Oskar Schlemmer born September 4th, 1888 in Stuttgart, Gernany. He was a painter, sculptor, designer and choreographer. He was also a professor at the BAUHAUS School. This video dance piece of the “Tridiac Ballet” is reconstruction by Margarete Hastings in 1970. This was possible with of support of Ludwig Grote and Xanti Schawinsky (Schelemer students…
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Draw on the Moon
“We should never hesitate. Even in a tiny tiny mark there is a mark that matters!” – Ai Weiwei and Olafur Eliasson collaborative art project Draw on the Moon
Light: a viable paint pigment
“Light is the brush and the environment is the canvas.” – Jeremy Jackson aka Tackyshack
Aether by Sanchez+Castro
“Aether is not only the region between the universe and the earth, but is also the element that fills the imperceptible region between the earth and [all] living beings. It as an opportunity for participants to superimpose the “printed spirals in our fingerprints” onto the “spiral shapes of galaxies.”
the look of sound. the sound of movement.
A chorus of women are borne from the movements of a single dancer in this dreamlike “pas de trente-deux” in this short directed by Michael Langan and Terah Maher, with the music by Steve Reich.
Zapis
This is a perfect moment to start reading. With your ears! Amazing new work “Zapis” (for twelve percussionists ) by Milica Djordjevic.
The Spectacular Vortex
“Music, said Grisey (who died in 1998 at 52) is made with sounds, not notes. You might say that Ms. de Keersmaeker’s movement in Vortex is made with movement, not steps. … Nothing in this music is arbitrary, and you can only marvel at the prowess and rigor of the musicians, playing through this thicket of…
The sound of Fairies
The celesta, an instrument invented in 1896, gets its name for its “celestial,” tinkling sound. It provides the distinctive music that accompanies the dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker. NPR’s Bob Edwards discusses the instrument with Morning Edition music commentator Miles Hoffman, and Lambert Orkis of the National Symphony plays some celesta…
Human. The Creator. Wind. The performer.
Incredible wind-powered kinetic sculptures in a “dreamscape about the life and work” of Anthony Howe. “A Kinetic Mind” by Elisabeth Rudge.