Links Hall E-Weekly # #296

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A weekly guide to happenings at Links Hall and in the performance community. October 8, 2008 Links Hall Announcements
This Weekend - Studies N Blackness: Bodies On 'View-Doo', October 10, 11, & 12 This Week - Studies N Black Workshop with Margaret Morris & Nikki Patin, October 11 This Week - Studies N Black Site Specific Events: October 8 This Week - Studies N Black Discussion Events, October 13 Book Reading & Performance with Alistair McCartney and Tim Miller, October 13 Five Percent Sessions Presents Bluiett's Bio-Electric Ensemble, October 17 Present your own show at Links Hall - TWO weekends availabe in February! 2009/2010 - Links Hall Artistic Associates Call For Proposals Other Chicago Events
The Moving Architects - Brass Figures, October 9 & 10
Red Rover Series: Readings that play with reading with Ira S. Murfin, Marisa Plumb & Srikanth Reddy Mike Daisey's If You See Something Say Something, October 10-12 Trisha Brown Dance Company presents Four Decades of Dance Blushing Poppy Production & Rooms Productions present: Landscapes of Uncertainty Theatre Oobleck: The Election Show Dance for the Camera 2008: The ENERGY of Dance with the Magic of Film, October 28 & 30 The Third Annual Chicago Calling Arts Festival, October 1-12 Artist Opportunities
Rough Cuts: Dance for Film Workshop, Registration Deadline October 24th African Dance Classes with Muntu Dance Theatre, Thursdays Contact Improvisation Class with Katie McCaughan This Friday October 10 City of Chicago's 2009 Community Arts Assistance Program Grants - Application and Workshop Info threewalls Announces SOLO Application Deadline: October 31, 2008 Modern Technique Class with The Space/Movement Project, Sundays Jack Kerouac's Manuscript Scroll & The Intersections of Experimental Poetry and Artists' Books You & Your Performance - Workshops with Molly Jaeger Haitian and Contemporary Dancemaking, Oct 14

Nicole Gifford Dance Audition, October 14

Elsewhere
Like That, Like This Premiere

October 2008 Performances
Now buy tickets online!

October 2008 Education Events
Now register online for workshops!

Artistic Associates Call For Proposals
You could be the next Links Hall festival curator!

Links Hall Creative Time Rental Info
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Rates:
9am - 6pm: $10/hour
6pm - midnight: $15/hour
midnight - 9am: $5/hour

Volunteer Opportunities
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Links Hall
3435 N Sheffield Ave
Chicago IL 60657
773-281-0824
info@linkshall.org

Links Hall Announcements
This Weekend - Studies N Blackness: Bodies On 'View-Doo', October 10, 11, & 12

Margaret Morris by Tom Lane

WEEK TWO of Studies N Black
curated by Baraka de Soleil, Links Hall Artistic Associate

Friday & Saturday, October 10 & 11, 8pm
Sunday, October 12, 7pm
$15
Purchase Tickets Online

Margaret Morris - I am another yourself
A rigorous dance theater duet in which the characters are sisters, lovers, rivals, and reflections. Their precarious friendship shifts between states of conflict and intimacy activated by their recurrent play with the transmutation of a kiss. Choreographed and performed by former LinkUp and Chicago Dancemakers Forum artist Margaret Morris, with Hettie Barnhill.

Nikki Patin - Nikki Patin’s Secret: The Most Beautiful Boogieman
An a cappella, multi-genre piece that combines spoken word, song, and burlesque. Patin’s performance is based on Mos Def's composition The Boogieman Song. Nikki Patin was featured on the fourth season of HBO’s Def Poetry Jam and is a contributor to 848 on NPR.

This Week - Studies N Black Workshop with Margaret Morris & Nikki Patin, October 11 Nikki Patin

Deconstructing The Body: Womyn’s Performance Workshop
at Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell Ave.
Saturday, October 11, 1-4pm
$25 suggested donation
REGISTER NOW or call 773.281.0824
Workshop open to women only

A workshop led by Studies N Black Week Two: Bodies on View-doo artists Margaret Morris and Nikki Patin, exploring body image as it relates to American societal conditioning, reflecting on the body as related to racism, sexism, homophobia, classism, transphobia, ableism and lookism. Experience how we move habitually, organically, reactively, and use collage poetry to deconstruct and analyze myths and stereotypes.

UPCOMING WORKSHOP

D UNDERBELLY - ALL UP IN THE KOOOL-AID Workshop
Saturday, October 18, 1-4pm
$25 ($20 students, low income)
REGISTER NOW

A vibrant and funky approach to performance, this workshop explores the intersections of movement, music, text and conceptual art as it relates to the development of character. Participants will be 'all up in the koool-aid' of the experimental creative process with members of D UNDERBELLY: moving, lip-synching, composing, vocalizing, witnessing, and having serious fun! For performing artists of all types.

Led by Studies N Black Week Three: Afro Retro Juju artists D UNDERBELLY

This Week - Studies N Black Site Specific Events: October 8

Black Male/Female With_____
Wednesdays in October
Featuring artists from Studies N Black
FREE

THIS WEEK:
Wednesday, October 8
4:30-5:30pm
Little Black Pearl, 1060 East 47th Street

Throughout October, explore the changing cultural landscape of Chicago’s North and South sides through performative experiences at locations in Hyde Park, Woodlawn, Lakeview, and Rogers Park. See black male/female with __ [watermelon, fried chicken, doo-rag, afro, dreadlocks, etc] try to hail a cab, wax poetics on koool-aid, do the hustle, etc. as he/she interacts with the local community. Documentation of the happenings will be exhibited during the closing event of Studies N Black on October 26.

UPCOMING:
Wednesday, October 15, 3:30-4:30pm
Japanese-American Service Center (JASC), 4427 North Clark Street

Wednesday, October 22, 3:30-4:30pm
Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell Avenue

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ALSO THIS WEEK
Community Koool-Aid stand
Saturdays, October 11, & 18
10-12pm
61st street Farmer's Market, 6100 S. Blackstone

This Week - Studies N Black Discussion Events, October 13 Baraka de Soleil - Curator of Studies N Black

Join Studies N Black Artists for insightful dialogue at these commuity events.

Shifting Cultural Landscapes
Mondays, October 13, & 20 7-9pm
at Insight Arts/Center for New Possibilities, 1505 W. Morse
FREE
Community discussion exploring the Studies N Black series with curator Baraka de Soleil.

Book Reading & Performance with Alistair McCartney and Tim Miller, October 13

Mondy, October 13, 7:30 pm
$10
Purchase Tickets Now 
Or make a reservation at 773.281.0824

Alistair McCartney's highly praised, darkly comic first novel, The End of the World Book, is an encyclopedia of memories and obsessions. A 21st century updating of Oscar Wilde's revelatory lecture-performances, McCartney will read from the novel against a backdrop of projected images, leading the audience through his alphabetical guide to the apocalypse, acting as a tour guide through the highs and lows of life and culture, portraying everything from Franz Kafka to Freddie Krueger, Britney Spears to suicide bombers and beyond.

Tim Miller will also perform an excerpt from an evening-length solo work, My Queer Body. Hailed as "funny, deeply moving, and utterly compelling" by The Australia Telegraph, this piece has been performed throughout the world, from The Sydney Mardi Gras in Australia to Schmidt Theater in Hamburg, Germany.

For more information, click HERE

Five Percent Sessions Presents Bluiett's Bio-Electric Ensemble, October 17

Featuring
Hamiet Bluiett, baritone saxophone
Harrison Bankhead, bass
Fareed Haque, guitar
Isaiah Spencer, drums

Friday, October 17, 2008
Two shows: 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
Doors open 30 minutes prior to show time.
At Sandbox Studio
1608 West Cornelia Avenue
Admission: $20

This is a BYOB event.Wine glasses will be provided.

For direct inquiries call Michael at 773 525 9258
or email info@5percentsessions.com
Seating is limited. RSVPs will be honored first.
This event is co-sponsored by Sandbox Studio and Links Hall.
Five Percent Sessions aspires to bring world class artists together for intimate and passionate performances.

Present your own show at Links Hall - TWO weekends availabe in February!

Two Linkages weekends are available now:
Feb 20-22
Feb 27-Mar 1

Linkages are $800 per weekend, and artists will receive:
-Friday/Saturday/Sunday night performances; with access to the space two hours before ach showtime. 
-Full use of light and sound equipment. 
-Dressing room, storage space.
-10 hours of technical rehearsal, and a technical orientation to the space.

For more information, visit www.linkshall.org/o-prental.shtml

To book a Linkages weekend, contact Jennifer at jthornton@linkshall.org or 773.281.0824

2009/2010 - Links Hall Artistic Associates Call For Proposals Images from A Drop of Water, curated by Lito Walkey, Links Hall Artistic Associate Links Hall’s Artistic Associates (AAs) each curate a month-long (four-weekends, Fridays-Sundays) performance series for the Links Hall space, for which they receive a budget, along with marketing and technical support.

Links Hall plans to select three AAs for 2009-2010, and welcomes proposals.
Selected AAs will receive:
1.Space: Links Hall’s studio will be provided for the four weeks of your project:
2.Budget: Links Hall will provide the following budget for your project: Curator’s fee $500

Eligibility: All practicing artists are welcome to submit a proposal, and no past curatorial experience is necessary.

Proposal requirements: Please include the following items in your proposal. Do not exceed three pages in total:
1.Contact information: Your name, contact mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
2.Project title: Please provide a working project title, and identify the artistic discipline(s) your project falls into.
3.Creative process: Please summarize how participation in the AA program would assist your creative process and development, and include a summary of your arts-related experience
4. Project summary: Summarize your proposed curatorial project. Please explain your interest in curating this project, as well as your goals and objectives.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: POSTMARK BY 5PM, FRIDAY OCTOBER 31, 2008 OR DELIVER BY 5PM, FRIDAY OCTOBER 31, 2008 TO: LINKS HALL, 3435 NORTH SHEFFIELD #207, CHICAGO IL 60657.

Notification: Selected artists will be notified by December 15, 2008.
Schedule: AA programs will take place between October 2009 and May 2010.

For more information, visit: http://linkshall.org/o-aa.shtml 
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT JENNIFER THORNTON AT LINKS HALL: (773) 281-0824 OR jthornton@linkshall.org

Other Chicago Events
The Moving Architects - Brass Figures, October 9 & 10

Thursday & Friday at 7:30 PM
Hamlin Park Field House, 3035 N. Hoyne, 2nd floor
Chicago, IL 60618
Tickets: $15 or $12 for students: Buy Tickets Online

Featuring the world premier of This Sandy Cube, music by composer Ian Hatcher, and excerpts from the acclaimed 1001 Afternoons in Chicago with original music by composers Amos Gillespie and Seth Boustead.

With Dancers Anna Goldman, Stefanie Karlin, Erin Carlisle Norton, Alison Riazi
Lighting Design by Josh Weckesser and Costumes by Lisa Stevens

For more information and to purchase tickets call 312.343.2840 or visit www.TheMovingArchitects.org

 

Red Rover Series: Readings that play with reading with Ira S. Murfin, Marisa Plumb & Srikanth Reddy

FALL/WINTER 2008 Chicago, IL

October 18: Experiment #23
Ira S. Murfin, Marisa Plumb & Srikanth Reddy

November 1: Experiment #24
Mike Applegate, Marc Falkoff, Peter Sullivan & members of Iraq Veterans Against the War

December 6: Experiment #25
Authors from MoonLit

7pm at the Division Street Dance Loft
735 W. Division, 3rd floor
new location in the Work House building
Division @ Halsted, enter parking lot off of Halsted

Suggested donation $4
doors lock at 7:30pm

COMING UP: SPRING 2009

*AWP small press showcase with Action Books, Flood Editions, Futurepoem Books, Les Figues Press, Switchback Books, Ugly Duckling Presse & a few more surprises

*Doug Ischar & RM Vaughan

*Authors from the Encyclopedia Project, vol. 2

Red Rover Series is curated by Lisa Janssen & Jennifer Karmin.  Each event is designed as a reading experiment with participation by local, national, and international writers, artists, and performers.  The series was founded in 2005 by Amina Cain & Jennifer Karmin.

Email ideas for reading experiments to
redroverseries@yahoogroups.com

The schedule for upcoming events is listed at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/redroverseries

Mike Daisey's If You See Something Say Something, October 10-12

Fri-Sun, October 10-12, 7:30 pm
Tickets $10-$25 
Museum of Contemporary Art

A charismatic performer, his shows have the insightful hostility of the best comedy.--New Yorker

In his long-awaited Chicago debut, writer and humorist Mike Daisey issues a call to action in this humorous rebuke to the real and imagined ploys of the US Department of Homeland Security. With incandescent wit, Daisey folds personal narratives and eye-opening facts into the untold story of Sam Cohen, inventor of the neutron bomb, to expose just how much we're willing to give up for security.

Workshop with Mike Daisey
Saturday, October 11, noon-2 pm
$15 or $10 with performance ticket

Get ready for an intensive workshop on extemporaneous performance with Mike Daisey. The workshop is open to all levels, but space is limited!

All programs at the MCA Stage:
220 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago
For tickets call 312.397.4010  or visit www.mcachicago.org 

Trisha Brown Dance Company presents Four Decades of Dance

Four Decades of Dance
October 23, 24 & 25 * 8:00 p.m.

An icon of contemporary dance, Trisha Brown has consistently pushed the limits of choreography, creating some of the most compelling and visually powerful work of the past four decades—-from her early site-specific dances that took place on rooftops and down walls, to the fluid, precise movement of her more recent work. For more information, click HERE

Other Events:
Student Restaging of Set and Reset/Reset with Trisha Brown
Friday, October 24  5:00 p.m.
At the Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago
1306 S Michigan Ave. Chicago
Free and open to the public

The Dance Center presents a student restaging of Set and Reset/Reset, a variation on Set and Reset, the masterpiece that solidified Trisha Brown’s international reputation as a leader in abstract choreography. Mariah Maloney, a seven-year veteran dancer and instructor with the Trisha Brown Dance Company will be in residence at The Dance Center this fall, teaching students Brown’s trademark silky and sequential core movement sequences that define her signature work.

DanceMasters Class, led by Trisha Brown
Tuesday, October 21  6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Lou Conte Dance Studio at the Hubbard Street Dance Center
1147 W. Jackson

This master class offers the opportunity to work on body alignment and fundamentals that develop a dancer’s ease in movement, use of weight, clarity of initiation, and anatomical awareness. These movement principals are integral to exploring the range and detail of Trisha Brown’s movement style, and developing greater physicality for any dance form. Students will learn a dance phrase from Trisha Brown Dance Company’s repertory. more info...

Post-Performance Discussion
Thursday, October 23
Free and open to ticket holders

Pre-Performance Talk with Trisha Brown
Friday, October 24  7:00 p.m.
Free and open to ticket holders

Blushing Poppy Production & Rooms Productions present: Landscapes of Uncertainty

Created and performed by Nicole LeGette
Featuring Carole McCurdy, David Danyluk

Oct. 8th-11th, W/TH/F/S
8PM, $15 suggested--cash only
Post-show talk Oct. 9th, 11th
Rooms Gallery, 645 W. 18th Street
Seating is limited. 312.733.1356 - Reservations recommended

Landscapes of Uncertainty is a visceral, body-based investigation of vision impairment navigating the endless expanse of perception, receptivity, and deep memory.

ADDITIONAL EVENTS:
Butoh Class: Topography of the Subtle Senses
Oct.11th, Saturday
11:00AM-3:00PM, $45
Space is limited. Registration required. No experience necessary
Contact Nicole: 773.387.8418, info@blushingpoppy.org
Intensive class employing butoh techniques that deeply engage multi-sensorial, synesthesic perception and churn rich terrain as the body negotiates internal and external environments.

The development and performance of Landscapes Of Uncertainty has been generously supported by a 2007-2008 Chicago Dancemakers Forum Lab Artist grant. This project is supported by a Community Arts Assistance Program grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.

www.roomsgallery.com * www.blushingpoppy.org * www.chicagodancemakers.org

Theatre Oobleck: The Election Show

w/ Diana Slickman as The Angel. KellyAnn Corcoran as Hillary. And Sati Word as Barack.

By Danny Thompson & Jeff Dorchen
October 3 - November 3 (Election eve)
Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 3pm
Special election eve performance: Monday, Nov.3 at8pm

Neo-Futurarium
5153 North Ashland Avenue in Chicago
Tickets are $12 "More if you've got it, Free if you're broke"
For reservations, call 773.347.1041 

The Oobleck election play is a sixteen-year tradition. It usually sells out. So we suggest making your reservation now.

More info at www.theateroobleck.com

Dance for the Camera 2008: The ENERGY of Dance with the Magic of Film, October 28 & 30

Hedwig Dances and the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs in cooperation with Dance Films Association host

Dance for the Camera 2008:  Landscapes and Interiors
"The ENERGY of Dance with the MAGIC of Film"
Follies d'Espagne - Paul Buiser, 2007

Landscapes and Interiors are the themes for Dance for the Camera 2008.  The two-evening program focuses on how physical setting forms a background and provides an interactive platform for the human activity in dance film. The two programs offer a cross-section of contrasting approaches to these themes by artists from the Midwest and around the world.

Program 1:  Interiors
Tuesday, October 28
6 p.m. Networking Reception for dance artists, filmmakers, students & guests
7 p.m. Dance for the Camera Screening, Claudia Cassidy Theatre

Program 2:  Landscapes
Thursday, October 30
6 p.m. Dance for the Camera Screening, Claudia Cassidy Theatre
7 p.m. Panel Discussion:  meet the artists and learn more about the dance film medium.  Dance critic Lucia Mauro moderates the conversation with Deirdre Towers, Artistic Director of Dance Films Association in New York, and participating dance film artists, Olive Bieringa and Daniele Wilmouth.

FREE Admission
Claudia Cassidy Theater at Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington

The Third Annual Chicago Calling Arts Festival, October 1-12

The Third Annual Chicago Calling Arts Festival (CCAF3) features Chicago-based artists collaborating in performances and projects with artists living in other locations -- both here in the U.S. and abroad. These collaborations will be prepared or improvised, and some performances will involve live feeds between Chicago and elsewhere. www.chicagocalling.org email: info@chicagocalling.org

Schedule of Events (Oct 8 -- Oct 12)
Wednesday, October 8 2008 — 8:00PM
Peter Jones Gallery
1806 W Cuyler St
Chicago, IL 60613
773.472.6725
www.peterjonesgallery.com
$10 suggested donation

Thursday, October 9 2008 — 8:30PM
The Velvet Lounge
67 E Cermak Ave
Chicago, IL
312.791.9050
velvetlounge.net
$10 admission

Friday, October 10 2008 — 9:30PM
Little Black Pearl Art and Design Center
1060 E 47th Street
Chicago, IL 60653
www.blackpearl.org
$5 suggested donation

Saturday, October 11 2008 — 4:00AM-8:00AM
This event features a live connection between WDBX (91.1 FM in Carbondale, IL, (www.wdbx.org), and WZRD (88.3 FM, www.zap.to/wizard_wzrd). Performers include Dave Marsalek (drums), Brendan Joyce (bass), and other TBA performers.

Saturday, October 11 2008 — 7:00PM
Heaven Gallery
1550 N Milwaukee Ave, 2nd Fl
Chicago, IL
www.heavengallery.com
$10 suggested donation

Sunday, October 12 2008 — 2:00PM
Mess Hall
6932 N Glenwood Ave
Chicago, IL 60626
(773) 465-4033
www.messhall.org

Sunday, October 12 2008 — 7:00PM
AV-Aerie
2000 W Fulton, #310
Chicago IL 60612
312.342.6280
av-aerie.org
$10 suggested donation

Artist Opportunities
Rough Cuts: Dance for Film Workshop, Registration Deadline October 24th

Saturday, Nov. 1 and Sunday, Nov.2
10am - 2pm each day
Registration deadline: FRIDAY, October 24
SPACE IS LIMITED. APPLY NOW TO GUARANTEE YOUR SPOT! Walk ins will not be permitted.
Fee: $50

Goal: This workshop will inspire participants to regard video as a spur to re-think their choreography in visually specific terms and in relationship to various locations; the workshop will specifically address the dance video making process in terms of images, intent, intensity, and intimacy.

Instructor: Deirdre Towers, Executive Director, Dance Films Association, Inc.
Read more about Deirdre HERE...

SCHEDULE:
Day 1: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1
10am - 2pm
At The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago, 1306 S. Michigan Ave.
Theme: Camera equipment and technique overview, key style concepts, viewing session of strong dance on film excerpts, hands-on experimentation filming one another dancing in pairs and groups of 3.

Day 2: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2
10am - 2pm
At Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington, various locations
Theme: Case Study - how to adapt a piece of stage choreography for the camera. A work by Hedwig Dances will be performed live and simultaneously taped by the participants who will act as the film crew. Learning objectives include how to communicate with dancers to get a desired effect, and the impact of working in various locations.

PARTICIPATION:
Open to dancers/ choreographers who have a professional level experience with choreography. Previous experience with video equipment is preferred, but not required. Pre-registration is mandatory via an application form. All participants must be available for both days of the session.

Participants need to bring their own digital video camera, or make arrangements with CDF for a rental camera in advance.

To register, complete the application form by FRIDAY, October 24. The application form is available for download on the CDF website:CLICK HERE FOR THE APPLICATION FORM
Questions? Email: chicagodancemakers@gmail.com

African Dance Classes with Muntu Dance Theatre, Thursdays

Join MUNTU DANCE THEATRE in an energizing, exhilarating, and invigorating AFRICAN DANCE CLASS with LIVE MUSIC!!!

Every Thursday from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. 
The Anderson Park Field, 3748 South Prairie Ave. Chicago

Sign up for six African Dance classes and pay ONLY $60
or WALK-IN @ $12 per session!

FEEL BETTER and learn something about the ART OF DANCE from the MOTHERLAND!!!

For more information: contact Barbara J. Maxon at 773-241-6084  or
email: barbara@muntu.com.

Contact Improvisation Class with Katie McCaughan This Friday October 10

Friday 10-10-08
6:30-8:30pm
at Yoga Now Edgewater 5852 N. Broadway, Chicago
more info & registration at www.yoganowchicago.com (look under workshops tab)
$16-10 sliding

Through a progressive warming up of the body and tuning of the senses, the class will evolve from simple listening practices into longer, weight driven contact duets.After deepening into duets we will find time for more open dancing; exploring all that is Autumn, and not being afraid of the fall.

Katie McCaughan is a dance artist, performer, and educator who recentlyreturned to her hometown of Chicago after a long stint in Seattle and ashort stint in New York. In 2002, she received a BFA in Dance fromCornish College of the Arts in Seattle, WA. She has since continued anon going study of contemporary dance technique, contact improvisation,contemplative dance practice, authentic movement, composed andimprovised performance.

City of Chicago's 2009 Community Arts Assistance Program Grants - Application and Workshop Info Applications Available Online at http://www.CityofChicago.org/CulturalGrants 

The Community Arts Assistance Program (CAAP) is an annual grant opportunity open to new, emerging and mid-career artists and nonprofit arts organizations with annual operating budgets up to $150,000.

Applicants can request a maximum of $1,000 for projects that address specific professional and artistic development needs. Individual applicants must be residents of the city of Chicago for at least 6 months prior to the application deadline and not enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate or other degree granting program. Organizations must be incorporated, located in and serving the city of Chicago, have a valid Federal Employer Identification Number, and have acquired, or be in the process of applying for, or seeking funds to apply for 501(c)(3) status.

Applications are available in October and are due to the Department of Cultural Affairs by:
Friday, December 5, 2008, 5:00 p.m.

Application Assistance Workshops will be held at the following locations and times:

 

Thursday, October 2, 2008 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Garfield Park Conservatory
300 North Central Park Avenue

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 5:30-7:30 p.m.
South Shore Cultural Center
7059 South Shore Drive

Saturday, October 11, 2008 12:00-2:00 p.m.
Heaven Gallery, 2nd Floor
1550 North Milwaukee Avenue

Tuesday, October 21, 2008 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Hyde Park Art Center
5020 South Cornell Avenue

Monday, October 27, 2008* 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
*With Special Performing Artists Presentation by Kairol Rosenthal
Links Hall
3435 North Sheffield Avenue, #207

Thursday, November 13, 2008 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Chicago Cultural Center
5th Floor Garland Room
78 East Washington Street

Artist Statement Writing Workshop
with Katharine Schutta from SAIC
Thursday, October 30, 2008 6:00 -8:00 p.m.
Chicago Artists Coalition
70 East Lake Street, #230

Is 501-c3 Status Right for Your Organization?
Workshop with Bill Rattner from
Lawyers for the Creative Arts
Wednesday November 5, 2008 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Gallery 37, 66 East Randolph Street

NO RSVP NEEDED

Please contact Cultural Grants Coordinator Lindsey Delahanty with any questions.
312-744-9797
Lindsey.Delahanty@cityofchicago.org

threewalls Announces SOLO Application Deadline: October 31, 2008

SOLO, the exhibition program implemented last year in gallery 2A, at 119 N Peoria, has moved into threewalls main space at gallery 2D. The deadline for exhibition opportunities in spring/fall 2009 is post-mark October 31, 2008.

Now in its second year, SOLO is an opportunity for artists at all stages in their career to apply for a solo exhibition. Applications are juried by a rotating committee of 15+ artists, independent curators, critics, administrators, educators and historians from the Chicago area. This year the program has been opened up to artists in the greater Illinois area, NW Indiana, SW Michigan and SE Wisconsin. Please visit our new website for details and application forms. Artists, collaboratives and collectives working in all mediums are encouraged to apply.

For more information, visit: http://www.three-walls.org/ 

Modern Technique Class with The Space/Movement Project, Sundays

Who we are: Space/Movement Project (TS/MP) is  collective of contemporary dance artists whose mission is to create innovative work as well as support individual artists through ongoing dialogue and the sharing of creative and financial resources

Class: Our weekly modern dance technique class encourages participants to enjoy as well as challenge themselves as movers.  A member of the company will conduct class each week: Allisa-Zee Hartmann, Mika Banks, Stacy Thomas Wolfson, Allyson Esposito and special guests!

When/Where: Sundays, 6pm-8pm, $14 at Visceral Studios, 2820 N. Elston, Chicago.  Plenty of street parking available.  Easily accessible by public transportation. 

Contact:  For more information email spacemovementproject@yahoo.com.  Class descriptions and schedule of teachers available upon request.

Jack Kerouac's Manuscript Scroll & The Intersections of Experimental Poetry and Artists' Books

October 3 - November 30, 2008
Friday, October 3, 5:30 – 7:30PM: Opening Reception
GALLERY HOURS: M – F 12 – 7; SA + SU 12 – 5

To celebrate the opening of the exhibit and special issue of the Journal of Artists’ Books on “Intersections of Experimental Literature and Artists’ Books,” readings by poets based in the greater Chicago area and whose works exemplify contemporary experimental poetic practice in the tradition fostered by the small press and artists’ books.

Friday, October 3rd, 2008, 6:30 pm
Ed Roberson
Nathalie Stephens
Kerri Sonnenberg
Garin Cycholl

Friday, October 17th, 2008, 6:30 pm
Judith Goldman
Roberto Harrison
Simone Muench
Tim Yu

THE COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO ENTER FOR BOOK AND PAPER ARTS
1104 South Wabash Ave., 2nd floor
Chicago, Illinois, 60605
Telephone: 312-369-6630 fax: 312-369-8082
ww.bookandpaper.org Email: book&paper@colum.edu

You & Your Performance - Workshops with Molly Jaeger

A workshop for performers, artists, & anybody else seeking to access the creative process from a totally unique perspective.

Monday, November 10: 8-10pm
Saturday, December 13: 3-5pm
$12 - limited space
to reserve email : info@theperformingspace.org
or call : (971) 212-2554

"We are often in a state of performance, though the nature of the 'stage' on which we perform may differ..." (Scott Kelman)

Based on the profound work of the late Scott Kelman this introductory workshop explores the mystery of that performing space.   We start with the concept that everything is real, then begins the moment to moment investigation of what is already taking place. From this perspective, participants are guided through a series of original exercises that integrate body & mindfulness in performance & offer methods for dynamic expression in movement & voice.  Absolutely no performance experience is necessary.   

Some primary areas of focus are:
Exploration of presence
Engaging the moment
Spatial elements and choreography
Strengthening voice with original sound techniques
Conjuring action, imagery & states of being
Generating and introducing text
Tapping into joy as the basic performing experience

Haitian and Contemporary Dancemaking, Oct 14 Tuesday October 14th at the DSDL (Division Street Dance Loft).
7:30-9:30pm
Call 310-562-2435 to be buzzed in
Workshop price $20.00 (Reduced rates for students and low-income)

Daniel Desir is an incredibly accomplished Haitian choreographer and dancer. He has taught and choreographed in Haiti at major dance institutions including ENARTS (the National Arts School), BFH (Ballet Folklorique Haitienne), and Tamboula D’Haiti. Daniel has received choreographic commissions from companies in the United States and in Haiti. A major player in contemporary Haitian dancemaking, Daniel is at the forefront of new notions of Haitian dance that often combine dance forms and revise identities. Currently, Daniel lives in Chicago and is the artistic director and choreographer of Tambouethnic Dance Company, which specializes in Haitian traditional and contemporary dance.

Workshop will teach a rich blend of Haitian contemporary dances and traditional movements. Haitian dances will be taught in tandem with modern and ballet technique.

Please call 310-562-2435 or e-mail ccbambara2@yahoo.com for more details.

Nicole Gifford Dance Audition, October 14

8:30-10:30 pm
Rast Ballet, 1803 W. Byron, room 201, Chicago, IL

Nicole Gifford is looking for 2 MALE & 3 FEMALE experienced dancers age 18+ with strong modern dance technique for the 2008/2009 season. 

Please bring a resume & headshot and arrive at least 15 minutes early for hallway check-in and warm-up. 

Be prepared for a short class and to learn repertory.

To reserve a space, contact Nicole at nicolegifford@hotmail.com or 312-952-3615
For more information, visit  www.nicolegifford.com

Elsewhere
Like That, Like This Premiere

Fabrik Potsdam, Germany 
10 & 11 October 2008 @ 8pm

Tickets/Directions/Info
+49 (0)331 28 00 314
www.fabrikpotsdam.de
residenzen@fabrikpotsdam.de

Further dates:
30 November 2008 Teatar &TD Zagreb
15-17 January 2009 Kampnagel Hamburg

The return to a solo from 9 years ago. Originally performed by Carlos Pez and directed by Lito Walkey, a cadence of motions built up a densely layered portrait of a singular body. By re-articulating and reactivating instances of the choreography for each other, they engage in a conversation that includes a history of friendship and their individual attention to the material. Events have new reasons to occur between these two people, performing together.

http://lito.klingt.org

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