The Performance HUB: Archive

HUB on hiatus

Hey folks! The HUB is on a temporary hiatus, and will likely return in the fall. In the meantime, follow us on twitter where I’ll still be retweeting shows and other cool goings-on.

Jul 10th

Auditions for Le Cabaret Grimm

Liars & Believers is taking Le Cabaret Grimm to NYC in July. Liars & Believers will be bringing our show Le Cabaret Grimm - a punk cabaret fairy tale {sans fairies} to New York this July for the New York Musical Theatre Festival. First premiering in Boston in 2010, Le Cabaret Grimm is a punk cabaret adaptation of the “Tales of the Brothers Grimm”, with dance, songs, puppetry...

Apr 29th

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The Eschaton of 2012 →

Okay, maybe I’m a little bit biased because we’re in the midst of a collaboration with one of the bands playing this show, but HOLY SMOKES, what a line-up! Black Thai, Sidewalk Driver, Planetoid, and Walter Sickert & the ARmy of BRoken TOys, and hosted by Mary Widow. Some trivia: Mary Widow was the first burlesque performer I ever saw. She did a Lizzie-Borden themed routine at...

Mar 12th

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Rock 'n' Roll High School: Clique Wars →

Here’s a secret: The best way to get featured on the HUB? Give your show a theme. I’m a sucker for themes. Tomorrow is a themed-show I’ve been amped about since it was announced: Rock ‘n’ Roll High School: Clique Wars with The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library as The Nerds, The Zambonis as The Jocks, and Sarah RabDAU and Self-Employed Assassins as The Freaks, and...

Mar 7th

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Watch

New music video from You Won’t! You Won’t opened for our last two performances of “Song of Songs,” and I hear yesterday was drummer Raky’s birthday :) In other new releases from “Song of Songs” openers, The Doctors Fox released a new single, “Gauge.” Check it out at http://thedoctorsfox.bandcamp.com/track/gauge-single

Feb 29th

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Gragger/Noisemaker! The Workmen's Circle's Fifth...

March 10, 8pm – 1am 45 Danforth St, Jamaica Plain (Spontaneous Celebrations) Sliding scale $10 – 20 **Music by Cirkestra and DJ Ross of Love** **Costume contest** **Cash bar** **Political Theater** Like an old-school mic check, the gragger is a Jewish noisemaker traditionally used to lift up our voices in the name of liberation and justice. This year, we will celebrate the ways that our...

Feb 21st

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Bohemian Bacchanalia →

We here at the LAB are big fans of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine and madness. The OG (Original Greek) version of the Bacchanalia festival, the Dionysia, were - according to the all-knowing Wikipedia - the driving force behind Greek theater. We’re also big fans of the Boston Circus Guild, our local modern-day purveyors of bacchanalian revelry and merry-making. This week’s...

Feb 20th

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Feb 10th

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Welcome to SPAKLETOWN →

What a line-up! I guess that’s why they’re calling it “a tour of Boston’s Best Burlesque.” If burlesquers were Boston landmarks, this would be the Freedom Tail. Also: they’re promising fart jokes. February 5, 8pm Oberon, 2 Arrow St, Cambridge, MA

Jan 20th

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The Buttcracker →

Boston has any number of takes on Tchaikovsky’s seasonal classic, from the traditional Boston Ballet Nutcracker to the more recent hit, The Slutcracker. The most fun you will have at a -cracker this year, however, will be at The Buttcracker. Now in its second year, The Buttcracker features butt-themed drag, burlesque, spoken word, and other callipygian shenanigans. Sunday, December 18th at...

Dec 16th

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The Upper Crust + Sidewalk Driver + Gene Dante &...

I would be hard pressed to think of a more rockin’ line-up for a New Year’s Eve show than The Upper Crust, Sidewalk Driver, and Gene Dante & the Future Starlets. Make 2012 sparkle and shine by resolving to get your glam on at Church. This show is 21+. $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Get your tickets here.

Nov 30th

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"28 Seeds" audition notice

Liars & Believers and Walter Sickert & the Army of Broken Toys announce their upcoming collaboration, 28 Seeds. Written by Walter Sickert & Meff, directed by Jason Slavick and performed by The Army of Broken Toys and the LAB, 28 Seeds is an apocalyptic, steampunk, science fiction tale that combines music, dance and theater in a genre-bending live show. We are seeking 4 non-equity...

Nov 2nd

Shudder Fest Horror Film Festival →

Four independent horror movies and a dozen short films over two nights at the Somerville Theater October 14th & 15th

Oct 10th

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Org: Asylum →

You know how sometimes you wish that you were cool enough to be friends with all the artsy people in town and you could just throw a big party and everyone would perform? (No? Is that just me?) Well Mali Sastri (lead singer of Jaggery) is that cool. And she is throwing that party. And you’re invited: “The second in the Org performance event series to take place at Oberon, Org: Asylum...

Sep 21st

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Aliza's Brain Trust →

Aliza is a pillar of the Boston alternative and arts communities, as well as a supporter of the LAB. Please consider helping out. Every little bit makes a difference. “On Monday, July 25, 2011, Aliza Shapiro, the big brains behind Truth Serum Productions, was admitted to the hospital and is being treated for a stroke caused by a cerebral hemorrhage. She currently has motor and vision...

Aug 1st

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Jun 10th

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Jun 4th

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28 Seeds audition notice

Liars & Believers (formerly The Performance LAB) and Walter Sickert & the Army of Broken Toys announce their upcoming collaboration, 28 Seeds. Written by Walter Sickert & Meff, adapted to the stage by Jason Slavick and performed by Walter Sickert & the Army of Broken Toys and the LAB, 28 Seeds is an apocalyptic, steampunk, science fiction tale that combines music, dance and theater...

May 31st

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May 25th

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May 25th

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May 25th

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May 25th

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Overheard/Underground →

“Overheard/Underground is a series of concerts examining the boundaries between the traditional and experimental in contemporary music. Featuring performances by today’s most inspiring local and international performers in folk, classical and experimental traditions.”

May 4th

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The Record: Contemporary Art and Vinyl at the ICA →

This is so timely for us! The new exhibit at the ICA is “the first museum exhibition to explore the culture of vinyl records within the history of contemporary art.” From the website: “Through sculpture, installation, drawing, painting, photography, sound work, video and performance, The Record combines contemporary art with outsider art, audio with visual, and fine art with...

Apr 20th

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FIGMENT fundraiser scavenger hunt & afterparty →

A big part of my position here at the LAB is that I go to stuff. I go to shows and concerts. I go to events and festivals. It’s how I keep abreast of what’s going on. Needless to say, I get around. A lot. And of everything I saw and did last year, FIGMENT was my absolute favorite. FIGMENT is a free festival celebrating public art and participatory culture. I cannot really describe to...

Mar 2nd

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All Works Guaranteed Stolen →

This sounds like a neat show. From the Atlantic Works Gallery website: “A group show at Atlantic Works Gallery, celebrating the natural right of artists to “steal” the intellectual “property” they need to create their art.”

Jan 7th

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Dec 23rd

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The Slutcracker →

This year I am determined to see The Slutcracker. I missed it last year, and everyone RAVES about it. From the Facebook event: “Boston-area performance artists band together to bring you The Slutcracker. This scene-by-scene retelling of the Nutcracker, resplendent with ribald parody, ‘whisks the audience away to a carefree realm of sexual fantasy.’”

Nov 30th

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AUDITION NOTICE

The Performance LAB, the company that last season brought you Le Cabaret Grimm – a Punk Cabaret Fairy Tale, seeks performers for our new show, Song of Songs, to be presented at the Boston Center for the Arts in June of 2011. Inspired by the greatest love poem of all time, Song of Songs is an Alt-Indie romp through love in all shapes and sizes. With director Jason Slavick, composer Nathan Leigh...

Nov 3rd

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TraniWreck →

If you have never been to TraniWreck, you’re missing out! This event, with its latest incarnation at OBERON in Harvard Square, combines drag show with dance party. From the November 11 TraniWreck Facebook event: “TraniWreck: GOLD VI is at the end of Transgender Awareness Week and it’s close to Thanksgiving so…TransGiving! You’ll get all of the great performance of...

Nov 1st

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FREEKY FRIGHT NIGHTS! at Space 242 →

I just went to this gallery opening tonight. There is another opening reception next week since this one was so packed! It’s a great space and there’s a lot of really neat artwork. It’s worth the hike!

Oct 23rd

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Oct 19th

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Oct 19th

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HYPOTHESIS →

Johnny Blazes and Madge of Honor’s new monthly shows is “a night of inventive performance.” This week, their second run features LAB favorites Walter Sickert & the ARmy of BRoken TOys! 18+, $7 at the door The Midway in JP, show at 9pm

Oct 19th

The HUB takes a tumble?

Let’s see if this works… -RH

Jan 9th