I wrote about the experimental music scene in Kansas City for KCM's 2011 fall preview. Read it here.
Some views from “America: Now and Here”
I want to recap a show that opened last month here in Kansas City. Well, more event than show, at least for my involvement and observation. “America: Now and Here” ran at the Leedy-Voulkos Art Center in the Crossroads over the course of May. The project was conceived and spearheaded by artist Eric Fischl. The prescribed... Continue Reading →
Feature in KCStar: Jawole Zollar, Nora Chipaumire and their new work, “visible”
I wrote an article for the Kansas City Star about a new piece, visible, that was partially developed in Kansas City by Jawole Willa Jo Zollar and Nora Chipaumire. Zollar is a Kansas City native and founder of the dance group Urban Bush Women. She brought the international ensemble, cast specifically for this project, to... Continue Reading →
REVIEW in KCMetropolis.org: Symphonic Quixotic
I reviewed the music for the KC Symphony/Quixotic Fusion collaboration Symphonic Quixotic, a multi-media performance work with musicians, dancers, aerialists, visual and sound artists. Read the double review here.
Kansas Governor Brownback fires Kansas Arts Commission
It was announced Tuesday, May 10th, that Brownback's Secretary of Administration sent a letter to the Commission telling the five government employees of the Kansas Arts Commission they were out of a job - laid off immediately and unemployeed come June 10th. Brownback had pushed to disband the Kansas Arts Commission back in January, but... Continue Reading →
Black House Improvisors Collective
Finishing off their second year, Black House Improvisors Collective performed their 7th cycle of original music in a reed heavy line-up Friday night at City Center Square. Staged in an abandoned floor of an office building downtown, the group works with the support of the Charlotte Street's Urban Culture Project. During each cycle, they rehearse once a week leading up to the performance. ... Continue Reading →
WE! Collaboration @ Town Pavilion
March 31: WE! This collaboration transformed a ubiquitous floor of a downtown office building into a strange and delightful exploration of the tensions and frustrations of the worker bee's daily grind. Set in a muti-stage, tour-guided format, groups were led by artists dressed in business casual through a maze of cubicles and torn open drywall, plastic straw and yarn installation,... Continue Reading →
Proust Eats a Sandwich 