| Start: | Jun 23, '08 8:30p |
| Location: | Merce Cunningham Studio 55 Bethune Street (Westbeth) |
Experiments in the Studio
@ the Merce Cunningham Dance Company
Next Event in this New Music Series
June 23, 2008 @ 8:30 PM
Merce Cunningham Studio at 55 Bethune Street
Sound Makers:
Newton Armstrong, David Linton, Maria Chavez, Stephan Moore
Monday nights at 8:30 PM. No reservations required; call 212.255.8240 x14 for more information.
http://merce.org/thecompany_musicians.htmlExperiments in the Studio celebrates Merce Cunningham’s commitment to commissioning more new music by American composers than any other single choreographer, and the historic relationship between Merce Cunningham and John Cage, Founding Music Director of MCDC.
All concerts in the series are FREE and will take place in the
Merce Cunningham Studio at 55 Bethune Street
We're very pleased to have the opportunity to work in this historical context and setting... there are few places left within NYC's avant garde legacy with the resonant cultural depth of this space... and it's still a great place for looking and listening....
This project represents the first phase of an upcoming week-long residency with the MCDC at DIA Beacon resulting in performances on July 5th & 6th...
The first event at Westbeth will be a concert-like affair with each of the sound artists presenting short solo pieces followed by some group improvisations...
The Dia Beacon Event as it's now anticipated will follow a Cagian schematic for the improvised sound score with each of the sound makers environmentally installed within one of the four large elliptical sculptures on permanent display in the Richard Serra gallery - while the dance occupies platforms at either end of the space...
so this should be quite some Happening!
http://www.diacenter.org/prg/special/merce/
