Yoshiko Chuma, conceptual artist, choreographer and artistic director of The School of Hard Knocks is known to court danger and controversy far and wide. Born in Osaka, Japan but residing in the U.S. since 1978, a lifetime fascination with...
Since 1980, the groundbreaking feminist theater company Split Britches has transformed the landscape of queer performance with their vaudevillian, satirical gender-bending performances. In their own words, they create "new forms by exploiting old conventions." They proudly declare their work is...
These days, it seems clowns have a bad reputation. But, in That Beautiful Laugh, which opened this past weekend at La Mama, a hilarious cast of clowns takes that reputation to task. Based on bedtime stories that creator and...
On many people's "top picks" for the weekend is the musical comedy, Camp Wanatachi: A New Musical About Sex, God and Summer Camp, which opens tonight at LaMaMa. It was a favorite at the 2009 Fringe Festival and is...
