February 2012
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33 Fragments of Russian Performance
By Yulia Aksenova and Anya Harrison
As part of Performa 11’s official program, 33 Fragments of Russian Performance (November 2-21, 2011) was a joint project organized by Garage Center for Contemporary Culture and Perfoma. The exhibition, housed at the Performa Hub on Mott Street, offered a foundation for one of the curatorial premises of this year’s edition, Russian Constructivism. Taking the...
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Wim Wenders' Pina and the Rhythm of Loss
By Jennifer Piejko
Pina is filmmaker Wim Wenders’ eulogy to German dancer and choreographer Pina Bausch (1940-2009), and what will be for many a bittersweet introduction to her revolutionary work. Spending a lifetime interpreting and expanding the definitions of modern dance, her visionary incorporation of theater into her practice of German Expressionist dance left Wenders and her company...
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Performa Interview: Mike Kelley and Lee Ranaldo
Interview: Mike Kelley and Lee Ranaldo
Moderated by Mark Beasley
2009
Mark Beasley (MB): In 1977 the composer and writer R. Murray Schafer described “noise” as any unwanted or unmusical sound. What do the terms “noise” and “experimental music” mean to both of you?
Mike Kelley (MK): I’ve always thought of experimental music as music where the outcome isn’t predetermined. Like in a scientific...
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Mike Kelley (1954-2012)
Mike Kelley, Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #32, Plus, a Performa Commission, 2009. Photo by Paula Court, courtesy of Performa.