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Sat, Jul 19Infamously, the entire cast was placed under hypnosis for this visionary fable! Set in a Bavarian village in the 1800's, a herdsman foresees the rise and collapse of the industrial revolution. Enjoy a Franconia Wine Tasting and listening party of mesmerizing soundtracks by Popol Vuh before the film!
Sun, Jul 20Our Sultry Summer Noir Series begins! Private Eye Marlowe (Humphrey Bogart) investigates a society girl's involvement in the death of a pornographer, but before the bizarre case is over he's seen murders, blackmail and what might be love? Before the film enjoy live ambient-jazz by Revenant Sea!
Fri, Jul 25This rediscovered Weimar silent offers a dystopian vision of unfettered capitalism that is eerily contemporary! A coal miner makes a Faustian pact with an alien who teaches him how to harness the energy of his home star to become the most powerful man on earth. Live musical score on our Estey organ!
Sat, Jul 26Are you ready for your close up? Celebrate the 75th anniversary of one of the most essential, renowned and devastating of film noirs! A caustic dark comedy about the Hollywood system, iconic and unsurpassed in its self-awareness and eerie grandeur. Featuring an ambient-jazz preshow by Revenant Sea!
Wed, Jul 30Heartbreaking, hilarious, mysterious and terrifying, we end our series with the late, great David Lynch’s exhilaratingly strange noir thriller that lays bare the twisted heart of the Hollywood dream machine. Enjoy a "Club Silencio" inspired pre-show performance by Revenant Sea!
Thu, Aug 07Our Magical series begins with a special 40th Anniversary celebration of the Quintessential 1980's fantasy-adventure! Enjoy a preshow performance by synth maiden DUTCH EXPERTS! + Enter our evil laugh contest to summon the darkness and win gift certificates to Boomerang Vintage!
Sat, Aug 09Join us for a pre-show of hauntingly beautiful scenes from THE LAST UNICORN (1982) set to a live harp & electronics score by medieval-ambient-doom duo, Adipocere. Followed by one of the great, rare psychedelic masterpieces of Hungarian animation, Son of the White Mare (1981), newly restored in 4K!
Fri, Aug 22An immersive cinematic experience featuring an ambient soundtrack by NEONACH! Our series finale is modeled on Alice in Wonderland and structured with the logic of dreams, Louis Malle's BLACK MOON (1975) is a surreal tale of awakening sexuality set in a postapocalyptic world of shifting identities.
Sat, Aug 23Mythic songwriter Mirah elegantly transforms whisper-in-your-ear intimacy into rushing, tumbling aural avalanches. Footings musically combines the literary qualities of a heavy reader with the observational data of a poet. The delicately honest and raw punk-folk ferocity of Mimi Fang open the night
Sat, Aug 30An evening of experimental music curated by Brattleboro-based record label New Forces in celebration of 15 years of activity! Featuring rare performances from legendary sound artists Hands To (Jeph Jerman), Joe Colley (Crawl Unit), Shredded Nerve, Scant, Matriarch, Kjostad, & Magnetic Coroner.
Sat, Sep 20NEWLY RESCHEDULED- Join us September 20th for a deeply moving sonic experience combining spiritual jazz and South Asian devotional singing, extraordinary vocalist ganavya is joined by acclaimed jazz harpist Charles Overton to perform original pieces alongside transcendant works by Alice Coltrane.
Date and time is TBDPrepare seasonal miso and use the metaphors of its chemical process of transformation to cultivate love + deeper alchemy with self and others. The ancient art of miso-making becomes a mediumship as we unearth erotic haikus alongside our food composition, which will both ferment and unfold over time.
Video by Maralie Armstrong
Photo by Kristopher Radder
The belfry contains the permanent installation of the Weather Warlock drone synthesizer
Video by Maralie Armstrong
The Sanctuary
The Sanctuary was built in a similar fashion to a European opera house allowing for incredible acoustics and visceral sonic resonance. The versatile stage area has comfortably accommodated chamber orchestras, full-scale opera productions, and dozens of choral singers. The Estey pipe organ has been regularly maintained since installation in 1906 and is in perfect working order for performances ranging from classical to avant-garde. Ornately carved antique pews on 3 levels provide a seating capacity of 425. The venue also features a retractable cinema screen and projection capability.
ART + SCIENCE
Epsilon Spires hosts a multimedia art gallery on the top balcony of the Sanctuary with a curatorial focus on interactive installations that merge art and science to investigate the political implications of perception and subjectivity.