News

Ralph Lemon receives $25,000 from the NEA

The $25,000 grant to Ralph Lemon/Cross Performance was made in support of a new dance-art film created by director/choreographer Lemon and filmmaker/editor Shoko Letton.  Currently untitled, the film is an artistic rendering of the deeply personalized creative process used by Lemon and the six performers who created and performed Wall/Hole, the central section of Lemon’s 2010 acclaimed multimedia stage work, How Can You Stay In The House All Day And Not Go Anywhere?

Dark Matters | Kidd Pivot

An angry puppet propels the action in this Frankenstein-esque tale from choreographer and OtB audience favorite Crystal Pite. Pite’s most ambitious work of the time features a heightened set, theatrical tricks and 7 talented dancers hand selected from around the world. Dark Matters has toured widely across Europe, including the prestigious Venice Biennale.

MADE HERE is going to TV!

Be sure to check out the documentary videos you have all been previously watching online at www.madehereproject.org, this summer on your TV!  Beginning May 23, 2011, NYC life will air MADE HERE on Mondays at 10:30 p.m. as part of its documentary line-up. Visit nyc.gov/media for local cable and satellite listings.

Psyche - The Web Opera by Seattle's Fisher Ensemble

The Fisher Ensemble brings more online performance available to you in the form of a web opera, introducing new 21st century audiences to opera via the internet.

June 1-17, 2011 (online @ www.fisherensemble.org)
The Fisher Ensemble will premiere Psyche, the web opera, with music by Garrett Fisher, and words by Thom Schramm.

Young Jean Lee's Theater Company | WE'RE GONNA DIE

Watch OntheBoards.tv artist Young Jean Lee perform in her most recent production WE'RE GONNA DIE performed at Joe's Pub at the Public Theater April 1-30, 2011.


Find more on Young Jean Lee's Theater Company.

Low Lives 3 in the news

Low Lives 3 - featuring Catherine Cabeen's Into the Void - is in the news today continuing the discussion of viral performance versus live performance. 


“Some things are lost when going through virtual space, but some things are gained,” Rojas says. “A new guard is arguing that everything changes with time and technology. [They ask,] what’s wrong with experiencing performance virtually?”

Low Lives 3 | International livestreaming event featuring Into the Void

Apr 29 | 5 - 9pmApr 30 | 12 - 3pm

December's American Theatre Magazine and January's Stage Directions feature OntheBoards.tv

In a time when you can access nearly any film via Netflix or YouTube, theatre lags staggeringly behind, rooted in another century. But just because theatre is an ancient art form doesn't mean it needs to thumb its nose at today's technology, especially when it comes to archiving....On the Boards, a Seattle not-for-profit that presents international dance, theatre and music, as well as work by Northwest artists, has seized upon this dormant opportunity.


American Theatre Magazine

In the Solitude of Cotton Fields

Styled like an Eastern European punk concert, director Radosław Rychcik’s contemporary spin on In the Solitude of Cotton Fields features two actors in chic suits backed by a house band, The Natural Born Chillers. Based on the French play of the same name by Bernard-Marie Koltès, the action follows an illicit, unnamed deal expressed between men known only as The Dealer and The Client. Featuring a cast from the Stefan Zeromski Theatre of Kielce, Poland.

Jacob's Pillow offers Online Dance Video Resource

Everyday we see more performance videos accessable via online streaming.  Check out the great collection of Jacob's Pillow video clips now!

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