Hudson Valley Events Vlog: [HvEXAS] Francis and the Lights and onedotzero: sprites

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Screenshot from the music video The Top, directed by Jake Schreier

PERFORMANCE
Francis and the Lights: The White Room
Friday + Saturday, October 28 + 29, 8:30 PM
Tickets

Reclusive singer, songwriter, and pianist Francis Farewell Starlite is currently in residence at EMPAC creating a new pop music spectacle, The White Room. The White Room references the small area used by NASA astronauts to access spacecraft. In this room, astronauts make final preparations before entering the spacecraft such as donning parachute packs, putting on helmets, and detaching portable air conditioning units.

Starlite's single vision and explosive live performances have drawn comparisons to David Byrne and James Brown, among others. Last year, he toured the US with rap superstar Drake (at his personal invitation), as well as opened for MGMT, Ke$ha, La Roux, and Mark Ronson.

sprites: Punga, Gluko & Lennon

SCREENING
onedotzero: sprites
Saturday, October 29, 11 AM
Tickets - kids free with purchase of adult ticket

A dynamic program just for kids, the next generation of creators! This specially curated selection of short videos can be enjoyed by youngsters and parents alike. Recommended for ages 3-11.

Evelyn's Café will be open for healthy snacks and juices for the sprites screening from 10:30 AM — 3 PM.

Trailer

SOON

Spring Cleaning - photo by Pooh Kaye

SCREENING + TALK + INSTALLATION
DANCE MOViES Commission 2010-2011 Premieres
Saturday, November 5th, 7 PM
Tickets

The world premiere of four new dance film and video projects, a live punk marching band, and behind-the-scenes artist talks!

Poor Dog Group: Dionysia - image courtesy of the artists

PERFORMANCE
Poor Dog Group: Dionysia
Friday + Saturday, November 11 + 12, 8 PM
Tickets

Half-man and half-horse, the wild and badly behaved satyrs were legendary companions of Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and theater. Poor Dog Group brings together ancient satyr drama, imagery, and lore to reinvent the term "satyr play".

There are still a few spots open for the Saturday, November 5 workshop with Poor Dog Group - RSVP to Liz Slagus by Monday, October 31.

ON VIEW

EXHIBITION
Céleste Boursier-Mougenot: untitled (series #3) + index (v.4)
Monday - Saturday, 12-6 PM
FREE

Glasses and bowls touch as they float through pools of water. The fragile sounds of this chance music combine with music created from the building's network activity that plays on two computer-controlled pianos.

Closes Saturday, November 5!

video of the exhibition

CAMPUS + COMMUNITY

PERFORMANCE
Rensselaer Music Association Family Weekend Concert
Sat. 10/29, 3 PM

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EMPAC 2011-2012 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.