http://www.blindspot2011.org BLINDSPOT :::: Feb 24 - Mar 6, 2011 ::: nine nights of dance and music Tue, 01 Mar 2011 20:39:59 +0000 http://www.blindspot2011.org en http://www.blindspot2011.org/John-Zorn-Returns http://www.blindspot2011.org/following/blindspot2011.org/John-Zorn-Returns Tue, 01 Mar 2011 20:39:59 +0000 BLINDSPOT :::: Feb 24 - Mar 6, 2011 ::: nine nights of dance and music 1119107 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1119107/zorn_returns_name.jpg" width="640" height="59" width_o="640" height_o="59" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1119107/zorn_returns_name_o.jpg" data-mid="5375682" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1119107/rc2011010__102_640.jpg" width="640" height="426" width_o="1000" height_o="667" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1119107/rc2011010__102_o.jpg" data-mid="5376104" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1119107/tickets_down_o.jpg" width="24" height="132" width_o="24" height_o="132" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1119107/tickets_down_o_o.jpg" data-mid="5376356" border="0" align="left"/>On February 24, John Zorn played the first pipe organ concert of the BLINDSPOT festival. Zorn made confoundingly powerful music with an unbelievable mastery of the nuance and color, especially given the short time (less than an hour) he had spent with the instrument before the concert. For us and many people in the audience that night it was a deeply moving experience. And as it turns out, it was for Zorn as well. The next morning he asked if he could play a second concert - and we are thrilled to bring him back for the final event of the BLINDSPOT festival. In case you missed it, here's a short excerpt of the February 24th performance: <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1119107/event_details.jpg" width="630" height="49" width_o="630" height_o="49" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1119107/event_details_o.jpg" data-mid="5376042" border="0" align="left"/> When: Sunday, March 6 24, 2011; 9:30pm Venue: Philadelphia's Historic Christ Church Performers: John Zorn, solo pipe organ Photos by Ryan Collerd. Recording by Sam Cusamano. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1119107/tickets_zorn.jpg" width="630" height="49" width_o="630" height_o="49" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1119107/tickets_zorn_o.jpg" data-mid="5376392" border="0" align="left"/> General admission - $10 Balcony Seating (limited to 50) - $25 https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/162573 http://www.blindspot2011.org/A-look-inside-Christ-Church http://www.blindspot2011.org/following/blindspot2011.org/A-look-inside-Christ-Church Wed, 16 Feb 2011 17:48:11 +0000 BLINDSPOT :::: Feb 24 - Mar 6, 2011 ::: nine nights of dance and music 1066871 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1066871/dsc_1118_640.jpg" width="640" height="962" width_o="958" height_o="1440" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1066871/dsc_1118_o.jpg" data-mid="5121531" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1066871/dsc_1115_640.jpg" width="640" height="425" width_o="1440" height_o="958" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1066871/dsc_1115_o.jpg" data-mid="5121528" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1066871/dsc_1096_640.jpg" width="640" height="425" width_o="1440" height_o="958" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1066871/dsc_1096_o.jpg" data-mid="5121513" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1066871/dsc_1104_640.jpg" width="640" height="425" width_o="1440" height_o="958" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1066871/dsc_1104_o.jpg" data-mid="5121520" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1066871/dsc_1134_640.jpg" width="640" height="425" width_o="1440" height_o="958" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1066871/dsc_1134_o.jpg" data-mid="5121541" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1066871/dsc_1054_640.jpg" width="640" height="425" width_o="1440" height_o="958" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1066871/dsc_1054_o.jpg" data-mid="5121509" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1066871/dsc_1032_640.jpg" width="640" height="425" width_o="1440" height_o="958" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1066871/dsc_1032_o.jpg" data-mid="5121486" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1066871/dsc_1031_640.jpg" width="640" height="425" width_o="1440" height_o="958" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1066871/dsc_1031_o.jpg" data-mid="5121483" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1066871/dsc_1047_640.jpg" width="640" height="425" width_o="1440" height_o="958" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1066871/dsc_1047_o.jpg" data-mid="5121499" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1066871/dsc_1034_640.jpg" width="640" height="425" width_o="1440" height_o="958" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1066871/dsc_1034_o.jpg" data-mid="5121493" border="0" align="left"/> All photos by Paul Barrios. Used by permission. www.paulbarriosphotography.com http://www.blindspot2011.org/Join-Our-Email-List http://www.blindspot2011.org/following/blindspot2011.org/Join-Our-Email-List Fri, 11 Feb 2011 10:37:33 +0000 BLINDSPOT :::: Feb 24 - Mar 6, 2011 ::: nine nights of dance and music 1045905 Join Our Mailing ListEmail: <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1045905/blindspot_logo_front2.jpg" width="640" height="492" width_o="640" height_o="492" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1045905/blindspot_logo_front2_o.jpg" data-mid="5021411" border="0" align="left"/> http://www.blindspot2011.org/Schedule http://www.blindspot2011.org/following/blindspot2011.org/Schedule Mon, 07 Feb 2011 20:42:59 +0000 BLINDSPOT :::: Feb 24 - Mar 6, 2011 ::: nine nights of dance and music 1026674 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1026674/calendar_header.jpg" width="640" height="36" width_o="640" height_o="36" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1026674/calendar_header_o.jpg" data-mid="5248825" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1026674/calendar_big2_640.jpg" width="640" height="260" width_o="1357" height_o="552" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1026674/calendar_big2_o.jpg" data-mid="5248691" border="0" align="left"/>Click to enlarge http://www.blindspot2011.org/The-Dufala-Brothers http://www.blindspot2011.org/following/blindspot2011.org/The-Dufala-Brothers Sun, 06 Feb 2011 22:03:49 +0000 BLINDSPOT :::: Feb 24 - Mar 6, 2011 ::: nine nights of dance and music 1025875 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1025875/dufala.jpg" width="640" height="422" width_o="640" height_o="422" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1025875/dufala_o.jpg" data-mid="5113145" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1025875/DUFALA_name.jpg" width="640" height="59" width_o="640" height_o="59" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1025875/DUFALA_name_o.jpg" data-mid="4954219" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1025875/tickets_down.jpg" width="24" height="132" width_o="24" height_o="132" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1025875/tickets_down_o.jpg" data-mid="4954214" border="0" align="left"/>Steven and Billy Blaise Dufala practice in a variety of media, approaching sculpture, theater, performance, music, digital media, and good old-fashioned drawing with equal passion and zeal. They organized a now infamous toilet-trike race through the streets of Old City and they rode a cardboard tank across town on city streets during rush hour, amazing pedestrians, puzzling motorists, and in general, giving the audience a dose of dark, dark humor. Steven was a founding member of the experimental, performative band, Man Man, in which Billy currently performs. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1025875/event_details.jpg" width="630" height="49" width_o="630" height_o="49" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1025875/event_details_o.jpg" data-mid="4954222" border="0" align="left"/> When: Thursday, March 3, 2011; 9:00pm Venue: Philadelphia's Historic Christ Church Performers: Steven and Billy Blaise Dufala, pipe organ; others to be announced Artist website: http://www.dufalabrothers.com <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1025875/ways2.jpg" width="630" height="49" width_o="630" height_o="49" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1025875/ways2_o.jpg" data-mid="4954223" border="0" align="left"/> http://www.blindspot2011.org/Parker-Kitterman http://www.blindspot2011.org/following/blindspot2011.org/Parker-Kitterman Mon, 31 Jan 2011 21:50:39 +0000 BLINDSPOT :::: Feb 24 - Mar 6, 2011 ::: nine nights of dance and music 1001998 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1001998/PARKER_name.jpg" width="640" height="59" width_o="640" height_o="59" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1001998/PARKER_name_o.jpg" data-mid="4954236" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1001998/parker.jpg" width="640" height="469" width_o="640" height_o="469" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1001998/parker_o.jpg" data-mid="5437377" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1001998/tickets_down.jpg" width="24" height="132" width_o="24" height_o="132" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1001998/tickets_down_o.jpg" data-mid="4954265" border="0" align="left"/>Pulling out all the stops: this is a chance to hear the Curtis Organ played by its year-round keeper. Parker’s newly appointed tenure at Christ Church has radically changed the musical content in the congregation. He is bringing a 17th century parish to the 21st by bringing musical genres and traditions not often associated with the service. He also performs regularly as a recitalist, where his repertoire ranges from the late Renaissance and early Baroque to the French Romantic/Symphonic period to great and little-known works of the 20th and 21st centuries, and includes original works, transcriptions, and improvisation. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1001998/event_details.jpg" width="630" height="49" width_o="630" height_o="49" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1001998/event_details_o.jpg" data-mid="4954253" border="0" align="left"/> When: Friday, March 4, 2011; 9:30pm Location: Philadelphia's Historic Christ Church Performers: Parker Kitterman, pipe organ; Photo: by Kilian Kroll <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1001998/ways2.jpg" width="630" height="49" width_o="630" height_o="49" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1001998/ways2_o.jpg" data-mid="4954254" border="0" align="left"/> http://www.blindspot2011.org/Troy-Herion http://www.blindspot2011.org/following/blindspot2011.org/Troy-Herion Mon, 31 Jan 2011 21:49:05 +0000 BLINDSPOT :::: Feb 24 - Mar 6, 2011 ::: nine nights of dance and music 1001993 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1001993/herion_main.jpg" width="640" height="469" width_o="640" height_o="469" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1001993/herion_main_o.jpg" data-mid="4935920" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1001993/troyherion_name.jpg" width="640" height="59" width_o="640" height_o="59" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1001993/troyherion_name_o.jpg" data-mid="4949709" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1001993/tickets_down.jpg" width="24" height="132" width_o="24" height_o="132" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1001993/tickets_down_o.jpg" data-mid="4952107" border="0" align="left"/>Troy Herion is a composer, sound designer, music director and improviser. His music brings together interests in fields relating to biology, traditional cultures, visual art, drama, and improvisation. Dramatic collaborations have included music for International Opera Theater, Pig Iron Theatre, The Wilma Theater, The Arden Theatre, and Azuka Theater. He has been nominated for three Barrymore Awards, including the prestigious F. Otto Haas Emerging Artist Award, and his work was pronounced “Best Sound Design” in Philadelphia Weekly. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1001993/event_details.jpg" width="630" height="49" width_o="630" height_o="49" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1001993/event_details_o.jpg" data-mid="4949855" border="0" align="left"/> When: Friday, February 25, 2011; 9:00pm Venue: Philadelphia's Historic Christ Church Performers: Troy Herion, pipe organ and Chroma Polaris; Matt marble, choir director, Cenk Ergun, electronics; and a choir of Alex Torra, Celeste DiNucci, Karina Kacala, John Jarboe, and Mena Hanna. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1001993/ways2.jpg" width="630" height="49" width_o="630" height_o="49" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1001993/ways2_o.jpg" data-mid="4952644" border="0" align="left"/> http://www.blindspot2011.org/Andrew-Thiboldeaux http://www.blindspot2011.org/following/blindspot2011.org/Andrew-Thiboldeaux Mon, 31 Jan 2011 21:46:36 +0000 BLINDSPOT :::: Feb 24 - Mar 6, 2011 ::: nine nights of dance and music 1001980 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1001980/andrew_sm3.jpg" width="640" height="436" width_o="640" height_o="436" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1001980/andrew_sm3_o.jpg" data-mid="5043299" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1001980/ANDREW_name.jpg" width="640" height="59" width_o="640" height_o="59" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1001980/ANDREW_name_o.jpg" data-mid="4953420" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1001980/tickets_down.jpg" width="24" height="132" width_o="24" height_o="132" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1001980/tickets_down_o.jpg" data-mid="4953466" border="0" align="left"/>Andrew is probably best known as half of Pattern is Movement, an indie rock band where he sings and plays keys. He's going to be bringing a drummer, percussionist, and two trumpet players. We can't decide: will it be the indie-cabaret-lumberjack-crooner vibe or the shimmering-orchestral-polyrhythmic pop that's going to be most amazing to hear transferred onto the big pipes of Christ Church. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1001980/event_details.jpg" width="630" height="49" width_o="630" height_o="49" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1001980/event_details_o.jpg" data-mid="4953476" border="0" align="left"/> When: Wednesday, March 2, 2011; 9:00pm Venue: Philadelphia's Historic Christ Church Performers: Andrew Thiboldeaux (pipe organ and voice), Anthony LaMarca (drums), Mari Yoshinaga (percussion), Josh Anderson (trumpet), Chris Aschman (trumpet) Artists website: http://www.myspace.com/patternismovement <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1001980/ways2.jpg" width="630" height="49" width_o="630" height_o="49" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1001980/ways2_o.jpg" data-mid="4953477" border="0" align="left"/> http://www.blindspot2011.org/Marshall-Allen-Farid-Barron http://www.blindspot2011.org/following/blindspot2011.org/Marshall-Allen-Farid-Barron Mon, 31 Jan 2011 21:43:25 +0000 BLINDSPOT :::: Feb 24 - Mar 6, 2011 ::: nine nights of dance and music 1001973 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1001973/allen_farid2_640.jpg" width="640" height="394" width_o="689" height_o="425" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1001973/allen_farid2_o.jpg" data-mid="4954556" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1001973/ALLEN_name.jpg" width="640" height="59" width_o="640" height_o="59" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1001973/ALLEN_name_o.jpg" data-mid="4954533" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1001973/tickets_down.jpg" width="24" height="132" width_o="24" height_o="132" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1001973/tickets_down_o.jpg" data-mid="4954579" border="0" align="left"/>Blistering virtuosity from another dimension. Legendary saxophonist Marshall Allen and keyboardist Farid Barron - both from the cosmic Sun Ra Arkestra - join for a duo of sonic exchanges at the very edge of possibility. Critics have described Marshall as "one of the most distinctive and original saxophonists of the postwar era." Pianist Farid Barron was born and raised in Philadelphia and has performed with Wynton Marsalis, Ralph Peterson, Johnny Coles, Mickey Roker, and Bobby Durham, among others. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1001973/event_details.jpg" width="630" height="49" width_o="630" height_o="49" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1001973/event_details_o.jpg" data-mid="4954534" border="0" align="left"/> When: Saturday, March 5, 2011; 9:00pm Location: Philadelphia's Historic Christ Church Performers: Farid Barron, pipe organ; Marshall Allen, saxophone. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1001973/ways2.jpg" width="630" height="49" width_o="630" height_o="49" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1001973/ways2_o.jpg" data-mid="4954536" border="0" align="left"/> http://www.blindspot2011.org/PIMA-Group-ohhorror-redux http://www.blindspot2011.org/following/blindspot2011.org/PIMA-Group-ohhorror-redux Mon, 31 Jan 2011 21:23:13 +0000 BLINDSPOT :::: Feb 24 - Mar 6, 2011 ::: nine nights of dance and music 1001876 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1001876/pima_main640.jpg" width="640" height="427" width_o="640" height_o="427" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1001876/pima_main640_o.jpg" data-mid="4936311" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1001876/PIMA2_name.jpg" width="640" height="59" width_o="640" height_o="59" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1001876/PIMA2_name_o.jpg" data-mid="4954754" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1001876/tickets_down.jpg" width="24" height="132" width_o="24" height_o="132" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1001876/tickets_down_o.jpg" data-mid="4954773" border="0" align="left"/>PIMA Group so clearly defies categorization – it’s not dance, its not theater, its not music, and yet its all of these things. Featuring live music and video projections, Ohhorror is a theatrical re-imagining of the evocative moods and mysterious feelings found in horror films and reveals how the cliches can get at the psychological essence of our personal nightmares, inner fears and demons. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1001876/event_details.jpg" width="630" height="49" width_o="630" height_o="49" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1001876/event_details_o.jpg" data-mid="4954761" border="0" align="left"/> When: February 24, 25, and 26, 2011; 7:30pm. Presented in a shared bill with Moving Parts. Venue: Christ Church Neighborhood House Theater Choreography and performance: Melisa Putz Live Music: Thomas Clark and Mark Zajack Video: Melisa Putz and Andrew Zajack Photos: Bill Herbert Artist website: http://www.pimagroup.org <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1001876/ways2.jpg" width="630" height="49" width_o="630" height_o="49" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/81435/1001876/ways2_o.jpg" data-mid="4954763" border="0" align="left"/>