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Thursday, April 19
Admission: $7 ($5 w/student ID), $10 Minimum
Doortimes: 8pm
reservations
are recommended
The innovative sextet 4FiveVi
presents a diverse program of music with experimental films, animation,
and videography from 1920 to the present. The performance
includes composed and improvised music and Soundpainting, with
imagery spanning from early film through Soviet-era
animation, to contemporary videography. The evening will also
be feature new interactive live video collaborations with
videographer Tyler Kinney.
Please join us for a performance exploring the latest in creative
music and imagery.
4FiveVi
Is an innovative ensemble that explores the intersection of improvised
and composed music. The group performs creative music from
diverse traditions and works with techniques integrating
improvisation with written music and other artistic mediums.
Among these is the use of Soundpainting, a conducting language
for improvisation utilizing over 700 gestures. Soundpainting
is a live composing sign language for performers of any discipline
and visual artists working in the medium of structured improvisation.
Through their innovative activities with film, video, and visual
art, 4FiveVi works at the forefront of projects
integrating visual and sound media. These include the collaborative
creation and performance of original music with extraordinary films
of the silent era and groundbreaking films and videography by
contemporary directors. At a 4FiveVi show, the audience can
expect to hear and see a kaleidoscope of material; early films
of the european avant-garde, pre-code american cartoons, rarely-seen
animation from the Soviet-era, computer and stop-action films
from contemporary filmmakers, industrial training films, and creations
by famed filmmakers such as Jan Svankmajer and the Quay Brothers.
Currently the group has been exploring the creation of live interactive
video collaboration using new live video manipulation software
with video artist Tyler Kinney. The creative possibilities of
this process in combination with techniques such as Soundpainting
make these collaborations very exciting.
4FiveVi is:
Rob Henke (brass) Alan Brady, Jody Espina, Bohdan Hilash (reeds)
Rolf Sturm (guitars) Jim Whitney (bass)
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