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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

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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:

  • Joshua Chambers-Letson’s article on the “studies protocols” of Performance Studies

  • The ensemble work, 11Reflections: San Francisco

  • A poetry series on Refaat Alareer

  • Eman Basher’s piece about Refaat Alareer

  • Isabella Hammad’s book, Enter Ghost

  • Maya Rao’s performance, So You Really Want to Know My Story

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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:

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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.

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Pannill, Miriam, and Shayoni discuss Rustom Bharucha's recent book, The Second Wave, about cultural responses to the pandemic, speech and protest on campus regarding the war in Israel and Gaza, and the essay “Decomposition Instead of Collapse - Dear Theatre, Be Like Soil.”

Here are links to some of things we discuss on this episode:

  • Rustom Bharucha’s book, The Second Wave: Reflections on the Pandemic Through Photography, Performance, and Public Culture

  • Shayoni Mitra’s editorial in The Columbia Spectator, “Protest with Care.”

  • An article about Refaat Alareer, and his poem, “If I Must Die, Let it Be A Tale.”

  • The essay by Annalisa Dias, “Decomposition Instead of Collapse - Dear Theatre, Be Like Soil” and responses by estrellita beatriz and Jacob Padrón.

  • A report on the raid on The Freedom Theatre in Jenin, West Bank.

  • Paul Beinart’s article in Jewish Currents on the antisemitism controversy at Harvard.