SPRING 2010

This Spring (plus some Winter), EMPAC presents a full schedule of performances, screenings, installations, exhibitions, and talks in which artists defy gravity, a string quartet imitates a car crash, and a choreographer and manga artist locate the kink beneath the Japanese cult of cute.

Building on the successes of the FALL 2009 season and more fully exploiting the capacities of the new building, these upcoming events explore the intersection of art, science, and technology in ways that are both startling and aesthetically satisfying.

The season kicks off with Jeremy Wade’s there is no end to more, a dance performance in the form of a children’s television show that forges connections between Hello Kitty and consumerism. Soon after is science writer Margaret Wertheim, discoursing on the poetic enchantments of mathematics over a meal in Evelyn’s Cafe. And in February the New Nothing Series continues with the Brooklyn-based band Extra Life, playing gorgeous, thrashing music that reconciles the 21st century with the 13th, while Dan Deacon + Nuclear Power Pants bring the exuberant indie noise dance that has been lacking from your diet.

There is much more coming down the line this Spring, so check back regularly for updates and additions to the already brimming calendar.

Prepare to be transported.

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    Selected Press

    2010.01: Troy Record — EMPAC to delight, provoke.

    2009.12: Broadcast Engineering Excellence Awards — EMPAC nominated for broadcast excellence award, cast your vote now!

    2009.12: The approach — Eyes in the Sky (@EMPAC): a look into the computer vision research of Rich Radke

    2009.11: Inside Rensselaer — Kathleen Forde Selected for Curatorial Leadership for 2010 Fellows Program

    2009.11: Center for Curatorial Leadership — Kathleen Forde, EMPAC’s Curator of Time-Based Art, is one of twelve outstanding curators named a 2010 Fellow by a panel of leading museum directors to participate in this national leadership training program. pdf

    2009.08: Alliance for the Arts — EMPAC is prominently mentioned – and credited for helping to make Troy “one of the most interesting places in the Hudson Valley” –  in The Hudson Valley: A Cultural Guide.   Recently published by the Alliance for the Arts as part of the Hudson Valley Quadricentennial celebration, the book is a comprehensive listing of more than 500 cultural destinations, illustrated with maps and photos.

    2009.02: CHRONOGRAM — CHRONOGRAM Magazine: Totally Wired

    2009.01: METROPOLIS — METROPOLIS Magazine: The Improbable Act

    2008.11.10: archspace.com — arcspace.com profile of EMPAC

    2008.10.09: New York Times — A New Concert Hall Plays Up the Sound and Celebrates the Science | text pdf