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Every once in awhile, a work of theater emerges that suddenly transforms the landscape of contemporary performance art.  I recall seeing Michael Counts’ stunning “Tilly Losch” some years ago at the old GAle GAtes space in DUMBO, or even viewing De La Guarda’s “Villa Villa” in Union Square in the mid-90′s.  Both were striking examples …

We need help. We need you. It’s our first job posting, and we’re a wee-bit excited.  We can call it a job, because it’s paid but technically we are calling this an… INTERNSHIP! How exciting.  So, here’s the deal (aka, the job posting): BEAT (Brooklyn Emerging Artists in Theater) currently seeks an intern to work …

The Beat of Brooklyn On Sunday, November 6th the BEAT team traveled through Brooklyn capturing the borough’s “sound, song or beat”. Our 5 locations: Prospect Park, Atlantic Center, Eastern Parkway/Brooklyn Botanical Garden, Brooklyn Promenade & Brooklyn Flea. Using a podium, megaphone and a big yellow arrow, we wanted to see (and hear) what wild array …

On Thursday, November 3rd, we will be kicking-off our first individual funding campaign via IndieGoGo.  The aim?  $10,000. These funds will go directly to funding our Irondale Center productions where every artist in the BEAT Festival will perform in 2012.  Your gift will go directly to enabling Brooklyn-based theater, dance and voice artists perform in …

We need your help. Brooklyn is BIG, and we are small So, we were wondering if YOU might like to help us by becoming a BEAT ambassador. We need as many people as possible throughout the borough telling us about cool performance groups and individuals we should know.  All we need is from you is …

The Irondale Center, located within the BAM Cultural District in Fort Greene, is the first BEAT venue for our inaugural season.  This 7300 square foot facility is home to the Irondale Ensemble Project and is housed within the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church on South Oxford Street between Fulton St. and Lafayette Ave. When I first …

What Do You Want To See, Hear, Feel & Experience In A Brooklyn Performing Arts Festival? We want to know… SERIOUSLY! The BEAT festival presents Brooklyn artists in Brooklyn venues for….YOU.  So, tell us what you want OK?  And if you do, you’ll stand the chance to win a pretty awesome prize (more on that …

Amazing isn’t it?  There is currently no contemporary arts festival in Brooklyn.  Unlike most major cities in Europe, Brooklyn does not have a festival which reflects a large interest of its population.  BAM does have the Next Wave Festival each fall, but that is more of a season of theater, and most of it coming …