EMU grad student Gerard Breitenbeck reviews the recent BathHouse reading that featured Eric Lorberer and Barrett Watten: Ned Randolph introduced first Eric Lorberer who went on to speak about public art, art in a shared space and related questions of ownership and permanence vs. ephemerally. He focused on the Ashbury Bridge in Minneapolis. A person…
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David Boeving reviews Eric Loberer & Barrett Watten BathHouse reading
It’s the first BathHouse review of Winter ’11. This one is courtesy David Boeving: Eric Loberer began the initial reading for the 2011 EMU Creative Writing department’s BathHouse reading series by providing an extensive portrayal and interpretation of the Irene Hixon Whitney Bridge (better known as the John Ashbery bridge) as it relates to the…
Wayne Westcott reviews Julie Patton and Creative Writing Faculty BathHouse readings
Two more reviews to wrap up the semester…EMU student Wayne Westcott reviews a couple BathHouse readings from this past Fall: JULIE PATTON I first met Julie Patton while escorting her to the bathroom. I have a thing about bathrooms. I hate them. They make me feel awkward in my own skin, and if there’s ever…
Ned Randolph reviews Julie Patton
BathHouse reviews keep coming in! Check out Ned Randolph’s creative review of Julie Patton’s recent reading at EMU: Julie Ezelle Patton is preoccupied with the sonic echo of words in the space of performance. The author of Notes for Some (Nominally) Awake, Alphabet Soup and Slug Art, Patton alighted briefly at Sponberg Theater in November for the BathHouse…
Ashleigh Smith reviews CRTW Capstone reading
EMU student Ashleigh Smith reviews the Creative Writing Department’s Fall 2010 Capstone reading: I thought the Creative Writing department’s student reading was really interesting. It’s always fun to see and hear what my peers are doing. One of the performances that really stood out to me was Tim’s video. I was really blown away by…
Aaron Diehl reviews and CRTW Faculty and Julie Patton BathHouse readings
EMU student Aaron Diehl offers up two reviews of BathHouse readings from this past semester: CREATIVE WRITING FACULTY On October 29th, I wandered down to Sponberg Theatre to catch the EMU faculty reading. The performers for the evening were Rob Halpern, Christine Hume, and Carla Harryman. Christine Hume opened the night with selections from her…
Shaun Williams reviews Julie Patton BathHouse reading
EMU student Shaun Williams reviews Julie Patton’s recent BathHouse reading: I thought the reading to be an ethereal and engaging experience that started off rather shaky. The reason I say this is because the vast majority of the audience was turned off toward the beginning. I especially did not understand her lack of organization and…
David Boeving reviews EMU Creative Writing Department’s Capstone reading
EMU student David Boeving reviews the EMU Creative Writing Department’s Capstone reading that took place earlier this month: Capstone. Capstone? What is a capstone? According to the Microsoft Works Word Processor’s Dictionary, a capstone is a “top stone: a stone used at the top of a wall or another structure,” and, a “high point: something…
Jessica Buterbaugh reviews CRTW faculty BathHouse and Jeff Kass readings
EMU student Jessica Buterbaugh reviews a Jeff Kass reading and the faculty BathHouse reading from this past semester: CREATIVE WRITING FACULTY The first BathHouse Reading of the semester on the 29th of Sept. in Sponberg Theater was the faculty reading with Christine Hume, Carla Harryman, and Rob Halpern. Each faculty member had a distinct style…
Dan Turvey reviews Julie Patton
A few more reviews are coming in of the various BathHouse readings this semester. Below, Dan Turvey reviews Julie Patton’s reading: I will admit that I was unable to stay for the entirety of Julie’s performance but from the forty-five minutes or so that I was able to attend I was washed in sight and sound. At…