Early last evening, C.C. hit a little cocktail party/press conference at the W hotel in Union Square for the second Manchester Festival, an original-work biennial festival taking place in the jolly old town of Manchester UK. This year’s festival, taking place over two weeks in July, features a pretty serious 17-day performance art attack on [...]
How Does NYCO Spell Relief? O-R-C-H-E-S-T-R-A A-I-S-L-E-S
Holy fuck balls! Change has come. On the heals of its image redesign, New York City Opera has unbelievably announced (although the link to the press release doesn’t appear to work) that the State Theater is getting…aisles in the orchestra!!! And Peter Martins is cool with it! I don’t know how long the dispute between [...]
Someone took our advice…
I knew there was something going on–finally–over at NYCO, when I got a press release about NYCO’s upcoming semi-staged production/workshop of The Magic Flute from Lisa Lori. Lo and behold, that wasn’t the only change-up at the company: Mama got a facelift! Isn’t she handsome with her new font and her Flash features? You’re welcome. [...]
TO DO: Michael Hart, “Portraiture and Performance: 2003-2009″
For those of us privileged to know him, Michael Hart is a godsend, and a fiercely dedicated artist and advocate. He may probably be the very lifeblood of the new dance scene. If that is an overstatement, then at least it is fair to say that Mr. Hart has been a steady force behind dozens [...]
Opera…In…Spaaaaace….
My crew over at the New York Press/Manhattan Media have come out with City Arts, a new monthly arts insert (expansion during a recession!!??) that you can find sandwiched in The Press. (It’s already been lampooned by a snarky renegade blogger…) For it’s maiden voyage, our very own Ryan Tracy offers a little preview of [...]
Grab Bag
A few things worth noting… Right now, there’s a pretty raging debate over the use of animals in performance over at L. Ro.’s Performance Club. C.C. is like “umm, dogs can’t consent to making art,” and others are like, “well, he’s having fun, so chill the fuck out!” People are also commenting about other aspects [...]
BREAKING: Brooklyn Philharmonic On the Brink
Counter Critic has learned that vital funds for the survival of Brooklyn Philharmonic have fallen through, leading to significant layoffs and threatening the remainder of the season. “Much of the senior team has been laid off, and a small skeletal staff is in place to attempt to move the organization forward through this life support [...]
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