Tag: performance

May 3, New Music at the Green Mill

2—5 PM, SUNDAY May 3, 2009 NEW MUSIC at the legendary GREEN MILL curated by Julia Miller This afternoon I perform (on springboard) in Julia Miller’s microtonal composition for many notes or many players. Green Mill Jazz Club 4802 N. Broadway Ave. Chicago, IL 60640 773-878-5552 www.greenmilljazz.com Admission: $5 Julia wrote (4/29/09): I’m really happy… Continue reading May 3, New Music at the Green Mill

Plasticene’s “The Gist” in 9th Annual Sketchbook Festival

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

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

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

Chicago Phonography radio broadcast on Something Else

The Chicago Phonography broadcast on Philip von Zweck’s Something Else radio program, performed live on August 3rd, 2008, has just been posted in it’s entirety on archive.org. Listen to it here: Chicago Phonography is a loose collective of artists interested in promoting creative activity in listening by producing and broadcasting unprocessed field recordings as an… Continue reading Chicago Phonography radio broadcast on Something Else

Sunday, August 24 @ Elastic with Los Cuatros Demonios

Concluding a busy month of performances, Los Cuatros Demonios opens for Terry Dame’s Electric Junkyard Gamelan, a band from New York who perform original music on invented instruments. 7:00 p.m., Sunday, August 24 at ELASTIC Arts Foundation Los Cuatros Demonios is Tomeka Reid (cello), Carol Genetti (voice), Guillermo Gregorio (clarinet), Eric Leonardson (springboard), and Dan… Continue reading Sunday, August 24 @ Elastic with Los Cuatros Demonios

Performing with Eric Glick Rieman at AV-aerie

Eric Glick Rieman, from Berkeley with his prepared Rhodes piano, will be performing with me this Friday, 8:00 p.m. at the AV-aerie, 2000 W. Fulton Street, Chicago, IL 60612, (312) 850-4030. $8 suggested donation. This show is a double bill with The Young Equestrians from Brooklyn. (If you know you can attend, please send me… Continue reading Performing with Eric Glick Rieman at AV-aerie

Monday, July 21 @ Brown Rice

On Monday I will perform at Brown Rice with instrument inventor Laura Emelianoff, maker and performer of the Open Harp. Brown Rice 4432 N Kedzie Avenue Chicago IL 60625 www.brownricemusic.org 8:00 p.m. $5 suggested donation 1st set Larry Sawyer — poetry Dan Godston — trumpet, small instruments 2nd set Laura Emelianoff — open harp Eric… Continue reading Monday, July 21 @ Brown Rice