Performania
Performania: Israeli Dance in Texas
I’ve been obsessed with Israeli contemporary dance since returning from International Exposure 2015 last December, and for good reason: Some of the best contemporary dance on the planet harks from the tiny seaside city of Tel Aviv.
Performania: The Visibility of the Arts in Pop Culture
On Feb. 3 some three million folks saw something amazing on network television: contemporary dance that was not part of a reality show. And it was good! Wait, there's more: the choreographers and the dancers were Texans!
Performania: Small Scaling the Arts
here's something about do-ablity that is making me a more eager watcher these days. Perhaps I suffer from a mild case of sustainability syndrome. Maybe it's my Buffalo upbringing or being raised by depression era parents that puts me in the “doing more with less” mood.
Performania: Drama with or without a Theater
I'm always looking for drama, just not necessarily in a theater. It's the burden of a performaniac.
Performania: Artists in and out of Texas
Hollering about Texas with a perfect Southern drawl. My Pillow peers claimed that I mentioned Texas once every 31 minutes (yes, they kept track). It was my only retort to the “There's art in Texas?” question.
Performania: Hard Hats for the Arts
I never miss a hard hat tour. I enjoy seeing a building come together, much the way I love seeing a dance take shape in rehearsal.
Performania: Dance Finds a Home in the Visual Arts
Dance is more often situating itself within a visual arts setting.
Performania: The Artist Talk as Theater
When Nathaniel Donnett was wheeled in laying inside a coffin at the CAMH for his artist talk, In Memory of... as part of his installation, Nothing to See Hear in Right Here, Right Now: Houston, I wondered how the talking part was going to pan out.
Performania: Texcentricity
We throw the word “place” around a lot in the arts, probably too much.
Performania: Facebook becomes Artbook
On any given day, you can find me asking, begging and sometimes groveling, for you to click on a story.
Performania: Recent Adventures in Art/Science/Health
If I haven't returned your email, my apologies. I'm walking all the time now, to prevent Alzheimer’s.