Recorded live at the María Irene Fornés Institute Symposium at Princeton University's Lewis Arts Complex. Brian and Pannill welcome Anne García-Romero to talk about María Irene Fornés in Context, a new book soon to be published by Cambridge University Press; Jaqueline Flores discusses the Latinx Theatre Commons, of which the Fornés Institute is a major initiative; Gwendolyn Alker discusses biographical research on Fornés; Fornés Institute members reflect upon the symposium.
Pannill, Jordan, and Leticia discuss Rhaisa Williams' new article about Mamie Till Bradley's NAACP tour and "grief capital," the second Trump administration's efforts to reshape federal arts funding, and the documentary film about Taylor Mac's 24-Decade History of Popular Music.
Here are links to some of the things we discuss in this episode:
Rhaisa Williams’ article in the most recent edition of Theatre Journal.
Coverage of the Trump administration’s actions involving the NEA, and concerning the Kennedy Center.
Kate Bornstein’s “Open Letter to Queer Artists.”
The documentary about Taylor Mac’s 24-Decade History of Popular Music.
A special edition of the podcast on Dance Data and Dramaturgy. Pannill, Brian, and Shayoni welcome Harmony Bench and Kate Elswit to talk about their data visualizations that are part of the Edges of Ailey exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art, and Katherine Profeta to talk about her collaborations with Ralph Lemon, who is currently the subject of a major exhibition, Ceremonies Out of the Air: Ralph Lemon, at MOMA/PS1.
Here are links to some of the things we talk about on this episode:
The Edges of Ailey exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art
The Ceremonies Out of the Air: Ralph Lemon exhibition at MOMA/PS1
Bench and Elswit’s data analysis work on Katherine Dunham
The Pricemaster
Pannill, Jordan, and Shayoni discuss Joshua Chambers-Letson's recent essay on the "studies protocols" of performance studies, performing arts in carceral institutions, and 11Reflections: San Francisco, a devised piece reflecting on the experience of Arab-American identity in post 9/11 America.
Here are links to some of the things we talk about on this episode:
Recorded in-person at ASTR 2024 in Seattle, Washington, Sarah Bay-Cheng, Pannill Camp, and Harvey Young discuss what a second Trump term might mean for arts and academia, the final edition of PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art, and a recording of the classic Split Britches piece, Belle Reprieve.
The final edition of PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art
Donate to the Split Britches documentary, Lois and Peggy: A Documentary
Pannill, Miriam and Brian discuss Shane Boyle's book, The Arts of Logistics: Artistic Production in Supply Chain Capitalism, then are joined by Doug Eacho of University of Toronto to talk about reading Marx's Capital with performance in mind. Finally, we talk about Theater in Quarantine's remote theater production, Nosferatu.
Here are links to some of the things we talk about on this episode:
Shane Boyle’s new book, The Arts of Logistics: Artistic Production in Supply Chain Capitalism.
The new translation of Capital Vol. 1 by Paul Reitter.
Theater in Quarantine, with links to the recordings of Nosferatu: A 3D Symphony of Horror.
Pannill, Brian, and Shayoni discuss the concept paper for Archiving Latine theater published by the Latinx Theater Commons on Howlround, recent stories about academic department closings, and the continuing efforts to regulate political expression on campuses.
Back from summer hiatus, Pannill and the Daughters of Lorraine, a.k.a Jordan Ealey and Leticia Ridley discuss Diana Taylor's new article on digital presence, Raygun's controversial performance in the Olympic breaking competition, and the unionization of off-Broadway theater.
Here are links to some of the things we discuss on this episode:
Diana Taylor’s article, “Zuckerberg’s Smile”
Coverage of Raygun’s breaking performance at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris
Rachel Gunn’s dissertation, Deterritorializing Gender in Sydney’s Breakdancing Scene
Coverage of the postponement of part of the Atlantic Theater Company’s season
Pannill, Brian, and Shayoni discuss Alisa Zhulina's new book, Theater of Capital, the Wilma Theatre's production of My Mama and the Full-Scale Invasion by Sasha Denisova, and the 10th anniversary convening of the Latinx Theatre Commons.
Here are links to some of the things we discuss on this episode:
Alisa Zhulina’s book, Theater of Capital: Modern Drama and Economic Life
Wilma Theatre’s production of My Mama and the Full-Scale Invasion by Sasha Denisova
The Latinx Theatre Commons Tenth Anniversary Convening with links to some of the sessions
The New Yorker podcast interview with Judith Butler
The poster for the “Decolonizing Gender” event at Barnard College
Pannill, Leticia, and Miriam discuss Suhaila Meera's article about Little Amal, the large scale puppet drawing attention to the plight of displaced children, the trend toward earlier curtain times for theatre, and Faye Driscoll's dance performance work, including Thank You for Coming and Come On In.