2006-2010

www.strangemusic.com

An incomplete performance history in reverse chronological order

DEC 15, 2010
New York, NY

FREE EVENT

COMPOSERS CONCORDANCE RECORDS
Label Launch and CD Release PARTY!!!!



Wednesday, December 15, 8:00pm - 10:00pm
St Mark's In-The-Bowery
131 East 10th Street [2nd Ave]

On the program:

"Thou Art Translated (Knot)"
text: Haroldo de Campos
translation: A.S. Bessa
voice: Patricia Sonego
music/piano: Patrick Grant
choreo/dance: Megan Sipe

Please join us as we celebrate the launch of
our new label distributed by Naxos:
Composers Concordance Records
http://www.composersconcordancerecords.com/

AND...

The release of our new CD 'Ballets & Solos'
http://www.naxosdirect.com/Ballets--Solos/title/COMCON001/

The event will feature performances by pianist Taka Kigawa, violinist Lynn Bechtold, oboist Keve Wilson, pianist Luis Andrei Cobo, dancers Megan Sipe & Linda Pehrson, with Di. J. Noizepunk (aka Gene Pritsker) re mixing the album. Drinks will be served.

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DEC 05, 2010
New York, NY

J.S. BACALHAU
A mix of Bach & Brazil
Sunday December 5th, 2010 at 7:30pm
St Marks In-The-Bowery
131 East 10th Street
New York, NY 10003-7504
(212) 674-8194
$15 at the door

Presented and produced by the
THE INTERNATIONAL STREET CANNIBALS
Dan Barrett, Gene Pritsker, & Dan Cooper - directors

Entrance Music - Villa-Lobos Remix - Gene Pritsker

1.) Invocation, Nick Cooper– berimbau

2.) J.S. Bach, Aria from The Goldberg Variations BWV 988
Taka Kigawa - piano, Andrew Broaddus, Alan Good,& Saul Ulerio – dancers

3.) Patrick Grant, Thou Art Translated (Knot)
text: Haroldo de Campos, trans: A. S. Bessa
Patricia Sonego - voice, Patrick Grant - keyboard, Philip Galinsky - percussion, Megan Sipe – choreographer/dancer

4.) J.S. Bach / arr. Dan Barrett, Three Dances
i. Bourrée in A major, ii. Gavotte in E minor, iii. Praeludium in A minor
Dave Taylor - bass trombone, Kory Grossman - percussion, Dan Barrett - cello, Andrew Broaddus - dancer, Amanda Mottur - belly dancer, Max Pollak - tap dancer & body percussion

5.) Dan Cooper, Bowery
Dimitri Dover & Taka Kigawa - piano four hands, Nicolas Cifuentes & others from Sticks & Bones – stilts

6.) J.S. Bach / arr. Lawler & Fadoul, Bachanão
i. Prelude & Fugue in C-sharp major from The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1 BWV 872, ii. Andante-Presto & Allegro, from Sonata in C major BWV 1033, iii. Prelude & Fugue in G major from The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1 BWV 860
Zara Lawler - flute, Paul Fadoul - marimba, Xari Coco, Nick Cooper & other capoeira martial artists

7.) Milica Paranosic, Lastavice #3 - Luna
Milica Paranosic - voice & berimbau, Dan Cooper - 7-string bass guitar, Amanda Mottur & Megan Sipe – dancers

8.) J.S. Bach, Moderato from Concerto in G minor BWV 1056
Lynn Bechtold - amplified violin & Dimitri Dover – keyboard

9.) Gene Pritsker, Six Melodies for Choto
Zara Lawler & Linda Wetherill - flutes, Linda Pehrson, Kristen Schifferdecker, Andrew Broaddus, Amanda Mottur, & Lorene Bouboushian – dancers

10.) J.S. Bach / arr. Dan Barrett,
Allegro Ma Non Tanto from Sonata in G major BWV 1027
Dave Taylor - bass trombone, Taka Kigawa - piano, Kory Grossman - percussion, Mioi Takeda - violin, Dan Barrett - cello, Andrew Broaddus, Amanda Mottur,& Max Pollak – dancers

11.) Arthur Kampela, Three Songs
i. Mirrors ii. Adeus iii. Epopéia e Graça
Arthur Kampela - voice & guitar, Philip Galinsky - percussion, Jose Moura - bass guitar, Dan Barrett – cello

12.) J.S. Bach / ISC Ensemble / Samba New York
Samba & Fugue in G minor BWV 578
Linda Wetherill & Zara Lawler - flutes, Dave Taylor - bass trombone, Patricia Sonego - soprano, Taka Kigawa - piano, Patrick Grant - keyboard, Paul Fadoul - marimba, Claudio Barriga, Jan Driscoll, Colin Eletto, Philip Galinsky, Eugene Mcelroy, Magnus Sweger, Vivian Warfield, Louis Winsberg, & Robert Wood - percussion, Arthur Kampela - guitar, Dan Cooper - 7-string bass guitar, Lynn Bechtold, Mioi Takeda - violins, Dan Barrett - cello, Danielle Lima - samba dancer, Nicolas Cifuentes & others from Sticks & Bones - stilts

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APR - MAY
São Paulo & Rio de Janeiro

concerts, workshops, and new theater works



APR 21
São Paulo, Brazil



CENTRO CULTURAL RIO VERDE
Rua Belmiro Braga, 119 Vila Madalena
8 PM Show, Doors open at 7 PM, R$5

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IN PROGRESS
São Paulo, Brazil



Artifícios Primeiros
Conceived and Directed by Ruy Filho
With TiagoTorraca
Original music & sound Patrick Grant
Graphic Design and Photography by Patricia Cividanes
Press Relations Antro Imprensa antroimprensa@yahoo.com.br
www.antroexposto.blogspot.com

Venue & other details TBA

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MAY 17
São Paulo, Brazil

CENTRO CULTURAL RIO VERDE
Rua Belmiro Braga, 119 Vila Madalena
8 PM Show, R$12

LAÇOS ESTRANHOS
Patrick GRANT (Nova York)
keyboard, guitar & electronics

Centro Cultural Rio Verde
Segunda-feira, 17/5, 20:00 hrs
Rua Belmiro Braga, 119
Vila Madalena, SP
(11) 3459-5321
R$12

Programa:

1. Padrões da Condução
2. Sete Anos no Mar
3. Referendo dos Riffs
4. Intervalos Lúcidos
5. Desconhecido (?)
6. Laços Estranhos (Rio Verde Mix)

http://www.centroculturalrioverde.com.br

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JAN 24 to FEB 24
São Paulo, Brazil

SAMPOEMAS 2010

Music for Poetry & Video Installations:
POEMAPOPAULICEIAIMAGEMPLATEIA

Curated by Paula Valeria Andrade, as part of Verão de Poesia (Summer of Poetry),
in the Casa das Rosas - Espaço Haroldo de Campos de Poesia e Literatura,
to celebrate the city of São Paulo.




16h – Inauguração da Exposição de Poemas e Fotos de São Paulo
Curadoria: Paula Valéria Andrade

Poemas de:
Cláudio Daniel + Cláudio Willer + Décio Pignatari + Elson Fróes + Horácio Costa + Luiz Roberto Guedes + Reynaldo Bessa + Reynaldo Damazio + Roberto Piva + Ruy Proença + Virna Teixeira+ Pipol + Eunice Arruda + Paula Valéria + Donny Corrêa + Ricardo Carneiro + Frederico Barbosa+ Haroldo de Campos

Fotografias de:
Beto Riginik + Kiko Coelho + Maurício Paiva + Paulo Henrique Pampolim

Vinhetas digitais de:
Cello Camolesi Macedo + Patrick Grant (New York) + Reynaldo Bessa

Performances:
Lúcio Agra + Juliana Barros + Sérgio Fabris

Pocket Shows:
Natália Mallo + Reynaldo Bessa

Casa das Rosas - Espaço Haroldo de Campos
de Poesia e Literatura
Avenida Paulista, 37
Próximo à Estação Brigadeiro do Metrô
Tel.: (11) 3285.6986
www.casadasrosas-sp.org.br

Estacionamento conveniado Patropi:
Al. Santos, 74
contato.cr@poiesis.org.br
Twitter: @casadasrosas

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DEC 18 & 19
Vienna, Austria

Morton Feldman & Samuel Beckett
NEITHER



Patrick Grant is the music director for the DEC 18 & 19 production of the Morton Feldman opera for solo soprano "Neither" with a libretto by Samuel Beckett at the Konzerthaus in Vienna, Austria.

In a special arrangement with Feldman's publisher Universal Edition, Grant has created a realization of the original orchestration for keyboard, piano and electronics.

The opera is directed and produced by Thomas Desi of ZOON Music Theater with Kiera Duffy as the soprano soloist. Grant is joined by the renowned Michael Pilafian on piano.

Original video projections are by David Haneke. The production features movement artist Roman Maria Mueller.

This work had it premiere as a production of the Center for Contemporary Opera in May 2009 and will find Vienna as its first production outside of NYC.

DEC 13, 2009
New York, NY

MUSIC WITH A VIEW
New Concert Series @ The Flea Theater



The Flea Theater is delighted to announce the fourth season of Music With A View, a free music series devoted to the discovery of new, fresh sound created and performed by contemporary musicians. The series is curated by Kathleen Supové.

DECEMBER 13 at 3pm
Instruments of Your Dreams Part 2
Jeff Myers-Jack Quartet
Michael Gatonska
James Schlefer
Patrick Grant
Guest Moderator: Mari Kimura

Continuing the theme of instruments, December’s concert returns only somewhat to more conventional media. There will be nothing conventional about this diverse group of voices. Composer Jeff Myers has written an energetic and compelling piece for the exciting up-and-coming Jack Quartet (protégés of Kronos); composer Michael Gatonska has written idiosyncratic works for orchestra and soloists. In this concert, he will premiere a work for flute and percussion. Legendary flutist/conductor Paul Dunkel is one of the performers; James Schlefer is a virtuoso on the shakuhachi (the Japanese cousin to the flute!), he is also composing lately and will be premiering a new lyrical work for an ensemble of Japanese instruments; finally, Patrick Grant has written high-energy music for stage, clubs, films, and burlesque shows. He has led several ensembles, but here he is going solo with electronic keyboard, laptop, and a smorgasbord of electronic effects and sounds. Violinist/composer/electronics wizard Mari Kimura switches roles in December and acts as host of the post-concert discussion.

The Flea Theater is located in Tribeca at 41 White Street
(between Broadway & Church Streets)—accessible from
the A, C, E, N, R, Q, W, 6, J, M, Z to Canal Street
or the 1 to Franklin Street.

More info at
http://www.theflea.org

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NOV 18 & 22
Denver, CO

American Premiere:
Starz Denver Film Festival

ANOTHER GLORIOUS DAY
a film by Karin Kaper & Dirk Szuszies
original music & sound design
by Patrick Grant

German Premieres:
Special Previews on Nov. 15 & 16 at 6 PM at the Theaterhaus Stuttgart
Special Preview on Nov. 16 at 7 PM at the Forum Freies Theater Düsseldorf

Nov. 19, Kino Eiszeit Berlin
Nov. 19-20, Filmforum Frankfurt Hoechst
Nov. 19-21,  Maxim-Kino München
Nov. 19-22, Casablanca Dresden
Nov. 19-25, Lichtspiel Bamberg
Nov. 22, Matinée Friedrichsbau-Apollo, Freiburg
Nov. 27-28, Dec. 2-3, Schaubühne Leipzig
Nov. 29-Dec. 2. Cinema Münster
Dec. 7-12, Kino 3001, Hamburg
Dec. 9, Schauburg Bremen

more iNFO at http://www.karinkaper.com/



STARZ DENVER FILM FESTIVAL

More iNFO HERE

Centered around a 2008 revival of The Brig, the inflammatory 1963 play that exposed the harsh realities inside a US Marine prison, this documentary by Karin Kaper and Dirk Szuszies puts former Marine Kenneth H. Brown’s drama into historical perspective – and makes a case for its ongoing relevance – through powerful scenes from the recent production in Berlin as well as illuminating interviews with directors of the play past and present, revival cast members, and the playwright himself.

When Julian Beck and Judith Malina, the founders of New York’s radical Living Theater, brought The Brig to their stage in the early 1960s, many theater critics – not to mention the US Department of Defense – found it not just obnoxious but subversive. Rooted in the surrealist model of Theater of Cruelty, Brown’s claustrophobic vision of young, caged Marines being transformed into automatons – performing a kind of foot-stamping ballet at double-time as they’re verbally abused and punched in the gut by their guards – outraged many and stirred others to antiwar action. More than four decades later, with Americans again on the battlefield, the play still strikes raw nerves. One of the young cast members, explaining how violently it changes shape with each performance, admits, “I’m under psychic stress for two hours.”

As for us, the audience of Another Glorious Day (the title is extracted from a Marine slogan): we also feel assaulted by the relentless badgering of the prison guards and share in the dehumanization of the inmates. All to the good, according to Frank Burckner, the director of the Berlin production, who claims that the play’s goal is to spread “a virus of peace in a war society.” Brown, meanwhile, vouches more modestly for its authenticity: “I didn’t write The Brig,” he says. “The Marine Corps did.”

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OCT 8-11

THE MMiX FESTIVAL
of Interactive Music Technology

Theaterlab
137 W 14 Street
(6th & 7th Aves.)
New York City
(212) 929-2545



Tickets: $20 / $15 students & seniors
Available online at: https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/cal/28175

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS & PERFORMANCES:

6:00-8:00 PM Thursday through Saturday
Free and open to the public in Studio C
Interactive sound installations by
Chronotronic Wonder Transducer
led by sound inventor Steven Litt

THU OCT 08
8:00 PM – Performance
Bora Yoon +
Luke DuBois +
Todd Reynolds +

FRI OCT 09
6:30 PM – Free Event – Ableton LIVE 8
Demo/workshop with DubSpot NYC
8:00 PM – Performance
Dan Trueman and his Mini Laptop Orchestra
Jon Margulies / Hobotech
Joshua Fried / Radio Wonderland

SAT OCT 10
6:30 PM – Free Event – Ableton & Cycling ‘74 present:
MAX for LIVE with Todd Reynolds & Luke DuBois
8:00 PM – Performance
Patrick Grant Group
Kathleen Supove / Exploding Piano
Elliott Sharp / Janene Higgins

SUN OCT 11
6:30 PM – Performance
Chronotronic Wonder Transducer
Ben Neill & Bill Jones
DJ Rekha / Basement Bangra

The MMiX Festival of Interactive Music Technology was produced by composer/performer Patrick Grant (curator), radio producer Jocelyn Gonzales, and Theaterlab.

Software and laptop improvements present new possibilities for composer/performers to create complex soundscapes in real-time during live performance. The focus of the festival was to demonstrate that these emerging audio technologies are instrumental in new artistic creations, and to inform the public regarding the current state of this art form. The artists presented in MMiX have set a new bar in that discourse and will provide live performances, media installations and workshops.

Ableton, creators of LIVE 8 and Cycling ‘74, creators of Max/MSP/Jitter were primary sponsors of the festival with additional support by DubSpot NYC and Eventide.

Media sponsorship for the festival was generously provided by WNYC, 93.9 FM and 820 AM, New York City listener supported radio.

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OCT 2-4, 2009
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

CCBB no teatro - 20 anos de companhias
@ Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil

"BATE (Bait) MAN"

written & directed by Gerald THOMAS
original music & sound design by Patrick GRANT
performed by Marcelo OLINTO
lighting by Caetano VILELA

Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil
Teatro 3: Rua Primeiro de Março 66,
Centro - 3808-2007, R$ 10



BATE (Bait) MAN  | Cia dos Atores | Rio de Janeiro/RJ
 
O Globo performance announcement HERE

Após ser torturado em um ambiente árido e inóspito, Bate Man elabora seu raciocínio, dando forma aos seus pensamentos. Em um estado de alerta constante, pressionado não se sabe por que ou por quem, Bate Man constrói uma sutil e profunda análise do homem contemporâneo, com seus medos, desejos e ambições. Um jogo perigoso se faz presente, criando um atrito entre a realidade e o imaginário. O mundo em colapso ideológico, a beira do abismo, é o material que Bate Man utiliza para jogar com humor e tensão, provocando uma reflexão para onde a humanidade caminha. Um quebra cabeça misterioso é apresentado com vigor, envolvendo a todos em uma teia sutil de Informações. O espectador é convidado a participar deste jogo / enigma, onde cada lance envolve todos os sentidos.

Contato: ciadosatores@terra.com.br

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24 AUG 09
New York City
International Strange Music Day

The PRE–MMiX
A Benefit Party for the MMiX Festival
of Interactive Music Technology



Price: Minimum Suggested donation – $10
https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/store/28175/donate/1375
for online donations (tax deductible)

Date: Monday, August 24, 2009
Time: 6:30pm - 9:30pm

Location:



Theaterlab
137 W 14th St
(6th and 7th Aves)
New York, NY

Phone: (212) 929-2545
Email: theaterlab@gmail.com

A presentation regarding the upcoming festival AND special performances by Kathleen Supove (The Exploding Piano), Patrick Grant (sTRANGEmUSIC) and LB (aka Pound): a new duo made up of DJ Scientific (Elan Vytal) & 6-string electronic violinist String Theory (Matt Szemela). Wine reception to follow.

MMiX sponsors include Ableton LIVE, Cycling '74 (MAX/MSP),
Dubspot NYC, and Eventide.

More on the MMiX Festival (Oct.8-11) HERE

From Jocelyn Gonzales on the festival's blog The MMiXdown:

It's another hot, steamy Monday evening in the city. You've been plug-in away all day and your circuits are fried. Well, we know one place where you can cool your compressors and chill out to some great new music... It's "The Pre-MMiX" at Theaterlab, a benefit party for The MMiX Festival of Interactive Music Technology, happening on August 24th, 2009 at 6:30pm. The Pre-MMiX Party will offer a sampling of the kind of vibrant works we'll feature this October 8-11 at MMiX, and will also serve as a fundraiser for the festival. If you can not make it, and would still like to contribute, you can also make a tax deductible donation HERE.

At the Pre-MMiX, we’ll present special performances by Kathleen Supove (The Exploding Piano), Patrick Grant (sTRANGEmUSIC) and LB (aka Pound): a new duo made up of DJ Scientific (Elan Vytal) & 6-string electronic violinist String Theory (Matt Szemela).

Kathy Supove is well-known for displaying her virtuosic and theatrical keyboard skills in her Exploding Piano series, and she's curator of the Music With a View concerts at The Flea Theater. We talked to her earlier this summer about her work with interactive electronics in this bit of audio.



Elan Vytal, the boundary-breaking DJ who cut his teeth in the clubs and went on to scratch it up in opera houses and museums, has also appeared on this blog with 6 string violinist, Matt Szemela. He sent along this video which features a cut off Elan and Matt's forthcoming album as the group, LB (Pound):



Patrick Grant, creates scores and soundscapes for film, theater and media. Patrick, curator of the MMiX Festival in October, will talk a little bit about the mission, the artists and the technology behind MMiX, and will school ya on some of his "sTRANGE mUSIC" at the Pre-MMiX party.



So next Monday evening, August 24th, come on up and escape the summer distortion at the Pre-MMix Benefit Party. The event starts at 6:30pm at Theaterlab's studios and a wine reception follows the performances.

Theaterlab is located at 137 West 14th Street, between 6th and 7th Avenue,
and near the F and L train, as well as Union Square.

The suggested minimum donation at the door will be $10.

See you there! - Jocelyn

Read more at The MMiXdown

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JULY 24 & 25, 2009
SESC São José do Rio Preto - SP
São Paulo Region, Brazil

BATE (Bait) MAN

written & directed by Gerald THOMAS
original music by Patrick GRANT
performed by Marcelo OLINTO
of the Cia. dos Atores



BATE (Bait) MAN (Autopeças)  | Cia dos Atores | Rio de Janeiro/RJ
 
Após ser torturado em um ambiente árido e inóspito, Bate Man elabora seu raciocínio, dando forma aos seus pensamentos. Em um estado de alerta constante, pressionado não se sabe por que ou por quem, Bate Man constrói uma sutil e profunda análise do homem contemporâneo, com seus medos, desejos e ambições. Um jogo perigoso se faz presente, criando um atrito entre a realidade e o imaginário. O mundo em colapso ideológico, a beira do abismo, é o material que Bate Man utiliza para jogar com humor e tensão, provocando uma reflexão para onde a humanidade caminha. Um quebra cabeça misterioso é apresentado com vigor, envolvendo a todos em uma teia sutil de Informações. O espectador é convidado a participar deste jogo / enigma, onde cada lance envolve todos os sentidos.
 
Ficha Técnica:
Texto, Direção: Gerald Thomas
Musica Original: Patrick Grant
Colaboração e Atuação: Marcelo Olinto
Iluminação: Caetano Vilella
Cenário: Domingos Alcântara e Gerald Thomas
Figurino: Marcelo Olinto e Patrícia Muniz
Audiovisual: Joaquim Castro E Alexandre Gwaz
Visagismo: Ricardo Moreno
Direção de Cena: Márcio Gomes
Operador de Som: Bel Cabral
Operador de Luz : Leandro Barreto
Produção: Tárik Puggina
Direção de Produção: Marcelo Olinto
Duração: 50 min
Idade recomendada: 14 anos
Quando: Dias 24 e 25, às 21h30
Contato: ciadosatores@terra.com.br

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JUNE 16, 2009
Joe's Pub
New York City

Live Performance & Film Preview




Tuesday, June 16, 11:30 PM

@ Joe's Pub
425 Lafayette St.
New York, NY 10003
(212) 539-8777

Event hosted by MARIPOL

The album release of Adriana Kaegi's TAG (Best of the Month on Amazon.com), a live performance with co-producer Patrick Grant and musicians, and a preview of the delightful, danceable and very personal 50 min. film memoir about the legendary band Kid Creole and the Coconuts which Kaegi co-founded before starting to sing to her own tunes.

"Adriana's new album TAG is sultry and satirical, a cool comeback" -
"It's a voice we've been waiting to hear" - "Kaegi's smooth sound hovers in a sophisticated  
continental zone set somewhere between downtempo, chill-out, electronic lounge and dance."

"Kid Creole and My Coconuts" is a new documentary by producer, director and "Mama Coconut" Adriana Kaegi about the rise and fall and rise again of the 80s multicultural tropical funk machine "Kid Creole and the Coconuts" called by many "the best live band in the world."

Kid Creole and the Coconuts are an American musical group created and led by August Darnell. Their music incorporates styles like big band jazz, disco, and in particular Caribbean/Latin American salsa. The Coconuts are a glamorous trio of female backing vocalists whose lineup has changed throughout the years. Darnell began producing for other artists before adopting the name Kid Creole (from the Elvis Presley film King Creole) in 1980, and forming The Coconuts, a trio of female backing vocalist/dancers, including his wife Adriana Kaegi, and a band including his associate vibraphone player Andy Hernandez aka Coati Mundi, who served as co-leader as well as musical director and arranger.

One of their standout works was Fresh Fruit in Foreign Places, a concept album matched with a New York Public Theatre stage production; it received rave reviews, and Darnell was recognized as a clever lyricist and astute composer, arranger and producer.

The documentary features concert footage, never-before-seen home movies, and a new interview/commentary with producer and ex-coconut Kaegi with "The Punk Professor" Vivien Goldman. The movie is edited by Peter Shelton with sound design by Patrick Grant.

For more iNFO, go to the "Kid Creole and My Coconuts" documentary's official web site HERE.

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DEC 15, 17, & 19
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

THE FUTURE OF MUSIC
& SOUND ON THE STAGE
a three part lecture-demonstration-workshop
with special consideration to the upcoming
100th anniversary of the Futurist Manifesto

More iNFO HERE

Sponsored by SESC Rio de Janeiro
and CAL – Casa das Artes de Laranjeiras

FREE
open to the public

Mon-Wed-Fri
5:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Dec. 17 w/ special guest from São Paulo
Ruy Filho - the writer/director of Complexo Sistema...
he will show video of the work and discuss the process
used in the creation of the score w/ Patrick Grant

Espaço SESC
Rua Domingos Ferreira, 160
tel:. (21) 2548-1088

From “The Art of Noise” (1913) to contemporary Noise-as-Art, this series traces the lines drawn from Marinetti’s 1909 manifesto, through the Surrealists, the Epic Theater, John Cage’s “The Future of Music: Credo,” The Living Theatre, Robert Wilson & his collaborators, Downtown New York Performance Art, and the digital boom that since the 80s has made the latter day artistic visions of what theater could be a modern day reality.

Sonically, anybody can have anything from an orchestra to a traffic jam available at their fingertips. Now that everybody is using computers and that the playing field has become so even, what qualities make certain works stand out? To find out where we’re going it’s necessary to find out where we’ve been.

This 3 part event is comprised of lecture, multi-media projection, and full of audio examples. Geared for the curious artistic community at large, by the final session, willing participants will be able to create small, staged narratives using current techniques and readily available software.

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06 NOV to 11 DEC
São Paulo, Brazil

COMPLEXO SISTEMA
de Enfraquecimento da Sensibilidade

 

Written & Directed by Ruy Filho
Original Music by Patrick Grant

Cia. de Teatro ANTRO EXPOSTO
Cultural Center Rio Verde



More iNFO

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"Eureka! is a fantastic show, unlike anything I've ever experienced. Whatever I describe in this review will in no way satisfactorily replicate the wonderful experience of this production because it is defined by the audience being a part of it. Being it! This performance is not passively "watched" by its audience. It is created by the performers inviting the audience to be an active part of its creation. Although there is a structure to play, most of the specifics are defined by the audience involvement. Over the period of 75 minutes, a crowd of strangers is transformed into a dynamic group singing, dancing, and celebrating the possibilities for humanity. This is truly the Living Theatre..." - Mitchell Conway, NYTheatre.com

"The Living Theatre wants nothing less than to rewrite the theatrical contract. Viewers can no longer remain passive spectators hidden in the dark. There is no fourth wall, so they must become participants...that means helping out with a mighty task: creating the universe...There is no proscenium arch in the theater, and only a few seats lined against a wall. For the first 20 minutes or so, “Eureka!” could almost be an art installation...Then the performers guide audience members into a huddled clump, which trembles before coming apart with a loud noise. Voilà: the Big Bang...The unflappably earnest performers direct the audience members’ actions by whispers and by example...language is used minimally...and certain questions linger: How do we think about the theatrical experience when we’re participants?...But a clear point floats above the physical action: “You are the answer,” someone says. If creation is continuous, and we’re part of it, we can change things. This is where Ms. Malina’s heart seems to lie...Poe dedicated “Eureka” to the “dreamers and those who put faith in dreams.” Perhaps it’s here that his poem finds its most fertile common ground with the Living Theatre’s utopianism. - Rachel Saltz, THE NEW YORK TIMES

“...a poetic, energized exploration of the universe...the production is joyful and revivifying, thanks to the dedicated work of the youthful, convivial ensemble and the indomitable creativity of Malina.” - Ron Cohen, BACKSTAGE

"...the experience is a highly recommended antidote to the commercial calculation that mars even the fringiest modern theater nowadays." - Trav S.D., THE VILLAGE VOICE

"The legendary Living Theatre grapples with the mysteries of the universe itself in a new experimental freak-out...As is often the case in interactive theater, the varied reactions (from fervent to frightened) offer the best theater...the revelatory power of the company’s storied history shines through, such as when the group splits off into a phalanx of marching soldiers on one side and a cluster of chanting monks on the other, with the audience stranded in between...It’s an apt metaphor for our world..." - Jeff Lewonczyk, TIME OUT

"MANY shows involve audience participation, but few provide as heady a sense of empowerment as 'Eureka!' does." - Frank Sheck, NY POST

"In a chronological whirlwind of evolution set to rippling music by Patrick Grant and fantastical lighting by Gary Brackett, we are led through a maze of general evolutionary drama alongside Poe, as if traveling inside his head while he works through the problem of humanity’s existence and potential extinction." - Lyssa Mandel, NEW THEATER CORPS

The Living Theatre began its 2008-2009 season with the limited run of Judith Malina and Hanon Reznikov's Eureka!, based on an Edgar Allan Poe essay about the origin of the Universe.

The production is directed by Judith Malina and features an original score by Patrick Grant.

Published in 1847, the "Prose Poem," as Poe called it, lays out with astonishing forethought what has since come to be called the Big Bang Theory.  The Living Theatre has adapted Poe's text to a theatrical form, which will provide the audience with an awareness of participating actively in the creation of the universe and realize the parallel between the development of the elements of the cosmos and our own human development.

Eureka! was conceived and written by Hanon Reznikov when he read Poe's text - but he did not live to finish the task. Judith Malina, his collaborator and the director of the play completed the script.

The purpose of the play is to provide the audience with a sense of empowerment.  By participating in the creation of the known universe we communicate the possibility of creating a more harmonious social structure. 'Eureka!' joins nearly one hundred Living Theatre productions created since 1951, all of which seek to expand our knowledge of the universe.

The cast of Eureka! features Anthony Sisco as Edgar Allan Poe, Silas Inches as Alexander von Humboldt, Gene Ardor, Yasemin Ozumerzifon, Eric Olson, Maia Larraz, Erin Downhour, Kennedy Yanko, Enoch Wu, Katherine Nook, Isaac Scranton, Eitan Brigantonelli, and you the audience.

The Assistant Director is Brad Burgess. Set & Lighting Designer is Gary Brackett, Technical Direction is by Evan True. Choreography is by Gene Ardor.

For further information, visit www.livingtheatre.org

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20 JUN 08
New York, NY

New York Premiere

Living Yoga: The Life & Teachings of
SWAMI SATCHIDANANDA

Jivamukti Yoga Center will host the New York Premiere
of the movie on Friday, June 20 8:30pm-11:30pm
841 Broadway (13th & 14th Streets), NYC

More info HERE

Featuring: a kirtan with Krishna Das, a panel discussion with filmmakers
Joshua Green and Shiva Kumar, David Life, Sharon Gannon,
Swami Ramananda and other special guests

A Benefit for The Farm Sanctuary

Produced & Directed by
Joshua M. Greene and Shiva Kumar

Music composed & produced by
Patrick Grant

Additional musicians:
Prakash - vocals
John Ferrari - percussion
Steve Murphy - drums & vocals
Godfrey Townsend - e. guitar, e. bass & vocals
Don Vitsentzos - e. sitar & e. guitar

Upcoming Screenings

31 MAY 08
New York , NY

WHITNEY BIENNIAL 2008
Neighborhood Public Radio

Transistor Radio Theatre's
"Too Late for Tears"

original music & sound design

Just to let you know that I'm happy to be a part of the 2008 Whitney Biennial. I've created
the original music and sound design for Transistor Radio Theatre's production of the radio noir thriller "Too Late for Tears" as part of the Neighborhood Public Radio Project. You can show up as a member of the studio audience, listen in locally at 99.1 FM or drop in at the online link at 5:00 EST.

Transistor Radio Theatre will be performing a live radio show that will be part
of the Neighborhood Public Radio (NPR) project in May at The Whitney Museum Biennial
in New York.

NPR will install a broadcast point inside the Whitney Museum as well as transmit
programming from another publicly accessible location in New York. It will also install remote studios or “Portable Radio Instruments”(PRIs) in cities across the US, each sending live community radio programs to the New York hub.

"Too Late for Tears" is adapted by Laurann Williams from the movie of the same name.

Whitney Museum
945 Madison Avenue at 75th Street,
New York, New York 10021

5:00 PM - FREE

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13 MAY 08
Hampton, GA

Selections from
HIP-HOP EXPERIENCE III

The Spring Concert at
LOVEJOY HIGH SCHOOL
Hampton, Georgia

Jennifer Floyd
Director of Orchestral Studies

1587 McDonough Road
Hampton, GA 30228
Phone: 770-473-2920

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06 MAY 08
Jonesboro, GA

Selections from
HIP-HOP EXPERIENCE III

The Spring Concert at
MUNDY'S MILL HIGH SCHOOL
Jonesboro, Georgia

Corie Benton
Director of Orchestral Studies

9652 Fayetteville Road
Jonesboro, GA 30238
(678) 817-3059

More details TBA

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18 APR 08
Fort Worth, TX

Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth

Hip-Hop Experience IV

Music for the opening of
FOCUS: Kehinde Wiley
April 20–May 25, 2008

Kehinde Wiley creates larger-than-life-size portraits that mix historical Western European painting styles such as French Romanticism, Rococo, and Baroque with images from contemporary urban streets. The resulting monumental works are painted in Wiley’s characteristic, flamboyant style and presented in ornate gold frames. While the artist evokes important and highly recognizable paintings from the past, he replaces those works’ elite white sitters with African-American men.

The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Kehinde Wiley Studio & Deitch Projects have commissioned Patrick Grant to create live music especially for the opening gala on the night of April 18th. It will be performed by the Marching Band of Trimble Tech, directed by Earnest Colvin.

For Immediate Release:

This event is presented in conjunction with the special exhibitions Martin Puryear and FOCUS: Kehinde Wiley. Martin Puryear is on view through May 18, and FOCUS: Kehinde Wiley opens early for attendees of Modern ’til Midnight and is on view through May 25. Tickets will be available at the door or can be purchased in advance; call 817.738.9215 or visit the museum admission desk.

Modern ’til Midnight returns April 18 with a night of world-class art and unique performances. Experience the art with tours designed to engage and entertain by providing imaginative ways in which to connect with the artists’ creations. To celebrate the opening of FOCUS: Kehinde Wiley, a special performance by the Trimble Tech High School Marching Band, performing a unique composition by Patrick Grant under the direction of Earnest Colvin. Patrick Grant is a New York City composer who is the Musical Director for Special Projects for Kehinde Wiley.

In addition, Yellow Fever, The Theater Fire, PPT, and Strange Fruit Project will provide an incredible evening of music. With dinner served in Café Modern from 6 to 9 pm, late-night shopping, and DJ Sober and others in the lobby, there is sure to be something for everyone. This event is open to the public. Admission is $15; free for Modern Members.

Modern Art Museum-Fort Worth
3200 Darnell St
Fort Worth, TX 76107
(817) 738-9215

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20 MAR 08
Brooklyn, NY

Gamelan Son of Lion at the
ISSUE PROJECT ROOM

The Issue Project Room
The (OA) Can Factory
232 3rd Street, 3rd floor, Brooklyn, NY 11215
admission $10, all tickets available at the door

Take F or G to Carroll Street Stop, walk east down 3rd street to 3rd Ave.
Take F, M, R to 4th Ave/Ninth Street, walk North on 4th Ave.,
walk west on 3rd street to 3rd ave.

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07 DEC 07 thru 09 MAR 08
New York, NY

MAUDIE & JANE
by Luciano Nattino

"You have to hand it to Judith Malina... in “Maudie and Jane,” based on a (Doris) Lessing novel, Ms. Malina makes the dirty, aged Maudie defiantly visible and strangely charming." - The New York Times

"...strange, compelling...evocative music by Patrick Grant." - Backstage

"...the bathing scene...quite beautiful and moving." - Theater Scene

"Experimental theater at its best! " - The New York Post

"...marvelous music from Patrick Grant..." - New York Theatre Wire

More of what the critics have said...

Inspired by 2007 Nobel Prize Laureate Doris Lessing's novel, The Diary of Jane Somers, the Obie Award-winning The Living Theatre presents the encounter of two women of different ages and differernt classes, an elderly, poor woman living in squalor, and a middle-aged fashion editor near the top of her career - they bridge a series of cultural-historical gaps and develop a deep love for one another - Maudie & Jane presents a vision of the depth of communication possible beyond the barriers of class and age.

Judith Malina is the willful, self-possessed crone Maudie, declaring her independence at every turn and Pat Russell is Jane, in crisis despite herself and her success, and finding in Maudie the possibility of other levels of communication that transform her life. Written by Luciano Nattino, directed by Hanon Reznikov, designed by Gary Brackett, music by Patrick Grant.

More iNFO

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23-24 FEB 08
Long Island City
Queens, New York

LIKE DIRT
A shifting geologic formation from clay inhabited by live music and dance

Racoco Productions Inc. presents

LIKE DIRT
A shifting geologic formation from clay inhabited by live music and dance

Composer - Chris Becker
Choreographer - Rachel Cohen
Clay Artist - Patty Rosenblatt

Musicians
Chris Becker - Laptop
Helga Davis - Voice
Lewis 'Flip' Barnes - Trumpet
Lynn Wright - Electric Guitar

Dancers
Joelle Arnusch, Katie Brack, Rachel Cohen & Rebecca Ketchum

Open rehearsal Thursday, February 21, from 5pm to 9pm (free)

Performance Saturday, February 23, 8pm
post performance Q&A moderated by theater director Richard Mazda at 9:15pm

Performance Sunday, February 24, 4pm
post performance Q&A moderated by composer Patrick Grant at 5:15pm

tickets: $20, $15 students/seniors/groups of 4+
reservations: (718) 392-0304 or purchase online at www.racoco.org

at THE SECRET THEATRE
44-02 23rd St. at 44th Rd.
Long Island City, Queens
(Subway: E, V to 23rd St-Ely Ave; G to Long Island City - Court Square, 7 to 45th Rd - Court House Square)

PDF Press Release

PDF Bios

www.beckermusic.com

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07 DEC 07 thru 09 MAR 08
New York, NY

MAUDIE & JANE
by Luciano Nattino

EXTENDED FEB 13 THRU MARCH 9
w/ Monica Hunken as Jane Somers

"You have to hand it to Judith Malina... in “Maudie and Jane,” based on a (Doris) Lessing novel, Ms. Malina makes the dirty, aged Maudie defiantly visible and strangely charming." - The New York Times

"...strange, compelling...evocative music by Patrick Grant." - Backstage

"...the bathing scene...quite beautiful and moving." - Theater Scene

"Experimental theater at its best! " - The New York Post

More of what the critics have said...

Inspired by 2007 Nobel Prize Laureate Doris Lessing's novel, The Diary of Jane Somers, the Obie Award-winning The Living Theatre presents the encounter of two women of different ages and differernt classes, an elderly, poor woman living in squalor, and a middle-aged fashion editor near the top of her career - they bridge a series of cultural-historical gaps and develop a deep love for one another - Maudie & Jane presents a vision of the depth of communication possible beyond the barriers of class and age.

Judith Malina is the willful, self-possessed crone Maudie, declaring her independence at every turn and Pat Russell is Jane, in crisis despite herself and her success, and finding in Maudie the possibility of other levels of communication that transform her life. Written by Luciano Nattino, directed by Hanon Reznikov, designed by Gary Brackett, music by Patrick Grant.

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2-4 DEC 07
New York, NY

The Living Theatre & Gamelan Son of Lion present 

LIVING GAMELAN:
Music about Theater & Politics

Featuring the musical works of Daniel Goode, David Demnitz, Patrick Grant and other Gamelan Son of Lion composers with concerts, workshops & open rehearsals at

The Living Theatre
21 Clinton Street (one block south of Houston)
New York City - (212) 792-8050 

December 2, 3, & 4, 2007

Sunday, Dec 2
7:30 pm - Open Rehearsal - Free Admission

Monday, Dec 3
4:00-6:00 pm - Gamelan Workshop for young & old  - Free Admission
7:30 pm - Open Rehearsal / Performance - Free Admission

Tuesday, Dec 4
4:00-6:00 pm - Gamelan Workshop for young & old  - Free Admission
7:30 pm - Pre-Concert Talk with Judith Malina of the Living Theatre and participating artists
8:00 pm - GAMELAN CONCERT - $10 Donation

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Program:

Balaganjur
Traditional - arranged by David Simons
David Simons and Lisa Karrer, soloists

Operation Iraqi Freedom (excerpts)
David Demnitz
a. Specious Associations
b. Hearts and Mines
Text: Mark Twain, The Battle Hymn of the Republic (Brought Down to Date) 1901
Featuring Lisa Karrer, vocalist

Artaud & the Balinese Theatre
Music: Patrick Grant from The Philosopher's Stone
Text: Antonin Artaud from On the Balinese Theatre
Featuring Martin Reckhaus, recitation

Toy Symphony
Music: Daniel Goode
Text: Daniel Goode, Robert Frost
Featuring Kamala Sankaram, soprano

Piece for Peace in the Middle East (excerpt)
Laura Liben

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16 NOV 07
Chicago, IL

hIP-hOP eXPERIENCE
The Young Eight Mix

Friday, Nov. 16, 2007 at 8:00pm

Northeastern Illinois University
Jewel Box Performing Arts Series
5500 N. St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60625

Tickets $22.00
Box Office: 773.442.4636
TicketWeb

The Young Eight is a string octet of African American string players from The Boston Conservatory, Columbia University, The Juilliard School, Manhattan School of Music, Mannes College of Music, New England Conservatory of Music, Peabody Conservatory of Music, Rice University and the University of Texas at Austin. Founded in 2002 at the North Carolina School of the Arts by director Quinton I. Morris, the critically acclaimed octet has established itself as one of the next generation's most dynamic and energetic chamber ensembles. The octet was awarded a Recognition of Achievement and Proclamation by the King County Council (Washington State) and the "Best New Chamber Music Award for 2005" by Seattle Weekly Newspaper. They have collaborated with guest artists, including Metropolitan opera soprano Indra Thomas, pianist David Antony Lofton, poet/spoken word artist Toyia Taylor, The Providence String Quartet, members of the Miró String Quartet and composers, David N. Baker, Michael DePaul, and Earl Louis Stewart.

More details HERE

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04 NOV 2007
Pomona, NY

Gamelan Son of Lion Performance

Shadow Puppet Play & Music Concert

Shadow Puppet Play at 3:30 PM
Music Program at 4:00 PM

Jigalullaby - Barbara Benary
Song of Myself - Lisa Karrer
Angklung Pelukan - David Simons
Gamelan Around - Denman Maroney
Specious Associations - David Demnitz
Philosopher's Stone (excerpt) - Patrick Grant
Toy Symphony (excerpt) - Daniel Goode

Pomona Cultural Center
584 Route 306
(Just north of Pomona Road)
Pomona, NY 10970

Phone: (845) 362-8062

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04 & 07 OCT 07

Counterstream Radio & MATA present:
CS Concert Broadcast: Music at the Anthology 10th Anniversary Celebration

Thursday, October 4th @ 9PM EST
and
Sunday, October 7th @ 3PM EST

In 1996, composers Philip Glass, Eleonor Sandresky, and Lisa Bielawa created Music at the Anthology as an advocacy vehicle for young composers--presenting their pieces on a week-long festival held each spring in New York City. To date, MATA has commissioned 39 works, and has presented over 120 performances of pieces by composers such as Gordon Beeferman, Derek Bermel, Nick Brooke, Annie Gosfield, Patrick Grant, Nico Muhly and many more.

In honor of Music at the Anthology's 10th anniversary season, they've put together a highlight reel of world premiere concert recordings drawn from a decade's worth of MATA festival performances. We hope you enjoy the ride.

Listen in as the American Music Center's Counterstream Radio broadcasts world premieres from MATA's first 10 years! Many of these work were also commissioned by MATA, and feature some of the most respected composers and ensembles in contemporary music. For more info, please visit the Counterstream's site.

Or, just listen to CS now!

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02-03 OCT 07
Cordoba, Argentina

RAINHA MENTIRA / QUEEN LIAR
Festival Internacional de Teatro MERCOSUR

"Queen Liar" is a total Wagnerian spectacle! What a soundtrack! What lighting! A 'dry opera' with the raw musicality of this eddy of words and images that is the world in which we live! I loved it!
- Evaldo Mocarzel (filmmaker & former cultural editor of the Estado de Sao Paulo - Aug. 9, 2007)

Read about it in SP's Folha Ilustrada Online

A new play by
GERALD THOMAS
& The Dry Opera Company

Original music by
Patrick GRANT & Edson SECCO

Com Fabiana Gugli, Fábio Pinheiro, Pancho Cappeletti e Anna Américo

TERRA EM TRÂNSITO e RAINHA MENTIRA
Espetáculo duplo de Gerald Thomas. Imagem da contemporaneidade, é uma crônica desdobrada em manifesto teatral, onde o diretor despeja, como em um fluxo de pensamento, aquilo que pensa e aquilo de que duvida.

Festival Internacional de Teatro MERCOSUR

20hs - CIUDAD DE LAS ARTES
Auditorio Presidente Perón Av. Richieri esq. Concepción Arenales
Tel 4430360-4430361

ENTRADA GENERAL $15 y $10

Read the reviews from this spring's performances in Rio de Janiero
(In Portugese)

07-29 AUG 07
São Paolo, Brazil

RAINHA MENTIRA / QUEEN LIAR

"Queen Liar" is a total Wagnerian spectacle! What a soundtrack! What lighting! A 'dry opera' with the raw musicality of this eddy of words and images that is the world in which we live! I loved it!
- Evaldo Mocarzel (filmmaker & former cultural editor of the Estado de Sao Paulo - Aug. 9, 2007)

Read about it in SP's Folha Ilustrada Online

A new play by
GERALD THOMAS
& The Dry Opera Company

Original music by
Patrick GRANT & Edson SECCO

Com Fabiana Gugli, Fábio Pinheiro, Pancho Cappeletti e Anna Américo

TERRA EM TRÂNSITO e RAINHA MENTIRA
Espetáculo duplo de Gerald Thomas. Imagem da contemporaneidade, é uma crônica desdobrada em manifesto teatral, onde o diretor despeja, como em um fluxo de pensamento, aquilo que pensa e aquilo de que duvida.

TEATRO ANCHIETA
Sesc Consolação
Rua Doutor Vila Nova, 245, Consolação
São Paolo, Brasil
Tel: 32343000 ou 32343011

R$ R$ 15,00; R$ R$ 7,50 (usuário matriculado e dependentes).
R$ R$ 5,00 (trabalhador no comércio e serviços matriculado e dependentes).

De 07/08 a 29/08. Terças e quartas, às 21h.
iNFO & Tickets: SESC Consolação

Read the reviews from this spring's performances in Rio de Janiero
(In Portugese)

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