Rude Mechs' Requiem for Tesla
The Austin theatre collective's biography of inventor Nikola Tesla literally makes sparks fly
"...Nikola Tesla's life was truly extraordinary, and so is the..."
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Dec. 9, 2016 Arts Review by T. Lynn Mikeska
More Tesla Than You Can Shake an Electric Pigeon At
The once-neglected eccentric genius is (finally) all the rage
"...Nikola Tesla's star is, y'might say, ascendant...."
Sept. 7, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
Tesla
Ethan Hawke illuminates the electrical genius
"...If only. That is the story of Nikola Tesla, the man who dreamed the 20th century into..."
Aug. 21, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
The Tesla Project: A Celebration of All Things Tesla
Sure to be the most current event this weekend
"...up to this shindig in one of those new Tesla Roadsters with a flock of pigeons heralding your arrival;..."
July 4, 2014 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner
Tesla vs. Edison? Live And With Sparks A-Flying?
Yes: It's the Showdown at Unobtainium, coming soon
"...all things steampunk, not to mention much ado about Nikola Tesla,and we'll tell you more about steampunk in general..."
Sept. 28, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
SXSW Interactive Announces First Keynote Speaker
Humorist/crowdsource champ Matthew Inman of the Oatmeal
"...betting you heard about his awesome campaign to restore Tesla's good name and home...."
Sept. 4, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones
Maker Faire: Happily Ever Crafter
"...if you will, the ghosts of Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla puking their wackiest dreams of science all over..."
Oct. 24, 2007 Design Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
Requiem for Tesla
Local mavericks Rude Mechanicals have plundered biographies and scientific history to give us the whole story of maverick inventor Nikola Tesla, and their production Requiem for Tesla, with its unnervingly choreographed lights, arresting video, beautiful period costumes, original score on theremin, strange dance numbers, and working Tesla coil, literally crackles with current.
"...Requiem for Tesla: More Power to Him..."
March 2, 2001 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner
Geek Gift-Giving
SXSW Interactive announces The Oatmeal's Matthew Inman as first keynote speaker
"...the Male Angler Fish Gets Completely Screwed," and "Why Nikola Tesla Was the Greatest Geek Who Ever Lived."..."
Sept. 7, 2012 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones
'The Tesla Project' / 'Lifecycles'
We need more science – and more art shows inspired by science – as pleasing and stimulating as these two
"...'The Tesla Project'Invenio, 916 Springdale www.inveniomedia.com Through July 28 'Lifecycles'Art.Science.Gallery, 916..."
July 11, 2014 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner
The 2-D Stand-Up
Matthew Inman is The Oatmeal
"...The Oatmeal and his stunningly successful campaign to save Nikola Tesla's historic Wardenclyffe laboratory from the corporate chopping block?..."
March 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner
The Prestige
Two rival magicians are locked in a lifelong quest for supremacy, which leads them down a slippery slope of hairpin twists and triple-turns in this Christopher Nolan movie.
"...and Andy Serkis. Watching Bowie as Thomas Edison's archenemy Nikola Tesla, you wish the role (a glorified cameo) were..."
Oct. 27, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
Benedict Cumberbatch as the artist who invented the modern cat
"...Wain and this film alongside both fellow current enthusiast Nikola Tesla and Michael Almereyda's underseen 2020 eponymous biopic starring..."
Nov. 5, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
Slappy returns in this perfectly timed sequel
"...to help save the town’s most famous landmark, namely Nikola Tesla’s iconic, 187-foot radio tower, which looms over Wardenclyffe..."
Oct. 12, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
'The Greatest Geek Who Ever Lived'
"...Inman for promoting the greatest geek who ever lived, Nikola Tesla. And, in tandem with that, thanks to Inman..."
Sept. 6, 2012 Postmarks
Requiem for Tesla
Genius and madness are the ac and dc of inventor Nikola Tesla's life, as portrayed in the Rude Mechanicals' biographical tribute Requiem for Tesla, and this new version provides the atmosphere and quickening charge of an old Universal horror film.
"...Requiem for Tesla: Rude Mechanicals..."
Jan. 31, 2003 Arts Review by Robert Faires
The Current War - Director's Cut
The birth of the modern age in a battle of industrialists
"...and Hoult as the also-ran genius of the story, Nikola Tesla...."
Oct. 25, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
Sleight
A street magician must save his kidnapped sister
"...Nikola Tesla and Franz Mesmer surely would have applauded Bo’s..."
May 5, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Last Shotgun Blast of SXSW Film Programming
'Hobo,' Spike's 'Scenes From the Suburbs,' and more
"...as Bill Hickins and "the kid." The History of Nikola Tesla - a Short Story Director: Jeremiah Warren Nikola..."
Feb. 10, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones
Articulations
The final exit for actress Patsy Goldwater, a home run for playwright Dan Dietz, a fair for your inner Frankenstein, and a training ground for aspiring critics
"...fair where Frankensteins of all ages can see a tesla coil generating giant sparks, make a hologram of a..."
Jan. 24, 2003 Arts Column by Robert Faires
Robert Faires' Top 10 (+1) Theatre Riches of 2016
Works that struck a nerve with the political state of our city and our nation stood out in this year's outstanding theatre productions
"...7) REQUIEM FOR TESLA (Rude Mechs) The Rudes' 2001 toast to the brilliant,..."
Dec. 30, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Wayne Alan Brenner's Top 10 Arts-Related Program Activities of 2016
Uncommon combinations – dance with horses, music with robots, drama with a Tesla coil – made the year unforgettable
"...10) REQUIEM FOR TESLA (Rude Mechs) They brought it back. After more than..."
Dec. 30, 2016 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner
Event Menu
Between lobsters, Tesla, and Bastille Day, this will be a busy, delicious week for Austin foodies
"...more than 20 area artists inspired by visionary artist Nikola Tesla at the Pump Project Satellite (1109 Shady). Proceeds..."
July 9, 2010 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood
The Method Gun
With this play about theatre and tigers, the Rude Mechs earn their stripes forever
"...approximately, they've looked at punk rock in Lipstick Traces, Nikola Tesla in Requiem for Tesla, the Wild West in..."
May 1, 2009 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner
Against the Day
"...equally real is the theory that an experiment by Nikola Tesla caused the Event. The inclusion of such historical..."
Dec. 15, 2006 Books Review by James Renovitch
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, December 24 - January 4
"...LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Renowned inventor Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) felt an extraordinary closeness with sparrows, finches,..."
Dec. 29, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
"...After Nikola Tesla's death in 1943, the federal government seized hundreds..."
June 9, 2023 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants
Your Coffee Table's Begging For Books Like These
Two new volumes of art from Steve Brudniak and Clifford Ross
"...– look like something from a wet dream that Nikola Tesla might've had after hearing the call of Cthulhu...."
Sept. 3, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
The Very Last Night at Wardenclyffe
The Eastside art gallery and cultural powerhouse is moving on
"...Even Nikola Tesla, that genius and master of strange forces, had..."
May 16, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
Five Things You'd Totally Enjoy Doing This Weekend
Right here in Austin, Texas, where the fun never stops
"...culminating in a staged confrontation (with lightning-chased fisticuffs) between Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison? Answer: I could not not..."
