As the year comes to an end, I wanted to share a couple of the things that I really fell in love with in 2024.
This podcast, hosted by Mike Rugnetta (whose PBS Idea Channel hosting was a HUGE part of my life for years) talks about technology, social media, the cultural industry, and more. I've especially enjoyed their discussions of AI-generated art as genre and self-care turning into a marketing term for capitalism.
tldr: I created a website to help figure out when to see shows in the 2025 Under the Radar, Exponential, PROTOTYPE, and LiveArtery shows using an AI platform called Bolt.
Every January in New York City there are a bunch of festivals with incredible experimental theater: Under the Radar, PROTOTYPE, The Exponential Festival (<3) to name a few. There's even a whole website dedicated to this: JanArtsNYC!
Back in June right before Das Ersatz started performances, Cosimo and I spoke with Joey Sims for his Substack about our sensibilities, process, and themes.
I'm grateful to Joey for writing this!!
How Das Sofortvernügen (The Instant Pleasure), was devised using a website creation tool called HOTGLUE.