‘15 Minutes’: Artistic responses to German refugee temporalities
“Early in the morning”, one of my informants, a 39 year-old Iranian political refugee and former lecturer at the University […]
Stitched Up, part 1/2!
Tansy E. Hoskins. 2014. Stitched Up. The Anti-Capitalist Book of Fashion. Pluto Press. 256 pp. ISBN: 9780745334561. Tansy E. Hoskins’
Boredom at #EASA2014
On August 2nd, 2014, Allegra ran a panel titled ‘Boredom, Intimacy and Governance in ‘Normalized’ Times of Crisis’ at
Music’s Marvellous Medicine & Moerman’s ‘Meaning Effect’
I am not alone in using music medicinally. The use of music’s mood altering properties was one of the themes
The Politics of Framing and Staging. Interdisciplinary approaches to performance
Bernardo: Who’s there? Francisco: Nay, answer me: stand and unfold yourself! [i] These opening lines of Shakespeare’s Hamlet create a scenario
DanceExtravaganza Threads
Karaoke as performance ideology: youth and self-fashioning in Kampala’s night life
Yellow Bar, Mukono, Central Uganda; February 2010. It is Saturday night in Mukono on the outskirts of Kampala city. The
Air Guitar as Folk Art
On arriving at Oulu, Finland’s airport, signs somewhat cheekily announce “You’re in a smart city.” The proud reference to Oulu’s
Let’s Dance (or Perform)!
After a few heavy weeks – violence, borders, Kurdish disapora – this week will feature something lighter, perhaps. For this week
(UN)GOVERNED SPACES – An exhibition by Gregory Thielker and Noah Coburn
October 28 – December 2, 2014 Opening October 28, 2014 Usdan Gallery at Bennington College One College Drive, Bennington, Vermont
‘TOP 10’ – ALLIE turns 1!
How about that – this is the week when Allegra turns 1! We’ve made mental notes of this week’s approach