Silent(…)ground dance-theatre-media performance/music by Tori Amos script , video-art concept and stagedirecting by OZANA BUDAU choreography by BIA ANA ADAM performers: BIA ANA ADAM and BENEDEK BOTOND Silent(…)ground is the story of a woman, Boba, whose life is similar to winning a h: the 5 episodes […]
POSTMODERN LITERATURE:
BECKETT AND MORGAN – TWO PERSPECTIVES ON POSTMODERNISM It may be that some rough beast will slouch again toward Bethlehem. It may be that some natural cataclysm, or extraterrestrial intelligence will shock the Earth into some sane planetary awareness of its destiny. I have no prophecy in me, only some slight […]
Vetoing Violent Video in EU
EU Banning Violent Video Games After watching the video game "Manhunt" EU politicians agreed: Games like this must be banned. Germany the current EU president initiated the debate after several recent violent attacks in Germany committed by youths who played video games. The first example was in April 2002 when former Erfurt school pupil […]
ART OPENINGS: Nancy Staub Laughlin & Udomsak Krisanamis
NANCY STAUB LAUGHLIN @ NOHO GALLERY January 9-February 17, 2007 Nancy Staub’s work is technically impressive and uses a unique process for layering imagery. I found her process to be more interesting than the work itself because I had a difficult time relating to her subject matter and color palette. While I am generally fascinated […]
The Birthday Roda
La Plata, Argentina — A light on in the sky, the moon, glows defiantly on the steps of the Humanidades branch of the University of La Plata. The steps are littered with short slips of paper, advertisements and such for various student services, hair cuts, cell phones. It is winter in August, the air dry […]
Accidental Motorist
Buenos Aires — Before arriving in Argentina over two years ago, I had been warned about driving here. Be careful, my wife had said, they’re crazy. Well, I replied, Baltimore drivers are crazy too. She shook her head and smiled. The first thing you notice about the roads of Buenos Aires is the size. […]