http://www.scene4.com/quepasa/ QUÉ PASA—Notices, announcements and coming attractions. To post a new article or a comment to an existing article, click on the "Post A New Article" link on the right sidebar. en Copyright 2008 Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:33:23 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss www.fringenyc.org, www.TheatreRevelation.com, www.myspace.com/johnsinnerny For Media Interviews for John Sinner Contact : Sheryl Mandel Integrity Publicity New York, NY 718-352-5976 - ssshekkie@aol.com , www.myspace.com/integritypr.]]> http://www.scene4.com/quepasa/2008/07/la_playwright_sinner_living_wi.html http://www.scene4.com/quepasa/2008/07/la_playwright_sinner_living_wi.html Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:33:23 -0800 Nature Interrupted. The urgent and imperative message to restore health to the environment must be conveyed in every possible form of media and communication, and more so in art, for it is one of the most powerful languages humans have ever created. Even in prehistoric times, peoples sought to transform the environment, through their cave paintings, megaliths and stone circles--seeking ways to connect with the force of nature. From those early beginnings, artists have been profoundly influenced by the images, colors, patterns, structures and systems of nature around them. At various times of turbulent change in our history, such as in Hellenistic Greece, medieval Japan, and Europe at the time of the great political and industrial revolutions, new art forms have emerged in order to address the changing relationship between nature and society. From the turn of the new millennium, world concern over environmental issues such as pollution and global warming, species depletion, new genetic technologies, sustainability and global pandemics has increased. Artists, in turn, are responding by answering collective cultural needs and developing active and practical roles in environmental and social issues. In this exhibition, Nature Interrupted, eleven artists show very diverse aspects of their concern. They may focus on a rare species in danger of extinction, such as the eagle in Osmo Rauhala's captivating video images, or the preservation of trees threatened by decease, as in Joan Backes's paintings of tree bark, which could, in the future, become a points of reference to a species no longer in existence. Another metaphor is Katie Holten's artificial tree made of refuse such as recycled cardboard, wire, newspaper, and black tape. The emblem of a tree in distress is a perfect symbol for the environmental crisis we are experiencing. Anya Gallaccio's installation Like We Never Met (2003) includes a series of doors with flowers pressed behind glass. Over the course of the exhibition, the flowers blacken and decay, highlighting the opposition between the instability of the natural materials and the permanence of the cast objects. Dannielle Tegeder's drawings depict a certain geometric growth as in the constructions of ants' colonies or mole hills - it is up to the viewer's imagination to decide whether Tegeder's "city" is above or under the ground. Soazic Guezennec transfers the African jungle to a suburban surrounding, embellishing it with colorful billboard images resembling a tree house, giraffe or field of orchids. Soazic Guezennec's installation shows a tent, an umbrella and a mosquito net painted with Africa's tropical flora and fauna, yet covered with holes and rips and no longer useful and protective. These objects are a metaphor for environmental problems such as dirty water, acid rains and pollution that destroy Africa's natural environment. Alexis Rockman in his series of paintings "American Icons" shows an apocalyptic vision of American national monuments such as the U.S. Capitol and Mount Rushmore. Even such bastions of frivolity and greed as Hollywood suffer the same leveling fate when it comes to the status-blind and whimsical response of our planet. Equally the drawings in Helen Brough's series "Cataclysmic Hypotheses" generate imaginary visions of iconic contemporary architecture that will eventually become ruins. These drawings serve as a translation of vague unconscious dreams of catastrophes mixed with the haunting recollections of disasters seen in film, television, newspapers or on the web. The installation by Jade Townsend prompts us to reconsider our current vision of an "ideal" and "successful" life - in the wake of increasingly common violent natural disasters that can instantly obliterate all we have striven to achieve in a lifetime. Jon Brumit focuses on corn as an evolving instrument for litigation and intellectual property issues. By way of critique of the current corporate influence over food production, his sound installation using recycled plastic bags and counterfeit corn resembles sonic architecture and violent instruments more than anything remotely edible. Chus Garcia-Fraile in her photographs and videos inserts escalators and other examples of modern technology into pristine jungles and landscapes - a vision that is disturbing and enchanting at the same time. Is that the future of nature - will it be saved or destroyed by modern technology? Artists in the show: Joan Backes (USA), Jon Brumit (USA), Helen Brough (England), Anya Gallaccio (England), Chus Garcia-Fraile (Spain), Katie Holten (Ireland), Soazic Guezennec (France), Osmo Rauhala (Finland), Alexis Rockman (USA), Dannielle Tegeder (USA), Jade Townsend (USA). Image: Anya Gallaccio, Like We've Never Met, 2003. Found mahoghany glazed doors two parts each. 231.5 x 68.5 cm. Courtesy Lehman Maupin Gallery. The Chelsea Art Museum 556 West 22nd Street (at Eleventh Avenue) New York, NY 10011 Tue-Sat 11am-6pm, Thurs 11am-8pm www.chelseaartmuseum.org Contact: Nicollette Ramirez 212.255.0719 x108 nicollette@chelseaartmuseum.org]]> http://www.scene4.com/quepasa/2008/07/nature_interrupted.html http://www.scene4.com/quepasa/2008/07/nature_interrupted.html Sun, 13 Jul 2008 10:33:51 -0800 http://metrostateofmind.org Tickets can be bought either through a link on that site or by calling the Capital Fringe Festival office at 202.737.7230 ]]> http://www.scene4.com/quepasa/2008/06/metros_far_flung_perceptions.html http://www.scene4.com/quepasa/2008/06/metros_far_flung_perceptions.html Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:54:58 -0800 www.nativespiritfestival.com/english/submissions.htm All films produced by indigenous filmmakers and productions which feature aspects of indigenous life, history, culture, traditions, art etc, are eligible for submission. Information is also available in Spanish at: www.nativespiritfestival.com/spanish/submissions-sp.htm ]]> http://www.scene4.com/quepasa/2008/06/call_for_film_and_video_submis.html http://www.scene4.com/quepasa/2008/06/call_for_film_and_video_submis.html Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:03:22 -0800 www.azam.com ]]> http://www.scene4.com/quepasa/2008/05/urgent_sale_from_art_to_raise.html http://www.scene4.com/quepasa/2008/05/urgent_sale_from_art_to_raise.html Sat, 31 May 2008 12:06:06 -0800 http://www.scene4.com/quepasa/2008/05/reflection_at_gallery_bergelli.html http://www.scene4.com/quepasa/2008/05/reflection_at_gallery_bergelli.html Thu, 01 May 2008 12:05:42 -0800 janettescottartspr@yahoo.co.uk or Hannah Barnes at Forma on 020 7837 7777 or hb@forma.org.uk. For DREAM AMSTERDAM contact Paul Verstraeten Communicatieon on +31 (0)20 6762814 or email info@paulverstraeten.com. ]]> http://www.scene4.com/quepasa/2008/04/dream_amsterdam_presents_ryoji.html http://www.scene4.com/quepasa/2008/04/dream_amsterdam_presents_ryoji.html Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:33:27 -0800 You would not expect to find a Hollywood Casting Director and a Film and Television Make Up Artist sighting down the barrel of an M-16 at an Army Marksmanship Unit in Georgia, but for Pixie Monroe and Kimber Eastwood, participating in the US Army Strong Experience was in their blood. "I think this event will help people to appreciate the men and women serving in all branches of the military," said Eastwood, daughter of legendary Actor/Director Clint Eastwood, and a USO Representative in her own right. "The Army was an important touchstone in my father's life, and I'm proud and honored to be here getting a taste of the training that he went through." Clint Eastwood served in the US Army in the 1950's, developing such camaraderie with his fellow enlisted men that when he decided to move to Los Angeles to act after his stint in the military was over, two of his Army buddies decided to go with him. David Janssen became TV's The Fugitive, Martin Milner became a beat cop on Adam-12, and Eastwood became a legend. "He's touched so many people," said Pixie Monroe of her father, Edward Petros. "But it all started with the Armed Forces. Without that foundation, we would have had a very different life." http://www.scene4.com/quepasa/2008/04/industry_artists_follow_their.html http://www.scene4.com/quepasa/2008/04/industry_artists_follow_their.html Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:06:43 -0800 Hong Kong New Wave Cinema, Cheuk offers a comprehensive overview of the films made in this vibrant era. Cheuk delves into the cinematic style and aesthetics of the New Wave directors, many of whom were graduates of Western universities, and applies auteur and genre theory to their work. As well as penetrating the narrative content, structure and the mise-en-scene of specific films, the book explores the development of TV and film industries in Hong Kong during the 1960s and 1970s, the elevated quality of cinema during this period and the entry of Hong Kong film-makers, such as Tsui Hark and Ann Hui, into the mainstream and Hollywood in the 1990s. Hong Kong New Wave Cinema maps the birth and eventual decline of celebrated 'New Wave' in a fascinating and thorough manner.Cheuk relates the movement to a wider historical context of the developing society and culture of Hong Kong at that time. His study of the celebrated 'golden age' of Hong Kong film contextualises 'New Wave' and describes its wide-reaching effects upon contemporary cinema in Hong Kong, the greater China region and far beyond. About the AuthorPak Tong Cheuk is Associate Professor in the Department of Film and Television at Hong Kong Baptist University.Title InformationFull Title: Hong Kong New Wave Cinema (1978-2000)Author: Pak Tong Cheuk ISBN: 9781841501482Binding: Paperback, 268pp Published: April 2008 Price: £19.95 / $40URL: Information Intellect is an academic publishing company based in Bristol whose focus lies in areas of creative media and popular culture. Please contact Sam King for further information, or to request a review copy of the title.E: sam@intellectbooks.com T: +44(0)117 958 9910W: www.intellectbooks.com]]> http://www.scene4.com/quepasa/2008/04/new_book_on_hong_kong_new_wave.html http://www.scene4.com/quepasa/2008/04/new_book_on_hong_kong_new_wave.html Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:47:58 -0800 www.theduplex.com, 61 Christopher Street, New York City. Please Call: (212) 255-5438. The Duplex Cabaret Theatre has been the venue of choice for the Award-Winning "MONDAYS NIGHTS, NEW VOICES" series, featuring new works from composers both up and coming and LEGENDARY, from Frank Wildhorn to Stephen Schwartz, Charles Strouse to Galt MacDermot, Jason Robert Brown, Michael John LaChiusa, Andrew Lippa and many more! The DUPLEX CABARET THEATRE has served as a jewel in the crown of the NYC cabaret world for over fifty years. Hal Holbrook, was The Duplex's first Booking agent. Such performers as Barbra Steisand, Woody Allen and Joan Rivers, have graced it's stage, the list too long to name! ]]> http://www.scene4.com/quepasa/2008/04/shauna_goodgold_joins_broadway.html http://www.scene4.com/quepasa/2008/04/shauna_goodgold_joins_broadway.html Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:43:38 -0800 juliette@itgirlpublicrelations.com Pixie Monroe Monroe Casting and Production Services 3100 Damon Way Burbank, CA 91505 ]]> http://www.scene4.com/quepasa/2008/03/international_basketball_team.html http://www.scene4.com/quepasa/2008/03/international_basketball_team.html Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:00:02 -0800 Performances run from April 2 - 26, 2008 in a limited engagement at Under St. Marks in NYC. Previews begin April 2 for an April 5 opening. In a review of Dirt at last year's NY Fringe Fest Adam Feldman of TimeOut NY dubbed his performance "Riveting" and gave the play 4 stars, Back Stage marked it a "PICK" saying "Dirt is painful but powerful theatre" and NYTheatre.com declared "Dirt is a remarkable piece of theatre--deep, emotional, and thought-provoking." Under St. Marks is located at 94 St. Marks Place between 1st Avenue & Avenue A in NYC. Performances run Wednesdays-Saturdays at 8pm with 3pm matinees performed in German on Sat 4/12 & Sat 4/19. Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for students with valid ID and can be purchased online at http://www.SmartTix.com or by calling 212-868-4444. Running time is 75 minutes. For more info and to view selected scenes from the play visit dirt-nyc.com. Dirt was the most frequently performed solo show in Austria, Germany and Switzerland in the 1990's. The influential German theatre magazine Theaterheute awarded Robert Schneider Best New Playwright Of The Year (1993) for Dirt. The play centers on Sad, a desperately alienated illegal immigrant from Iraq, who confronts xenophobia, latent racism and ethnocentrism as he sells roses on the streets to make ends meet. He is charming, cynical, humorous, violent and sad. Although he loves the English language and American culture he misses his homeland. As Sad continues to talk it becomes increasingly clear that he has a love-hate relationship with himself, his heritage and the western world he currently lives in. Haunting and compelling, Dirt is a telling story about racism and the havoc it wreaks upon the human soul. ]]> http://www.scene4.com/quepasa/2008/03/nyc_revival_of_dirt.html http://www.scene4.com/quepasa/2008/03/nyc_revival_of_dirt.html Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:47:56 -0800 www.oldsettlersmusicfest.org ]]> http://www.scene4.com/quepasa/2008/03/old_settlers_music_festival.html http://www.scene4.com/quepasa/2008/03/old_settlers_music_festival.html Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:08:48 -0800 gallery@chrisbeetles.com, www.chrisbeetles.com. Nearest tube: Green Park/Piccadilly Circus]]> http://www.scene4.com/quepasa/2008/02/the_cartoonists_2008.html http://www.scene4.com/quepasa/2008/02/the_cartoonists_2008.html Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:28:57 -0800 www.ntif.org Les Marcott]]> http://www.scene4.com/quepasa/2008/02/2008_north_texas_irish_festiva.html http://www.scene4.com/quepasa/2008/02/2008_north_texas_irish_festiva.html Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:36:41 -0800