Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Save the dates!

Dangerously Safe
August 27-29: Award-winning actresses Gemma Wilcox and Elizabeth Baron dive into the the raw play of separation and connection in an edgy blend of improv, dance, myth and video–part of the Boulder International Fringe Festival.
Two shows on each of three evenings: 6 and 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 27 6 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 28 5 and 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 29
Tickets: $15 general public, $13 students and seniors. For details & tickets, visit http://tiny.cc/y7yoj or http://boulderfringe.com/.

Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema
Sept. 10-11: See a niche film festival of dance cinema and live performance. For tickets and details, visit SansSouciFest.org.
• 7:30 p.m. Friday & Saturday, Sept. 10 & 11 Two different programs of dance cinema with live performance. Free to students.
• 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11 Free dance/media panel discussion
• 1 p.m.–6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11 Free documentary and art screenings; for schedule details, visit SansSouciFest.org.

Disappear Here
Sept. 17-18, 24-25: Two dance companies–Sweet Edge and Syzygy Butoh–cross genres, blending video and movement. Explore the wilderness within and without, the seen, unseen, and the world’s ephemeral beauty.
8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Sept. 17-18 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Sept. 24-25 Tickets: $20 general public, $15 students and seniors. For ticket reservations and information, visit http://atlas.colorado.edu/atlas/disappearhere.

Stockhausen 2010 Festival
Sept. 30, Oct. 1 and Oct. 3
• 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30 Free lecture and open discussion on the eclectic, visionary music of German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928-2007).
• 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1 Free concert: electronic and instrumental music of composers Karlheinz Stockhausen and Helmut Lachenmann.
• 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 3 Free demonstration of the eight-channel, 24 speaker surround-sound system that was featured at the Stockhausen Festival in Germany.
• 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 3 Free concert: electronic and instrumental music of Karlheinz Stockhausen, including composer’s last masterpiece, Cosmic Pulses. Tickets are free, reservations recommended. Visit http://stockhausen2010.eventbrite.com for reservations and information.

reConstruction
Oct. 8, Friday, 7:30 p.m: “How do we create memory from almost nothing?” asks artist/composer Ryan Wurst. Using modified piano, video and found objects, Wurst creates a dream-like place where emotion is awakened.
Free tickets, reservations recommended. Visit http://reconstruction.eventbrite.com for reservations and information.

Poemedia
Oct. 22-23: Immerse yourself in an environment with live DJ/VJ performance pumping out sound, music and video projected on hanging paper covered with poetry.
Artists/poets Erin Costello and Aaron Angello ask, “What place does the printed word have in the distraction and noise of a media-saturated world?”
Free: 7 p.m. Friday & Saturday, Oct. 22-23
Note: Event has no seating. Audiences are encouraged to explore the environment.

Una
Nov. 18-19: Experience the fantasy journey of a young woman as she enters worlds of light and darkness–told through dance, theater, film, music and bold color. Free: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 19 Seating is limited, reservations recommended. To reserve your seat or get information, visit http://una.eventbrite.com.