LIVE ART MAGAZINE is coming back to
Northampton for a one-night-only show on
Friday Oct 24th at 7:30pm.
Live Art Magazine – or Live Art – is a contemporary art
and music show structured like a
magazine: a series of short, 3 to 8 minute performances by local and
regional writers, poets, artists, musicians, dancers, filmmakers and other
creative “risk-takers” revealing unseen work and works-in-progress.
Live Art is a one-night-only event. Recording, filming
and photography are forbidden. The event strives to create a unique and
charming experience that is ephemeral and protects works-in-progress from
documentation. It is a 21st century anomaly that happens once for the people in
the room.
The theme for Issue 2 is Gravity. Get serious or not.
Fall or defy.
PRESENTERS include radio producer
Catie Tarlarski, Northampton's
former poet laureate Lenelle Moise,
the electro-pop duo Home Body,
Boston comic Ken Reid, a new collaborative
dance project by Dre Rawlings, Cynthia
McLaughlin & Violet Clark, Humorist Seth Lepore, filmmaker and MacArthur winner Theo Rigby, among many others including -- by popular demand – Pulitzer prize-winning poet James Tate, Tristatic, and the Springfield
Sci-tech High Band.
PRE-PARTY
From
6-7pm there will be a pre-party in the lobby of the Academy, including
signature drinks from “Bully Boy” distillery, and locally brewed beer. Guests
must sign up on the website for an invitation.
The
evening is a roller coaster of laughter, contemplation, visceral visuals, and
stomping rhythms, without a host or emcee. Magazine sections include readings
(poetry, fiction, essay), performances (music, dance, theater), film, and live
radio. A series of short pieces begin the evening. Longer “features” (6-8
minutes) follow and dig deeper.
The
show starts at 7:30p and will run for about an hour and a half. Purchase TICKETS through the Academy of Music (http://academyofmusictheatre.tix.com). $8 for students, $10 for early bird General
Admission, and $14 at the door.