Culturebot and The New Criticism by Andy Horwitz

Culturebot founder Andy Horwitz talks about where we've been and where we're going in a manifesto, of sorts, gazing into the future.

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 11:57pm on March 31, 2012☆⚑

Mad Puppeteer On The Loose! " Lunatic Cunning at Dixon Place by Andy Horwitz

James Godwin - he of Uncle Jimmy's Dirty Basement fame - brings his mad puppeteering skills to Dixon Place in his first new show in a long time. Lunatic Cunning should prove to delight and a…

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 2:45pm on March 31, 2012☆⚑

ITINERANT Performance Art Festival opens this Friday by Andy Horwitz

QMAD, Queens Media Arts Development, launches ITINERANT, a citywide festival for Contemporary Performance Art to be hosted at various venues in the five boroughs of New York City. ITINERANT …

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 9:44am on March 28, 2012☆⚑

David Neumann's Restless Eye at NYLA and a backlog of ephemera by Andy Horwitz

Friday night took us to Exit Art for the opening of their final exhibit, Saturday night took us to see David Neumann's "Restless Eye" at NYLA, and Sunday we finally found some time to write …

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 3:30pm on March 25, 2012☆⚑

Everybody Dance Now!! (and this summer!) by Andy Horwitz

Do you love to dance? Wanna show your stuff to the world? Then join the fun and be a part of Montreal-based choreographer Sylvain Emard's Le Grand Continental this summer at The River To Riv…

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 5:28pm on March 22, 2012☆⚑

Evelyn at The Bushwick Starr by Andy Horwitz

Nellie Tinder's "Evelyn" at The Bushwick Starr is a clever and creepy insight into manipulation, hysteria, the nature of fame and the culture of recovery.

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 5:19pm on February 25, 2012☆⚑

Early Plays " NYCP and Wooster Group at St Ann's by Andy Horwitz

Richard Maxwell's style well-suits O'Neill's text in this collaboration with the Wooster Group.

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 1:46pm on February 25, 2012☆⚑

You, My Mother at LaMama by Andy Horwitz

Two-Headed Calf's new opera project, You, My Mother, poignantly explores the relationship between children (daughters) and their mothers.

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 10:42pm on February 14, 2012☆⚑

Brooklyn Rider's "Seven Steps" by Andy Horwitz

Indie-Classical string quartet Brooklyn Rider brings the goods, rocking Beethoven and more on their 4th release, available online February 21st and in a limited edition vinyl pressing.

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 3:10pm on February 12, 2012☆⚑

Nellie Tinder's "Evelyn" at Bushwick Starr by Andy Horwitz

Nellie Tinder presents Evelyn at The Bushwick Starr, starting February 22.

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 2:45pm on February 12, 2012☆⚑

Meg Stuart "Blessed", belatedly by Andy Horwitz

Andy's belated write-up of Meg Stuart/Damaged Goods and EIRA's presentation of BLESSED at NYLA.

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 2:13pm on February 12, 2012☆⚑

"You, My Mother" " New Opera from Two-Headed Calf at LaMama by Andy Horwitz

With "You, My Mother" Two-Headed Calf brings together some amazing artists to create contemporary opera. One creative team is composer Brendan Connelly and playwright Karinne Keithley Syers,…

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 9:48pm on January 31, 2012☆⚑

PAJ 100 " Performance New York by Andy Horwitz

PAJ 100 - Performance New York is now available and there are events on January 24 and 25.

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 1:47am on January 20, 2012☆⚑

Culturebot Conversation with Brad Learmonth of Harlem Stage by Andy Horwitz

Andy chats with Brad Learmonth, Director of Programming at Harlem Stage, to discuss the spring season, next year's 30th Anniversary and more.

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 1:37am on January 20, 2012☆⚑

"My Friend Maia" by Julia Warr by Andy Horwitz

This short film showed up in my Facebook feed. Artist and film maker Julia Warr met Maia Helles, a 95 year old Russian former ballet dancer with a unique exercise routine.

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 5:19am on January 18, 2012☆⚑

Yaa Samar! goes to The Store by Andy Horwitz

New York City based Yaa Samar! Dance Theatre presents The Store, an evening length dance theater performance that tells a story of love, loss and the struggle for self on January 19-21, at 7…

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 2:46am on January 18, 2012☆⚑

Under The Radar at NEWPLAY TV by Andy Horwitz

Watch Under The Radar livestream at NEWPLAY TV

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 11:31pm on January 5, 2012☆⚑

Culturebot Conversations at Under The Radar by Andy Horwitz

Under The Radar and Culturebot present two public discussions on contemporary performance. On January 8 and 15 at 1PM in the LuEsther Lounge, UTR and CBOT will bring artists, curators, write…

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 12:21am on December 28, 2011☆⚑

Claire Bishop on Visual Art and Contemporary Performance by Andy Horwitz

Claire Bishop has written a fantastic essay on the whole contemporary performance/visual art scenario. It is available at the Brooklyn Rail.

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 2:01pm on December 12, 2011☆⚑

THE LEGACY OF REZA ABDOH at the Segal Center Dec. 19 by Andy Horwitz

Helen Shaw has organized a day-long event celebrating the legacy of legendary director Reza Abdoh. This is an great opportunity for younger artists - and really, anybody - to be exposed to h…

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 10:02am on December 12, 2011☆⚑

Andy's Week In Review(s) by Andy Horwitz

Andy writes up his busy week of shows including a jazz opera called Mobro and work from Kyle Abraham, Tere O'Connor, Mini Teater Ljubljana and Martha Clarke.

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 11:57pm on December 11, 2011☆⚑

Funding The Arts in America, Michael Kaiser and the 1% by Andy Horwitz

Andy shares some thoughts on the infrastructure of arts funding, Michael Kaiser and the 1%.

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 3:33pm on December 10, 2011☆⚑

The Paper Industry at Incubator Arts Project by Andy Horwitz

The Paper Industry's "Apologies (and other grey areas)" explores Schrodinger's Cat and Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle set to a beat you can dance to.

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 11:30pm on December 5, 2011☆⚑

Andy's Random Reviews from New Opera to Afrobeat by Andy Horwitz

A belated write-up for several shows Andy saw over the past two weeks around town, from The Kitchen to Harlem to Soho.

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 12:51am on November 30, 2011☆⚑

Diana Szeinblum's ALASKA in HD at BAM by Andy Horwitz

Diana Szeinblum's "Alaska" will be shown in HD at BAM Rose Cinemas on Mon, Dec 5 at 7pm. Don't miss!

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 1:57pm on November 26, 2011☆⚑