Sound and vision from the past, present and future
Over the last 30 years Stephen Petronio has established himself as one of the most influential names in American dance. His iconoclastic works fuse eclectic elements of pop culture to often explosive effect. He talked to Civilian about some of his landmark productions
"The baby steps that we take towards intimacy, the perennial insecurities, the pitfalls of love... people not quite managing to say what they mean, or mean what they say"
Iconoclastic, ecletic and often explosive - Stephen Petronio talks us through 30 years of his company's dance
This new biography of the great American author calls itself a study of the life of Roth's art and therefore of the art of his life. But who is it for exactly?
Neil Stewart laments the fact that an actor struck wordless isn't the dumbest thing about Philip Roth's 2009 novel
"I worried I was not able to generate faith like the rest of the congregation"
"Even for someone like me, who isn’t into colour, it’s captivating – I can sit here for hours"
"They filmed in the market and they were charged thousands of Euros because the shops said they’d lose business on the first day of the week. The market is never open on Monday anyway, so pffft."
Tim Jarvis becomes obsessed with the new Sun Kil Moon album, Benji – a triumphant, dark soundscape that hollows out traditional American songcraft
"Mark Linkous died twice. He overdosed on drugs in 1996, and was revivified only after his heart had stopped beating for several minutes; the records he made over the next decade are the work of a dead man"
