Tag Archives: WNYC

Dance Crazes on WNYC’s Soundcheck

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

Tune in to WNYC’s Soundcheck this week to learn about dance crazes throughout history. Soundcheck, WNYC’s daily music and conversation program, has kicked off a week-long series dedicated to the subject. On the first show, host John Schaefer discussed the twist with … Continue reading →

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The Fall Performance A-List

Posted on September 22, 2009 by

The New York Times dance critic and WNYC Performance Club founder Claudia La Rocco recently invited me and several other performers, critics, and arts enthusiasts to write about what we’re looking forward to seeing this fall in New York City.  … Continue reading →

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The Atlantic Avenue Tunnel Tour

Posted on June 9, 2009 by

photo by Konrad Fiedler On Sunday afternoon, several brave Performance Clubbers and I climbed into a manhole in the middle of Atlantic Avenue, along with a few hundred other people, to enter the dark, mysterious Atlantic Avenue subway tunnel.  I learned … Continue reading →

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Performance Club Debates “Chautauqua!”

Posted on March 11, 2009 by

There’s an intense discussion going on at the Performance Club blog about the National Theater of the United States of America’s Chautauqua!, currently showing at P.S. 122. Last Friday, about twenty members and I attended the sold-out performance and then … Continue reading →

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Political Art…and a Pro-Obama ballet?

Posted on September 12, 2008 by

A recent post on The Culturist about political art offerings this fall, such as a ballet based on Obama’s book The Audacity of Hope, has sparked a lot of conversation. Claudia La Rocco spoke on WNYC’s Morning Edition a few … Continue reading →

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