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The Creators Project

By Tom Ran

Published: July 20, 2011 under Performance

New Yawk

Photo: The Creators Project

We’re in the midst of summer but fall events are starting to show up on our radar. The Creators Project returns to NY this October, with a series of events that have traveled the world over with new and original work. This includes the premier of Karen O and Adam Rapp’s “psycho-opera” at St. Ann’s Warehouse in DUMBO. No other details have been released about the performance at this time. The Creators Project New York festival will take place over four days from October 13 to the 16th. This performance will kick off St. Ann’s fall season which will lead them into their final year at the theater as they plan to move from their current location.

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Mealing with Martí Guixé

By Tom Ran

Published: November 13, 2009 under Performance

Left: I-Cakes Right:<i> Mealing</i>, a dinging performance

Photo: Martí Guixé

Martí Guixé is a Barcelona and Berlin based designer formally trained as an interior designer but works in multiple disciplines, including food. Since 1997 his conceptual edible design pieces have garnered much attention, most notably his I-cakes. A cake designed as a pie chart indicating its ingredients in percentages.

Part performance, part dining, Guixé will be at Performa Hub tomorrow evening to present Mealing. The event is a three hour performance in which guests will be “given ceramic glasses with ‘edible microsnacks’ adhered to their surface and instructions for eating them.” There’s also a bit of interaction amongst individuals as part of the process. Learn more about the event on Performa’s site. Tickets are on sale now. (via @designunseen)

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Noemie Lafrance’s Home

By Tom Ran

Published: April 7, 2009 under Performance

Detail of <i>Home</i>

Photo: Poppy de Villeneuve for Sens Production Inc.

It’s difficult not to mention Noemie Lafrance without referring to her past work. She’s probably best know for her playful choreography to Feist’s 2007 hit, 1234. Her previous work also includes the site specific performance at the Fisher Center, where performers danced on the exterior of the theater.

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FEATURES

What’s In Store? - 3x1

By Tom Ran
Scott Morrison, founding partner of 3x1.

Photo: Daniel Bernauer

Scott Morrison is the Sean Parker of denim. Though not as ubiquitous as facebook, Morrison has had a string of successes with the launch of Paper Denim & Cloth and…

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What’s In Store? - Saturdays Surf

By Tom Ran
The Saturdays Surf crew, left to right: Morgan Collett, Josh Rosen, and Colin Tunstall

Photo: Tuukka Koski

For years surfing in NYC was reserved for the die hards. Even though the Atlantic Ocean is minutes away, the urban density didn’t make transporting a surfboard an easy task….

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Behind the Bar - Karlsson’s Batch 2008

By Craig Cavallo
A family affair, Bertil Gunnarsson with his son Bo Gunnarsson.

Photo: Stefan Andersson

Potatoes are a significant part of Swedish culture. On Cape Bjare, in the south of Sweden, the soil they grow in is referred to as farmer’s gold. The country grows…

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