An interview with Bailey Lee on the play, “Papa” In Bailey Lee’s Papa, the viewer journeys from the farmlands of rural China to the hills of McKeesport, celebrating Asian American heritage by exploring the Lee family’s memories, fantasies, and heartaches through drama, music, and puppetry. The performance is part of…

Continuing Recital’s sponsored partnership with the New Hazlett Theater, we are presenting a series of editorially-independent previews and reviews of the 2021–22 Community Supported Art (CSA) Performance Series. Below is our review of Disassembly by Feralcat, a collaborative response from Recital editor David Bernabo and guest panelists Matt Aelmore and…

An interview with Feralcat on “Disassembly” and the jump into video games — In Disassembly, an original soundtrack by Feralcat serves as the script for a sci-fi animated drama. This multimedia experience marries a synth-pop/progressive rock/jazz fusion concert with retro video game-influenced animations to tell a compelling new story about finding identity in the midst of oppression. …

The game show is a fantastical setting. It’s a place where you can win money, a car, a treadmill, a box of harmonicas, a date, a marriage, or a live goat–yes, all taxable if over $600 in value. It’s a space that is sectioned off from the miseries of the…

“The Princess is Right” at the New Hazlett Theater — Princess Jafar is back with The Princess is Right! An Interactive Game Show, a game show where possibly everyone is a winner. A few things to know before you click buy on that ticket button: Princess Jafar is immortal. There will be a ton of guests. …

By J. Beardsley December 7, 2021 weighted sky, a new collaborative performance piece between artists of slowdanger (anna thompson and taylor knight), MICHIYAYA Dance (Anya Clarke-Verdery and Mitsuko Clarke-Verdery), and Abdu Ali, premiered at the Andy Warhol Museum November 11, 2021. This performance installation piece “explores the collapse of capitalism…

New records or reissues that I bought and listened to, released in 2021, ranked (but to what end?)

Continuing Recital’s sponsored partnership with the New Hazlett Theater, we are presenting a series of editorially-independent previews and reviews of the 2021–22 Community Supported Art (CSA) Performance Series. Below is our review of Lavender Terrace by NaTasha Thompson, a collaborative response from Recital editor David Bernabo and guest panelists Jason…

by Madison Stubblefield It was the middle of winter, cold and dark, with the threat of having to move out of our apartment because the landlord wanted to sell. I set up recording gear in the tiny storage closet, and started daydreaming about sweaty…