Intervals is a new arts and performance event space in the heart of Little Italy. Founder and director Preston Swirnoff said this first official show is a great indicator of the multidisciplinary, ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Photo courtesy of SMTD. The avant-garde composer Pamela Z is best known for her vocal and spoken ...

John Cage, an icon of the contemporary avant-garde, occupies an odd status in the music world. A seminal figure in the history of post-World War II music, Cage, who died in 1992, stood at the ...

How do we scale the success of art? We could reference many rubrics in response to that question; however, the endeavor to arrive at one satisfying scale would be arduous and likely boring. So, let’s ...

The 2025 Super Bowl halftime show starring Kendrick Lamar has sparked intense debate over whether it ranks as the worst halftime show in Super Bowl history. Lamar's avant-garde performance divided ...

It all started with a naked woman playing a cello made of ice. In 1972, avant-garde musician Charlotte Moorman performed "Ice Music for London" wearing only a garland of flowers while playing an ...

The show had elements that, if described, might sound alienating, but which within the context of the performance brought the audience and the performer closer, evoking empathy rather than horror.

The storied avant-garde performance art nonprofit Franklin Furnace has relocated to the Pratt Institute campus under an agreement that will see the organization "nest" at the institution on a long ...