Events 2011

ENOUGH!!!

World premiere of the new trio ENOUGH!!!: CM von Hausswolff, Jason Lescalleet and Joachim Nordwall.

Robert Ashley's "Vidas Perfectas"

Robert Ashley’s "Vidas Perfectas"

Irondale Center: 85 South Oxford St. in Fort Greene

The first performance of Robert Ashley’s Vidas Perfectas, the Spanish-language version of the ground-breaking opera Perfect Lives (1983) directed by Alex Waterman, premieres at the Irondale Theater in Brooklyn. Starring Ned Sublette with Elio Villafranca and music produced by Peter Gordon.

Robert Ashley's "Vidas Perfectas"

Robert Ashley’s "Vidas Perfectas"

Irondale Center: 85 South Oxford St. in Fort Greene

The first performance of Robert Ashley’s Vidas Perfectas, the Spanish-language version of the ground-breaking opera Perfect Lives (1983) directed by Alex Waterman, premieres at the Irondale Theater in Brooklyn. Starring Ned Sublette with Elio Villafranca and music produced by Peter Gordon.

Robert Ashley's "Vidas Perfectas"

Robert Ashley’s "Vidas Perfectas"

Irondale Center: 85 South Oxford St. in Fort Greene

The first performance of Robert Ashley’s Vidas Perfectas, the Spanish-language version of the ground-breaking opera Perfect Lives (1983) directed by Alex Waterman, premieres at the Irondale Theater in Brooklyn. Starring Ned Sublette with Elio Villafranca and music produced by Peter Gordon.

Artists-in-Residence 2011

Okkyung Lee

Okkyung Lee has developed her own voice in a contemporary cello performance, improvisation and composition. Using her solid classical training as a springboard, she incorporates jazz, sounds, Korean traditional and pop music, and noise with extended techniques to create her unique blend of music.

Darmstadt Essential Repertoire 2011

Terry Riley's "In C"

Darmstadt: Essential Repertoire closes with the seventh annual performance of Terry Riley's minimalist classic, and instigator of a musical movement, "In C." The piece will be performed in true Darmstadt fashion, amplified and backed by former Swans drummer and La Monte Young collaborator Jonathan Kane.

Darmstadt Essential Repertoire 2011

Analog Arts: Stockhausen’s “Cosmic Pulses” and “Telemusik"

Karlheinz Stockhausen's last piece of electronic music, Cosmic Pulses, will have its NY premiere as part of the fourth annual Darmstadt: Essential Repertoire Festival. With an 8-channel sound system surrounding the audience, Cosmic Pulses is a behemoth, more sonic roller coaster than traditional concert piece.

Darmstadt Essential Repertoire 2011

Ensemble Sospeso: Morton Feldman's "For Christian Wolff"

Ensemble Sospeso plays Morton Feldman’s three-hour duet for flute and keyboards, For Christian Wolff. An “extended waking dream,” it is generally regarded as the most austere of Feldman’s late works, fantastically quiet, full of pitches and yet somehow never quite emerging from a perpetual state of almost-being.

Swedish Energies

This two-night program feature a huge lineup of some of Sweden’s most exciting experimental musicians. Performances will include collaborations between U.S. and Swedish artists. This night features The Skull Defekts, Mats Gustafsson, Ikue Mori + Ida Lunden, CM von Hausswolff, and Mats Lindström + Anna Koch.

Swedish Energies

This two-night program feature a huge lineup of some of Sweden’s most exciting experimental musicians. Performances will include collaborations between U.S. and Swedish artists. The first night features The Magic State, Sewer Election, Hanna Hartmann, Altar of Flies, Kathy Hinde + Daniel Skoglund, and Leif Elggren.

Emerging Artists Commissions 2011

Backbreakerneckbrace

Backbreakerneckbrace is a collaborative effort between video artist Dawn Bendick and audio/visual artist Michael Haleta. Timing and synchronization are key elements in their work placing the audio and visuals in a constant exchange of information within pre-composed time constraints.

A multi-sensory film+art+science extravaganza, based on the work of neuro-philosopher Dan Lloyd's research converting brain activity into musical scores. A collaboration between Lloyd, composer Aaron Einbond, filmmaker Elisa Da Prato, and neuroscientist Zoran Josipovic. Yarn/Wire and Maria Chavez perform.