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What the Reader's Reading
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Barack Obama recruits Sarah Jessica Parker to arts panel
"President Barack Obama has recruited the actress Sarah Jessica Parker and Vogue editor Anna Wintour to advise him on the arts." telegraph.co.uk -
Impresarios: Bigger than life and irresistible
"Kevin Von Feldt, the St. Paul-bred producer who tried and will evidently fail to bring a starry production of 'A Christmas Carol' to Minneapolis, is the most recent local example of this idiosyncratic spirit." twincities.com -
On Broadway, the Volume Is Up
"Playwright David Mamet is known for refusing to use any mics at all in his plays." online.wsj.com
Performing Arts Review
Laura Molzahn
River North Chicago Dance Company
A preview of the company's new show, which features a premiere by artistic director Frank Chaves.
Onstage / Free Shit / Performing Arts 11/9—"Site Unseen" at the Chicago Cultural Center
Posted by Sam Adams on Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 5:01 PM
Monday from 6 to 9 PM the Chicago Cultural Center (78 E. Washington, wheelchair accessible entrance on Randolph) will host Site Unseen 2009: (Dis)abling Conditions, featuring "performances, installations, and video works consider[ing] issues around disability . . . created specifically for the rooms and architecture of the Chicago Cultural Center."
Bicycling / Chicagoland / Visual Art / Performing Arts Momentum Mori
Posted by Whet Moser on Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 12:54 PM
Forgive me if I'm late to the game on this, but longtime Reader contributor Jim Newberry has a remarkable picture of Momentum Mori, which is sort of a living, street-theater ghost bike project.
Chicagoland / Visual Art / Performing Arts Redmoon at the White House
Posted by Whet Moser on Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 6:07 PM
Classy move on the White House's part to make Redmoon part of the Halloween festivities; Redmoon's got a neat photo gallery of their prep work on their Facebook page.
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