Teatr ZAR - The Gospels of Childhood Triptych

Teatr ZAR The Gospels of Childhood Triptych March 29 - April 1, 2012

Poland's Teatr ZAR uses song, chanting, physical theater, and rich sets to examine birth, death, pleasure, and pain. The Gospels of Childhood Triptych is staged in three acts during a single evening, with the audience and actors inhabiting a different set for each act: the first and third take place in the MCA Theater with the audience on stage; and the second is in the MCA's 2nd-floor atrium. The performances take place at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), Chicago, March 29 - April 1, 2012, and are presented by MCA Stage in association with Goodman Theatre. Inspired by Eastern Orthodox ancient sacred music, The Gospels draws on texts from the apocryphal gospels and the 19th century Polish romantic poet Juliusz Slowacki. The work is the culmination of a decade of research by artistic director, Jaroslaw Fret, and the company. The Gospels exemplifies a trend in contemporary Polish theatre, described as "theatre out of the spirit of music."  VIDEO Part 1: Gospels of Childhood / The Overture (Theater): Based on texts from the apocryphal gospels, the overture to the triptych tells the story of resurrection. Its musical structure is based on the chant singing tradition of Georgia, Bulgaria, and Greece and reveals the story of Lazarus, his sisters, and Mary Magdalene, who in the Gnostic tradition is considered one of the disciples. Part 2: Caesarean Section / Essays on Suicide (2nd floor atrium): Explores the question of freedom and its limitations that draws on the music of Corsica, intertwining Bulgarian, Romanian, Icelandic, and Chechen songs, combined with the more modern music of Erik Satie and Ástor Piazzolla. Part 3: Anhelli / The Calling (Theater): The poem "Anhelli," by Slowacki, follows a tragic journey of a young man through Siberia and portrays the struggles for independence and a missed calling due to human weakness. Teatr ZAR created a musical score for Anhelli based on Byzantine and Sardinian Paschal hymns.

Artist Reception - Joan Tucker - "Urban Legend"

Deadline Feb. 29 - Call to Artists - Covington Art Fair

Covington Art Fair 

 
Call to Artists

WHAT:  Premier Fine Art Show in Fort Wayne Area

WHERE: Covington Shopping Plaza, Fort Wayne, IN

WHEN: Saturday and Sunday
           June 23 & 24, 2012

NOTEWORTHY:

*Art Fair Source Book Top 100 Ranked Fine Art Festival, 2010.

*Limited to 100 juried fine artists in 10 categories.

*Loyal, long-term repeat customer base.

*Jury/Booth Fees ($25/$175); double booths are available at $350.

*Friday setup; drive/park at space for load-in and load-out.

*24-hour security; booth sitters; all-day private artist hospitality center.

*For more details about the show, click HERE
The Covington Art Fair has grown into one of the best fine art fairs in the region.  In its 20th consecutive year of operation, the festival features a unique variety of local, regional and national artists.  Set in one of the area's most unique shopping destinations, Covington Plaza, the event augments the artists' displays with fine dining and great specialty shops that are a magnet for upscale customers.

Jazz music accompanies the high-quality art.  Thousands of attendees exude a spirit of excitement and camarderie with the exhibiting artists.  Artist hospitality is unmatched, making every artist feel welcome.  And as a special benefit, artists park right at their booths!

NOW ACCEPTING INQUIRIES.

APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE ONLINE JANUARY 20, 2012

Deadline:
February 29, 2012

Notification:
April 6, 2012

Booth Fee Due:
May 18, 2012

For more details, artist's prospectus, and to apply, visit:
www.asheragency.com
Email inquiries to:
glendas@asheragency.com

You may also contact by telephone:
Glenda Stoppenhagen
800-900-7031
260-424-3373
 

TODAY - Cage Transmitted - Part 2 of Evening 2

Cage Transmitted: Part 2 of Evening 2

 

Composers Inside Electronics performs live

NYCAMS, 44 West 28th Street, NYC

Fri, Feb 24, 6:45pm est LIVE STREAM

 

Cage Transmitted: Part 2 of Evening 2 features the ever inventive crew Composers Inside Electronics (CIE), a group of composer/performers dedicated to the composition and live performance of electronic music, will present an engaging evening of electro-acoustic music by John Driscoll and Doug Van Nort.  The performance will include John Driscoll’s new “Speaking in Tongues” -  a duo work for a group of unusual instruments that use sound above our hearing to translate small physical movements into audible sounds.  Driscoll and Van Nort will also perform a collaborative improvisation using resonant objects to transform sounds and custom software that allows the performers to share and alter each other's signals.

 

John Driscoll is a sound artist and composer whose work focuses on spatial acoustics, new instruments, robotics, and compositions for unique architectural spaces.  He has performed world-wide with David Tudor, CIE, Douglas Dunn & Dancers, and as a solo performer.

Doug Van Nort is an experimental musician whose work explores the sculpting and radical transformation of his sonic environment. His instruments are custom-built electro-acoustic systems and digital processes, with an ear towards noise, immersion and free improvisation.  Van Nort performs solo and in the trio Triple Point with Pauline Oliveros and Jonas Braasch, and is currently research associate in music at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

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ABOUT CAGE TRANSMITTED: Joining the worldwide celebration of the centennial of John Cage, Norte Maar collaborates with E.A.T. to present Cage Transmitted: 12 evenings of performance. These unique evenings will span the calendar year of 2012 and will include music, poetry, theater, happenings, visual art, and dance in an effort to celebrate and conjour the life of John Cage.