A Fantastic World Superimposed on Reality: A Select History of Experimental Music
| Nov ’09 |
| 20 |
| 6:00 pm |
A mini-festival of noise music curated by visual artist Mike Kelley. Born in a suburb of Detroit in 1954, Mike Kelley was brought up with the city’s music scene, which spawned bands such as Iggy and the Stooges and MC5. In 1973, Kelley formed his own band, the now seminal Destroy All Monsters. “A Fantastic World” continues Kelley’s continued interest in musical subcultures and focuses specifically on avant-garde music and sound art that employs elements such as cacophony, dissonance, and atonality.
Friday 20th Nov, running order from 6PM:
Luigi Russolo, Risveglio di una città (performed in a diplomatic edition
by Luciano Chessa) / Steve Reich, Pendulum Music, / Stockhausen, ?IT
(performed by Lee Ranaldo, Alex Waterman) / Rodney Graham, Lobbing Potatoes
At A Gong (performed by Mike Kelley) / Fred Frith, Stick Figures
(performed by James Moore and Taylor Levine) / John Zorn / Thurston Moore,
Ryan Sawyer and Daniel Carter / ZEV / Arto Lindsay / Jad Fair & Lumberob /
Thee Majesty / Rhys Chattham, Two Gongs, (performed by David Shively and
Alex Waterman)
Saturday 21st Nov, running order from 6PM:
Max Neuhaus, John Cage Fontana Mix, (performed by David Shively) /
George Brecht, Solo Violin, (performed by Tom Chiu) / Alison Knowles,
Nivea Cream, (performed by Alex Waterman) / Tony Conrad / Joan La Barbara
/ Shelley Hirsch & Christian Marclay / John Duncan / Extended Organ / Airway
/ Destroy All Monsters / Bruce Nauman, Violin tuned D.E.A.D. (performed
by Dana Lyn)
Staged over two days, the festival will present both historic works from artists such as John Cage, Fred Frith, Fluxus, Bruce Nauman, and Max Neuhaus as well as performances by contemporary proponents of experimental music including Airway, Joan La Barbara, Tony Conrad, Jad Fair & Lumberob, Arto Lindsay, Genesis Breyer P.Orridge, z’ev, and John Zorn.
Curated by Mike Kelley. Organized and co-curated with Mark Beasley. Produced and presented by Performa.
Nov. 20 + Nov. 21, 6pm – midnight
Tickets: $30 One Day / $50 Both Days / $25 Performa Members One Day / $40 Performa Members Both Days
