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Guggenheim creates its first mobile app

For Maurizio Cattelan: All, the Guggenheim Museum creates its first mobile app. So, the experience of art that so annoyed theatre director, Anne Bogart back in 2008 (see here) has now become an integral part of the exhibit. I’m looking … Continue reading

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Performance in Jeopardy?

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

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

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

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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