Thursday, February 5th, 2009
We get a lot of spam comments, and, at least currently, they all seem to be about nymphets – i don’t really know why.
This morning however I awoke to the most interesting spam comment for its sheer length and scattershot, stream-of-conciousness contents. “transderm immunosuppression still couldn was sauce lace panties hanging over sounds below” or “press release was huddled does not passed your waving her ohn down pcp air guns” spring to mind – of course it’s littered with links to god knows what.
But I’m posting the entire surreal text, Without the links, after the Jump »
Tags: 2009, Art, Fall, Joyce, Links, Paris, Quotes, Rain, Rant, Room, Sounds, spam
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Thursday, November 6th, 2008
Your performance last night of Arjuna’s Dilema at BAM was a travesty of obvious choices and cliché after cliché. The next time you consider creating a short opera based on the Bhagavad Gita, here are some common pratfalls to avoid:
Try not to cast Krishna as some sort of flouncing Tai-Chi pirate.
Please, dear god, don’t let this pirate “choreograph” the entire piece. Rolling down the stairs, and miming every single possible action do not actually make a dance.
The rest of your guide after the jump »
Tags: 2008, Art, Audience, BAM, Bhagavad Gita, Cliche, Composition, Dance, Fall, Jazz, Music, Music Theatre, Opera, Raga, Smooth Jazz, Sounds, Tai Chi, Video
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Monday, September 8th, 2008
A few years ago I started work on my first proper string quartet – an expansion and fuller exploration of one of the sections of Alicia. The piece was written originally in equal temperament, as the thought of doing a full length work in Just Intonation had simply not crossed my mind.
I “finished” this new version of the piece back in 2005, and really hadn’t looked at it again until earlier this year when we decided to go ahead and produce it in our next season with a video component by Patrick Davison. In revisiting this piece, which I am really excited to have premiered, I realized that I have no desire to continue to use equal temperament, and that now was the time to find a new tuning. (more…)
Tags: 2008, Art, Changes, Collaborators, Darmstadt, Experiments, Just Intonation, Music, New Work, Patrick Davison, Piano, Randy Gibson, Sounds, String Quartet, Tuning, Video
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Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
With the start of the 2008-2009 season upon us, many changes are in the works for Avant Media Performance.
Dani Beauchamp and Mike Rugnetta will now officially join Avant Media as Principal Artists. Their talents and creativity are a welcome addition to the core of artists leading the direction Avant Media will be taking in the coming years.
As a part of this new direction, the Principal Artists of the company: Ana, Dani, Mike and myself; will be sharing our experiences, thoughts, ideas, and whatever else strikes our fancy here, in what will become a regularly updated Journal of the activities of Avant Media Performance and its artists. (more…)
Tags: 2008, 2009, Art, Artists, Avant Media, Changes, Collaboration, Collaborators, Dani Beauchamp, Experiences, Hope, Mike Rugnetta, Principal Artists, Sounds, Video, Web Presence, Website
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Tuesday, July 24th, 2007
In honor of John Cage’s 95th birthday, Avant Media Performance presents an evening of two multimedia realizations of works by John Cage on September 5, 2007. “Four6″ (for any way of producing sounds) will be performed in an electro-acoustic realization featuring Randy Gibson on electronics, Mike Rugnetta on guitar and video by Patrick Davison. The second half of the concert is a true musicircus with “Winter Music,” “Atlas Eclipticalis,” and an actors’ realization by Laine Rettmer of “Song Books” being performed simultaneously. The evening will also see the world premiere of Randy Gibson’s “One Wall – for John Cage” assisted by Mike Rugnetta and Guy Snover.
Bringing together musicians, filmmakers, actors, and technicians, this evening pays tribute to the collaborative and innovative legacy of John Cage.
Performance will take place at The Kitchen, 512 West 19th Street, NYC.
Concert starts at 8PM. Tickets are $20 ($15 students, AMP members) presale through avantmedia.org or $25($20) day of
Tickets are not yet on sale. Check this space for information on when pre-sale will start.
Tags: 2007, Actors, Art, Atlas Eclipticalis, Avant Media, Guy Snover, John Cage, Legacy, Mike Rugnetta, Multimedia, Music, Musicians, New York City, One Wall, Patrick Davison, Performances, Randy Gibson, Song Books, Sounds, The Kitchen, Tickets, Tribute, Video, Winter Music, World Premiere
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