Charles Dennis, Co-Founder of P.S. 122 and Avant-Garde-Arama, Dies
by A.A. Cristi - May 22, 2026
Charles Dennis, interdisciplinary artist and co-founder of P.S. 122 and AVANT-GARDE-ARAMA, has died at his home in Hurley, NY. He performed in Robert Wilson's EINSTEIN ON THE BEACH and championed experimental arts in the Hudson Valley.
WHITE WITH FEAR Sets Premiere at Chelsea Film Festival
by Josh Sharpe - Oct 7, 2024
The much-anticipated world premiere of WHITE WITH FEAR, a new documentary from award-winning director Andrew Goldberg, will take place at the Chelsea Film Festival on Saturday, October 19 at 2:15 PM at Regal 14th Street, followed by a theatrical run at the Cinema Village in New York City.
Performance Artist Karen Finley Extends New Show
by Blair Ingenthron - May 2, 2023
Karen Finley, a name synonymous with Performance Art, will continue to tackle pandemic anxiety in her newest full length performance piece COVID VORTEX ANXIETY OPERA KITTY KALEIDOSCOPE DISCO.
World Premiere Of 'it's alive, IT'S ALIVE' Satirical Musical Cabaret Will Be Performed by John Fleck
by Stephi Wild - Jan 12, 2022
Following a four-week workshop production last September, legendary performance artist John Fleck's latest work will get a full, world premiere production in 2022. it's alive, IT'S ALIVE, an outrageous musical satire that reflects on our national panic in the face of the pandemic, opens at the Odyssey Theatre on February 19, with performances continuing through March 20.
BWW Interview: NEA Four Artist John Fleck Is So ALIVE & Still Kicking Up A Storm
by Gil Kaan - Sep 10, 2021
Performance artist John Fleck will present four live, work-in-progress performances of his musical cabaret/special event it’s alive, IT’S ALIVE! at the Odyssey Theatre starting September 18th. Had the chance to chat up this infamous NEA FOUR artist on his creativity, his patience in the makeup chair and his creative history with David Schweizer.
Found Theatre Presents a One-Night-Only Performance of A BODY IN THE O
by Stephi Wild - Aug 9, 2019
east village caravanserai will present a new performance by Tim Miller, a?oeA Body in the O.a?? Climb along with performer Tim Miller inside the giant O of the Hollywood sign a?" or as Shakespeare called it a?oethe wooden Oa?? of the theatre - as Miller performs a new work created from his brand new book of performances and stories, A BODY IN THE O.
Performance Space New York Presents Wet Noise 12-hour Dance-a-thon
by Stephi Wild - Apr 17, 2019
Performance Space New York partners with East Village-based queer funk dance party WET NOISE for a celebratory 12-Hour DANCE-A-THON (May 5, 12pm-12am), a fundraising event that couldn't be further from expectations of what a "fundraising event" entails. The DANCE-A-THON revels in filthy funk music, endless dancing, community building, and inclusivity across age, race, gender, sexuality, and class. DJs tag team in sets as a dynamic give-and-take, throughout the night; they include founding DJ Amber Martin along with Patrick Johnson, Ana Matronic (Scissor Sisters), Seth Kirby (Joshua Light Show), Thomas Campbell, and DatKat (O.E.A.).
Highways Queer Festival Celebrates 30 Years
by Stephi Wild - Apr 17, 2019
Highways turns 30! The performance space presents Behold! Highways' Queer Fest 2019 May-June, its annual queer performance arts festival, which appropriately collides with the enduring creative space's 30th birthday. From May 3rd through June 30, 2019, two months of new LGBTQIA work will be presented by Highways' extended family of artists, writers and performers such as solo-theatre legend Tim Miller (a founder and original co-artistic director), eminent artist-activist Michael Kearns, the nation's first out transgender modern dance choreographer Sean Dorsey, and Black Lives Matter Co-founder Patrisse Cullors. Look for specific Dirty 30 anniversary events that bookend the festival (5/3, 5/4 and 6/29). Behold! will also feature such emerging performance artists and curators as Tyler Matthew Oyer, Marval A Rex, Celeste XXX, Moises Josue Michel, Kyoko Takenaka and Shruti Purkayastha. Highways Performance Space is located at the 18th Street Arts Center (1651 18th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404). Tickets for all performances are available online at www.highwaysperformance.org.
Syracuse University Department of Drama Presents THE WILD PARTY
by Sarah Hookey - Mar 27, 2019
The Syracuse University Department of Drama resumes its 2018-2019 season with 'The Wild Party,'written and composed by Andrew Lippa. Faculty members Katherine McGerr and Andrea Lee Smith will take the audience into the world of the Roaring '20s with their direction and choreography. The musical will run from March 29 through April 7 in the Syracuse Stage/ Drama Complex, 820 East Genesee Street, Syracuse, New York, 13210.