PERFORMA 09
SCHEDULE OF FUTURIST EVENTS

Full a complete schedule and information on each project go to

http://www.performa-arts.org/blog

EXHIBITIONS

Nov 1 Opening 3 - 6 PM / Nov 1-22 Regular Hours TH-M 12 - 6 PM,

100 Years (VERSION # 2) at P.S/1 Curated by RoseLee Goldberg and Klaus Bisenbach.  Organized by P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center in collaboration with Performa

Nov 3 Opening Reception 7 - 9 PM / Nov 3-20 Regular Hours M-F 10 AM - 4 PM

FUTURIST MANIFESTOS at The Italian Cultural Institute Curated by Renato Miracco.  Presented by the Italian Cultural Institute in collaboration with Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio, Bologna, Italy.

Nov 3 Opening Reception 7 - 9 PM / Nov 3-20 Regular Hours M-F 10 AM - 4 PM

FEMININE FUTURES, an exhibition on Valentine De Saint-Point at the Italian Cultural Institute Curated by Adrien Sina and Sarah Wilson. Presented by Performa and the Italian Cultural Institute

Nov 6 Opening Reception 6 - 7:30 PM / Nov 1-20 M-F 10 AM - 4 PM

FUTURISTE: WOMEN IN ART AND LITERATURE at Casa Italiana Zerili-Marimò Curated by Giancarlo Carpi.  Presented by New York University and Casa Italiana

FILMS

Nov 2 at 4 PM

L’INHUMAINE AND RHAPSODY IN STEEL at MoMA Organized by Anne Mora.  Part of Nuts and Bolts: Machine Made Man in Films From the Collection.  With sincere thanks to Sony Pictures Entertainment, Toho Co. Ltd., Lana Wilson, and RoseLee Goldberg.  Tickets $10 / $8 Seniors / $6 Students / Children and MoMA Members free at http://www.moma.org

Nov 3 + 9 at 7 PM

THE FUTURIST CANON, part of The Polyexpressive Symphony: Futurism on Film, at Anthology Film Archives Curated by Lana Wilson (Performa). Presented by Performa. Tickets $9 / $7 Students and Children / $6 Performa and AFA Members, available at the door.

Nov 3 + 11 at 9 PM

FUTURIST-RELATED PERFORMANCE ON FILM, part of The Polyexpressive Symphony: Futurism on Film, at Anthology Film Archives Curated by Lana Wilson (Performa). Presented by Performa. Tickets $9 / $7 Students and Children / $6 Performa and AFA Members, available at the door.

Nov 4 at 4 PM

METROPOLIS AND LA MARCHE DES MACHINES, part of Nuts and Bolts: Machine Made Man in Films from the Collection, at MoMA Organized by Anne Mora.  Part of Nuts and Bolts: Machine Made Man in Films From the Collection. Tickets $10 / $8 Seniors / $6 Students / Children and MoMA Members free at http://www.moma.org

Nov 4 + 11 at 7 PM

MAN AND MACHINE, part of The Polyexpressive Symphony: Futurism on Film, at Anthology Film Archives Curated by Lana Wilson (Performa). Presented by Performa. Tickets $9 / $7 Students and Children / $6 Performa and AFA Members, available at the door.

Nov 4 + 11 at 8:30 PM

TRAINS, TRAINS, TRAINS, part of The Polyexpressive Symphony: Futurism on Film at Anthology Film Archives Curated by Lana Wilson (Performa). Presented by Performa. Tickets $9 / $7 Students and Children / $6 Performa and AFA Members, available at the door.

Nov 10 at 7:30 PM

SANDRA GIBSON AND LUIS RECODER: NOT A FUTURIST FILM BUT A FILM WITHOUT A FUTURE at Light Industry Presented by Light Industry. Tickets $7, available at the door.

Nov 12 at 6:30 PM

BALLI PLASTICI at the Museum of Arts and Design Produced by The Carnegie Mellon Entertainment Technology Center and the Museum of Arts and Design. Tickets $10 / $7 Performa and MADMembers at http://www.madmuseum.org or call 212-299-7780.

Nov 12 at 7:30 PM

THE FUTURIST IMPULSE AFTER FUTURISM at Anthology Film Archives Curated by Robert Haller.  Presented by Anthology Film Archives.  Tickets $9 / $7 Students, Seniors, and Children / $6 Performa and AFA Members, available at the door.

Nov 14 at 1:30 PM

TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY AND THE LEGEND OF JOHN HENRY, part of Nuts and Bolts: Machine Made Man in Films from the Collection, at MoMA Organized by Anne Mora.  Part of Nuts and Bolts: Machine Made Man in Films From the Collection. Tickets $10 / $8 Seniors / $6 Students / Children and MoMA Members free at http://www.moma.org

Nov 16 at 8 PM

FUTURIST LIFE REDUX : TRISHA BAGA, CHAMECKI-LERNER, MARTHA COLBURN, BEN COONLEY, GEORGE KUCHAR, LYNN HERSHMAN LEESON, SHANA MOULTON, SHANNON PLUMB, AIDA RUILOVA, MATTHEW SILVER & SHOVAL ZOHAR (THE FUTURE), AND MICHAEL SMITH at Anthology Film Archives Curated by Lana Wilson (Performa) and Andrew Lampert. Commissioned by Performa with SFMOMA and Portland Green Cultural Projects. Presented by Performa and Anthology Film Archives. Special thanks to Sally Berger and Marie Losier. Tickets: $9 / $7 Students, Seniors, and Children / $6 Performa and AFA Members, available at the door.

PANELS / SYMPOSIA

Nov 6 at 6 PM

Futurism and Women at at Casa Italiana Zerili-Marimò, New York University Organized by Ara H. Merjian and Stefano Albertini. Presented by New York University and Casa Italiana.  FREE

Nov 8 at 4 PM

THE UNIVERSE WILL BE OUR VOCABULARY: FUTURIST MUSIC, FILM, AND LITERATURE at The Performa Hub Curated by Lana Wilson (Performa). Presented by Performa. FREE

Nov 9 from 6:30 - 8 PM

BRUNO JASIENSKI: MANNEQUINS’S BALL at the Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Curated by Daniel Gerould and Frank Hentschker. Presented by the Martin E. Segal Theatre Center for Performa 09. Co-presented by the Polish Cultural Institute in New York. FREE

Nov 11 from 4 - 7 PM

Shock and Awe: The Troubling Legacy of the Futurist Cult of War at The Kaye Playhouse, Hunter College Organized by Emily Braun, Distinguished Professor, Hunter College. Presented by the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College, the Hunter College Department of Art, and Performa. To RSVP or for more information call 212-772-4007.  FREE

Nov 12 - 13 11/12 9:30 AM-6 PM and 11/13 from 9:30 AM-12:30 PM

BEYOND FUTURISM: F.T. MARINETTI, WRITER at Teatro of the Italian Academy, Columbia University (11/12) and the Italian Cultural Institute (11/13) Presented by Columbia University. Organized by the Department of Italian at Columbia University. Co-sponsored by  the Italian Poetry Review, the Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America at Columbia, Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio in Bologna, Centro di Studi “Aldo Palazzeschi” (Università degli Studi di Firenze), the Italian Cultural Institute in New York, Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò (NYU), Crossroads Cultural Center, and Performa.  RSVP to pc2159@columbia.edu FREE

Nov 13 - 14 11/13 5-6 PM and 11/14 9 AM - 6 PM

FUTURISMO/FUTURIZM: FUTURIST AVANT-GARDE IN ITALY AND RUSSIA at Beineke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, 121 Wall Street, New Haven, CT

Presented by the Department of Italian at Yale University.  Register by October 30^th at http://beinecke.library.yale.edu/futurism/registration.shtml FREE

Nov 16 at 6 PM

THE FUTURE IN FIVE SENSES: ECHOES OF ITALIAN FUTURISM IN NEW YORK ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN at Casa Italiana Zerili-Marimò, New York University Organized by Ara H. Merjian and Stefano Albertini. Presented by New York University and Casa Italiana. FREE

PERFORMANCES / EVENTS

Nov 2 at 7 PM

RAGNAR KJARTANSSON AND ALTERAZIONI VIDEO, SYMPHONY N.1 at PS122

Curated by Barbara Casavecchia and Caroline Corbetta. Co-presented by Performa and Performance Space 122. Produced by Performa. Supported by Luhring Augustine, New York and Prometeo Gallery, Milan. Order tickets at https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/cal/203/1254438000000 FREE

Nov 4 - 6 from 12 - 3 PM

MARIJE VOGELZANG / PROEF: PASTA SAUNA at the Performa Hub

Curated by Esa Nickle. Commissioned by Performa.  Supported by The Mondriaan Foundation. FREE LUNCH

Nov 10 - 14, 11/10 - 11/13 at 8:30 PM, 11/14 at 5 + 8 PM

JOAN JONAS: READING DANTE at the Performing Garage A PERFORMA PREMIERE. Supported by Performa Producer’s Circle Member Shane Akroyd. Tickets: $20 / $16 Performa Members http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/84624

Nov 11 at 6 PM + 9 PM

CARLOS SOTO, CHARLES CHEMIN, CHRISTIAN WASSMANN, AND LUISA GUI: GIRLMACHINE at Columbia University Curated by Carlos Soto, Charles Chemin, Christian Wassman and Luisa Gui. Presented by the Italian Academy and the Department of Italian, Columbia University. Suggested donation $10, at the door.

Nov 11 from 6:30-8:30PM

VIVA FUTURISM! REVOLUTION, VANGUARDIA, AND THE MODERN METROPOLIS at El Museo del Barrio Curated by Deborah Cullen and Lynda Klich. Presented by El Museo del Barrio. FREE RSVP at http://www.elmuseo.org

Nov 12 at 8 PM

MUSIC FOR 16 FUTURIST NOISE INTONERS with BLIXA BARGELD, JOHN BUTCHER, LUCIANO CHESSA, JOHN LA BARBARA, NICK HALLET, PAULINE OLIVEROS, MIKE PATTON, ANAT PICK, ELLIOTT SHARP, ULRICH KRIEGER, JENNIFER WALSHE WITH TONY CONRAD, AND GHOSTIGITAL WITH SKULI SVERRISON, FINBOGGI PETURSSON, AND CASPAR ELECTRONICS at Town Hall

A PERFORMA COMMISSION with SFMOMA and EMPAC. Produced and presented by Performa. Curated by Luciano Chessa with Esa Nickle. Thanks to AIR, Art International Radio and the Clocktower Gallery for rehearsal spaces.

Nov 13 at 7 PM

TEXT OF LIGHT: CITY SYMPHONIES OUT OF DOORS on the High Line (14th Street Passage) Curated by Lana Wilson and Esa Nickle. Co-presented by Performa and Friends of the High Line with Rooftop Films. Sponsored by Viper Studios. Special thanks to Anne Morra, MoMA. Tickets $15 / $12 Performa Members at http://thehighline.org/events/all/2009/11/city-symphonies-out-of-doors-text-of-light

Nov 14 at 12 PM

TAN LIN: CHINESE CHALK IN FUTURIST LOT at Museum of Chinese in America Presented by the Asian American Writers Workshop, Museum of Chinese in America, and the Chinese American Association for Poetry and Poetics. FREE

Nov 14 at 4 PM

CHARLES BERNSTEIN and JOHN YAO: THE FUTURISMS OF AMERICAN POETRY at The Asian-American Writers Workshop Presented by the Asian American Writers Workshop, Museum of Chinese in America, and the Chinese American Association for Poetry and Poetics.  FREE

Nov 14 from 6-8 PM

SPEED READING at Definitions Gym, 19 Union Square West at 15th Street Presented by Cabinet Magazine. FREE

Nov 14 at 6 PM

MARTI GUIXÉ: MEALING at The Performa Hub Commissioned and presented by Performa. Curated by Esa Nickle. Supported by the State Corporation for Spanish Cultural Action Abroad. Tickets: $25 / $20 Performa Members http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/85008

Nov 14 at 8:30 PM

BRADLEY EROS: FUTURIST FILM FUNERAL (FFF !!!) at ISSUE Project Room Commissioned by Performa.  Co-presented by Performa and ISSUE Project Room. Special thanks to Andrew Lampert. Tickets: $10 / $8 Performa Members, at the door. https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/85262

Nov 22 at 7 PM

MARINA ROSENFELD: P.A. at Park Avenue Armory Co-presented by Performa and Park Avenue Armory. This performance is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency. FREE

Thanks Tairone and Sherrard!