The death of print media edition.
An interesting look at the plight of the newspaper
Always amusing, Gawker rounds up the twitter feeds of media-types
A roundup of Avant Media artists on Twitter after the Jump »
Friday Afternoon Links II-vi-2009
An interesting look at the plight of the newspaper
Always amusing, Gawker rounds up the twitter feeds of media-types
The Nature of Collaboration
In December Ana Baer-Carrillo and I collaborated on Doleo Æternus, an evening-length work for musicians, computer, and video which was presented at the ISIM conference in Denver. This is a long and tumultuous work in the history of Avant Media, and it spans almost the entire duration that Avant Media has been in existence. From our first show in New York City in January of 2007, where we premiered what was then Anger, to our most recent performance, Ana’s work has been a powerful influence on my work and a guiding force keeping me grounded enough in reality to reign in, albeit ever so slightly, my penchant for the extreme. (more…)
How Anger became Doleo Æternus
I began working on Anger around the same time that Ana and I started this company. Even though it took us a long time to finally be ready to perform it ( a solid three years after the first notes were written) in many ways it was the first piece that Ana and I worked on after Alicia.
On Friday we will be presenting the next step in the evolution of this piece: Doleo Æternus (more…)
Friday Afternoon Links XI-xxviii-2008
I am sitting in the Dream House in lower manhattan. A perfect activity for the day after what turned out to be an epic Thanksgiving dinner I cooked last night (11 courses, but more on that later…).
In one week we will be performing the latest version of Anger now called Doleo Æternus written by moi and with a new video shot by Ana Baer-Carrillo and edited by Caren McCaleb at the ISIM Conference in Denver, Colorado. This is extremely exciting for me, but also nerve-racking.
Here is the only link for today.
Doleo Æternus at the ISIM
In just over two weeks we will be premiering the new version of Anger at the third annual ISIM Festival in Denver Colorado. This is a major new version of the work, now being called Doleo Æternus. We’re very excited to be going back to our home-town (of sorts) and peforming this piece there. The staff of the ISIM has been extremely helpful, and the soloist: Mike Rugnetta, Amali Premawardhana and Myself; will be joined by members of the University of Denver Playground Ensemble.
The program at ISIM is very large, and as such has only a small space for program notes. My full description of the piece is after the jump. Jump »
on Opportunity and Rehearsal
Over the next couple of months we will be presenting two of our works in unusual ways for us. Next week we are auditioning Shiver for the Fresh Tracks program at DTW. In early December we will present a new version of Anger at the ISIM conference in Denver.
I’m very much used to thinking about our work only within the context of Avant Media and our artists and methodologies. Taking these two works outside of Avant Media (to an extent) has proved enlightening to the nature and concept of our work (more…)
on Multimedia and Collaboration
An article in the LA Times today has me thinking about the type of work we are making, and the experience we are trying to create for our audience.
“You no longer market a performance that you sit and look at. What you offer is a complete experience that begins before the performance even starts and may continue afterward.” – John Munger in an article by Mike Boehm, LA Times
The article goes on to talk about non-artistic elements for an evening, as well as familiarity, reality TV, and many other concepts and tactics for attracting audiences. But what I found interesting is how so much of what this article talks about is exactly what we’ve been doing. (more…)
“Anger” World Premiere
On January 25, 2007 Avant Media presented the world premiere of Anger the pivotal immersion performance with music by Randy Gibson and video by Ana Baer-Carrillo. Additional artists included Alicia Wargo – sculptures and costumes; Oscar Henriquez – video typography; Mike Rugnetta – guitar, banjo and pre-show music; and Laine Rettmer – voice.
The performance, held at 20 Greene in SoHo, NYC, was completely sold out. Thank you to all of our audience members and supporters who came out for this one-night-only event. This is sure to be a piece that will continue its evolution and become on of Avant Media’s signature performances. Plans are already in the works for expanded video sections and further musical development.
Click here to read the full program (1.2mb / PDF Format)
Photos by Josh Corkhum
“Anger” Tickets on Sale
Tickets for Anger went on sale just after midnight, December 1, 2006. Click here to purchase tickets.
“Anger” World Premiere
Anger, by Randy Gibson and Ana Baer-Carrillo, will have its world premiere on January 25, 2007 at 20 Greene in SoHo, New York. Performance will begin at 8pm, followed by a reception with the artists.
Music will be performed live by Randy Gibson (Piano, Crotales), Mike Rugnetta (Guitar, Banjo) and Laine Rettmer (Voice). Augmenting the live music will be four channels of continuous video by Ana Baer-Carrillo projected on the performers and surrounding the audience, alongside sculpture and costumes by Alicia Wargo.
Tickets will be available for sale from Dec. 1, 2006, check back soon for more information.
