NYsoundCircuit 7.1: Renegade
Saturday, February 1, 2020, 7:30pm
The Flux Factory, Long Island City, New York
NYsoundCircuit (NYsC) - the multimedia salon series that became a hotbed for underground new music and artistic creation for half a decade from 2009-14 - returned on February 1, 2020 at the Flux Factory in Long Island City, New York. NYsoundCircuit 7.1: “Renegade” celebrated the relaunch with bold and audacious musical and visual acts that spoke to the struggle and resilience of the human spirit to break free from regressive constraints and systems. The relaunch show featured composer HOWIE KENTY, musical groups the ÆON ENSEMBLE and RESONANT REFRACTIONS, the photography of LUCAS ANDAHL, video and film by JAIME IGLEHART and NYsC alumnus MIRIAM AZIZ, and the club stylings of DJ JCLEF.
$25 (included complimentary beverage)
Advance tickets (NA)
The music
Howie Kenty presents works both political and personal with collaborators including percussionist Daniel Pate, soprano Rebekah Norris, and vocalists Imoni Cole-Palmer and Eric Hertenstein.
The vocal, strings, and electronics group ÆON Ensemble showcases experimental and daring works by Pauline Oliveros, Henryk Gorecki, Kate Soper, and Eddie Borbon.
The newly formed Resonant Refractions, the resident sinfonietta of NYsoundCircuit under the direction of Ian Shafer will mark its debut with music by John Luther Adams and NYsC call for score winning works by Nicholas Bentz, David Jason Snow, and Eunseon Yu. And NYC’s 2018 Glam Award Winner BEST DJ, DJ Jclef will set the vibe before, between, and after the live musical performances.
The visual art
The hands-on-approach photographer Lucas Andahl presents three diptychs that are portraits of some of his tribe who look and act how they want, regardless of what society says. Projected throughout the evening is artist Jamie Iglehart’s video “Architecture of La Zad” features La ZAD, a post-capitalist commune formed as part of a resistance movement in opposition to the proposed Aéroport du Grand Ouest outside of Nantes, France. And a short film, “No Subject” by NYsC alumnus, Miriam Aziz will give us a moment of contemplative respite.
NYsoundCircuit 7.1: “Renegade”
Saturday, February 1, 2020, 7:30pm
The Flux Factory
39-31 29th Street
Long Island City, New York 11101