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SUMMARY:John Cage's Organ2 / ASLSP
DESCRIPTION:Part of Cage: Beyond Silence → \nOne of the ideas central to Cages philosophy was asking us to consider the way we listen to and perceive music. Monumental in its duration\, this performance of Cages Organ2 / ASLSP challenges the traditional parameters of a concert and asks us to choose our own path to engage with the music. \nPresented by organist Parker Kitterman and others throughout the evening and into the early morning hours on Nov. 4\, Organ2 / ASLSP will be performed on the powerful Curtis Organ housed in Philadelphias historic Christ Church. \nCages work is the subject of one of the longest-lasting musical performances yet undertaken: The current performance of this piece began in 2001 at St. Burchardi church in Halberstadt\, Germany\, and is scheduled to have a duration of 639 years. The title stands for “As SLow(ly) and Soft(ly) as Possible” and also refers to “Soft morning city. Lsp!” (from James Joyce’s ‘Finnegans Wake’).
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/john-cages-organ2-aslsp/
LOCATION:Christ Church\, 2nd Above Market\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121103T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121103T160000
DTSTAMP:20261019T041125Z
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SUMMARY:Cage: Silence and Beyond
DESCRIPTION:Part of Cage: Beyond Silence → \nCage often referred to his silent piece as his most important work\, but does this piece overshadow his other artistic contributions\, and most importantly\, his craft as a composer? A series of talks and artistic responses explore the complex and interwoven ideas of 433 (1952) and beyond. \nPart of the Cage: Beyond Silence festival.\nhttp://cagebeyondsilence.com/
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/cage-silence-and-beyond/
LOCATION:Philadelphia Museum of Art
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121101T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121101T220000
DTSTAMP:20261019T041116Z
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SUMMARY:Cage's Music of Changes
DESCRIPTION:Part of Cage: Beyond Silence → \nComposed in 1951\, Music of Changes was Cages first instrumental composition entirely derived from chance procedures. Cage applied a book of the I Ching\, a recent gift from a young Christian Wolff\, to various parameters in the music: tempi\, dynamics\, sounds and silences\, durations and superimpositions. The resulting music is one of pointed extremes and dense counterpoint. The piano is played\, not only by using the keys\, but also by plucking the strings with finger nails\, playing cymbal beaters on the strings\, and even slamming the keyboard lid. First premiered by David Tudor\, a generation later\, pianist Joseph Kubera provides an unyielding and complete interpretation of this complex and virtuosic work.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/cages-music-of-changes/
LOCATION:Trinity Center for Urban Life\, 2212 Spruce St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19103\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121028T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121028T213000
DTSTAMP:20261019T000839Z
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED: Margaret Leng Tan performs John Cage's Sonatas & Interludes
DESCRIPTION:Part of Cage: Beyond Silence → \nPianist Margaret Leng Tan returns for a performance of one of John Cages most important works\, Sonatas and Interludes. Rhythmic and driving\, Sonatas and Interludes is a collection of twenty pieces – sixteen sonatas and four more freely structured interludes – composed for prepared piano\, a Cagean innovation that uses screws\, bolts\, pieces of rubber and plastic\, to reimagine the piano as an orchestra of percussive sounds. Inspired by Indian philosophy and music\, the aim of the pieces is to express the eight permanent emotions of the rasa Indian tradition.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/postponed-margaret-leng-tan-performs-john-cages-sonatas-interludes/
LOCATION:Curtis Field Concert Hall\, 1726 Locust Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19103\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121026T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121026T200000
DTSTAMP:20261019T041106Z
CREATED:20190502T161825Z
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SUMMARY:Cage: Music for Film
DESCRIPTION:Part of Cage: Beyond Silence → \nVirtuoso pianist Margaret Leng Tan\, who began her association with Cage in 1981\, performs an eclectic and far ranging program of Cage’s music for piano\, prepared piano\, and toy piano to live projected videos.Compositions include Works of Calder\, Music for Marcel Duchamp\, Cage’s score painting Chess Pieces\, and Music for Piano no. 2\, which will be performed with Rob Dietz’s video projections of Cage’s artwork 10 Stones. \nPart of Cage: Beyond Silence
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/cage-music-for-film/
LOCATION:Philadelphia Museum of Art
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120916T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120916T220000
DTSTAMP:20190502T162520Z
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SUMMARY:CHRIS HEENAN & JONAS KOCHER + BHOB RAINEY
DESCRIPTION:CHRIS HEENAN & JONAS KOCHER (accordian)\nBHOB RAINEY (solo electronics) \n  \nABOUT THE EVENT \nBowerbird commences the fall season with a concert featuring first rate music from local and distant sources. This is a rare chance to see the duo of Berlin-based American contrabass clarinetist Chris Heenan and Swiss accordianist Jonas Kocher (who are in the midst of a US tour) and perhaps the first of what we hope to be more regular local appearances by recent Philadelphia transplant Bhob Rainey\, who will be doing a set of solo electronics. \nChris Heenan and Jonas Kocher work with the unlikely pairing of contrabass clarinet and accordion using improvisation to create worlds of changing depth and mood that both expand upon and fixate on particular sonic zones while simultaneously belying the instrumentation of the duo. Sudden shifts in texture and tempo give way to areas of quiet and stasis\, a reprieve from constant movement that gives way to a burst of loud focused activity. \nBhob Rainey’s eight member BSC will be appearing in Philadelphia later this fall\, performing two original realizations of John Cage’s “Song Books” (1970). \n  \nMade possible with the support of Pro Helvetia\, the Swiss Arts Council.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/chris-heenan-jonas-kocher-bhob-rainey/
LOCATION:Vox Populi\, 319 N 11th St\, 3rd Floor\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19107\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120615T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120615T220000
DTSTAMP:20190502T163529Z
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SUMMARY:Bernard Parmegiani's "De natura sonorum"
DESCRIPTION:Bernard Parmegiani (b. 1927): “De natura sonorum” (1975)\nSuite in twelve movements \nDigital artist Peter Price will perform live projected visuals to accompany the digital playback. The concert will be preceded by a brief introductory talk by Thomas Patteson. \nABOUT THE EVENT \nBuilding on the acoustic investigations of his teacher Pierre Schaeffer\, the founder of musique concrete\, French composer Bernard Parmegiani creates what he calls “acousmatic music” — a kind of sonic art conceived especially for presentation through loudspeakers\, designed to invoke powerful mental images through the pure play of disembodied sound. Parmegiani’s 1975 composition De natura sonorum is an unrivaled masterpiece in this genre. Each of the work’s 12 movements is an etude in which opposing sonic properties–percussive versus sustained tones\, or synthetic versus natural–are played against each other in a highly refined counterpoint of acoustic forms. At once playful and imposing\, sensual and cerebral\, De natura sonorum leads the listener on a unique exploration of the nature of sound.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/bernard-parmegianis-de-natura-sonorum/
LOCATION:The Rotunda\, 4014 Walnut St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120602T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120602T160000
DTSTAMP:20261017T122945Z
CREATED:20190502T164143Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261017T122945Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop:  Listen Here Now
DESCRIPTION:Listen Here Now investigates how listening\, recording and mapping can transform our sense of place\, time and physical relationship to a given location in the neighborhood of Pt. Breeze/Grays Ferry. This workshop involves listening\, recording and mapping sound. Through focused listening\, the participant becomes more aware of their environment as they discover their surrounding in an audible way. Each participant will be mapping out their sonic experience thereby creating a narrative of their relationship to the given location. \nUsing a map and a recording device\, each participant will track their movement through space. Starting and ending at a designated place and time\, each participant will navigate their walks based on what they hear\, thereby shaping the trajectory of their sonic journey. Participants are to stop\, listen and record the surrounding landscape and mark the location on their maps. The recordings and maps will be gathered\, then later on strung together in a composition that visually and audibly reference each other. \n  \nSound Places is a part of Commotion\, a project that brings together diverse art makers and communities to interact and explore the Grays Ferry\, Point Breeze\, and South of South Street neighborhoods of Philadelphia in unique and unexpected ways.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/workshop-listen-here-now/
LOCATION:Zion Hill Memorial Baptist Church\, 2702 Ellsworth St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19146\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120526T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120526T160000
DTSTAMP:20261017T122942Z
CREATED:20190502T164648Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261017T122942Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Mobile Field Recording
DESCRIPTION:This workshop will introduce participants to mobile field recording in an urban park setting. We will listen to and record the sounds of traffic\, the recycling center\, park visitors on foot/bicycle/ rollerblade/skateboard/ segway/stroller\, aircraft\, and watercraft. Non human-made sounds that may also be encountered include birds\, the wind\, insects\, squirrels\, rats\, feral dogs\, and water lapping against the riverbank. While the only certain sound will be that of automobile traffic\, it is very likely that we will also encounter sounds we do not expect. We will discuss microphone polar patterns\, stereo methods\, recording\, playback/delivery considerations\, storage\, best practices\, editing\, processing\, geotagging\, metadata\, archiving\, and equipment. Workshop participants will walk approximately 2 miles (from the starting point and back). There will be 8 spots available; headphones will be provided. \n  \nSound Places is a part of Commotion\, a project that brings together diverse art makers and communities to interact and explore the Grays Ferry\, Point Breeze\, and South of South Street neighborhoods of Philadelphia in unique and unexpected ways.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/workshop-mobile-field-recording/
LOCATION:Schuylkill Banks Grays Ferry Crescent
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120420T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120420T230000
DTSTAMP:20190502T165116Z
CREATED:20190502T165116Z
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SUMMARY:Diamond Terrifier + Femme Tops + Wait + Patrick Higgins
DESCRIPTION:Difficult to summarize\, yet unified in ethos and affect\, this evening features three solo projects – Diamond Terrifier (Sam Hillmer of the Zs’s)\, Partrick Higgins (in an extensive reworking of JS Bach’s music)\, and Wait (a solo electronics project by Robert J). Also on the evening is a new quartetFemme Tops featuring Alex Hampshire\, Rick Weaver\, Evan Lipson\, and Jeff Zagers.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/diamond-terrifier-femme-tops-wait-patrick-higgins/
LOCATION:The Rotunda\, 4014 Walnut St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20111111T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20111111T230000
DTSTAMP:20190502T165928Z
CREATED:20190502T165928Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190502T165928Z
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SUMMARY:Michael Gordon's TIMBER
DESCRIPTION:American composer Michael Gordon’s new piece\, Timber\, is an evening-length tour de force. Scored for six graduated wooden Simantras — Greek liturgical percussion instruments used by French composer Iannis Xenakis — the work brings the physicality\, endurance and technique of percussion performance to a new level. In this new work\, Gordon shapes the music in both polyrhythmic and dynamic waves of textures — often each players’ hands are in separate rhythmic ‘worlds’\, each traversing a different dynamic contour from loud to soft to loud\, similar in some respects to his solo for percussion\, XY. \nMuch of Gordon’s music demonstrates a deep exploration into the extreme possibilities and stunning nature of rhythm\, as well as the enriching\, yet disturbing\, multidimensionality of polyrhythmic layers — what has been termed in his music to be\, “glorious confusion.” Many of Gordon’s works\, including Trance\, Gotham\, Decasia\, and his most recent orchestral work\, Dystopia\, point to Gordon’s interest in complex rhythmic and textural territory. Gordon’s percussion sextet takes these elements and explores the extreme possibilities of rhythm and texture to a beautifully intense degree. The new evening-length work is indeed a unique and exciting addition to the world of percussion. \nPresented with Crane Arts
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/michael-gordons-timber/
LOCATION:Crane Arts\, 1400 N American St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19122
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20111021T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20111021T220000
DTSTAMP:20190502T170317Z
CREATED:20190502T170317Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190502T170317Z
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SUMMARY:POWERS OF TEN
DESCRIPTION:When we think of documentary films\, we probably call to mind certain familiar forms\, such as archival footage of World War II battles or British-accented narration of natural scenes. But conceived in the broadest terms\, the documentary is an extremely diverse cinematic genre with at least as much room for artistic experimentation as the fictional film. This program is intended to trace the fascinating variety of short documentary films\, which spans the roughly century-long history of cinema itself. \n  \nIn different ways\, the films featured in this program explore the possible meanings of cinema as a vehicle for human knowledge and aesthetic pleasure. Some are self-consciously experimental\, while others challenge us through their historical and cultural distance from our ingrained habits of perception. All these films both expand our experience of the world and force us to re-examine our comfortable relationship with the “reality” that film presents.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/powers-of-ten/
LOCATION:The Rotunda\, 4014 Walnut St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110306T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110306T213000
DTSTAMP:20261019T143153Z
CREATED:20190502T171336Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261019T143153Z
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SUMMARY:Blind Date: Part 2
DESCRIPTION:Part of Blindspot\, presented by Bowerbird and Ladybird. \nWe invited ten of the most interesting performers – five musicians and five dancers – and paired them up with someone they’ve never performed with – on a Blind Date. We played match maker – and we were careful to take risks. What will happen? We don’t exactly know\, but Blind Date is here to inspire that conversation\, to bring the possibilities between music and dance into focus\, to help us understand and challenge the continuum of improvisation and composition in performance\, and to anticipate the unknown\, and the inherent potential for disaster but also greatness that comes from this edge of inquiry. We liked this idea so much\, we did it twice. \n  \nThe lineup for part two is: \nBethany Formica & Jeb Lewis \nLisa Kraus & Tatsuya Nakatani \nMakoto Hirano & Evan Lipson \nScott McPheeters & Sam Cusamano \nLorin Lyle & Gene Coleman \nThirdbird was the collaborative wing of the shared endeavors of Anna Drozdowski (proprietor of Ladybird) and Dustin Hurt (founder of Bowerbird). First hatched for the Blindspot festival in 2011\, it served as a way to share dance\, music and performance art.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/blind-date-part-2/
LOCATION:Christ Church Neighborhood House\, 20 N American St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110305T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110305T230000
DTSTAMP:20261019T143150Z
CREATED:20190513T172732Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261019T143150Z
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SUMMARY:ORGAN: Marshall Allen & Farid Barron
DESCRIPTION:Part of Blindspot\, presented by Bowerbird and Ladybird. \nBlistering virtuosity from another dimension. Legendary saxophonist Marshall Allen and keyboardist Farid Barron – both from the cosmic Sun Ra Arkestra – join for a duo of sonic exchanges\, at the very edge of possibility. Critics have described Marshall as one of the most distinctive and original saxophonists of the postwar era. Pianist Farid Barron was born and raised in Philadelphia and has performed with Wynton Marsalis\, Ralph Peterson\, Johnny Coles\, Mickey Roker\, and Bobby Durham\, among others. \nThirdbird was the collaborative wing of the shared endeavors of Anna Drozdowski (proprietor of Ladybird) and Dustin Hurt (founder of Bowerbird). First hatched for the Blindspot festival in 2011\, it served as a way to share dance\, music and performance art.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/organ-marshall-allen-farid-barron/
LOCATION:Christ Church\, 2nd Above Market\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110305T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110305T233000
DTSTAMP:20261019T143147Z
CREATED:20190513T173019Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261019T143147Z
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SUMMARY:COMBO: Marshall Allen / Farid Barron + Subcircle
DESCRIPTION:Part of Blindspot\, presented by Bowerbird and Ladybird. \nBlistering virtuosity from another dimension. Legendary saxophonist Marshall Allen and keyboardist Farid Barron – both from the cosmic Sun Ra Arkestra – join for a duo of sonic exchanges\, at the very edge of possibility. Critics have described Marshall as one of the most distinctive and original saxophonists of the postwar era. Pianist Farid Barron was born and raised in Philadelphia and has performed with Wynton Marsalis\, Ralph Peterson\, Johnny Coles\, Mickey Roker\, and Bobby Durham\, among others. \nOnly Sleeping is a dance and design rabbit hole with unseen possibilities revealed at every moment. A dialogue between video and live performer\, a silent film faces a live dancer with an original score that tests the boundary of imagination\, loneliness and detachment. Subcircle’s work\, in collaboration with Geoff Sobelle\, of rainpan 43\, and with music by Michael Kiley asks the audience to come with them on an adventure yet unknown. The goal remainsto test people’s ideas of where they see dance and theatre\, how\, and most importantly\, why. \nThirdbird was the collaborative wing of the shared endeavors of Anna Drozdowski (proprietor of Ladybird) and Dustin Hurt (founder of Bowerbird). First hatched for the Blindspot festival in 2011\, it served as a way to share dance\, music and performance art.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/combo-marshall-allen-farid-barron-subcircle/
LOCATION:Christ Church\, 2nd Above Market\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110304T213000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110304T230000
DTSTAMP:20261019T143144Z
CREATED:20190523T172057Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261019T143144Z
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SUMMARY:ORGAN: Parker Kitterman
DESCRIPTION:Part of Blindspot\, presented by Bowerbird and Ladybird. \nPulling out all the stops: this is chance to hear the Curtis Organ played by its year-round keeper. Parker’s newly appointed tenure at Christ Church has radically changed the musical content in the congregation. He is bringing a 17th century parish to the 21st by bringing amusical genres and traditions not often associated with the service. He also performs regularly as a recitalist\, where his repertoire ranges from the late Renaissance and early Baroque to the French Romantic/Symphonic period to great and little-known works of the 20th and 21st centuries\, and includes original works\, transcriptions\, and improvisation. \nThirdbird was the collaborative wing of the shared endeavors of Anna Drozdowski (proprietor of Ladybird) and Dustin Hurt (founder of Bowerbird). First hatched for the Blindspot festival in 2011\, it served as a way to share dance\, music and performance art.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/organ-parker-kitterman/
LOCATION:Christ Church\, 2nd Above Market\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110304T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110304T230000
DTSTAMP:20261019T143141Z
CREATED:20190523T172223Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261019T143141Z
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SUMMARY:COMBO: Parker Kitterman + Subcircle
DESCRIPTION:Part of Blindspot\, presented by Bowerbird and Ladybird. \nA chance to hear the organ played by its year-round keeper. Parker’s newly appointed tenure at Christ Church has radically changed the musical content in the congregation. He is bringing the 17th century parish to the 21st by incorporating musical genres and traditions not often associated with the Service \nA dialogue between video and live performer\, Only Sleeping treads inside the realm of contemporary loneliness and detachment; the contradiction of choice and inevitability. Subcircle’s work\, in collaboration with Geoff Sobelle\, of rainpan 43 and with music by Mike Kiley asks the audience to come with them on an adventure yet unknown. A dance-video tour de force\, Subcircle is the collaboration between choreographer Niki Cousineau and designer Jorge Cousineau. Founded in 1998\, the company is committed to creating work that transforms theatrical and site-specific spaces\, merging dance\, sound\, set design\, lighting and film. With collaboration at its core\, Subcircle’s inventive collaborations build scenarios that engulf audiences in full-scale atmospheric environments. \nThirdbird was the collaborative wing of the shared endeavors of Anna Drozdowski (proprietor of Ladybird) and Dustin Hurt (founder of Bowerbird). First hatched for the Blindspot festival in 2011\, it served as a way to share dance\, music and performance art.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/combo-parker-kitterman-subcircle/
LOCATION:Christ Church\, 2nd Above Market\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Kitterman_Organ.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110303T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110303T230000
DTSTAMP:20261019T143138Z
CREATED:20190523T172422Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261019T143138Z
UID:10000997-1299186000-1299193200@www.bowerbird.org
SUMMARY:ORGAN: The Dufala Brothers
DESCRIPTION:Part of Blindspot\, presented by Bowerbird and Ladybird. \nSteven and Billy Blaise Dufala practice in a variety of media\, approaching sculpture\, theater\, performance\, music\, digital media\, and good old-fashioned drawing with equal passion and zeal. They organized a now infamous toilet-trike race through the streets of Old City and they rode a cardboard tank across town on city streets during rush hour\, amazing pedestrians\, puzzling motorists\, and in general\, giving the audience a dose of dark\, dark humor. Steven was a founding member of the experimental\, performative band\, Man Man\, in which Billy currently performs \nListen: the full performance\, recorded live at Christ Church.\n \nThirdbird was the collaborative wing of the shared endeavors of Anna Drozdowski (proprietor of Ladybird) and Dustin Hurt (founder of Bowerbird). First hatched for the Blindspot festival in 2011\, it served as a way to share dance\, music and performance art.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/organ-the-dufala-brothers/
LOCATION:Christ Church\, 2nd Above Market\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/dufala.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110303T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110303T230000
DTSTAMP:20261019T143135Z
CREATED:20190523T172514Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261019T143135Z
UID:10000998-1299182400-1299193200@www.bowerbird.org
SUMMARY:COMBO: The Dufala Brothers + Subcircle
DESCRIPTION:Part of Blindspot\, presented by Bowerbird and Ladybird. \nSteven and Billy Blaise Dufala practice in a variety of media\, approaching sculpture\, theater\, performance\, music\, digital media\, and good old-fashioned drawing with equal passion and zeal. They organized a now infamous toilet-trike race through the streets of Old City and they rode a cardboard tank across town on city streets during rush hour\, amazing pedestrians\, puzzling motorists\, and in general\, giving the audience a dose of dark\, dark humor. Steven was a founding member of the experimental\, performative band\, Man Man\, in which Billy currently performs. \nThirdbird was the collaborative wing of the shared endeavors of Anna Drozdowski (proprietor of Ladybird) and Dustin Hurt (founder of Bowerbird). First hatched for the Blindspot festival in 2011\, it served as a way to share dance\, music and performance art.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/combo-the-dufala-brothers-subcircle/
LOCATION:Christ Church\, 2nd Above Market\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/dufala.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110303T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110303T213000
DTSTAMP:20261019T143132Z
CREATED:20190523T172818Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261019T143132Z
UID:10000999-1299180600-1299187800@www.bowerbird.org
SUMMARY:DANCE: Subcircle: Only Sleeping
DESCRIPTION:Part of Blindspot\, presented by Bowerbird and Ladybird. \nOnly Sleeping is a dance and design rabbit hole with unseen possibilities revealed at every moment. A dialogue between video and live performer\, a silent film faces a live dancer with an original score that tests the boundary of imagination\, loneliness and detachment. Subcircle’s work\, in collaboration with Geoff Sobelle\, of rainpan 43\, and with music by Michael Kiley asks the audience to come with them on an adventure yet unknown. The goal remainsto test people’s ideas of where they see dance and theatre\, how\, and most importantly\, why. \nThirdbird was the collaborative wing of the shared endeavors of Anna Drozdowski (proprietor of Ladybird) and Dustin Hurt (founder of Bowerbird). First hatched for the Blindspot festival in 2011\, it served as a way to share dance\, music and performance art.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/dance-subcircle-only-sleeping/
LOCATION:Christ Church\, 2nd Above Market\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/subcircle.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110302T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110302T230000
DTSTAMP:20261019T143130Z
CREATED:20190523T173018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261019T143130Z
UID:10001000-1299099600-1299106800@www.bowerbird.org
SUMMARY:ORGAN: Andrew Thiboldeaux
DESCRIPTION:Part of Blindspot\, presented by Bowerbird and Ladybird. \nAndrew is probably best known as half of Pattern is Movement\, a indie rock band where he sings and plays keys. Its sounds like he’s going to be drummer and a couple of horn players. We can’t decide: will it be the indie-cabaret-lumberjack-crooner vibe or the shimmering-orchestral-polyrhythmic pop that’s going to be most amazing to hear transferred onto the big pipes of Christ Church. \nThirdbird was the collaborative wing of the shared endeavors of Anna Drozdowski (proprietor of Ladybird) and Dustin Hurt (founder of Bowerbird). First hatched for the Blindspot festival in 2011\, it served as a way to share dance\, music and performance art.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/organ-andrew-thiboldeaux/
LOCATION:Christ Church\, 2nd Above Market\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/pattern-is-movement_wide-3f1f1e1fb718f9a772c99a569d876b7b21322e96.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110227T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110227T230000
DTSTAMP:20261019T143127Z
CREATED:20190530T145336Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261019T143127Z
UID:10001011-1298835000-1298847600@www.bowerbird.org
SUMMARY:Blind Date: Part 1
DESCRIPTION:Part of Blindspot\, presented by Bowerbird and Ladybird. \nWe invited ten of the most interesting performers – five musicians and five dancers – and paired them up with someone they’ve never performed with – on a Blind Date. We played match maker – and we were careful to take risks. What will happen? We don’t exactly know\, but Blind Date is here to inspire that conversation\, to bring the possibilities between music and dance into focus\, to help us understand and challenge the continuum of improvisation and composition in performance\, and to anticipate the unknown\, and the inherent potential for disaster but also greatness that comes from this edge of inquiry. We liked this idea so much\, we did it twice. \n  \nThe lineup for part one is: \n  \nMegan Bridge & Joo Wan Park \nShavon Norris & Andrew Nelson \nJumatatu Poe & Gillian Grassie \nLeah Stein / Germaine Ingram & Dave Champion / Dan Blacksberg \nThirdbird was the collaborative wing of the shared endeavors of Anna Drozdowski (proprietor of Ladybird) and Dustin Hurt (founder of Bowerbird). First hatched for the Blindspot festival in 2011\, it served as a way to share dance\, music and performance art.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/blind-date-part-1/
LOCATION:Christ Church\, 2nd Above Market\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/bowerbird-presents.png
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110226T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110226T230000
DTSTAMP:20261019T143124Z
CREATED:20190530T145634Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261019T143124Z
UID:10001013-1298754000-1298761200@www.bowerbird.org
SUMMARY:ORGAN: Tony Conrad
DESCRIPTION:Part of Blindspot\, presented by Bowerbird and Ladybird. \nTony Conrad is considered one of the first minimal composer / performers\, associated in his early period with La Monte Young\, John Cale\, Henry Flynt and legendary New York underground filmmaker Jack Smith. Conrad is also acknowledged as a pioneer of structuralist filmmaking (his 1960s film The Flicker is one of the key early works of the structural film movement)\, and in recent years he has presented and performed at festivals and events worldwide. During the last ten years\, Conrad has focused on music and performing recent works in new music venues\, museums and clubs in the US and internationally. He has composed more than a dozen works\, primarily for solo amplified violin with amplified strings\, using special tunings and scales. \nThirdbird was the collaborative wing of the shared endeavors of Anna Drozdowski (proprietor of Ladybird) and Dustin Hurt (founder of Bowerbird). First hatched for the Blindspot festival in 2011\, it served as a way to share dance\, music and performance art.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/organ-tony-conrad/
LOCATION:Christ Church\, 2nd Above Market\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Tony_Conrad.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110226T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110226T230000
DTSTAMP:20261019T143121Z
CREATED:20190530T145824Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261019T143121Z
UID:10001015-1298748600-1298761200@www.bowerbird.org
SUMMARY:DANCE: Moving Parts/PIMA Group
DESCRIPTION:Part of Blindspot\, presented by Bowerbird and Ladybird. \nSpecific. Abstract. Specifically abstract. Meg is an all around movement geek. She makes astonishingly specific movement with dancers who love discussion. Match vs. Match pulls apart a dance while putting it back together\, in a relentless search for identity and connection. A layered examination of architecture and space and the dancing body within (How many parts are you composed of? How about now?)\, all is revealed over time. Sometimes slowly. Sometimes all at once. \nPIMA Group so clearly defies categorization it’s not dance\, its not theater\, its not music\, and yet its all of these things. Featuring live music and video projections\, Ohhorror is a theatrical re-imagining of the evocative moods and mysterious feelings found in horror films and reveals how the cliches can get at the psychological essence of personal nightmares\, inner fears\, demons. \nThirdbird was the collaborative wing of the shared endeavors of Anna Drozdowski (proprietor of Ladybird) and Dustin Hurt (founder of Bowerbird). First hatched for the Blindspot festival in 2011\, it served as a way to share dance\, music and performance art.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/dance-moving-parts-pima-group/
LOCATION:Christ Church\, 2nd Above Market\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/PIMA-Group.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110225T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110225T230000
DTSTAMP:20261019T143118Z
CREATED:20190530T150013Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261019T143118Z
UID:10001017-1298667600-1298674800@www.bowerbird.org
SUMMARY:ORGAN: Troy Herion
DESCRIPTION:Part of Blindspot\, presented by Bowerbird and Ladybird. \nTroy Herion is a composer\, sound designer\, music director and improviser. His music brings together interests in fields relating to biology\, traditional cultures\, visual art\, drama\, and improvisation. Dramatic collaborations have included music for International Opera Theater\, Pig Iron Theatre\, The Wilma Theater\, The Arden Theatre\, and Azuka Theater. He has been nominated for three Barrymore Awards\, including the prestigious F. Otto Haas Emerging Artist Award\, and his work was pronounced Best Sound Design 2006 in Philadelphia Weekly. In 2008 Troy was awarded an Independence Foundation Fellowship to study and perform gamelan music in Bali\, Indonesia with the world-renowned Cudamani ensemble. In 2009 he completed an artist residency at Swarthmore College. Troy is the recipient of the Perkins Prize and Roger Sessions Fellowship of Princeton University\, where he is currently pursuing a PhD in music composition. \nThirdbird was the collaborative wing of the shared endeavors of Anna Drozdowski (proprietor of Ladybird) and Dustin Hurt (founder of Bowerbird). First hatched for the Blindspot festival in 2011\, it served as a way to share dance\, music and performance art.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/organ-troy-herion/
LOCATION:Christ Church\, 2nd Above Market\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/TroyHerion_Organ.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110225T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110225T230000
DTSTAMP:20261019T143115Z
CREATED:20190530T150226Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261019T143115Z
UID:10001019-1298662200-1298674800@www.bowerbird.org
SUMMARY:COMBO: Troy Herion + Moving Parts / PIMA Group
DESCRIPTION:Part of Blindspot\, presented by Bowerbird and Ladybird. \nTroy Herion is a composer\, sound designer\, music director and improviser. His music brings together interests in fields relating to biology\, traditional cultures\, visual art\, drama\, and improvisation. Dramatic collaborations have included music for International Opera Theater\, Pig Iron Theatre\, The Wilma Theater\, The Arden Theatre\, and Azuka Theater. He has been nominated for three Barrymore Awards\, including the prestigious F. Otto Haas Emerging Artist Award\, and his work was pronounced Best Sound Design 2006 in Philadelphia Weekly. In 2008 Troy was awarded an Independence Foundation Fellowship to study and perform gamelan music in Bali\, Indonesia with the world-renowned Cudamani ensemble. In 2009 he completed an artist residency at Swarthmore College. Troy is the recipient of the Perkins Prize and Roger Sessions Fellowship of Princeton University\, where he is currently pursuing a PhD in music composition. \n  \nSpecific. Abstract. Specifically abstract. Meg is an all around movement geek. She makes astonishingly specific movement with dancers who love discussion. Match vs. Match pulls apart a dance while putting it back together\, in a relentless search for identity and connection. A layered examination of architecture and space and the dancing body within (How many parts are you composed of? How about now?)\, all is revealed over time. Sometimes slowly. Sometimes all at once. \n  \nPIMA Group so clearly defies categorization it’s not dance\, its not theater\, its not music\, and yet its all of these things. Featuring live music and video projections\, Ohhorror is a theatrical re-imagining of the evocative moods and mysterious feelings found in horror films and reveals how the cliches can get at the psychological essence of personal nightmares\, inner fears\, demons. \nThirdbird was the collaborative wing of the shared endeavors of Anna Drozdowski (proprietor of Ladybird) and Dustin Hurt (founder of Bowerbird). First hatched for the Blindspot festival in 2011\, it served as a way to share dance\, music and performance art.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/combo-troy-herion-moving-parts-pima-group/
LOCATION:Christ Church\, 2nd Above Market\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/pima_2.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110224T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110224T230000
DTSTAMP:20261019T143113Z
CREATED:20190530T150522Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261019T143113Z
UID:10001021-1298581200-1298588400@www.bowerbird.org
SUMMARY:ORGAN: John Zorn
DESCRIPTION:Part of Blindspot\, presented by Bowerbird and Ladybird. \nA extraordinarily gifted and diverse musical mind and recent MacArthur Fellow\, John Zorn is probably the closest thing avant-garde music has had a house hold name in since John Cage. And despite his prolific output as a composer\, arranger\, record producer\, saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist\, opportunities to hear Zorn live in performance\, especially in Philadelphia\, are very rare. The chance to hear John Zorn perform a solo organ concerts – truly once in a lifetime. \nListen: the full performance\, recorded live at Christ Church.\n \nThirdbird was the collaborative wing of the shared endeavors of Anna Drozdowski (proprietor of Ladybird) and Dustin Hurt (founder of Bowerbird). First hatched for the Blindspot festival in 2011\, it served as a way to share dance\, music and performance art.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/organ-john-zorn/
LOCATION:Christ Church\, 2nd Above Market\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ZornMain.png
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110224T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110224T230000
DTSTAMP:20261019T143110Z
CREATED:20190530T150955Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261019T143110Z
UID:10001025-1298575800-1298588400@www.bowerbird.org
SUMMARY:COMBO: John Zorn + Moving Parts / PIMA Group
DESCRIPTION:Part of Blindspot\, presented by Bowerbird and Ladybird. \nA extraordinarily gifted and diverse musical mind and recent MacArthur Fellow\, John Zorn is probably the closest thing avant-garde music has had a house hold name in since John Cage. And despite his prolific output as a composer\, arranger\, record producer\, saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist\, opportunities to hear Zorn live in performance\, especially in Philadelphia\, are very rare. The chance to hear John Zorn perform a solo organ concerts – truly once in a lifetime. \n  \nSpecific. Abstract. Specifically abstract. Meg is an all around movement geek. She makes astonishingly specific movement with dancers who love discussion. Match vs. Match pulls apart a dance while putting it back together\, in a relentless search for identity and connection. A layered examination of architecture and space and the dancing body within (How many parts are you composed of? How about now?)\, all is revealed over time. Sometimes slowly. Sometimes all at once. \n  \nPIMA Group so clearly defies categorization it’s not dance\, its not theater\, its not music\, and yet its all of these things. Featuring live music and video projections\, Ohhorror is a theatrical re-imagining of the evocative moods and mysterious feelings found in horror films and reveals how the cliches can get at the psychological essence of personal nightmares\, inner fears\, demons. \nThirdbird was the collaborative wing of the shared endeavors of Anna Drozdowski (proprietor of Ladybird) and Dustin Hurt (founder of Bowerbird). First hatched for the Blindspot festival in 2011\, it served as a way to share dance\, music and performance art.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/combo-john-zorn-moving-parts-pima-group/
LOCATION:Christ Church\, 2nd Above Market\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/megfoley.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110224T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110224T230000
DTSTAMP:20261019T143107Z
CREATED:20190530T150800Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261019T143107Z
UID:10001023-1298575800-1298588400@www.bowerbird.org
SUMMARY:DANCE: Moving Parts/PIMA Group
DESCRIPTION:Part of Blindspot\, presented by Bowerbird and Ladybird. \nSpecific. Abstract. Specifically abstract. Meg is an all around movement geek. She makes astonishingly specific movement with dancers who love discussion. Match vs. Match pulls apart a dance while putting it back together\, in a relentless search for identity and connection. A layered examination of architecture and space and the dancing body within (How many parts are you composed of? How about now?)\, all is revealed over time. Sometimes slowly. Sometimes all at once. \n  \nPIMA Group so clearly defies categorization it’s not dance\, its not theater\, its not music\, and yet its all of these things. Featuring live music and video projections\, Ohhorror is a theatrical re-imagining of the evocative moods and mysterious feelings found in horror films and reveals how the cliches can get at the psychological essence of personal nightmares\, inner fears\, demons. \nThirdbird was the collaborative wing of the shared endeavors of Anna Drozdowski (proprietor of Ladybird) and Dustin Hurt (founder of Bowerbird). First hatched for the Blindspot festival in 2011\, it served as a way to share dance\, music and performance art.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/dance-moving-parts-pima-group-2/
LOCATION:Christ Church\, 2nd Above Market\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/moving_parts.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100110T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100110T220000
DTSTAMP:20261017T184309Z
CREATED:20261017T184309Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261017T184309Z
UID:10000779-1263153600-1263160800@www.bowerbird.org
SUMMARY:OVER-NITE SENSATION: Dance Edition
DESCRIPTION:An evening of dance and music collaborations with performances by: \nMERIAN SOTO/ TOSHI MAKIHARA \nEUN JUN CHOI-GONZALEZ / ALBAN BAILLY \nMELISA PUTZ / JESSE KUDLER \nMICHELE TANTOCO / CARLOS SANTIAGO \nGABRIELLE REVLOCK / JACOB MITAS \nMEG FOLEY / ERIC CARBONARA \nNICOLE BINDLER / GENE COLEMAN \n  \nSOUND MOVEMENT \nWhat happens when you put the city’s best improvising musicians together with the city’s top dance artists? Well\, we just don’t know\, but we’re excited to find out! Join us for an evening of risk-taking\, genre-bending\, and (mostly) never-seen-before dance and music creations\, and it’s all happening on the beautiful Plays and Players Mainstage. \nWe’re also excited about this evening because it marks Bowerbird’s return to presenting dance focused events. It’s no secret that we’ve got a music background\, but after immersing ourselves in the dance field for nearly 18 months\, we’ve found out about some great stuff. The six duos on this evening are a nice mix of artists who we have a history with\, those that are a bit newer to us\, and some really inspiring\, well-established collaborations. \nIf there’s a sub theme to the night\, it is how long each duo has been collaborating. With some artists banking on a couple of decades of experience\, others meeting\, like a blind date\, for the first time ever\, and every shade in between\, it will be exciting to see and hear what creations will unfold. Will the more historied duos thrive on intimate knowledge of each partner’s role\, or will they flounder in cliché? Will the newest duos captivate us in their spontaneity or will they fracture from unforeseen incompatibility? \n  \nWHAT TO EXPECT  \nThe evening will unfold in two halves – split with an intermission. Each duo will perform about 15 mins. It’s important to note that this event will take place in the beautiful main space of plays and players theater – and not the smaller third floor space that we normally use. We’ll miss the intimacy of that space – but you’ll be seriously wowed by this gem of a past era. For some reason it always makes us think of F. Scott Fitzgerald!? \n  \n*Due to a family emergency\, Merian Soto will be performing in place of the previously announced Leah Stein. \n  \nABOUT THE ARTISTS \nLEAH STEIN – dance \nTOSHI MAKIHARA – perucssion \nLength of collaboration: 20+ years \nPerforming: Improvisation \n  \nCertainly among the most ubiquitous and celebrated of dance / music collaborations in the region\, Leah and Toshi began collaborating 1987 with what Toshi refers to as the “cabbage piece”. They have since created an enourmous body of work\, most notably with the Leah Stein Dance Company. Their work typically implores an inventive use of space\, often exploring acoustic and architectural details\, usually with a subtle sense of humor and playfulness. In performnace\, both Leah and Toshi are extremely accustom to throwing of the limitations of their designated roles of “dancer” or “musician”\, exchanging sound making and moving in a manner so rarely convincing. \n  \nEUN JUNG CHOI-GONZALEZ – dance \nALBAN BAILLY – guitar \nLength of collaboration: 4 years \nPerforming: Improvisation \n  \nEun Jung\, a native of Korea\, and Alban\, a native of France\, both now living in Philadelphia\, bring an interesting web of artistic and professional backgrounds to their collaborative work\, which has included both choreographed / composed work and completely improvised pieces. Eun Jung’s sharp and quick movements\, often inexplicably flat to the ground\, rocketing up and then back down\, collide with Alban’s acoustic guitar broken-gyspy jazz-like insertions to form a demented and almost flamenco-like peformance style that is at once energetic and passioned. \n  \nMELISA PUTZ – dance \nJESEE KUDLER – electronics \nLength of collaboration: first meeting \nPerforming: Improvisation \n  \nThough these two artists have been orbiting each other for quite some time\, this is the first opportunity they have had to work together. Melisa is most know for her work with PIMA Group\, a group she co-founded with musicians Michael Barker and Thomas Clark. Jesse is active in Philadelphia as both a musician and an organizer (he has even presented PIMA Group in the past). He most often improvises on cheap consumer devices: a no-name electric guitar\, hand-held cassette recorders\, radios and transmitters\, but will likely be doing something a bit different for this evening. \n  \nMICHELE TANTOCO – dance \nCARLOS SANTIAGO – violin \nLength of collaboration: first meeting \nPerforming: Improvisation \n  \nThe matching of this first time duo was all about personalities. After seeing Michele perform several times in recent months\, her playful and idiosyncratic style\, reminded us of Carlos Santiago and a duo he did with Melisa Putz back in 2007. Like the best of dance partners\, Carlos has an amazing ability to connect with his partner during improvisation\, at once leading and responding to the other person. \n  \nGABRIELLE REVLOCK – dance \nJACOB MITAS – viola \nLength of collaboration: 6 months \nPerforming: Indivisibility \n  \nIt is notable that this is the sole collaboration on the evening that is choreographed and has been seen before (Indivisibility debuted at the 2009 Philadelphia Live Arts Festival as part of the A.W.A.R.D. show). And even though the piece is set\, Gabrielle’s constant twirling of a huluhoop\, and the constant awkwardness and vulnerability it creates\, gives the piece a sense of danger and edginess that will feel very much akin to the precipice of the improvised duos. \n  \nMEG FOLEY – dance \nERIC CARBONARA – guitar \nLength of collaboration: first meeting \nPerforming: Improvisation \n  \nMeg says “;I am a Philadelphia-based dance artist and director of Moving Parts. I intend Moving Parts to be a familial dance think tank with a group of steady collaborators exploring how art environments are made and trying to create elusive yet emotionally evocative performance experiences that straddle the fine line between focus and freedom. I am concerned with work that is both somatically oriented and precisely organized visually. And ultimately in my practice\, I’m asking existential questions about the human experience of being\, in relation to self and in relation to others. My work is grounded in the body\, in the real\, in the meaty stuff that I feel holds the stuff of being alive.” \nEric Carbonara is a Philadelphia based guitarist\, whose search for raw aural expression has led him far and wide – from noise & electro-acoustic music to taking deep root in the bounty of the wooden guitar. Carbonara’s playing draws on the rich musical styles from Andalusian Roma-Flamenco to Hindustani & North African folk to form a kind of exalted pidgin style of playing that covers a wide emotional terrain from meditative calm to restless unease. \n  \nNICOLE BINDLER – dance \nGENE COLEMAN – bass clarinet \nLength of collaboration: 3 years \nPerforming: Improvisation \n  \nWhere most of dance artists make use of improvisation as an aspect of broader artistic explorations and choreography\, Nicole has focused a majority of her career on exploring improvisation as a unique form\, and has amassed a particularly celebrated roster of musical collaborators. Gene\, on the other hand\, is a composer who has focused on using elements of improvisation in his scores\, often using them along side more exactly notated sections. In many ways\, this duality\, which is further amplified by the performers’ differing stage personas\, is a most intriging exploration of polar opposites\, and the ways in which these facets can magnify the creative potential of two individuals.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/over-nite-sensation-dance-edition/
LOCATION:Plays and Players\, 1714 Delancy St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
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