• SCREENINGUnfiction: Megunica Unfiction: Megunica
  • EXHIBITIONonedotzero_adventures in motion Image: courtesy odz onedotzero_adventures in motion Image: courtesy odz
  • SCREENINGThe OpenEnded Group: Upending Image: courtesy the artists The OpenEnded Group: Upending Image: courtesy the artists
  • SCREENINGUnfiction: Megunica Unfiction: Megunica
  • onedotzero_cascade: Sarah Stump: And Your Spirit of KindnessA short 2D animation about a boy's rediscovery of kindness, told in the form of a moving storybook. A short 2D animation about a boy's rediscovery of kindness, told in the form of a moving storybook.
  • TALK + DINNERMargaret Wertheim: mathematics as Poetic Enchantment: Ladies Silurian Atol (detail) Orange coral mound with black and white pot pots. Image: © The Institute For Figuring (by Alyssa Gorelick) Margaret Wertheim: mathematics as Poetic Enchantment: Ladies Silurian Atol (detail) Orange coral mound with black and white pot pots. Image: © The Institute For Figuring (by Alyssa Gorelick)
  • EXHIBITIONDancing on the Ceiling: Art & Zero Gravity : Denis Darzacq Dancing on the Ceiling: Art & Zero Gravity : Denis Darzacq
  • EXHIBITIONDancing on the Ceiling: Art & Zero Gravity : William Forsythe: Antipodes I / II Dancing on the Ceiling: Art & Zero Gravity : William Forsythe: Antipodes I / II
  • SCREENINGThe OpenEnded Group: Upending Image: courtesy the artists The OpenEnded Group: Upending Image: courtesy the artists
  • SCREENINGUnfiction: The Beaches of Agnes - Agnes Varda with a circus troupe of acrobats Image: Courtesy of The Cinema Guild. Unfiction: The Beaches of Agnes - Agnes Varda with a circus troupe of acrobats Image: Courtesy of The Cinema Guild.
  • PERFORMANCEThe Steve Lehman Octet Image: courtesy the artist The Steve Lehman Octet Image: courtesy the artist
  • PERFORMANCEWayne McGregor | Random Dance: ENTITY Image: courtesy the artist Wayne McGregor | Random Dance: ENTITY Image: courtesy the artist
  • PERFORMANCEWayne McGregor | Random Dance: ENTITY Image: courtesy the artist Wayne McGregor | Random Dance: ENTITY Image: courtesy the artist
  • TALKrAndom International: You Fade to Light/rAndom works Image: courtesy the artist rAndom International: You Fade to Light/rAndom works Image: courtesy the artist
  • PERFORMANCENew Nothing: Extra Life, Dan Deacon + NPP Image: New Nothing: Extra Life, Dan Deacon + NPP Image:
  • PERFORMANCENew Nothing: josephine Foster + Victor Herrero Image:La tete krancien New Nothing: josephine Foster + Victor Herrero Image:La tete krancien
  • SCREENINGDancing on the Ceiling: Art & Zero Gravity : 2001: A space Odyssey with Doublas Trumbull Dancing on the Ceiling: Art & Zero Gravity : 2001: A space Odyssey with Doublas Trumbull
  • TALKrAndom International: Audience/DECODE project Image: courtesy the artist rAndom International: Audience/DECODE project Image: courtesy the artist
  • EXHIBITIONDancing on the Ceiling: Art & Zero Gravity : William Forsythe: Antipodes I / II Dancing on the Ceiling: Art & Zero Gravity : William Forsythe: Antipodes I / II
  • TALKMark Changizi Mark Changizi
  • SCREENINGDancing on the Ceiling: Art & Zero Gravity : 2001: A space Odyssey with Doublas Trumbull Dancing on the Ceiling: Art & Zero Gravity : 2001: A space Odyssey with Doublas Trumbull
  • SCREENINGUnfiction: Man on Wire Image: © 2008 Jean-Louis Blondeau / Polaris Images Unfiction: Man on Wire Image: © 2008 Jean-Louis Blondeau / Polaris Images
  • TALKPanel discussion with Chris Salter Image: ©-Ars-Electronica-Linz-GmbH Panel discussion with Chris Salter Image: ©-Ars-Electronica-Linz-GmbH
  • PERFORMANCEWayne McGregor | Random Dance: ENTITY Image: courtesy the artist Wayne McGregor | Random Dance: ENTITY Image: courtesy the artist
  • PERFORMANCENew Nothing: Extra Life, Dan Deacon + NPP Image: New Nothing: Extra Life, Dan Deacon + NPP Image:
  • TALKrAndom International: You Fade to Light/rAndom works Image: courtesy the artist rAndom International: You Fade to Light/rAndom works Image: courtesy the artist
  • PERFORMANCEThe Steve Lehman Octet Image: courtesy the artist The Steve Lehman Octet Image: courtesy the artist
  • SCREENINGUnfiction: Man on Wire Image: © 2008 Jean-Louis Blondeau / Polaris Images Unfiction: Man on Wire Image: © 2008 Jean-Louis Blondeau / Polaris Images
  • EXHIBITIONChris Salter, Just Noticeable Difference Image: courtsey the artist Chris Salter, Just Noticeable Difference Image: courtsey the artist
  • PERFORMANCEFrederic Rzewsi Image: Michael Wilson Frederic Rzewsi Image: Michael Wilson
  • TALKrAndom International: Mirrors/rAndom works Image: courtesy the artist rAndom International: Mirrors/rAndom works Image: courtesy the artist
  • TALK + DINNERMargaret Wertheim: mathematics as Poetic Enchantment: The Ladies Silurian Atoll (detail). Image: © The Institute For Figuring (by Alyssa Gorelick) Margaret Wertheim: mathematics as Poetic Enchantment: The Ladies Silurian Atoll (detail). Image: © The Institute For Figuring (by Alyssa Gorelick)
  • SCREENINGThe OpenEnded Group: Upending Image: courtesy the artists The OpenEnded Group: Upending Image: courtesy the artists
  • PERFORMANCEJeremy Wade, there is no end to more Image: courtesy the artist Jeremy Wade, there is no end to more Image: courtesy the artist
  • PERFORMANCENew Nothing: Extra Life, Dan Deacon + NPP Image: New Nothing: Extra Life, Dan Deacon + NPP Image:
  • PERFORMANCEWayne McGregor | Random Dance: ENTITY Image: courtesy the artist Wayne McGregor | Random Dance: ENTITY Image: courtesy the artist
  • PERFORMANCEFrederic Rzewsi Image: Michael Wilson Frederic Rzewsi Image: Michael Wilson
  • PERFORMANCENew Nothing series New Nothing series
  • PERFORMANCEJeremy Wade, there is no end to more Image: courtesy the artist Jeremy Wade, there is no end to more Image: courtesy the artist
  • TALK + DINNERMargaret Wertheim: mathematics as Poetic Enchantment: The Institute For Figuring, Margaret Wertheim: mathematics as Poetic Enchantment: The Institute For Figuring,
  • EXHIBITIONDancing on the Ceiling: Art & Zero Gravity : Saraceno Dancing on the Ceiling: Art & Zero Gravity : Saraceno
  • PERFORMANCENew Nothing: Extra Life, Dan Deacon + NPP Image: New Nothing: Extra Life, Dan Deacon + NPP Image:
  • TALKrAndom International: Audience/DECODE project Image: courtesy the artist rAndom International: Audience/DECODE project Image: courtesy the artist
  • EXHIBITIONDancing on the Ceiling: Art & Zero Gravity : Denis Darzacq Dancing on the Ceiling: Art & Zero Gravity : Denis Darzacq
  • SCREENINGUnfiction: Man on Wire Image: James Marsh, director of MAN ON WIRE, a Magnolia Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures Unfiction: Man on Wire Image: James Marsh, director of MAN ON WIRE, a Magnolia Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures
  • EXHIBITIONDancing on the Ceiling: Art & Zero Gravity : Thom Kubli Dancing on the Ceiling: Art & Zero Gravity : Thom Kubli
  • PERFORMANCEWayne McGregor | Random Dance: ENTITY Image: courtesy the artist Wayne McGregor | Random Dance: ENTITY Image: courtesy the artist
  • EXHIBITIONDancing on the Ceiling: Art & Zero Gravity : Edith Dekyndt Dancing on the Ceiling: Art & Zero Gravity : Edith Dekyndt
  • PERFORMANCEWayne McGregor | Random Dance: ENTITY Image: courtesy the artist Wayne McGregor | Random Dance: ENTITY Image: courtesy the artist
  • PERFORMANCEJeremy Wade, there is no end to more Image: courtesy the artist Jeremy Wade, there is no end to more Image: courtesy the artist
  • PERFORMANCEJeremy Wade, there is no end to more Image: courtesy the artist Jeremy Wade, there is no end to more Image: courtesy the artist
  • TALKrAndom International: Audience/DECODE project Image: courtesy the artist rAndom International: Audience/DECODE project Image: courtesy the artist
  • PERFORMANCENew Nothing: Extra Life, Dan Deacon + NPP Image: New Nothing: Extra Life, Dan Deacon + NPP Image:
  • PERFORMANCENew Nothing: Extra Life, Dan Deacon + NPP Image: New Nothing: Extra Life, Dan Deacon + NPP Image:
  • SCREENINGUnfiction: Man on Wire Image: Philippe Petit in MAN ON WIRE, a Magnolia Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures Unfiction: Man on Wire Image: Philippe Petit in MAN ON WIRE, a Magnolia Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures
  • PERFORMANCENew Nothing: Extra Life, Dan Deacon + NPP Image: New Nothing: Extra Life, Dan Deacon + NPP Image:
  • PERFORMANCENew Nothing: Extra Life, Dan Deacon + NPP Image: New Nothing: Extra Life, Dan Deacon + NPP Image:
  • PERFORMANCENew Nothing Series: Josephine Foster Image: courtesy the artist New Nothing Series: Josephine Foster Image: courtesy the artist
  • SCREENINGUnfiction: Man on Wire Image: © 2008 Jean-Louis Blondeau / Polaris Images Unfiction: Man on Wire Image: © 2008 Jean-Louis Blondeau / Polaris Images
  • EXHIBITIONDancing on the Ceiling: Art & Zero Gravity : Edith Dekyndt Dancing on the Ceiling: Art & Zero Gravity : Edith Dekyndt
  • EXHIBITIONDancing on the Ceiling: Art & Zero Gravity : Edith Dekyndt Dancing on the Ceiling: Art & Zero Gravity : Edith Dekyndt
  • TALKrAndom International: Study For A Mirror/DECODE project Image: courtesy the artist rAndom International: Study For A Mirror/DECODE project Image: courtesy the artist

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.

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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.

SPRING 2010 Calendar:

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SOLOS^2

Listening is an art, and in search of the perfect environment in which to practice it, humans have devoted millions of hours and the heroic efforts of architects, engineers, and craftspeople. EMPAC is a product of that quest. In its SOLOS^2 series, a diverse array of performers will guide listeners through aural space, using strings, brass, percussion, amplification, and voices to fully explore the potentials of timbre and musical directionality.

03/05 — Sopranos + Piano

05/08 — POSTPONED

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New Nothing

In response to the (age-old) complaint that there's nothing new happening in music, EMPAC modestly announces New Nothing, a series of concerts featuring national and international musicians working in the hybridized terrain of experimental-leaning popular music. These groups exemplify a global reality in which music hasn't just crossed borders but made them irrelevant. Popular music will never be the same.

02/13 — EXTRA LIFE, Dan Deacon + Nuclear Power Pants

04/02 — Josephine Foster + Victor Herraro

Megunica

Unfiction

Unfiction is series of documentary films that turn truth into something other than fact, using poetry and imagination, rather than transparency and objectivity. These filmmakers question the very notion of authenticity, and disobey the typical documentary filmmaking practices; instead they stage their own realities on location, employing techniques such as reenactment, personal voice-overs and special effects.

02/04 — The Beaches of Agnès

04/08 — Man on Wire

05/13 — Megunica

Student Life @ EMPAC:

Student Life

Student Life Presents:

PERFORMANCE
04/17 — Orchestra and Choir Concert
Presented by: RMA

PERFORMANCE
05/02 — Symphonic Band and Percussion Ensemble Concert
Presented by: RMA

PERFORMANCE
05/08 — Dance Club Recital
Presented by: Dance Club

Campus @ EMPAC:

TALK
02/03 — Merrill Elam: Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects, Recent Work
Presented by: Arch Rensselaer

TALK
02/08 — Sulan Kolatan + William Mac Donald: KOL/MAC LLC, Boom and Bloom
Presented by: Arch Rensselaer

PERFORMANCE
02/16 — Neil Rolnick: Extended Family featuring Ethel and Bob Gluck
Presented by: Arts Department

PERFORMANCE
04/10 — Rensselaer Festival Chorus: Mozart's Requiem
Presented by: Rensselaer

TALK
04/12 — Nader Tehrani: Office dA, Inc., A Difficult Synthesis
Presented by: Arch Rensselaer

PERFORMANCE
04/12 — Kyle deCamp: Urban Renewal
Presented by: Arts Department

PERFORMANCE
04/17 — Nick Chase: Ngoma Lungundu Anna Lindemann: Bird Brain
Presented by: Arts Department

TALK
04/19 — Toshiko Mori: Toshiko Mori Architect PLLC, Local to Global:   Architects' Role in Our Time
Presented by: Arch Rensselaer

PERFORMANCE
05/05 — Rensselaer Contemporary Music Ensemble
Presented by: Arts Department

Community @ EMPAC:

TALK
02/23 — Nicholas Kristof & Sheryl WuDunn: Women, Power, and Opportunity
Presented by: Emma Willard

PERFORMANCE
05/22 — American Music Festival Orchestra Concert
Presented by: ASO


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EMPAC 2009/10 presentations, residencies and commissions are supported by grants from the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts’ Regional Touring Program, the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Dance Project of the New England Foundation for the Arts (with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation; additional funding provided by the Ford Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and the Community Connections Fund of the MetLife Foundation;) and the New York State Council for the Arts. Special thanks to the The Jaffe Fund for Experimental Media and Performing Arts for support for artist commissions.