AltWeeklies Wire
To Experience Benoit Maubrey's Sculpture, Stop, Look and Listennew
Imagine a concert that's not about the music, and a piece of art that's not about what you're looking at. With this in mind, you may be ready for Electronic Guy, a performance by international artist Benoit Maubrey.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Edie Adelstein |
04-28-2009 |
Performance
The Monti Revives the Lost Art of Oral Storytellingnew
Once upon a time, there was no television or Twitter to aid in the creation and dissemination of stories. In those days, if one wanted a story, someone would have to tell it. Storytelling may be a nearly lost art, but at a recent showcase for raconteurs, there were glimmers of its revival.
INDY Week |
Jessica Fuller |
04-23-2009 |
Performance
Sonic Youth and Others Play Merce Cunningham's Birthday Bashnew
Sonic Youth wouldn't seem like a good birthday party band for most 90-year-olds. But Merce Cunningham isn’t your average nonagenarian.
New York Press |
Joshua David Stein |
04-16-2009 |
Performance
There's Everything from Rock to Opera at the French Quarter Festivalnew
Gorging on live music is an annual tradition at the French Quarter Festival, long a one-stop shop for New Orleans' club scene.
Gambit |
Noah Bonaparte Pais |
04-14-2009 |
Performance
Chatting Up Dame Ednanew
Dame Edna Everage is surely the most popular and most gifted woman in the world today. Housewife, investigative journalist, social anthropologist, talk-show host, swami, children's-book illustrator, megastar, celebrity spin doctor, and icon.
Boston Phoenix |
Jim Sullivan |
04-08-2009 |
Performance
Ricky Jay's Sleight of Handnew
To call Ricky Jay a "magician" is like calling Leonardo a portrait painter. Esteemed among his peers as one of the finest sleight-of-hand artists in the world, Jay is also a recognized scholar in the motley history of illusionists, cardsharps, and con men.
Boston Phoenix |
Jon Garelick |
04-02-2009 |
Performance
Old School Championship Wrestling Is a Body-Slamming Thrillnew
Before the shock-and-awe firework displays, the epileptic-fit-inducing light shows, and personalized theme songs for each and every wrestler, pro wrestling was simple — two men, one ring, and a crowd to cheer them on as they pretended to beat each other to a pulp. OCSW is a throwback to those simpler times.
Charleston City Paper |
Myles Hutto |
03-25-2009 |
Performance
On the Hunt for South Florida's Most Feared Wrestlernew
Unlike his peers, the Sheik shuns camaraderie and comedy both. Other wrestlers have never even heard him speak. Even in downtime, he is often seen wearing his headdress and sharpening a spike -- actually an eight-inch-long gutter nail. It freaks people out.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Deirdra Funcheon |
03-24-2009 |
Performance
Wunderkind Josh Beamish Grows Upnew
This season, Josh Beamish has taken his MOVE: the company to New York and back. Hard to believe he founded it at just 17.
The Georgia Straight |
Janet Smith |
03-23-2009 |
Performance
Performance Bonusesnew
The State of the Nation theater and performance festival in New Orleans seeks to engage artists and audiences in social issues.
Gambit |
Will Coviello |
03-17-2009 |
Performance
The Struggles of Bayou Boogaloonew
The Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo outdoor concert in New Orleans has operated relatively smoothly for the past two years, but infighting and questions about finances could bring it to an end.
Gambit |
Noah Bonaparte Pais |
03-17-2009 |
Performance
Montreal's Edgy Women Festival Breaks Down Barriers and Wants You to Do the Samenew
Living on the edge of arts, disciplines and gender politics for six nights only is the Edgy Women Festival, Studio 303’s annual celebration of boundary pushing artists.
Montreal Mirror |
Lina Harper |
03-13-2009 |
Performance
Exploring the Phenomenon of the Lesser Showbiz Brothernew
It's not unusual for siblings to enter similar lines of work. They share the same genes, after all. But when siblings enter a field in the public eye—be it sports, politics, or entertainment—how one compares to the other(s) becomes, well, quite public.
Seattle Weekly |
Mike Seely |
03-09-2009 |
Performance
Cygnet Lake: Dancing with Young Starsnew
Dear young dancers of the Ballet Conservatory of South Texas:
Hello, girls! Thank you for inviting us, the audience at your performance Poetry in Motion, to glimpse your development as dancers and artists.
San Antonio Current |
Courtenay Martin |
03-04-2009 |
Performance
Tap Dancing Around the Antimodernity Movementnew
Why live your life like it’s the past? Because the present kind of sucks. Yes, it might seem odd for this faction of the antimodernity movement to obsess over the 1920s — after all, that era is arguably when modernity was born. It’s an era that seems both more decadent and more innocent than ours.
L.A. Weekly |
Gendy Alimurung |
02-13-2009 |
Performance
