Carl(os) asks artists in the field how they deal with artistic disagreements and conflicts and he gets solid advice, which he shares. Talking and creating space for discussion are key. Read on and see more of what the professionals have to say.
Read MoreCarl(os) chats with Machine Dazzle, costume designer for Taylor Mac’s upcoming performance of “A 24-Decade History of Popular Music,” at the Kimmel Center June 2nd and 9th. They talk hoarding, trash aesthetics, designing on instinct and much more.
Read MoreCarl(os) Roa is back and thinking about fat bodies in visual art and on stage. Prompted by a recent trip to Colombia, he ponders what is gained when we challenge prevailing notions of what a protagonist looks like.
Read MoreCarl(os) Roa previews the Power Street Theater Company’s production of “Las Mujeres,” a new play by Erlina Ortiz, running March 9th-17th at West Kensington Ministry. Supported by a pantheon of feminist icons from Latin American history, “Las Mujeres” adapts the unorthodox structure of Caryl Churchill’s 1982 working-woman play, “Top Girls,” to the complexities of contemporary Latinx life.
Read MoreCarl(os) Roa sits in on a rehearsal for Tiger Style!, a comedic play, written by Mike Lew, about two Chinese American siblings coming to terms with their upbringing on an inter-continental voyage. Running from January 26th through February 4th at the Louis Bluver Theatre at the Drake, this will be Philadelphia Asian Performing Artists’ first full-fledged production since their founding three years ago. Roa also speaks with key members of the PAPA community about what makes their organization so vital.
Read MoreCarl(os) Roa visits Mina Zarfsaz’s Dead Ringer, a multimedia installation on view through January 21st at Vox Populi Gallery. An assemblage of found objects and recorded voices sandwiched between two mirrors, this absurdist sculpture begs for audience participation, and Roa puts himself right in the scene.
Read MorePlaywright, performing artist and former Artblog New Art Writing panelist, Carl(os) Roa, is our newest man on the street. Here he embeds himself with rising local hip-hop ensemble, ILL DOOTS, on the eve of their two-night engagement at the Painted Bride’s Bride Next residency culminating showcase. Check them out November 17th and 18th and BYO pretzels.
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