Wednesday, September 26, 2012

[HvEXAS] TNO Afterparty | Friday, September 28th, 2012 | Daisy Bakers's | Properly Chilled | Jay Travis | Brad Lee

 



The Troy Night Out Afterparty

Friday, September 28th, 2012
9:30pm - FREE!

http://www.facebook.com/events/354619611298430

lineup..
9:30 Properly Chilled
11:00 Jay Travis
12:30 Brad Lee

September in Troy, maybe our best month weather-wise (assuming you're not from one of those warmer places). This month it works out for another reason: you get to cool off on the "patio" while you work out your next dance moves.

The lineup this month is non-stop. Properly Chilled brings the international flavor (he'll play state-side music if you ask nicely I hear). Jay Travis is the twice-nominated dancefloor filler of the year, and Brad Lee knows how to keep a party going until the wee hours. This month is not to be missed (even if it's just for the sidewalk seating).

Special appearance(s) by Mit Romney's hair.

www.properlychilled.com
www.daisybakers.com
www.troynightout.com

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Tuesday, September 25, 2012

[HvEXAS] Tim Hecker

 

THIS WEEK: Tim Hecker in the Concert Hall
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Tim Hecker: FRI, SEPT 28, 8:00 PM
PERFORMANCE
Tim Hecker FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 8 PM
TICKETS

A site-specific performance of new pulse-based works from a leading ambient and experimental electronic musician.
Nora Chipaumire: Miriam: FRI+SAT, OCT 5+6, 8 PM
PERFORMANCE
Nora Chipaumire: Miriam
FRI + SAT, OCT 5 + 6, 8 PM
TICKETS

Renowned choreographer and dancer Nora Chipaumire creates her first character driven work—a deeply personal dance-theater performance that looks closely at selflessness, ambition, perfection, and the sacrifice of the feminine ideal.

Campus Events

FESTIVAL
Rensselaer Arts 40th Anniversary Celebration
FRI + SAT, OCT 5 + 6
TALK
Mars "Curiosity" Rover Program
SAT OCT 6, 9 AM

Peter Matthaes: Art Fraud: Recognizing Authenticity in Art: WED, OCT 10, 6:00 PM
TALK: OBSERVER EFFECTS
Peter Matthaes: Art Fraud: Recognizing Authenticity in Art
WED OCT 10, 6 PM
FREE

Peter Matthaes, director of the Museo D'Arte e Scienza, will present a dynamic discussion on art fraud, and the use of science and the senses to recognize authenticity in art.

On View

EXHIBITION
Jennifer + Kevin McCoy: Index
THRU SATURDAY, OCT 13

Inspired by J.G. Ballard's short story "The Index," sprawling sculptures filmed by live cameras present a landscape of people and places that implies an overarching narrative of the 1960s to the present day.

 

Exhibitions are free + open to the public Monday-Saturday, 12-6 PM



Recent News

Last week's Ella Fiskum Danz: Triptych 0811 reviewed in the Daily Gazette.
Photo Credits: courtesy of the artist, Antoine Tempe, and courtesy of the artist.

EMPAC 2012-2013 presentations, residencies, and commissions are made possible by continuous support from the Jaffe Fund for Experimental Media and Performing Arts. Additional project support by 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 and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; the New York State Council for the Arts; Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment for the Arts; Arts Council Norway, Fond for Lyd og Bilde, and Fond for Utøvende Kunstner.


Box Office:
518.276.3921

Mailing Address:
EMPAC
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
110 8th Street
Troy, NY 12180


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Friday, September 21, 2012

[HvEXAS] Tim Hecker performs new pulse-based works after week-long residency | Fri. 09/28 | EMPAC, Troy, NY

Tim Hecker
Friday, September 28, 2012, 8 PM
EMPAC Concert Hall, Troy, NY
$18 (discounted tickets available)

Tim Hecker performs new pulse-based works in EMPAC's Concert Hall after week-long residency


One of the leading figures in ambient and experimental electronic music today, Canadian Tim Hecker's work juxtaposes distortion and noise with tranquility and spirituality. Investigating new "pulse-based" works that use sound samples of prepared piano, organ, string synthesizer, and other instruments, Hecker will spend a week designing a site-specific multiple speaker arrangement for his performance in the Concert Hall.

Tim Hecker is a Canadian-based musician and sound artist. Since 1996, he has produced a range of audio works for Kranky, Alien8, Mille Plateaux, Room40, Force Inc., Staalplaat, and Fat Cat. His works have been described as "structured ambient," "tectonic color plates," and "cathedral electronic music." He has focused on exploring the intersection of noise, dissonance, and melody, fostering an approach to songcraft that is both physical and emotive. The New York Times has described his work as "foreboding, abstract pieces in which static and sub-bass rumbles open up around slow moving notes and chords, like fissures in the earth waiting to swallow them whole." His Harmony in Ultraviolet received critical acclaim, including being recognized by Pitchfork as a top recording of 2006. Radio Amor was also recognized as a key recording of 2003 by Wire Magazine. His work has included commissions for contemporary dance, sound-art installations, as well as various writings. He currently resides in Montreal. www.sunblind.net

Tickets are $18 general admission; $13 non-Rensselaer students, seniors, and Rensselaer faculty + staff; and $6 Rensselaer students (must provide ID for discounted tickets).

Evelyn's Café will open at 7 PM with a full menu of meals, snacks, and beverages as well as a selection of wines. Service continues after the performance. Parking is available in the Rensselaer parking lot on College Avenue.

More information can be found on the EMPAC website: empac.rpi.edu. Questions? Call the EMPAC Box Office: 518.276.3921.

Thursday, September 20, 2012

[HvEXAS] MoHu Takes Flight | Thurs. 10/04

 

MoHu Takes Flight!

 

Thursday, October 4, 2012   6 – 8 pm

Eclipse Hangar, Albany International Airport

https://tickets.proctors.org/TheatreManager/95/TMmohu.html

 

We're pretty sure you have NEVER attended an event like MoHu Takes Flight!

 

This event is an interactive arts cocktail party to kick off and help support the second annual MoHu Festival.

 

In addition to enjoying cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, you can help build a 44' sculpture of the Hudson River train bridge, test your musical abilities in the Instrument Petting Zoo, sample local food artisans' fare, make your own YouTube video, try your hand at painting or just stand back and watch it all to the sounds of the Teri Roiger Quartet. The evening culminates with the art of clothing with The Electric City Couture Fashion Show. Who knows what else we'll come up with?

 

Tickets are $50 for the public and $30 for MoHu artists.

 

For tickets call 518.346.6204 or go to proctors.org.


For more information Leesa Perazzo 518.382.3884 x187 or lperazzo@proctors.org.

Monday, September 17, 2012

[HvEXAS] Observer Effects series returns with Melvin Moti dinner discussion

 

THIS WEEK: Ella Fiskum Danz + Melvin Moti
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Melvin Moti: The Eye As I Can See: WED, SEPT 19, 6 PM
TALK + DINNER: OBSERVER EFFECTS
Melvin Moti: The Eye As I Can See WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 6 PM
FREE

This dinner discussion will consider nuances of visual perception and the paradoxical status of the eye within human perception.
Ella Fiskum Danz: Triptych 0811: TUES, SEPT 18, 7:30 PM
WORK IN PROGRESS
Ella Fiskum Danz: Triptych 0811
TUESDAY, SEPT 18, 7:30 PM
FREE

In the context of a two-week production residency, Norwegian dance company Ella Fiskum Danz presents Triptych 0811, a work in progress exploring the inner life of dreams, reality, and ambition.

On View

EXHIBITION
Jennifer + Kevin McCoy: Index
THRU SATURDAY, OCT 13
Inspired by J.G. Ballard's short story The Index, sprawling sculptures filmed by live cameras present a landscape of people and places that implies an overarching narrative of the 1960s to the present day.

 

Exhibitions are free + open to the public Monday-Saturday, 12-6 PM

Tim Hecker: FRI, SEPT 28, 8 PM
PERFORMANCE
Tim Hecker
FRIDAY, SEPT 28, 8 PM
TICKETS

A site-specific performance of new pulse-based works from a leading ambient and experimental electronic musician.

Recent News

Ella Fiskum Danz's Triptych 0811 previewed in the Albany Times Union + Bennington Banner.
Photo Credits: Roddy McDowall, Julian Hibbard, courtesy of the artist.

EMPAC 2012-2013 presentations, residencies, and commissions are made possible by continuous support from the Jaffe Fund for Experimental Media and Performing Arts. Additional project support by 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 and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; the New York State Council for the Arts; Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment for the Arts; Arts Council Norway, Fond for Lyd og Bilde, and Fond for Utøvende Kunstner.


Box Office:
518.276.3921

Mailing Address:
EMPAC
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
110 8th Street
Troy, NY 12180

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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

[HvEXAS] The EMPAC Fall Schedule

 

Presenting the fall 2012 schedule of events
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Fall 2012

Our fall schedule is packed with performances, exhibitions, screenings, talks, concerts, and happenings that continue to question and test the boundaries of what is‚ and what could be‚ at the intersection of art, science, and technology.

Some highlights include:

Michael Gordon: Rushes

PERFORMANCE
Michael Gordon: Rushes
SEPT 15, 8 PM

The world premiere of a composition for seven bassoons by the founder of NYC's Bang on a Can.

TICKETS
Solaris

SCREENING
Solaris
OCT 11, 7:30 PM

Tarkovsky's iconic 1972 film charts a psychological territory in which the real and the imagined are inextricably mixed.

Part of the Shadow Play series.

TICKETS
Ella Fiskum Danz: Triptych 0811

PERFORMANCE
Ella Fiskum Danz: Triptych 0811
SEPT 18, 7:30 PM

In the context of a two-week production residency, Norwegian dance company Ella Fiskum Danz presents Triptych 0811, a work in progress exploring the inner life of dreams, reality, and ambition.

FREE
AKOUSMA @ EMPAC

PERFORMANCE
AKOUSMA @ EMPAC
OCT 19, 8 PM

"Cinema for the ear" electronic music performance presenting composer/performers from the 2012 AKOUSMA festival in Montréal.

TICKETS
Melvin Moti: The Eye As I Can See

TALK + DINNER
Melvin Moti: The Eye As I Can See
SEPT 19, 6 PM

This dinner discussion will consider nuances of visual perception and the paradoxical status of the eye within human perception.

Part of the Observer Effects series.

FREE

onedotzero double feature

SCREENING
onedotzero double feature
NOV 15, 7+9 PM

A double feature screening that celebrates the anniversary of the Processing programming language and imagines futuristic urban landscapes.

TICKETS
Nora Chipaumire: Miriam

PERFORMANCE
Nora Chipaumire: Miriam
OCT 5+6, 8 PM

Renowned choreographer and dancer Nora Chipaumire creates her first character driven work—a deeply personal dance-theater performance that looks closely at selflessness, ambition, perfection, and the sacrifice of the feminine ideal.

TICKETS
Ralph Lemon: Four Walls

PERFORMANCE
Ralph Lemon: Four Walls
NOV 16+17

With Four Walls, Ralph Lemon premieres a live multimedia dance installation that provides four points of view on one dance, giving a new shape to a "dance with no form."

TICKETS
And there's more! The entire schedule is available online now.

Other News
An interview with recent artist in residence Thom Kubli by EMPAC curator Emily Berçir Zimmerman in Contemporary Performance.
Photo Credits: Kurt Hentschläger's CLUSTER.

EMPAC 2012-2013 presentations, residencies, and commissions are made possible by continuous support from the Jaffe Fund for Experimental Media and Performing Arts. Additional project support by 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 and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; the New York State Council for the Arts; Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment for the Arts; Arts Council Norway, Fond for Lyd og Bilde, and Fond for Utøvende Kunstner.


Box Office:
518.276.3921

Mailing Address:
EMPAC
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
110 8th Street
Troy, NY 12180

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