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14 Jun, 2014

Texts from your Bro: Talking to Cara Lewis of Diaz-Lewis

  • by nvega

The collaborative Diaz Lewis (Chicago/Cuba) formed in October 2012 when the couple Alejandro Figueredo Diaz-Perera and Cara Megan Lewis received an unexpected invitation from the National Ballet of Cuba to participate in a group exhibition… Read More →

12 Jun, 2014

UPCOMING PERFORMANCE: Mikey McParlane

  • by mothergirl

Embarrassingly, we have never seen Mikey McParlane perform, which is why we are so stoked to see his new piece at Rapid Pulse on Thursday, June 12. Seriously, look at his… Read More →

12 Jun, 2014

Interview with Boryana Rossa

  • by lvinebaum

Lisa Vinebaum: Before asking specifically about the work you’ll be performing at Rapid Pulse, I want to ask you a few questions about your performance practice more generally. You’ve re-enacted… Read More →

12 Jun, 2014

Michal Samama: “What am I paying you for?”

  • by nvega

It’s a special bond when you meet during an experience that alters– like witnessing a performance. Some kind of understanding, a natural comraderie when a conversation unfolds in front of… Read More →

12 Jun, 2014

Antibody Corporation: The Future is Physical

  • by rmbrown

“Everyone will have to sign in, ok?” Black haired woman appears, panty hose, dress shirt, skirt, no shoes. Ethnically ambiguous. Small frame. “When it gets to you, you have to… Read More →

12 Jun, 2014

Disorientalism:Katherine Behar & Marianne M Kim

  • by mothergirl

This piece was a sprawling performative mashup of objects, video, actions and gaming avatars. The following is a recollection of our reception of the performance. The Wendies are everywhere. Some… Read More →

12 Jun, 2014

Raquel Punto’s “Action number Nemontemi”

  • by jklien

Raquel Punto had a tough act to follow. She performed after La Pocha Nostra, emceed by the brilliant and charismatic Guillermo Gomez-Peña, who constantly importuned journalists and audience members alike to… Read More →

11 Jun, 2014

Anna Brown: “I Can Explain Everything”

  • by rmbrown

When I walk up to the windows of Defibrillator’s storefront for Anna Brown’s performance, I am a little nervous. We are co-workers who often cross paths in the hallways of SAIC but… Read More →

11 Jun, 2014

Lai Thi Dieu Ha by Distance

  • by mothergirl

Proxy: Sara Holwerda We sit in the Defibrillator Gallery, grouped around the light pool cast by a projector, having only recently received the news that Lai Thi Dieu Ha’s travel visa… Read More →

  • RP14 Articles

    • Alastair MacLennan: “One Four Six”
    • AVATAR: I Post Therefore I Am
    • Crocetta & Reese’s Load & Effort
    • Assistance
    • The Performance ofLa Pocha Nostra
    • Boryana Rossa’s Deconstruction of Valie Export’s “Touch and Tap TV”
    • Performance of Kira O’Reilly
    • Interview with Matthew Prest
    • Mikey McParlane: Foolish Heart of the Golden Boy
    • Texts from your Bro: Talking to Cara Lewis of Diaz-Lewis
    • UPCOMING PERFORMANCE: Mikey McParlane
    • Interview with Boryana Rossa
    • Michal Samama: “What am I paying you for?”
    • Antibody Corporation: The Future is Physical
    • Disorientalism:Katherine Behar & Marianne M Kim
    • Raquel Punto’s “Action number Nemontemi”
    • Anna Brown: “I Can Explain Everything”
    • Lai Thi Dieu Ha by Distance
    • Interview with Sandrine Schaefer
    • ESPAND: “The Pairing”
    • Jason Lim’s “Duet of Light”
    • Urban encounters: Linda Hesh’s “Directional Doorknob Hangers”
    • Kira O’Reilly
    • Some thoughts from DC:Linda Hesh in Chicago
    • Indiegogo
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Rapid Pulse is made possible with support of the British Council, Cliff Dwellers Arts Foundation, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Society for Arts, Holiday Jones, Ordinary Projects, Mana Contemporary, Vittum Theater, Nightingale, Peter Grande, Canada Council for The Arts, Manitoba Arts Council, Winnipeg Arts Council, Video Pool Media Arts Center, Maxwell Colette Gallery, Lovely, Letherbee Distillery, Nha San Collective, Noi, Chopin Theater, International Beethoven Project, Australia Council for the Arts, Happy Camper, Shawarma Garden, Bedford and Red Square. Defibrillator is partially supported by grants from the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, Illinois Arts Council Agency, and Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.

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