La MaMa and CultureHub presented Downtown Variety: Take 13 livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 14 August 2020 at 5 p.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC -7) / 7 p.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC -5) / 8 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4).
Livestreamed on this page on Friday 14 August 2020 at 5 p.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC -7) / 7 p.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC -5) / 8 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4).
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Friday 14 August 2020
Downtown Variety: Take 13
Bringing La MaMa's 1960s café aesthetic to a virtual platform that links performers and audiences in real time across distance
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Friday 14 August 2020
La MaMa and CultureHub team up to create Downtown Variety, a weekly online live performance series that features short acts of dance, music, theater, new media, comedy, A/V performance, and more. Responding to national protests and social isolation, Downtown Variety brings La MaMa's 1960s café aesthetic to a virtual platform that links performers and audiences in real time across distance.
Artists for this edition include: Peter Case, Maura García, Joshua William Gelb, Shauna Davis, Aroji Otieno , Lisa Müller-Trede with Kris Limbach and Michael Ferreira, with video art by Split Britches!
Powered by LiveLab, a browser-based media-router for collaborative performance by CultureHub.
Hosted by Mattie Barber-Bockelman
Creative Technologist — Sangmin Chae
Lead Technician — DeAndra Anthony
Video Production Coordinator — Jean Garcia
To watch, tune into CultureHub’s Watch page, La MaMa’s Facebook, and on HowlRound.
About HowlRound TV
HowlRound TV is a global, commons-based peer produced, open access livestreaming and video archive project stewarded by the nonprofit HowlRound. HowlRound TV is a free and shared resource for live conversations and performances relevant to the world's performing arts and cultural fields. Its mission is to break geographic isolation, promote resource sharing, and to develop our knowledge commons collectively. Participate in a community of peer organizations revolutionizing the flow of information, knowledge, and access in our field by becoming a producer and co-producing with us. Learn more by going to our participate page. For any other queries, email [email protected], or call Vijay Mathew at +1 917.686.3185 Signal/WhatsApp. View the video archive of past events.
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Bringing La MaMa's 1960s café aesthetic to a virtual platform that links performers and audiences in real time across distance
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