AFTER SEVENTEEN YEARS, CHICAGO’S PIONEER PHYSICAL THEATER COMPANY ANNOUNCES OUR FINAL PERFORMANCE PIECE, GRAPHOMANIAx, A WORLD PREMIERE ORIGINAL WORK, MARCH 17th THROUGH APRIL 1st AT THE CHOPIN THEATER DOWNSTAIRS FOR TEN PERFORMANCES ONLY! Press Contact: Dexter Bullard
Make Sound Artists’ Reception On Friday, February 17
Friday, February 17, 2012 from 7PM-10PM the Zhou B Arts Center Sound MFA students Jonny Farrow and Ethan Rose are the featured artists in Make Sound, curated by Eric Leonardson, Julia A. Miller, and Christopher Preissing. The Zhou B Arts Center hosts its Third Friday opening with the Wet Paint exhibition of 49 emerging artists… Continue reading Make Sound Artists’ Reception On Friday, February 17
Show us your . . . springboard | Chicago Reader
Kevin Warwick wrote this short and sweet feature on the Springboard and me for the Chicago Reader. Published on January 19, 2012 in its “Show us your [____]” series, I feel surprised I’ve been playing it for 18 years. Thanks to Kevin and Andrea Bauer, who took the photos.
National Wet Paint | Make Sound Exhibition
Opening Friday, January 20, 7:00 to 10:00 pm National Wet Paint | Make Sound Exhibition SAIC Sound MFA students, Jonny Farrow and Ethan Rose, featured in the inaugural Make Sound 2012 exhibition at the Zhou B Art Center, curated by Julia A. Miller, Christopher Preissing, and me. Auris (Eric Leonardson, springboard; Julia A. Miller, guitar;… Continue reading National Wet Paint | Make Sound Exhibition
A Week of Sound and Silence: Interview On Vidos Island
Interview on Vidos Island Part of Kiki Karydi’s “A Week of Sound and Silence” project. Kiki is a graduate student studying in the UK. She was among the many people met in Corfu for “Crossing Listening Paths” 2011 WFAE International Conference. Among the questions I respond to are, In the video I respond to four… Continue reading A Week of Sound and Silence: Interview On Vidos Island
WFAE Feature Article: Observations On “Crossing Listening Paths”
My report, “Observations on the 2011 WFAE International Conference “Crossing Listening Paths,” about the 2011 WFAE International Conference is published in the Nov/Dec WFAE Newsletter. This report is describes my personal observations of the conference and Kerkyra, on the island of Corfu, Greece. Rather than offering an analysis of the events, I wrote about whatever… Continue reading WFAE Feature Article: Observations On “Crossing Listening Paths”
The Tuning of the World, NAE article 1994
In August 1993 I attended Tuning of the World, the First International Conference on Acoustic Ecology at the Banff Centre for the Arts in Alberta, Canada. With around 150 other people I played a part in starting the World Forum for Acoustic Ecology. Lou Mallozzi and I wrote an article about the conference published in… Continue reading The Tuning of the World, NAE article 1994
Open :: House :: Chicago :: Calling
“Open :: House :: Chicago :: Calling” was a Open House Chicago performance that happened in the Fine Arts Building on 10/15/2011. This performance included aural architecture, a performance by a musical ensemble, sounds contributed by artists from other Open House Worldwide cities such as Dublin and New York, and incidental sounds contributed by passers-by… Continue reading Open :: House :: Chicago :: Calling
“Conversation, Improvisation, and Locality” at Theater of the Ionian Academy
Conference of the World Forum for Acoustic Ecology, “Crossing Listening Paths” in Corfu Monday, October 3, 2011 7:00 – 8:30 PM Municipal Theater of Corfu Kerkyra, Greece The World Forum for Acoustic Ecology hosts a collaborative, hybrid lecture-performance, entitled “Conversation, Improvisation, and Locality,” by Eric Leonardson (Faculty, Sound SAIC), Jay Needham (Faculty, Radio-Television, SIU, Carbondale),… Continue reading “Conversation, Improvisation, and Locality” at Theater of the Ionian Academy
Bachet Concerts Friday, September 30 at MCA
Gregory O’Drobinak, Eric Leonardson, and Ed Herrmann play the Baschet Brother’s Aluminum Piano 2:00 pm, Friday, September 30 Museum of Contemporary Art 220 East Chicago Avenue Chicago IL 60611 Admission to the museum is $12 or $7 students. Free for SAIC students. No extra charge for the performance. This is another chance to hear a… Continue reading Bachet Concerts Friday, September 30 at MCA