| Laurie Anderson, Delusion - image © Leland Brewster This fall, EMPAC presents a calendar of events including an operatic spectacle featuring Capital Region actors and cheerleaders; an exhibition about anxiety; a building-wide sonic landscape; a poignant stop-action film with a rock-star band; a theatrical performance bridging concert, cabinet of curiosities, and video installation; an intimate dialogue in movement reflecting life; and many more performances, exhibitions, workshops, talks, screenings, and concerts. Add to all this the first biennial festival Filament on October 1-3 and the opening of Evelyn's Café (under the management of The Epicurean), and it is shaping up to be a busy and action-packed fall. Hold on tight!
FESTIVAL
Filament
October 1–3, 2010
A festival of new work in performance, visual arts, sound, and media. With over 15 premieres spanning theatre, 24-channel sound, contemporary dance, video, and a barn-raising; exchanges with artists, curators, and creative engineers; and a dynamic archive of the artistic process, this three day festival highlights EMPAC's focus on creation via commissions and residencies. Filament opens the door to discover EMPAC as incubator for the art and performance of our time. » More Information
   WORKSHOP
LIVE.MEDIA+PERFORMANCE.LAB
August 16—22, 2010
FREE + Open to visitors: Thursday, August 19 + Friday, August 20, 2 - 6 PM During these two afternoons, visitors are welcome to observe the lab in progress. The workshop participants are an international group of 12 artists and engineers working with media and performance systems at full scale. Come on by! Directed by Johannes Birringer and Mark Coniglio, this workshop offers intensive training and possibilities for experimentation with mixed reality and real time architectures, programmable environments, interactive design, and the integration of time-based media into live performance and installation. » More Information
EMPAC 2010-2011 presentations, residencies, and commissions are supported by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York State Council for the Arts. Special thanks to the Jaffe Fund for Experimental Media and Performing Arts for support of artist commissions. | 
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