Center for Performance Research Hosts Spring Benefit in June
by Stephi Wild - May 8, 2024
On Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at 7:00 PM, CPR – Center for Performance Research will hold its annual Spring Benefit which will gather artists, friends, and supporters at CPR’s home in Williamsburg for an evening of RITUAL with communal rites, flowing libations, and ecstatic offerings to celebrate CPR.
Kenneth Rainin Foundation Announces Four Bay Area Artists for Inaugural Fellowship
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 29, 2021
The Kenneth Rainin Foundation announced today the inaugural recipients of The Rainin Fellowship, a new initiative to support visionary artists working across disciplines in the Bay Area. Administered by United States Artists, the Fellowship has awarded four artists with unrestricted grants of $100,000.
The Public Theater's UNDER THE RADAR FESTIVAL Kicks Off Tomorrow
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 5, 2021
The Public Theater begins performances for the 17th annual UNDER THE RADAR FESTIVAL, on Wednesday, January 6. This popular and highly anticipated festival of The Public’s winter season includes artists from across the U.S. and around the world, including Chile, Iran, and the U.K.
Meiyin Wang Named Producing Director For The Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 5, 2020
The Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center today announced the appointment of Meiyin Wang as Producing Director, starting this June. Under the executive leadership of Artistic Director Bill Rauch and President Leslie Koch, Wang will manage all artistic programming for the new performing arts organization.
Sundance Institute Announces 2020 Theatre Lab Fellows
by A.A. Cristi - May 30, 2020
Eight genre- and format-spanning pieces are among the works being developed by a diverse array of theatremakers at the 2020 Sundance Institute Theatre Lab, reimagined and expressed digitally this year on Sundance Co//ab.
Photo Flash: Photos Of Mimi Lien & Pig Iron's SUPERTERRANEAN at The Philly Fringe
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 29, 2019
Check out photos for the world premiere of SUPERTERRANEAN by Tony Award winner and MacArthur Fellow Mimi Lien, and acclaimed Fringe veterans Pig Iron Theatre Company, directed by Dan Rothenberg, running September 5 - 15, 2019 as part of the Philly Fringe Festival at 2300 Arena (2300 South Swanson Street).
Mimi Lien & Pig Iron's SUPERTERRANEAN to Run at The Philly Fringe
by Julie Musbach - Aug 16, 2019
The world premiere of SUPERTERRANEAN by Tony Award winner and MacArthur Fellow Mimi Lien, and acclaimed Fringe veterans Pig Iron Theatre Company (A Period of Animate Existence, Pay Up, Welcome to Yuba City), directed by Dan Rothenberg, will run September 5 - 15, 2019 as part of the Philly Fringe Festival at 2300 Arena (2300 South Swanson Street).
Meany Center's Creative Fellowships Initiative Announces Full Roster
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 5, 2019
The University of Washington has announced the complete roster of artists who have been selected as Creative Research Fellows as part of its first three-year Creative Fellowships Initiative. Funded by a $750,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the interdisciplinary initiative will advance the field of performing arts by supporting artists in the development of new works and by integrating the performing arts disciplines into a broader context academically, artistically, and socially.
UW Drama Presents STATE OF THE THEATRE: STAGE AND SWORD
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 11, 2019
Whether it is a Shakespearean sword fight, a mock boxing duel, or a danced-out gang rumble, combat can be an essential and exciting aspect of live drama. A panel of experts in theatrical combat, led by University of Washington Drama School instructor Geoffrey Alm, will discuss and demonstrate the secrets of choreographing dynamic, suspenseful stage fights - while protecting the actors involved from harm.
Winter Quarter at UW Drama To Include RUTHERFORD AND SON & IN THE HEART OF AMERICA
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 22, 2018
This winter, the University of Washington School of Drama will present two works by eminent female dramatists, Rutherford and Son by Githa Sowerby, and In the Heart of America by Naomi Wallace. The productions are master's theses for our graduating MFA directors, Cody Holliday Haefner and Amanda Friou.