Category Archives: Art

Taylor Mac

One might assume from the rather (un)clever title of Taylor Mac’s show that The Be(a)st of Taylor Mac would cover a full spectrum of work. Not so. Really, what the show presents is a beginner’s introduction to drag. I guess … Continue reading

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Claude Wampler part 2: Manipulation v Spontaneous v Love

“It’s very ironic that to create spontaneity, to make people feel special, you have to manufacture that… To get a truly genuine moment, you have to make it up, and you have to rehearse it.” -Claude Wampler, during the excellent … Continue reading

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Claude Wampler part 1

These were my notes, taken as a Claude Wampler virgin, during her performance please see part 2 by Abe hollaback?

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Reading Out Loud

Last weekend, on my way to some other performance, I noticed a person perched on the edge of a concrete walkway, absorbed in the last precious pages of a book. Lucky for me, they were reading out loud. I came … Continue reading

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Larry Krone In Concert at Someday Lounge

I’ve been looking forward to seeing Larry Krone in concert all week. I finally made it on the last night, Saturday evening, September 15. When my friend and I arrived early at that, we got the last two seats, and … Continue reading

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Larry Krone at Museum of Contemporary Craft

Larry Krone’s campfire exposition When you walk into the museum there is a small show by Wendy Huhn put up to coincide and complement Krone’s show upstairs. They both use pop imagery, are very colorful, and both artists share an … Continue reading

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Zoe Scofield & Juniper Shuey

The Devil You Know is Better than the Devil You Don’t Zoe Scofield dances (and choreographs) with a kind of animal ferocity – a predatory determination. Her movements are clear, chopped, controlled and precise. She uses many of these terms … Continue reading

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Simple Actions & Aberrant Behavoirs

This collection of 6 films (one scheduled film wasn’t shown) all had a theme of the artist turning the camera on themselves. The filmmakers were the subject of their own film. The program started out with a bang – Untitled … Continue reading

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I never thought a Hasidic Pirate could be so difficult

After last year’s profoundly enjoyable/enjoying-ly profound Ballet Brut, I couldn’t wait to see what the OK Theater had ready for us this year. But “No Dice” is very, very different than what I expected. (In a wonderful, albeit difficult way.) … Continue reading

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Elevator Repair Service – GATZ

The Great Gatsby is a funny book. I knew from reading and teaching this novel before that it has several funny moments, but I never quite realized just how comic it is until I saw Gatz, by Elevator Repair Service. … Continue reading

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