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Fri, Jul 01Epsilon SpiresFrom mythic realism to pixelated landscapes and celebrity faces, Jude Danielson's paintings and textile works explore the meeting point between pure color perception and recognizable form. Music at 8pm by Intangible Shirt Company (Nicholas Bisceglia, Omeed Goodarzi, Elie McAfee-Hahn & Chris Weisman)
Wed, Jul 06Epsilon SpiresOrganist, composer, videographer, and writer raised in Keyeser, Wisconsin, Jack is a member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians. His music is gentle and expansive, drawing inspiration from the landscape and folk modernisms of the American Midwest.
Sat, Jul 09Epsilon SpiresImprovisational music performed by Rob Schwimmer on piano, theremin and Haken Continuum to accompany four seminal works by pioneering Ukrainian experimental filmmaker Maya Deren.
Thu, Jul 14Epsilon SpiresDescended in part from the Native American Chickasaw tribe, Micah P. Hinson's gospel-influenced, alt-country music is best described as "Folk Noir". Live performance followed by a screening of LOVE & FURY, Sterlin Harjo's new film that documents Hinson and other Indigenous artists at the vangard.
Sat, Jul 23Epsilon SpiresA deep-listening experience of embodied sensory perception to engage with skepticism and belief in the healing effects of sound. Claire Rousay and Matchess create fragile, surprising, and intimate compositions that illuminate and explode emotional significance in the minutiae of everyday life.
Fri, Jul 29Epsilon SpiresA Night of Performances Exploring Transcendence Through Music, Poetry & Image featuring Artists of Color from across the U.S. including Holland Andrews, Shanta Lee, Nialah Hunter, Jasmin Agosto Sageseeker, and U-Meleni Mhlaba-Adebo. Thematically inspired cuisine and refreshments provided.
Sat, Jul 30Green River Bridge InnAn empowering workshop at the The Green River Bridge Inn exploring meditation, vocal embodiment practice, performance, and collaboration led by Holland Andrews-whose experimental artistic practice spans composition, visual art, and performance using operatic and extended vocal techniques.
Sat, Aug 06Epsilon SpiresBack in the public eye thanks to a pioneering expedition in Antarctica that has rediscovered HMS Endurance, 107 years after it sank - SOUTH is the extraordinary account of one of the greatest adventures. Experience this unbelievable tale of courage and survival with an energetic live musical score!
Fri, Sep 02Epsilon SpiresDanish artist Kristoffer Ørum combines augmented reality, 3D printing, video, wireless transmissions and sculpture to summon forth everyday beasts from the cracks between the real and the imagined, reconsidering the relationship between nature and culture.
Sat, Sep 17Epsilon SpiresA classically- trained musician and composer employing obsolete technology and analogue tape loops, Basinski's haunting and melancholy soundscapes explore the temporal nature of life and resound with the reverberations of memory and the mystery of time. Opening performance by John Also Bennett.
Sat, Sep 24Epsilon SpiresWith original music composed & performed by klezmer violinist Alicia Svigals and silent film pianist Donald Sosin. One of the most prophetic and provocative films of the 20th century, Die Stadt ohne Juden (1924) unleashes a bold satire that uncannily foreshadowed the rise of fascism in Europe.
Sat, Jun 25Epsilon SpiresCelebrate the last night to experience Lydia Kern's immersive, site-specific art installation. Live pipe organ music inspired by PASSAGES will be performed by Jenny Bower followed by an artist talk and discussion with Lydia. Musical program begins at 4:15pm and the Artist Talk begins at 5:30.
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.