SCREENING Russian Ark Cinematic Chimera Series Thursday, October 28, 2010, 7:30 PM Theater $5 A single camera drifts through the 33 rooms of the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, tracing Russia's history from the 18th century to the present day. Filmed in one 90-minute continuous shot, Russian Ark subtly interweaves dance, opera, theater, and music in this poetic meditation on the flow of history. Check out a trailer for the film here. » More Information SOON TALK Music – Language – Sound and Nature Mark Changizi, Johannes Goebel, and David Rothenberg Observer Effects Series Wednesday, November 3, 2010, 7 PM Studio 2 Free An evening of thoughtful exchange on how music, speech, language, birds, and whale songs interrelate, including three short lectures followed by a lively dialogue between participating speakers and audience. This discussion brings together the diverse fields of music, acoustics, evolutionary neurobiology, and naturalist philosophy. For an hour leading up to the talk, David Rothenberg will perform in Evelyn's Café. » More Information PERFORMANCE Latitude 14: Red Fly/Blue Bottle Friday + Saturday, November 5 + 6, 2010, 8 PM Theater $15/10/5 NEWS This Sunday, October 24 from 1 to 3 PM, the Troy Bike Rescue will be hosting a free bike repair clinic at the ARTBarn on the VCC North Lawn on Rensselaer campus. Bring your bike for repair, or to learn how to do it yourself! More information can be found here. Evelyn's Café (managed by The Epicurean) is open! Stop by for a selection from their imaginative French-inspired menu of fresh salads, gourmet sandwiches, baked goods, and more. And be sure to plan your next trip to EMPAC accordingly - be it a light meal before an event or a snack while you are checking out one of our ongoing exhibitions or the building itself. Café hours: Monday - Friday, 11 AM - 5 PM (plus additional hours supporting events) | CAMPUS + COMMUNITY PERFORMANCE Nao Bustamante: Silver & Gold Wed. 10/20, 7:30 PM FREE Presented by Rensselaer Arts Department CONCERT Rensselaer Music Association Family Weekend Concert Percussion Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Symphony Orchestra & Concert Choir Sat. 10/23, 1 PM FREE Presented by the Rensselaer Music Association TALK Jose Oubrerié: Architecture with and without Le Corbusier Mon. 10/25, 6 PM FREE Presented by Architecture Rensselaer Part of the Professor Kenneth L. Warriner Memorial Lecture Series TALK Brigette Shim / Shim-Sutcliffe Architects: Testing Ideas Wed. 10/27, 6 PM FREE Presented by Architecture Rensselaer Part of the Professor Kenneth L. Warriner Memorial Lecture Series SCREENING Paradox Rules: Videos by Joshua Thorson Wed. 10/27, 8 PM FREE Presented by Rensselaer Arts Department | EMPAC 2010-2011 presentations, residencies, and commissions are supported by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Dance Project of the New England Foundation for the Arts (with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation; additional funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Community Connections Fund of the MetLife Foundation, and the Boeing Company Charitable Trust), 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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