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Article: Showcasing the unique world of performance art
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- November 1, 2006
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Performance art may be an underground activity in Boston, but it's
thriving internationally, and this week Mobius invites the world of
performance art to the Hub. The Mobius International Festival of
Performance Art, with shows starting tonight at the Midway Theater,
features 19 visiting artists from 14 countries, as well as 17 local
artists.
"Many Mobius artists are showing internationally more than
locally," says Nancy Adams, director of the group, which has produced
performance art in Boston for nearly 30 years. "There are just not a
lot of venues here. People got tired of performing for small
audiences. Overseas, the crowds can be huge."
Adams and her Mobius colleagues have tapped into ...