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PARIS PERFORMANCE AGENDA MAY 2019 [by Tracy Danison]
Paris Performance Calendar is a work-in-progress “dance syllabus”, complemented by essays, articles and interviews from The Best American Poetry and other publications. PERFORMANCES & CREATORS TO LOOK FOR ON THE ROAD TO SUMMER 2019 [by…
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My Body, Take and Eat (or Sermon on the Mound) [by Jill Alexander Essbaum]
But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. Genesis 2: 17 (A disclaimer:…
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a poem from The Awl by Brandon Amico [posted by Mark Bibbins]
This poem is at least as relevant today as it was when Brandon wrote it three years ago, alas. [—M.B.] “A New Gun Folds Up to Look Just Like a Smartphone” …
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Forsooth — I have no idea what forsooth means — [by Janice Erlbaum]
Well, now I do, because I looked it up, and it's an archaic term for "in truth." Another handy fact I learned during this very poetic week, during which I've been blogging here at…
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From Summertime into Fall: dance, performance and… hip hop [by Tracy Danison]
PhotoCourtesy©Printempsdeladansearabe “Soyons fous” by the Comorese-French hip-hop group Cie Tché-za combines traditional African dance, modern, contemporary and urban dance performance to tell a political tale for liberty, equality and solidarity … Saburo Teshigawara closes…
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Is Your Roof Next? [by Katie Peyton]
This is a shark on a house. It follows the time honored tradition of shark art, and art on top of houses. It’s a statement against dropping shit from the sky.…