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Mon
3/13 8pm
backroom $6
Ocularis:
Bruce McClure: Thwarted, Throttled, Thrown
and Then Thump
An
evening of live performance and discussion
by 'paracinema' artist Bruce McClure. Since
1994, when he started designing discs for
an updated phenakistiscope (animation device
that dates back to the 1830s), artist and
architect Bruce McClure has amassed a body
of work that uses the occasion of film projection
to create a visceral hybrid of vaudeville,
installation and cinema. Drawing on the
experience of Harold Edgerton's stroboscopic
flash and the flicker films of recent decades,
McClure has developed his own lexicon of
intervaled light, reveling in the grammar
of its repetition to evoke altered states
of consciousness.
For
this lecture-demonstration, the artist will
premiere a new work, prepared specifically
for Ocularis, and discuss the techniques
of its effect. Special attention will be
given to the morphology of the 16mm projector
and the emancipating effect of obstructions
to its ordinary functions. An inventory
of his expanded cinema tools, optical soundtracks,
and performance issues will be discussed.
Dialogue is encouraged between the audience
and artist.
"This
presentation will consist of works that
articulate the willful glow of the projector
bulb while shunning the cozening effect
of cinema. The camera is now off our backs
and film, typically an intermediate agent,
takes on a new identity. Here the projector
will be our dutiful companion perched over
our shoulders motoring through time with
the beat of intermittent light. Film, once
criticized as out of focus, becomes recognizable.
The projector, whose machinery, optics,
and sound system have been shunted to the
wayside, re-enter the theater not as cinema's
silent and faithful servant, but as a star."
- Bruce McClure
Curated
and facilitated by Nick Hallett.
More
info at www.ocularis.net.
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Mon
3/13 8pm
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Smut
The
New York Times writes
about SMUT, "It's art that should carry a
Parental Advisory label, with some of New York
City's best writers and performers."
With Jami Attenberg, Jacquelyn Landgraf, Jane
Ormerod
Hosted
by Desiree Burch (pictured)
Mon
3/13 10pm
frontroom FREE
Monday
Night Burlesque
with an All-Star Lineup:
Julie
Atlas Muz, Lucky, and Selena Vixen!
Some
of NYC's biggest burlesque stars hit the stage
in a big big burlesque blowout!
"Dancer/choreographer
Julie Atlas Muz gives us a rethinking of the burlesque
mentality. Muz's best works warily take on the
strip-teaser's ditzy salaciousness with an almost
medically altered horror at its heart." -Philadelphia
City Paper
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Wed
3/15 6pm frontroom FREE
Artworld
Digest Launch Party
Artworld
Digest Magazine, a new art publication for new
artists is throwing a launch party for Unambiguous,
its first annual printed exhibition. There will
be three bands, The Damien Pratt (7:30), Suzan
Hurtuk (8:15) and Alderbat (9:15) and 1 comedian
-- Andrew Wright (8:30) as well as a pool installation
by Brooklyn artist Annie Varnot.
RSVP
at www.artworldigest.com/party
Wed
3/15 7pm backroom
$7
Ella
Veres Studio presents
Fanging My Way Thru America
or What Do Vampires Have To Do With Transylvania?
A Photography Exhibit and Dramatic Reading
with soundscapes by G-Stompz
The
event will combine Farewell My Transylvania!
a photography exhibit of the real people and
land of Transylvania, a performance of their
stories, and a dramatic reading of Fanging My
Way Thru America - monologues and skits that
testify to the life of immigrant Transylvanians
here in America.
www.ellaveres.com
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Wed 3/15 10pm
FREE
The
Hazzards Makeout Party
Galapagos'
favorite ukelele rockers (pictured) host
a monthly event filled with music and comedy.
With
special guest Bishop Allen! www.bishopallen.com
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Thurs
3/16 7pm
backroom $10
How
Women Won Abortion Rights: Film Screening
In
celebration of women's history month, With
a Vengeance (1989, 40 minutes, Lori Hiris
& Nina Baehr), a film on the history of the
struggle for reproductive freedom since the 1960s,
will be screened, followed by a presentation and
discussion.
"With
a Vengeance" is a powerful look at the strength
and breadth of the women's movement. Rare archival
footage and interviews with early abortion rights
activists, including members of Redstockings and
the JANE Collective, are intercut with young women's
testimony. Presentation on the history of the
abortion rights movement and a discussion with
the audience will follow film. Hosted by the Women's
Liberation Birth Control Project, affiliated with
Redstockings Allies and Veterans.
Proceeds
to benefit the Women's Liberation Birth Control
Project.
www.birthcontrolproject.org
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Thurs 3/16
7pm frontroom FREE
Jezebel
Music Presents Hula and more
Jezebel Music’s March Feature: Hula
Openers: Doug Keith, Olive and Black Hair
The Jezebel Music Feature brings to Galapagos
this independent music promotion company’s
artist of the month.
Jezebel Music, based in Williamsburg, finds and
promotes top quality independent music. For more
information go to www.jezebelmusic.com
Thurs
3/16
10pm free
Win,
Lose, or Draw!
A monthly event: hipster versions of your favorite
game shows.
This
week, it's Win, Lose or Draw -- your favorite
art-based game show!
Hosted
by Jesse Ballgame and Miss Lola Belle.
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