I like simple, tough and reliable things. Things that do not have fancy features, that are not over designed and that do one job and do it well. Of the few cars I’ve owned for example, the ‘71 VW Beetle and the ‘71 Mini are my favorites, because they were simple, could be beat around, […]
Rabih Mroué (Lebanon)Looking for a Missing Employee (US Premiere) & The Pixelated Revolution (World Premiere) “Mr. Mroué belongs to a tight-knit generation of artists, writers and filmmakers that has put Beirut back on the cultural map since the end of the civil war in 1990…they are to Beirut what the Wooster Group is to New […]
Performance Space 122’s contemporary performance festival, COIL, returns in an expanded edition for its seventh year. Spanning 25 days and taking place at multiple venues across New York City, this annual mid-winter festival “aimed at the head, the guts and the heart” (New York Post, 2011) features 10 premieres from daring international and New York-based […]
Williamsburg’s favorite noise-rock band Japanther (Ian Vanek and Matt Reily) unveils a new comedic rock-opera of unpredictable scale, repercussions, and decibel levels. Using a high-energy multi-media format – their tool kit integrates live music, dance, an interactive set, video projections plus an animatronic robot dinosaur – the band and their collaborators create a full-immersion theatrical […]
The New, New Stuff Curated by Natalie Johnsonius Performance Space 122’s longstanding dance program New Stuff is back and better than ever! We’ve revamped New Stuff and created a brand new multidisciplinary residency program for emerging dance, theater and performance artists. WEEK ONE: April 28 – May 1 Drama of Works in: WARHOLTM Directed by […]