Jan Herman
Looking Back at NYC with Nostalgia and Dismay
In a newly recorded video, the noted writers Elisabeth Bronfen, Maaza Mengiste, and Christoph Keller look back at their experience of New York City with nostalgic affection — and, it must be said, with considerable dismay — from their vantage points in Switzerland and Germany.
Swiss Composer-Videographer Takes a Bow
They're celebrating Steff Signer's 75th birthday at the Palace tonight in St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Paul Zelevansky’s Absurdist Tale of ‘Monkey & Man’
It began as a performance piece. That was a long time ago . . . 1985, to be precise, in Brooklyn. The author presented Individual stories as performances and installations, which were videotaped. The texts also began appearing in little magazines.
