More March Updates

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Still going strong on the book! In the meantime,  there are lots of great events this month for artists!

Shanta Nurullah will be performing at the Old Town School of Folk Music for her album release Sitarsys on March 26th at 3pm. More information: http://www.oldtownschool.org/concerts/2017/03-26-2017-shanta-nurullahs-sitarsys-album-release-3pm/

At the Chicago Cultural Center right now, there is the great exhibition "50 by 50 Invitational / The Subject is Chicago: People, Places, Possibilities" with each ward of Chicago's fifty wards is represented by a different artists. Iwona Biedermann's incredible photography is representing ward 1. Check it out before it closes on April 9th: https://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/50_50.html

On March 17th, Jamie O'Reilly will be putting on a St. Patrick's day concert at Wishbone North, 3300 N Lincoln. For more information, http://www.jamieoreilly.com/production/dates/

That's just a few amazing events in the month of March!

Upcoming Events

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A few wonderful things going on in Chicago in the next few weeks.

Raks Geek, founded by  Dawn Xiana Moon, has a show this Friday at 8pm at the Uptown Underground. The theme is "Monsters + Marvels." Their website notes about the show: 

"Join bellydancing Wookiees, firespinning superheroes, and hooping Borg for an unforgettable night of nerdiness and dancing! Raks Geek presents a brand-new show inspired by the X-Men, Star Wars, Silent Hill, Star Trek, Avengers, and more. Join in the geekery as we light things on fire!" For more information: http://raksgeek.com/#upcoming

Visual artist and make up artist Zsófia Ötvös is having a show at the Elephant Room Gallery on Sunday at 3pm. She is going "to introduce the Irma May series as never before..." 

Check out more information at https://www.facebook.com/events/980284312082390/

Edra Soto's piece "GRAFT" is on display at the Arts Club of Chicago as part of the Centennial Open House. For more information, check out: http://www.artsclubchicago.org/the-arts-club-of-chicago-at-100-open-house/

That's all for now!

Conversation with Ariele Ebacher

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As I work on editing the interviews for the eventual book, I'm going to continue to share some short snippets from interviews with you all. Like a trailer or an appetizer. But much more substantive!

Back in the fall of 2014, I talked with Ariele Ebacher, who is the best wire walker/wire dancer I've ever seen. I asked her what she felt about wire walking and her philosophy of it. 

She told me: "When I came to the circus, I was a dancer and I was feeling a bit frustrated with the modern dance world because it seemed quite insular. I felt that I was becoming very disconnected from the general public. So at that time, right at the end of my time in college, where I was studying dance and also some other performing arts, doing a primarily design your own major, I found circus and was taken by it. Not just as a performative experience, although that was instantly captivating, but particularly because of the joy, the connection, and the community feeling that was so palpable to me just sitting in the audience. My first experience with circus was in a tent, a small tent. People have written about it and studied it; people who are more versed in the actual philosophies behind sitting in a circle around the ring and watching a performance. You aren’t only just watching what you see in the ring, but you are also watching your fellow audience members watch it. So there becomes this almost a tribal connection that’s happening between the audience and the performance."

You'll have to read the rest of the interview to find out more!

That's all for now!

 

Upcoming Shows and Events

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It's been a few very busy weeks. I've been traveling and enjoying seeing women artists in China. I had the opportunity to go to the Liuli Museum in Shanghai. It was started by Chang Yi and Loretta Yang and showcases amazing glass art. There was a special exhibition of glass pieces by Toot Zynsky. My friend described them best: "It's like the glass version of Georgia O'Keefe." She beautifully created these bold colorful vase like structures that are composed of tiny fiber optic sized strings of glass. Astonishing. In their permanent collection, Loretta Yang displays her ethereal pieces influenced by Buddhism. 

Read more about the museum and the collection here: http://www.liulichinamuseum.com/sc/index_en.aspx

On Tuesday, July 19th, Maggie Brown will perform at the Museum of Contemporary Art for Tuesdays on the Terrace starting at 5:30 to 8pm. It'll be amazing! More info: https://mcachicago.org/Calendar/2016/07/Maggie-Brown

Lucy Smith and her quartet are performing from 6 to 7pm on Thursday, July 21st at Washington Square Park. 

In Chicago Art News, Claire Pentecoast is in a group show Petcoke: Tracing Dirty Energy at the Museum of Contemporary Photography. The opening is Thursday, July 21st at 5pm and runs through October 9th. Find out more at:  http://www.mocp.org/events/event?id=686690