121 stories by "Guy Yedwab"
... it goes negative! Performers in Hair paid a $495 enrollment fee to perform.
If data-driven web-series are the future of television, then the horse-and-buggy is probably sports broadcasting. The content is every bit as desirable now as it was in years past, but the m…
On Thursday, I attended Scott Stringer's final State of the Borough Address as Manhattan Borough President -- although really, it also served as a campaign event for his run for comptroller.…
You have to read this Salon article about how House of Cards is a new frontier of creating content based on what producers will think we like -- only using hard data rather than guesswork:
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The Brooklyn Nets are not the first professional basketball team in Brooklyn. The Smart Set Athletic Club were. Because the Negro Basketball League counts.
If you have ever said that you create "socially engaged work," read this whole post.
If you have ever expressed frustration that public officials don't care about the arts, read this whole …
I wish I could embed the video, but this NY1 gave me a spit-take -- a political consultant talking about small businesses in Manhattan (in context of the Manhattan Borough President race) me…
I don't write reviews about work in progress, so I will just say that I saw Soldier X by Rehana Mirza in development at the Lark Play Development Center, and that it was quite good and gripp…
THE FIRE THIS TIME
FESTIVAL
JANUARY 21 " FEBRUARY 2 @ 85 EAST 4TH STREET
The best thing a short play festival can be is a sampler plate of excellent talent. For those who try to d…
NEA's Chief of Staff Jamie Bennett, in an interview with Barry Hessenius:
In creative placemaking, an entirely different trope is substituted: you begin with a shared interest " often a pro…
From Syracuse.com, a round-up of NY state funding that went out to art and culture organizations.
It includes: two jazz festivals and a conference, heating/venting/roof repair for a…
From the legal case on behalf of the Defense of Marriage Act:
Congress recognized the basic biological fact that only a man and a woman can beget a child together without advance planning, …
This political season -- New York's 2013 city-wide election -- I'm going to be personally involved through the League of Independent Theaters. More details will come.
Today, however,…
It's finally happened -- cinematographers are just using Instagram filters.
And just having hit "post" on the previous post, I came across this gem from Taylor Mac:
I believe you can make a living as a theater artist but in order to do so, without making work you …
Dave Malloy, in Culturebot:
There is a difference between what is nice and what is deserved. I don't think that art deserves money. Again, I take it when it is offered to me, I'll ask for …
"Dr. King would be proud to see our Global Strike team " comprised of Airmen, civilians and contractors from every race, creed, background and religion " standing side-by-side ensuring the m…
John Clancy lays out what "Independent" really means when we talk about "independent theater":
I am an independent theater artist.
I am constantly developing new work, my own and o…
Seems like the avant garde is in an arms race of running time.
When I saw The Lily's Revenge, I thought Taylor Mac did a great job managing it's five hour running time by breaking i…
Hey you -- yes, you. Fractured Atlas is one of the coolest places to work in America, and they do great work for the arts community. And they're also hiring two jobs, a program associate:
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From the transcripts of the Federal Open Market Committee:
MR. FISHER: The situation remains real, but we've gone beyond suspended reality. If you will forgive me, you might say we have gon…
A friend of mine from a long time ago was in town performing, and it reminded me how much I love her and her music. Enjoy.
Minsk 2011: A Reply to Kathy Acker
Belarus Free Theatre
Theatre is a local art, but Belarus Free Theatre is one of the few companies with a truly world-wide reach. The reason is be…
In a particularly silly essay for the Wall Street Journal last week, critic Joseph Epstein wrote, "[Lyricist Yip] Harburg believed it was the political dimension 'that Bernard Shaw added to …
Hand2Mouth's
SOMETHING'S GOT AHOLD OF MY HEART
Remaining performances:
January 10-19th
La Mama
Looking back at my recent reviews (like Heart Like Fists), it's clear that the young peo…
