arts in bringing fresh new light to the urgent issue of discrimination and illegality that Hispanics and Latino/as face today in light of Arizona’s anti-immigration laws. Continue reading
Why you should support HERE Arts Center’s April 16 Mixtape benefit
NEW YORK CITY: In my book, Kristin Marting, the founding artistic director of HERE Arts Center, is a visionary. People today see her frequently with Kim Whitener, who runs HERE along with Marting (together they won an Obie Award), but I retain a vivid memory of the fresh-faced New York University director who in 1993 started … Continue reading
Immigrant artists and scholars in New York tell their tales of struggle, woe and inspiration
“New York with an Accent,” an afternoon of performances and readings, will be held 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. Saturday April 14 at Nuyorican Poets Café, located at 236 East 3rd Street Between Ave B & C in the East Village Continue reading
Performance review: Watch a storefront story from a New York sidewalk in this Romanian-American collaboration
“The Window” succeeds in its creative transformation of an otherwise nondescript building space that is normally used as a bookstore, a reception area or a meeting place. If you did know that there is a Romanian consulate and cultural services in that corner of the neighborhood, you definitely will remember that piece of information the next time you pass by. Continue reading
Deadline for proposals for Native American artists’ fellowship program set for June 21
The Native Arts & Cultures Foundation, a philanthropic organization dedicated exclusively to the revitalization, appreciation, and perpetuation of indigenous arts and cultures in the United States, is accepting applications for its 2013 Artist Fellowships. Through the fellowship program, the foundation seeks to foster the creativity of Indigenous artists, allowing the opportunity for study, reflection, experimentation, … Continue reading
Shantigar, a performing-arts retreat and center, to hold workshops in rural western Massachusetts setting
NEW YORK; LOS ANGELES; and ROWE, MASS: “Acting.” “Being.” “Meditation.” “Awakening vision.” “Radiant health.” “Retreat.” These words and ideas leap out when one speaks of Shantigar, the educational foundation and performing-arts retreat founded by the playwright Jean Claude van Itallie in an old Davenport farm on a mountainside in Western Massachusetts near Vermont. One of … Continue reading
