Author Archives: performaddict

Media in Stages: NYC Performance Festivals 2012

Posted on February 15, 2012

It’s officially the age of media on stage. Well, maybe not officially, but that was certainly my feeling after seeing 12 shows, 2 films, and a couple of installations over 10 days of simultaneous theatre festivals in New York this … Continue reading →

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Advice for the New Academic Year (from an unlikely source)

Posted on August 28, 2011

I’ve been sadly negligent on the blog (again) this summer. But, in the spirit of the new academic year starting tomorrow, I thought I would offer a few recommendations to my students for the coming year. The source of this … Continue reading →

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Why Cutting the Arts is Not a Good Idea: Psychology Today

Posted on February 22, 2011

Here’s a link to the Imagine That! blog at Psychology Today. Authors Michele and Robert Root-Bernstein make a compelling and empirically-backed case for the importance of arts education in promoting innovation and creativity. The full article is: Artsmarts: Why Cutting Arts … Continue reading →

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Performance in Jeopardy?

Posted on February 17, 2011

Last night, as reported by the New York Times, the IBM computer, nicknamed Watson, defeated the two best human contestants on the popular trivia TV game show, Jeopardy. This was the third of three games in which the computer did progressively … Continue reading →

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Meat-Eating Furniture as theatre

Posted on February 15, 2011

This from Robert Krulwich at NPR: Meat-Eating Furniture : Krulwich Wonders… : NPR. The frame for this story? Theatre. According to Krulwich, “They say their furniture is just a newfangled version of all those nature shows on television that show … Continue reading →

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Art 2.0

Posted on February 15, 2011

There’s been quite a bit of outcry in response to Rocco Landesman’s, Chair of the National Endowment for the Arts, assessment of the current state of supply and demand for theatre in the US. His address at the New Play … Continue reading →

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CONTEMPORARY PERFORMANCE TXTS CALL FOR PROPOSALS DEADLINE MIDNIGHT EST MARCH 4, 2011 – Contemporary Performance Network

Posted on February 14, 2011

This is just too cool. A chance, via blog post, to include your work in a proposed publication from the folks at Contemporary Performance Network. Great blog, great network, and now a great opportunity. CONTEMPORARY PERFORMANCE TXTS CALL FOR PROPOSALS … Continue reading →

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Google Body: browsing the inside

Posted on January 22, 2011

I picked up this little tidbit from the links on timehuman.blogspot.com. Google is now letting us browse the interior body. Why is it that bodies are simultaneously becoming more and less tangible in popular culture? Thinking about how this can … Continue reading →

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Video Chat In Real Holographic 3-D With Microsoft’s Kinect [Video]

Posted on January 22, 2011

I don’t know much about this, but this is a pretty remarkable idea. I’m very excited about the performance possibilities for this. Video Chat In Real Holographic 3-D With Microsoft’s Kinect [Video]

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Applications and Updates

Posted on January 21, 2011

Just a few quick Friday updates this week, as it’s the first week of classes. As posted by Theatre Communications Group, applications in Theater, Playwriting, Dance Performance, Choreography and Film are now available. These awards are for emerging artists in several … Continue reading →

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