On Time & Place
Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center
56 Broadway, Asheville
Saturday, July 31 - 8:00 p.m.
$7/$5 BMCM + AC members and students w/ID
Jason Scott Furr and Vincent Wrenn present a collaborative performance based and constructed on the time and location of the performance itself, utilizing emerging data streams as well as live (temporal) composition and sonic cinema. Jason Scott Furr brings the modulation of audio and video data streams, and Vincent Wrenn will create auditory variations on time and location.
ON COAL RIVER World Premiere
posted: July 21, 2010
The MAP would like to show some love for ON COAL RIVER, a project from Asheville-based filmmakers Adams Wood and Francine Cavanaugh. ON COAL RIVER - created with the support of a grant from the Media Arts Advantage Fund - is a documentary set in the Coal River Valley of West Virginia, where longtime local residents are dealing with the toxic effects of America’s increased demand for cheap coal. It's a beautiful piece of media activism and the filmmakers are working tirelessly to get the word out.
The film's world premiere happened last month in two sold-out screenings at AFI/Discovery Channel – Silverdocs in Washington, DC. The stars of the film - families and activists from the film - were honored at both screenings. A panel discussion followed, and a team of volunteers made sure that the enthusiasm of the audiences translated into petition signatures and email addresses.
The filmmakers also held a special preview screening on Capitol Hill. ON COAL RIVER screened to an audience of influential policymakers, including personnel from the EPA, the Office of Surface Mining, numerous Congressional aides and staffers, and representatives from some of the most prominent environmental NGOs in DC. After the film, Austin Hall from Appalachian Voices emceed an extremely moving panel discussion that featured key people from the film.
This fall ON COAL RIVER will be screening at Camden International Film Festival and some other great festivals soon to be announced. Adams and Francine are determined to get the film screened in theaters, on campuses, and on television as widely as possible.
Some reviews:
"Hillbilly Davids best a corporate Goliath...Keenly observed... Respectful, thorough, and relevant."
- Variety
"Smart and patient...Recalls Harlan County, USA" - PopMatters.com
Saturday, July 17 - 8-11pm
The Flood Gallery
2d Floor, Phil Mechanic Studios
106 Roberts St, Asheville
$10 general - $7 student
Remember - at the {re}HAPPENING - the gorgeous, ethereal, naked lady, covered with glowing paints and powders, dancing in slow motion in the darkness? She'll be performing at the Flood on Saturday, over a locally made soundscape by Kimathi Moore. The performance is complemented by sounds Mary Castellaneta and visuals by VJ Megan McKissack (of the MAP).
Cilla Vee Life Arts presents LUNA, a continuous 3-hour performance installation.
Movement:
The dancer (Claire Elizabeth Barratt) is costumed in a white powder which glows under ultra-violet black-light. This creates an ethereal & haunting effect.The movement consists mostly of “Motion Sculpture” - a slow-motion movement technique developed by Ms. Barratt, which is influenced by meditational movement practices such as Tai Chi, Yoga & Butoh.
Sound:
The music is composed by Kimathi Moore, who creates an electronic Sound-scape which he manipulates during performance. The purpose of the sound is to create an atmosphere which aurally shapes the space.
Guests will be received at the building entrance with a sound installation by Mary Castellaneta – plus video by Megan McKissack.
