The Invisible Performance Workshop [04.10 - 04.14.05] was my final large-scale effort at Calarts. I presented 5 days of historic and current body, mind & sound-related performance scores by Richard Martin, Yoko Ono, Nat Slaughter, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Jason Thomas and myself in the Calarts ROD Recital Hall each night at 11pm.
Schedule, Participants, & Documentation:
[04.10.2005 Su] Richard Martin's Sounds From the Inside and selected works from Yoko Ono's Grapefruit
Program & Notes | pics
Attended and performed by Adam Fong, Thadeus Frazier-Reed, April Guthrie, James Orsher, Adam Overton, Cassia Streb, Andre Vida, Eric km Clark, and Katelyn Clark
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[04.11.2005 M] Karlheinz Stockhausen, selected works from Aus den sieben Tagen: IT and CONNECTION
Program & Scores
IT | mp3 [38:55, 53 MB]
CONNECTIONS (partial recording) | mp3 [15:35, 21 MB]
Attended and performed by Tonatiuh Avila (drumset & percussion), Mariel Carranza (ocarinas), Melanie D'Arcy (tabla), Tony Do (piano), Jacob Feinberg (acoustic guitar), Chris Fossek (classical guitar), August Friscia (piano), Kraig Grady (percussion), Lewis Keller (kalimba & woodwind), Catherine Lamb (wooden frog/floor/pianoforte), David Leikam (percussion), Adam Overton (classical guitar), Cassia Streb (viola), George Wichelns (banjo)
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[04.12.2005 Tu] Adam Overton, 3 compositions
Program
Solo for violinist, violist, cellist or contrabassist: For Johnny Chang, Eric km Clark and Cassia Streb
Adam Overton, 2005 | score | pics | mp3 [30:00, 40.8 MB] | video [30:00, 54 MB]
Performed by Johnny Chang, Eric km Clark and Cassia Streb
For piano(s) and performers
Adam Overton, 2005 | score | pics | mp3 [13:00, 17.8 MB] | video [13:27, 24 MB]
Performed by Rachel Arnold, Raven Chacon, April Guthrie, Joseph Kudirka, James Orsher, and Mark So
Conducted by Adam Overton
Beating.Blinking for bass drums and breaths
Adam Overton, 2004 | score | pics | mp3 [12:27, 17 MB] | video [13:02, 24 MB]
Performed by Lewis Keller, Liam Mooney, Adam Overton, and Aaron Spafford
With the help of audience members Rachel Arnold, Adam Fong, Cat Lamb, & Luke Taylor
This piece was first premiered at Interchange 2 (curated by D. Jean Hester) in June 2004...
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[04.13.2005 W] Adam Overton's For any acoustic instrument plus selected Imaginary Pieces by Jason Thomas*
Program * | pics
PART I
For any acoustic instrument
Adam Overton, 2005 | score | mp3 [46:55, 64.4 MB]
Performed by Kenneth Christianson (violin), Adam Fong (contrabass), David Leikam (talking drum), Adam Overton (classical guitar), Sara Roberts (Tibetan singing bowl), Kim Schoen (bass drum), Al Schulte (whiskey bottle), Kimberely Turney (flute), George Wichelns (banjo), and Curtis Winter (bass drum)
PART II
Imaginary Pieces by Jason Thomas
Scores can be found on Jason Thomas' website.
Selected works included This is Not Music (2004), Good Luck Trying (2004), More of the Same (2005), and Immaterial (2005)
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[04.14.2005 Th] Nat Slaughter, Piece for friends and beer (2001)
Program & Score
Performed by just about everyone in attendance (except for those under 21!!).
72 bottles of Pabst Blue Ribbon were on hand at the beginning of the piece and were finished off by around 12:30am or earlier. Several students then made beer-runs and the performance continued until maybe 1:30 or 2am (I think)...
Live mixing by Aaron Spafford.
Special Thanks to Thadeus Frazier-Reed and Kyle Ross for help with sound reinforcement.
* Note: There may be some discrepancies in some documentation, for instance the poster and email announcements. Earlier plans had included several selected performance scores of Marina Abramovic & Ulay for the bill on April 13th, however I was contacted by the artist and asked to remove her work from the series. In her place, Jason Thomas' imaginary scores were presented instead.
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