June 2009

Tony Oursler’s “Synesthesia”

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DARMSTADT “Classics of the Avant Garde” begins its month-long Institute at ISSUE Project Room with a special edit of Tony Oursler’s video project, Synesthesia, with editor in attendance to discuss the work.

Amir Mogharabi + Amy Granat

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Collaborators Amir Mogharabi and Amy Granat pair painting, text, and film for an exclusive, one night setting at ISSUE Project Room.

Ne(x)tworks

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Tonight's program includes a rare complete reading of Fredric Rzewski’s Les Mouton de Panurge from 1969 that audaciously combines pure Minimalist additive/subtractive technique with bold indeterminacy, plus music for and by Ne(x)tworks.

Bing and Ruth + Elodie Lauten

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Performance by Brooklyn-based ambient chamber band, Bing and Ruth joined by a performance from electronic music composer Elodie Lauten.

Climax Golden Twins with Sublime Frequencies Film Screening

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Climax Golden Twins is a Seattle, WA based experimental collage outfit originally consisting of Rob Millis and Jeffery Taylor, then picking up Scott Colburn in 1996. Tonight's program will feature screenings of "My Friend Rain", "Phi Ta Khon: Ghosts of Isan," as well as an excerpt from a work in progress.

Phill Niblock

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Phill Niblock is a New York-based minimalist composer and multi-media musician and director of Experimental Intermedia, a foundation born in the flames of 1968’s barricade-hopping. He has been a maverick presence on the fringes of the avant garde ever since.

Lesley Flanigan + Connie Beckley

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Lesley Falnigan performs with her Speaker Synth: a sculptural instrument she built to make music as she samples sounds from her voice and feedback to create a pallet of melodies and rhythms. Also featuring a performance by composer and performance artist, Connie Beckley.

Susie Ibarra Quartet

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The Susie Ibarra Quartet performs original music inspired by Filipino indigenous folklore.

David Linton

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David Linton presents an extended time solo audio visual performance with special guest visitations and words in the air.

Joan La Barbara Workshop

An afternoon with legendary singer and composer Joan La Barbara as she demonstrates her signature extended vocal techniques and approach to singing, including the vocal warm-ups, stretches, tone production, resonance focusing, reinforced harmonics or overtone singing, and other techniques.