L I T E R A T U R E / M U S I C

March 2 (Tue) 7pm $10

Curated by Cheryl Boyce Taylor

A musical instrument born of prohibition and compulsion: the Steel Pan. Through poetry, music, movement, and slides, artists from Trinidad and Tobago trace back the story of the pan from its banning by the ruling colonialists to its incorporation into carnival festivities. Featuring performance poets Roger Bair-Agard, RH Douglas, Lynne Procope, and Cheryl Boyce Taylor; dancer Asma; and musicians Patrick Davis (steel pan) and Earl Noel (drums).

O P E N   K I T C H E N : F A M I L Y   E V E N T S

March 6 (Sat) 2pm $10
20% discount for families of four or more
Host: Treva Offutt, Curator of Family Programming
Contestants: Kevin Bachman, Wanjiru Kamuyu, Mei-Yin Ng, David Thomson

Whose move is it anyway? In this non-competitive game show, you shape the dance. After a group warm-up and a contestant showcase, the audience suggests scenarios for volunteers and guest stars to perform on the spot. So, how would a hippo dance in an overcrowded parade? Come find out!

D A N C E

March 12 & 13 (Fri & Sat) 6pm $8
$25 with Jonathan Burrows's 8pm performance

Anika T. Kristensen (I forgot How to Walk Straight)
Michael Portnoy/XAR (Shucking the What)

The culmination of two weeks of rehearsals and feedback exchange, Two on Two [2/2] offers works-in-process by two seasoned choreographers in The Kitchen´s second floor theater.

Photo by Herman Sorgeloos

D A N C E

March 11-13 (Thu-Sat) 8pm $20
Post-performance discussion: March 11 (Thu)
Choreographed and performed by Jonathan Burrows and Matteo Fargion

New York, NY-In their first return to The Kitchen since 1997's critically acclaimed Stop Quartet, British choreographer Jonathan Burrows and Italian composer Matteo Fargion present their latest creation, Both Sitting Duet. Premiered in Brussels in 2002 and performed across Europe, Japan and Canada, Both Sitting Duet has been hailed as Òa ballet of the ordinary and the banal, which, in the context of a precise choreography, undermines all fixed premises regarding danceÓ (De Staandard, Belgium). Jonathan Burrows is the winner of a 2002 Award from the Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts in NYC.

Taking as their starting point the idea that Ôcounterpoint assumes a love between the partsÕ, both artists set out to explore the borderline between dance and music, in a delicate game of giving and taking. Seated on two chairs, with their scores open at their feet, they embark on a precisely timed and intricate conversation for fingers, hands and arms. Performed in complete silence, this Òunspectacular spectacleÓ (Financieel Economische Tidj, Belgium) is a duet of mundane gestures, in which each knowing glance or creak of the chairs assumes an unprecedented significance.

D I S C U S S I O N

March 17 (Wed) 6pm $8

Join a live discussion with the creators of Learning to Love You More (Harrell Fletcher, Miranda July) and Velvet-Strike (Brody Conlon, Joan Leandre, Anne Marie Schleiner) — two web projects selected for the 2004 Whitney Biennial. Through www.learningtoloveyoumore.com Fletcher and July give viewers art assignments which are displayed online and in museums, galleries and theaters worldwide. Conceptualized during the beginning of Bush's "War on Terrorism", www.opensorcery.net/velvet-strike invites players to spray paint counter-military graffiti on the most popular online shooter game, Counter-Strike.

M U S I C / T H E A T E R

March 19* & 20 (Fri & Sat) 8pm & March 20 (Sat) 2pm
March 23-27 (Tue-Sat) 8pm & March 27 (Sat) 2pm $20
Lunch-break: March 24 (Wed) 12pm $10
*Gala Performance and Reception: March 19 (Fri) 8pm $120
For information, call: 212-665-8913

Words, drawings and direction: Ben Katchor
Music: Mark Mulcahy
Singers: Joshua Bishoff,Tom Buckland, Mark Mulcahy, Ryan Toomire, Mollie Weaver and Michael Wiener
Band: Ken Maiuri (band leader, keyboard, mandolin, accordion), Brian Marchese, (drums, saxophone), Dave Dreiwitz (bass) and Chris Harford (guitar)
Lighting: Howard Thies
Sound: John Plenge
Stage Manager: Kristy Baltezore

The chemical emissions and aphrodisiac soft drinks of a ruined tropical factory-island set the stage for this 21st century absurdist romance by cartoonist Ben Katchor (recipient of a 2000 MacArthur "genius award") and composer Mark Mulcahy (former lead of the rock bands Miracle Legion and Polaris). With projected drawings, animation, and a sung-through pop score, The Slug Bearers of Kayrol follows the efforts of a New York philanthropist to bring the modern poetry of instructional pamphlets to a group of exploited island workers. Best known for his weekly comic strips Julius Knipl: Real Estate Photographer and Hotel & Farm, Katchor received an Obie for the opera The Carbon Copy Building (The Kitchen, 1999).

The Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island has been made possible with the generous support from The Rockefeller MAP Fund. Additional support is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.

The production was workshopped at Mass MoCA, MA in January 2003 and at The Kitchen in June 2003.

N E W   S O U N D , N E W   Y O R K   F E S T I V A L

N E W   S O U N D , N E W   Y O R K   F E S T I V A L
25 Years Beyond New Music, New York

Organized by The Kitchen and The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture of The Cooper Union, and presented by Time Out New York.

NEW SOUND, NEW YORK is a citywide festival of performances, installations and public dialogues featuring new works by sound artists who are exploring fresh connections among music, architecture and the visual arts. Running March 30-May 16, 2004, the festival is organized by The Kitchen and The
Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture of The Cooper Union, in conjunction with eleven other arts organizations: Art in General, Charles Morrow Associates Inc., Creative Time, Dancing in the Streets, Diapason Gallery, free103point9, Harvestworks Digital Media Art Center, Hugh L. Carey Battery Park City Authority, PhenomenArts, Inc., SculptureCenter, World Financial Center Arts & Events Program.

The following group of individuals and companies made generous contributions in order that the New Sound, New York Festival be dedicated to the city of New York and its enduring creative spirit: Morton Meyerson, Marlene Nathan Meyerson, Marti Hooper, Robin Neustein, Cathy and Keith Abell, Gerald Rosenfeld and Judith Zarin, The Nash Family Foundation, Insight Venture Partners, Anonymous, Joyce F. Menschel, Jean and James W. Crystal.

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The Kitchen Art Gallery Sound Cube^TM    

March 30-May 1, Tue-Sat, 2-6pm Free

Opening reception: March 30 (Tue) 6pm Free
Gallery Talk: April 17 (Sat) 3pm Free
3D Sound Workshop: April 21 (Wed) 10am-1pm Free

Curated by Charlie Morrow, Stephen Vitiello and Christina Yang.

Produced by The Kitchen, Charles Morrow Associates Inc., and Harvestworks Digital Media Art Center

Twelve composers write for sound art pioneer Charles Morrow's Sound CubeTM —a multi-channel, playback environment providing an immersive, 3D audio experience. With world premieres by Olivia Block, Shelley Hirsch, Illustrious Company: Martyn Ware/Vincent Clark, Miya Masaoka, Steve McCaffrey, Charles Morrow, Phill Niblock, Michael J. Schumacher, Scanner, Stephen Vitiello, and Pamela Z.

N E W   S O U N D , N E W   Y O R K   F E S T I V A L

Resonating Frequencies   
dialogues on architecture & music

March 31- April 21 (Wed) 8pm $12
Location: The Great Hall of The Cooper Union, 7 East 7th Street, NYC
Ticket Central: 212-279-4200 or www.ticketcentral.com

Curated by Christopher Janney
Hosted by The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture of The Cooper Union

Prominent architects and composers are paired to reflect on architecture and music.

March 31 (Wed): DJ Spooky and Greg Lynn
April 7 (Wed): Philip Glass and Thom Mayne
April 14 (Wed): Laurie Anderson and Martha Schwartz
April 21 (Wed): MOBY and Bernard Tschumi

Funding for Resonating Frequencies has been provided by The Marlene Nathan Meyerson Family Foundation in honor of Marti Ann Meyerson and David Nathan Meyerson