AltWeeklies Wire
Censoring Burlesquenew

By defining a typical burlesque performance as adult entertainment, Indianapolis may effectively kick troupes out of the venues they know and love. Or maybe not.
NUVO |
Scott Shoger |
04-21-2014 |
Performance
Fixing Wikipedia's Women Problemnew

Wikipedia editor Sarah Stierch hosts a women's history-focused Wikipedia edit-a-thon at UC Berkeley to help improve the site's coverage of women.
East Bay Express |
Zaineb Mohammed |
04-04-2014 |
Performance
Author Series Seeks to Humanize Arab Americansnew

The Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California kicks off its fifth Islam & Authors series with Lebanese-American playwright Mona Mansour.
East Bay Express |
Zaineb Mohammed |
11-20-2013 |
Performance
Tags: Islam
Dance-Maker: Stanton Welch Celebrates Ten Years at Houston Balletnew

Stanton Welch didn't always want to be involved with dance, but, for some, dance is truly in the blood.
Houston Press |
Adam Castaneda |
10-09-2013 |
Performance
Acting Governornew

Donning a stiff silver crown of Thundercat hair favored by Southern ladies of a certain age—writer Molly Ivins once referred to it as “Republican hair”—Taylor moves with Ann Richards' gait, cracks wise in her accent and delivers not just information about Richards, but the essence of her colorful personality.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tara Murtha |
05-22-2013 |
Performance
A Conversation With John Watersnew

Not long ago, John Waters acted out an airplane crash with a room full of first graders. The kids loved it. It was the same presentation he gives at prisons. Waters states he is proud of the fact that his work has no redeeming social value.
NUVO |
Ed Johnson-Ott |
11-09-2011 |
Performance
Tags: John Waters, Hairspray
Pole Dancing as Therapy?new

It isn’t hard to guess what kind of dance studio this is. What is unexpected, however, is that the dancing has become a form of therapy.
Boulder Weekly |
Blair Madole |
09-27-2011 |
Performance
Tags: Therapy, pole dancing
And the merry love the fiddlenew

The Swannanoa Gathering has lured its share of legends in its 20 years. The folk-art workshop series, held each summer on the campus of Warren Wilson College, has hosted Mike Seeger, David Holt and Fiona Ritchie, host of NPR’s Thistle & Shamrock.
Mountain Xpress |
Stacy Claude |
07-13-2011 |
Performance
The Right Snuffnew

Who is Artly Snuff, and why does he matter?
Austin Chronicle |
Margaret Moser |
07-08-2011 |
Performance
Fired From a Production of RENT for Being HIV-Positive?new

A dispute goes public over an actor dismissed from a Nashville production of Rent.
Nashville Scene |
Brantley Hargrove |
05-06-2011 |
Performance
Meet Nina Hartley, Porn Pioneernew

Nina Hartley’s adult film career has been long, distinguished and trailblazing -- and it’s far from over.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Lynn Comella |
10-12-2010 |
Performance
Yoshiko Chuma & The School of Hard Knocks to Performnew

The ongoing cross-cultural adventure that is Yoshiko Chuma’s A Page Out of Order arrives at the 92nd Street Y this weekend. Collaborating across generations and borders, this time around, Chuma unveils "Hold the Clock," a richly textured blend of movement, text, projections and original music.
New York Press |
Susan Reiter |
03-18-2010 |
Performance
InterAct and Mural Arts Join Forces to Bring Prisoners' Stories to the Forefrontnew
Jane Golden and Seth Rozin's mission: Partner up on a play that tells prisoners' stories. Their method: Interview "life-term" inmates at the State Correctional Institution at Graterford and to use those chats for a theater piece that details the experience of the sorrowful and the saved.
Philadelphia City Paper |
A.D. Amorosi |
02-02-2010 |
Performance
Pee-Wee's Big Comeback: 18 Years After a Fall, Paul Reubens Returnsnew

Pee-wee Herman is a fey and infantile parody of an awkward child circa 1961, even though the movie Pee-wee’s Big Adventure is set in the 1980s. When called names by the neighborhood bully, he chirps back, “I know you are, but what am I?”
L.A. Weekly |
Steven Leigh Morris |
01-22-2010 |
Performance
No Whiners: Lewis Black Has Been Hard at Work on a Booknew
Lewis Black says he was locked indoors for the better part of December, working on a new book. His work — standup, television appearances, books, etc. — is basically one giant, irritated rant.
Tucson Weekly |
Amanda Portillo |
12-31-2009 |
Performance