As we begin 2013, The Present Tense shares its reflections on 2012. 2012 offered countless moments for performance art that The Present Tense found inspirational. Here are 12 of them: 12. We probably don’t have to explain why its awesome that “100 Years of Performance Art” came to Boston University in 2012. This traveling exhibition [...]
Posts tagged ‘Vela Phelan’
The Present Tense Top 12 of 2012
January 9th, 2013
Present Tense Interview: Wilder Huckleberry
June 14th, 2012
There aren’t many 16 year olds out there that could school the Present Tense on performance art. Wilder Huckleberry is one of the few exemptions. Having grown up with two parents that make performance and regularly attend events, he’s probably seen more performance in his life than most working performance artists have. Below, we pick [...]
Ego Shadow- a performance in 5 parts by Vela Phelan
December 13th, 2011
The alchemists believed that extensively cooking all alchemical ingredients to a uniform black matter was the first step in achieving the “philosopher’s stone,” a substance used for rejuvenation and immortality. This “blackening” was considered a ritualistic cleansing and was named Nigredo. Jung, a student of alchemy, further developed Nigredo through his work with analytical psychology. [...]
Farewell to Big Red and Shiny
August 29th, 2010
Last week, Big Red and Shiny, an arts journal that served as a staple in the Boston art scene for the last 6 years, launched their final issue. After providing our community a forum to challenge and create dialogue around the state of the arts in New England, Founder, Matt Nash decided to “close up [...]
Vela Phelan @ Contaminate I
September 25th, 2009
From 2006-2009, The Present Tense operated primarily out of Fort Point and more specifically, Midway Studios. We had access to multiple spaces and were able to organize events without having to pay anything, something we took advantage as much as possible. 9 Events later, the spaces became occupied by companies and are no longer available [...]
Accumulation Time Lapses
July 6th, 2009
Contaminate I 2006 Trailer
May 11th, 2009
We were not able to get anything posted last week, so to make up for it I’m giving you a trailer of the first Contaminate Festival.13 performances in under 3 minutes! Each one of these performances will eventually have their own edit and post, but I think its important to understand the context in witch [...]
