We are going to throw a huge party. We will want grandiose and pathetic beings. We will be anecdotal and essential. We will explain seriously what dance is, the inscription of the intimate and of the collective, the complex articulation of meat and of immediacy. We will talk about politics, we will say really big [...]
Entries from June 2008
June 14, 2008
Mains d’Oeuvres: le cousin de Chez Bushwick?
Mains d’Oeuvres is a fantastic venue and resource for fledgling artists. Located just north of Paris in the suburb of Saint Ouen, it could be likened to the alternative creative spaces for interdisciplinary arts in Brooklyn. It caters specifically to young companies, helping them get on their feet through various residencies and administrative aid. Here is [...]
June 1, 2008
Catherine Baÿ, Blanche Neige
A testament to the fact that performance art needn’t employ a megaphone or other ostentatious devices to get its message across. Catherine Bay’s project of gun-toting Snow Whites is cunning, decisive and wonderfully subtle. It’s been a long while since I’ve seen anything so powerful in the realm of both performance and choreography. On Friday [...]
