Plasticene performs The Gist presented as part of Collaboraction’s 9th Annual SKETCHBOOK Festival, April 16 – May 10 The Building Stage 412 N Carpenter Chicago, IL Link for showtimes. Directed by Mark Comiskey Created and performed by Laura Fisher, Michael Macias, & Brian Shaw Sound by Eric Leonardson
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World Listening Project in Art + Design Lecture Series
6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 15 Ferguson Hall, 600 S. Michigan Avenue Columbia College Chicago I will be participating in a panel discussion with the founders of the World Listening Project—Brett Balogh, Chad Clark, Daniel Godston, and Jesse Seay—in the Art + Design Lecture Series, hosted by Columbia College’s Art + Design Department.
WLP on WLUW Sunday April 5 10PM Central (GMT -6)
Members of the World Listening Project will be on Chicago’s WLUW 88.7 Loyola radio program Something Else hosted by Philip Von Zweck this Sunday night at 10PM Central (GMT -6) on April 5th. Field recordings by WLP members will be aired and news of upcoming events provided. If you live outside the broadcast radius of… Continue reading WLP on WLUW Sunday April 5 10PM Central (GMT -6)
Report from Sound Megalópolis In Mexico City
A brief conference report on Megalópolis Sonoras: Sonidos en peligro de extinción (Sound Megalopolis: Cultural Identity and Sounds in danger of extinction) organized by the World Forum for Acoustic Ecology (WFAE) and the recently founded Mexican Forum for Acoustic Ecology. The conference took place March 23–27 at the gorgeous Fonoteca Nacional in the beautiful Coyoacán… Continue reading Report from Sound Megalópolis In Mexico City
March performances
8:00 p.m., Saturday March 28 I perform at Enemy with Daniel Fishkin, daxophone player extraordinaire. The Green Pasture Happiness will open: Aaron Zarzutzki (no-output turntable), Daniel Fandiño (electronics), and Brian Labycz (electronics). Enemy 1550 N. Milwaukee Ave., 3rd floor Chicago IL 60622 www.enemysound.com $5 donation suggested
Listen to Trilogy, Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Trilogy is a weekly radio show for new and experimental music that airs from 9 to 10 p.m. PDT on Wednesdays on KXLU 88.9 FM Los Angeles. It also streams live around the globe at www.kxlu.com. This Wednesday March 11, 2009 join host Bonnie Barnett for an evening of recent acquisitions, including: the electroacoustic work… Continue reading Listen to Trilogy, Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Objects In Motion: Plasticene’s “Light Cycle”
Plasticene performs in the Objects in Motion Festival, a three week festival of puppetry, toy-theater, and object-based performance opening Saturday, March 14, 2009, at The Building Stage: www.buildingstage.com. We’ve taken some explorations and put them into a 17-minute low-tech chamber-piece called Light Cycle (featured in Program A) , performed by Mark Comiskey, Brian Shaw, and… Continue reading Objects In Motion: Plasticene’s “Light Cycle”
The White Airplane
I composed music for the world premiere production of Darren Callahan’s The White Airplane, directed by Susan Padveen and performed by the Polarity Ensemble Theatre. The White Airplane will run February 13 – March 22, 2009 at Polarity’s new space in the Josephinum Academy, 1500 N. Bell, Chicago. Call 1-800-838-3006 for tickets. Join us for… Continue reading The White Airplane
February performances
7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28 with Bryan Day, , sound artist, instrument inventor, and founder of free music label Public Eyesore Enemy 1550 N. Milwaukee Ave., 3rd floor Chicago IL 60622 www.enemysound.com Bryan Day and I will open for Evidence, Vertonen, and Katchmare About Bryan Day Omaha, Nebraska based improviser and concept artist Bryan Day… Continue reading February performances
Plasticene video online
First video is online. More to come. View the PlastiMover channel: Over its 13 year history, Plasticene has established itself by working at the forefront of experimental theater in the City of Chicago. We have built a working method and pedagogy developed by teaching college students and working professionals. Our work has been tested in… Continue reading Plasticene video online