Offended By The Offended: Bill Maher Confronts Politics, Religion And The Far Left Bill Maher Confronts Politics, Religion And The Far Left I remember sitting on my dad’s lap as a kid and watching “Politically Incorrect.” Nights like these were just a part of my [...] Genevieve Mueller \ Apr 30, 2015 Read More
Culture Shock: Contra-Ception, Open Up And Say Art House, And Read All The Things! Contra-Ception For those unacquainted with contra dance, consider it the 17th-century British precursor to the “Cupid Shuffle.” Generally, it involves group step-dancing to old-time [...] Alibi \ Apr 30, 2015 Read More Dancers were contra-ctually obligated to have a blast at this UNM contra dance in October 2014. Pictured in foreground: FolkMADS VP Emily Ruch and UNM student Joe Hay. (Ben Werner)
Hang The Maids: Margaret Atwood And Mother Road Go Airborne To Shatter An Old Epic Margaret Atwood And Mother Road Go Airborne To Shatter An Old Epic Through a gloom of low lighting, a pale face emerges. A woman with expressive eyes peers out hesitantly. She is faithful wife Penelope [...] Nora Hickey \ Apr 23, 2015 Read More
Native Current: Creative Frequencies Showcases Native Art, Fashion And Music Art is the symbolic language of a culture. Like all languages, it must grow and mature. It must trade and assimilate. Stagnation equals [...] Joshua Lee \ Apr 23, 2015 Read More “Parallel to the Vertical Axis” by Jeff Slim
John Mulaney’s Delicate Weirdness: Boy-Next-Door Comedian Talks Stand-Up, Snl And Human Absurdity Boy-Next-Door Comedian Talks Stand-Up, Snl And Human Absurdity Comedian and writer John Mulaney’s 2012 special, New in Town, comes from a joke he tells about a peculiar man who approached him [...] Genevieve Mueller \ Apr 16, 2015 Read More
Culture Shock: Do You Believe In ... Theater? + Gang Love, La Style + Buh-Bye, Winter Do You Believe In ... Theater? All it takes to understand life’s possibilities (or at least put a hex on someone) is a little magic. But that’s more a [...] Alibi \ Apr 16, 2015 Read More
A New Normal: Mts Brings Authenticity To America’s Most Dysfunctional Family Mts Brings Authenticity To America’s Most Dysfunctional Family Tombstones bearing the dates of bygone centuries welcome audiences to the warehouse performance space. Onstage, an oil portrait of Cousin Itt—a mass of [...] Blake Driver \ Apr 09, 2015 Read More
The Warrior In The Dancer: Yjastros Xxixth Season Standing in the corner of the space where the Yjastros dance company is rehearsing, beads of sweat begin to dot my hairline. By [...] Joshua Lee \ Apr 09, 2015 Read More Yjastros (Photo courtesy NIF)
Stage Whispers: Monsters In Our Midst Cast members parade their disco-era Macy’s looks in front of the wardrobe mistress as stagehands arrange café props on stage. “We need to [...] Blake Driver \ Apr 02, 2015 Read More From left, Richard Atkins (David Shapiro) and Justin Raper (Klaus Reinhardt)
This Life Is But A Dream, Or A Magic Show: The Harmonious Art, Poetry And Photography Of Julie Suzanne Brokken The Harmonious Art, Poetry And Photography Of Julie Suzanne Brokken If art can heal the self, can it heal the planet? This question comes to light when considering the life and work of [...] Alison Oatman \ Apr 02, 2015 Read More
