Last Chance: Final Weekend of Jim Findlay's "Botanica" at 3LD by Jeremy M. Barker

Final performances of a twisted and visually stunning exploration of plants and the erotic

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 10:52am on February 23, 2012☆⚑

"Mike Daisey Was Right and I Was Wrong" by Jeremy M. Barker

Mike Daisey proves theater can help change the world, and Jeremy Barker owes him a drink

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 12:51pm on February 2, 2012☆⚑

Jim Findlay and the Secret Sex Lives of Plants by Jeremy M. Barker

Because "Green Porno" and "Botany of Desire" were already taken...

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 3:53pm on January 27, 2012☆⚑

Young Jean Lee's "Untitled Feminist Show": The Con by Jeremy M. Barker

Everything you ever wanted to know about this show, you learned in your middle school health ed class

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 2:44pm on January 25, 2012☆⚑

The Mob's "Maggie is a Twat" Opens in Copenhagen This February by Jeremy M. Barker

A transdisciplinary performance duo tackle Britain's notorious Iron Lady in a work set to open next month in Europe

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 3:11pm on January 24, 2012☆⚑

Builders Association & Gob Squad at UTR by Jeremy M. Barker

"Sontag: Reborn" stays afloat on the strength of its subject, and Gob Squad rocks it--again

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 4:57pm on January 7, 2012☆⚑

Motus's "Alexis. A Greek Tragedy" at UTR by Jeremy M. Barker

Does making you think for a long time about why you dislike something make that something good? If so, Motus is for you

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 2:30pm on January 6, 2012☆⚑

Culturebot's January Festival Resources Page by Jeremy M. Barker

CBOT's indispensable resource page for news, views, and information about UTR, COIL, American Realness, and January's festival madness

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 12:05pm on January 4, 2012☆⚑

COIL 2012: An Interview with Rabih Mroué by Jeremy M. Barker

One of Beirut's most respected artists is making his US debut at PS 122 this January

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 5:43pm on January 3, 2012☆⚑

COIL 2012: An Interview with Lin Hixson and Matthew Goulish by Jeremy M. Barker

A brief discussion with the artists, late of Goat Island, behind Every House Has a Door

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 2:29pm on January 1, 2012☆⚑

COIL 2012: William Cusick and Kenneth Collins of Temporary Distortion by Jeremy M. Barker

The minds behind Temporary Distortion explain how they explored the fact and fiction of cop-life in "Newyorkland"

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 7:56pm on December 31, 2011☆⚑

COIL 2012: Rachel Chavkin on The TEAM's "Mission Drift" by Jeremy M. Barker

The artistic director of NYC's The TEAM talks about the award-winning show coming to PS 122's COIL Festival this January

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 6:48pm on December 31, 2011☆⚑

Under the Radar 2012: An Interview With chelfitsch's Toshiki Okada by Jeremy M. Barker

One of the foremost artists of his generation speaks about the triptych "Hot Pepper, Air Conditioner, and the Farewell Speech," this January at the Japan Society as part of UTR

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 11:37pm on December 27, 2011☆⚑

American Realness 2012: An Interview with Laura Arrington by Jeremy M. Barker

One of San Francisco's most exciting young choreographers is bringing her lauded 2010 work "Hot Wings" to American Realness

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 5:25pm on December 27, 2011☆⚑

APAP 2012 Showcase: Dan Safer on Witness Relocation's "Small Incision…" by Jeremy M. Barker

The choreographer and director behind the well-known dance-theater company speaks about the aleatory performance being showcased at DNA

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 4:45pm on December 27, 2011☆⚑

Under the Radar 2012: Hideki Noda on "The Bee" by Jeremy M. Barker

The legendary Japanese director discusses gender, revenge, and Lecoq with UTR's Mark Russell

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 12:39am on December 20, 2011☆⚑

UTR & COIL 2012: Mariano Pensotti on "El pasado es un animal grotesco" by Jeremy M. Barker

A leading young Argentinean director talks with us about the piece he's touring in North America this winter

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 10:14pm on December 18, 2011☆⚑

The Rude Mechs' "Method Gun" Latest Addition to OtB.tv by Jeremy M. Barker

The Austin-based company's lauded exploration of artistic authenticity is the latest edition to the website's catalogue of high-quality video

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 9:49am on December 14, 2011☆⚑

OtB.tv Adds The Rude Mechs' "Method Gun" by Jeremy M. Barker

The Austin-based company's lauded exploration of artistic authenticity is the latest edition to the website's catalogue of high-quality video

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 5:34pm on December 13, 2011☆⚑

Under the Radar 2012: Director Radosław Rychcik on "In the Solitude of the Cotton Fields" by Jeremy M. Barker

A rising star on the international scene, we met with the Polish director behind this fiercely intense performance in Portland when it played the TBA Festival in 2010

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 12:29pm on December 13, 2011☆⚑

What's 17 Years in Indie Rock? by Jeremy M. Barker

Random thoughts about aesthetic and cultural change while watching the music videos

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 5:28pm on December 10, 2011☆⚑

LAVA's "Atlas" at Dixon Place by Jeremy M. Barker

The Brooklyn-based acro-dance-theater company's newest is a mixed-bag offering a number of highlights

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 5:41pm on December 9, 2011☆⚑

Under the Radar 2012: An Interview With Curator Mark Russell by Jeremy M. Barker

The former curator of PS 122 and TBA Festival, and the founder of UTR, talks about this year's line-up

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 1:04pm on December 9, 2011☆⚑

Philip Glass Joins OWS Protesting Outside Performance of His Own Opera by Jeremy M. Barker

The iconoclastic composer leads the crowd reciting the work's rather apropos closing lines; no bread is purchased

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 2:24pm on December 2, 2011☆⚑

The Paper Industry Explores the Uncertainty Principle (With No Cats) by Jeremy M. Barker

Director Jamie Peterson talks about TPI's latest--and most ambitious--show, "Apologies (and other gray areas)," playing now at the Incubator

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 11:51am on December 2, 2011☆⚑