The Program in Experimental
Music and Intermedia Arts presents
Strange
Attractors XI
Festival of Experimental Music and Intermedia Art
October
24th – December 5th, 2003
677 East Seventh Street, St. Paul
(Corner of Maria and 7th Street)
Metropolitan
State University
A new generation of artists is combining and
redefining traditional art forms, creating new materials, performance practices
and methods of artistic expression. The Strange Attractors XI Festival of
Experimental Music and Intermedia Art will bring to Metropolitan State
University a collection of renowned artists in a celebration of new work and
creativity. The festival will offer a flexible and interactive environment for
artists to present and discuss their work to audiences who will have a unique
opportunity to experience these works in diverse and creative ways.
Suggested donations - $5.
The featured artists and groups
include:
Comorevi ButtEr fLy– The Tokyo-based performer presents works from her recent CD.
Friday, October 24th (7 p.m.)
From the Dark Side – A Halloween Collaborative Intermedia Performance Drone currated by Diane Ho and the Nobles eXperimental interMedia Group.
Friday, October 31st (7 p.m.)
Carei
Thomas – The
legendary local and AACM composer-improviser presents “Walking Through Songs”
in collaboration with Steve Goldstein, laptop computer sampling, Steve Linsner,
video artist and Davis Menas, electric guitar and MIDI performance system.
Friday, November 7th (7 p.m.)
Wade
Kolata – The
composer-performer returns to Strange Attractors with a stellar cast of local
improvisers.
Friday,
November 14th (7
p.m.)
Andrew Lafkas - The bassist curates an evening of local performers investigating the outer regions of improvisation and collaboration.
Friday, November 21st (7 p.m.)
Steve Goldstein and the Nobles eXperimental interMedia Group – The guest artist and laptop performer joins the Group in presenting new-spirited improvisations and composition projects.
Friday,
December 5th (7 p.m.)