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August 28-Sept 4: Soundpainting - Highland Lake, NY
SUMMER RETREAT

The SA Ensemble will be taking its annual retreat in the Catskills to record new Soundpainting compositions at North American Cultural Laboratory (NACL).
VENUE: NACL Theatre
ADDRESS: 110 Highland Lake Rd , Highland Lake, NY
PHONE: 845-557-0694
WEBSITE: http://www.nacl.org
August 28-Sept 4


Friday September 1, 2023: Soundpainting - Highland Lake, NY
Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble brings An Evening of Soundpainting to Highland Lake.

NACL and Strike Anywhere share a long history dating back to the joint production 10 Brecht Poems in the aughts, to their production Same River, which included source material from residents of the Upper Delaware Valley, to their participation in The Weather Project, and many other collaborations between members over the years. This year NACL is pleased to host its sister company for a week-long residency which will culminate with a public presentation of Soundpaintings, Friday, September 1st at 7:30pm.
VENUE: NACL Theatre
ADDRESS: 110 Highland Lake Rd , Highland Lake, NY
PHONE: 845-557-0694
WEBSITE: http://www.nacl.org
TICKETS: GET TICKETS NOW!
$25 (suggested donation)
Friday September 1, 2023 7:30PM
What is Soundpainting? It is the universal sign language for live composition. Comprised of over 1500 signs, the language allows a conductor/composer to sculpt a performance in real-time with improvising actors, musicians, dancers, and visual artists. The technique was created by NY composer Walter Thompson beginning in the late 1970s for use with jazz musicians. It has evolved into a multidisciplinary language that is practiced worldwide. The art of Soundpainting is a delicate interplay between the Soundpainter and the performers — a dialogue in which an improvised composition is constructed before your very eyes.

Strike Anywhere is the preeminent theatre company in the United States practicing Soundpainting. The SA Ensemble features some of the most experienced soundpainting musicians and performers in the world and has performed and taught in over 200 venues in 16 states and 8 countries.


Sept 19, 2023: OPEN SOUNDPAINTING JAM - NY, NY
SOUNDPAINTING JAM

Calling all Soundpainters, Improvisers, and Soundpainting Performers: Coming to town or live in NYC? Join Strike Anywhere Tuesday evenings for monthly Soundpainting Jam Sessions.

Whether you are new to Soundpainting or an old hand, you are welcome. We will spend the first 45 minutes either reviewing signs, catching up or performing a crash course for any newcomers to the language. Then we will launch into a series of Soundpaintings as a full group. This is open to improvising musicians, dancers and actors. Strong improv background important. Bring your instrument (if you play one) and wear clothes to move in.

Come join us for some Soundpainting - its a jubilant scene, wacky and free! Come to one, come to all. Love to have you!

VENUE: ART/NY Spaces at 520
ADDRESS: 520 Eighth Avenue (between 36th and 37th) 3rd Floor, NY, NY
PHONE: (212) 244-6667 ext. 221
EMAIL: zhollwedel@art-newyork.org
FREE!
Sept 19, 2023 7-10 PM


Sept 26 - October 1, 2023: POP UP: An Artistic Adventure - Bethlehem, PA
POP UP COMMUNITY INTERVIEWS

SA’s touring production, POP UP: An Artistic Adventure, in partnership with Zoellner Arts Center at Lehigh University and area community partners, will continue with community interviews from Sept 26 - October 1, 2023 and performances in April 22-28, 2024.

Over the course of 4 days, the core Strike Anywhere team will pop up with their mobile interview stand in Bethlehem, PA to collect dreams, rumors, anecdotes and desires from a wide-cross section of residents. The team will also conduct Soundpainting Master Classes inviting local performers and students into the creation process. The team returns in April, 2024 to perform the show in collaboration with the local community. The POP UP performances that make up the treasure hunt will be inspired by the interviews.

VENUE: Zoellner Arts Center
ADDRESS: 420 E Packer Avenue , Bethlehem, PA
PHONE: 610-758-2787
EMAIL: https://zoellner.cas.lehigh.edu
WEBSITE: https://zoellner.cas.lehigh.edu/
Sept 26 - October 1, 2023
POP UP is a creative-placemaking project. Performances are tailor-made for each neighborhood. By projecting the dreams, impressions and experiences of local residents onto everyday spaces, POP UP engages a community in the creation of public art, highlights local diversity, and illuminates our shared humanity.


October 1, 2023: Soundpainting - Bethlehem, PA
SOUNDPAINTING BETHLEHEM

On October 1st, as part of the Closing Ceremony, SA will perform a Soundpainted composition at Touchstone Theatre’s Festival Unbound in Bethlehem, PA, centering the theme of home, and highlighting local artists. Performers will weave local resident’s observations about living in Bethlehem with improvised music/dance/theater.
VENUE: Zoellner Arts Center
ADDRESS: 420 E Packer Avenue , Bethlehem, PA
PHONE: 610-758-2787
EMAIL: https://zoellner.cas.lehigh.edu
WEBSITE: https://zoellner.cas.lehigh.edu/
October 1, 2023


November 7, 2023: Soundpainting - Brooklyn, NY
SOUNDPAINTING AT YOUNG ETHEL'S

Join the SA Ensemble for a short 30 min Soundpainting Intro Workshop, after which the company will perform an hour-long set. The performance will conclude with those who took the workshop and the company collaborating in a joint set.
VENUE: Young Ethel's
ADDRESS: 506 5th Ave , Brooklyn, NY
PHONE: (929) 367-6469
November 7, 2023 7-8:45 PM


Sept 11-Nov 15, 2023: Custom-Designed In-School Residencies - Brooklyn, New York
SOUND INSTALLATION TO PROTECT THE HUDSON RIVER

Strike Anywhere will work with an 11th grade science class to create an original sound installation with live performance, exploring the potential effects of radioactive waste on the Hudson River. Strike Anywhere will collaborate with Gotham science teacher Rayhan Ahmed on the curation and delivery of a practice-as-research science-arts project where students will analyze and make personal connections through their research around “Indian Point Conundrum.” Using the scientific method, students will research the potential effects of the release of 1 million gallons of radioactive water into the Hudson River, which could happen as early as August 2023.
VENUE: Gotham Professional Arts Academy
ADDRESS: 561 Grand Avenue , Brooklyn, New York
PHONE: (718) 230-7270
EMAIL: sean.burke@gothamacademy.org
WEBSITE: https://www.gothamacademy.org
Sept 11-Nov 15, 2023


October 17, 2023: OPEN SOUNDPAINTING JAM - NY, NY
SOUNDPAINTING JAM

Calling all Soundpainters, Improvisers, and Soundpainting Performers: Coming to town or live in NYC? Join Strike Anywhere Tuesday evenings for monthly Soundpainting Jam Sessions.

Whether you are new to Soundpainting or an old hand, you are welcome. We will spend the first 45 minutes either reviewing signs, catching up or performing a crash course for any newcomers to the language. Then we will launch into a series of Soundpaintings as a full group. This is open to improvising musicians, dancers and actors. Strong improv background important. Bring your instrument (if you play one) and wear clothes to move in.

Come join us for some Soundpainting - its a jubilant scene, wacky and free! Come to one, come to all. Love to have you!

VENUE: ART/NY Spaces at 520
ADDRESS: 520 Eighth Avenue (between 36th and 37th) 3rd Floor, NY, NY
PHONE: (212) 244-6667 ext. 221
EMAIL: zhollwedel@art-newyork.org
FREE!
October 17, 2023 6-9 PM


December 5, 2023: Soundpainting - Brooklyn, NY
SOUNDPAINTING AT YOUNG ETHEL'S

Join the SA Ensemble for a short 30 min Soundpainting Intro Workshop, after which the company will perform an hour-long set. The performance will conclude with those who took the workshop and the company collaborating in a joint set.
VENUE: Young Ethel's
ADDRESS: 506 5th Ave , Brooklyn, NY
PHONE: (929) 367-6469
December 5, 2023 7-8:45 PM


November 21, 2023: OPEN SOUNDPAINTING JAM - NY, NY
SOUNDPAINTING JAM

Calling all Soundpainters, Improvisers, and Soundpainting Performers: Coming to town or live in NYC? Join Strike Anywhere Tuesday evenings for monthly Soundpainting Jam Sessions.

Whether you are new to Soundpainting or an old hand, you are welcome. We will spend the first 45 minutes either reviewing signs, catching up or performing a crash course for any newcomers to the language. Then we will launch into a series of Soundpaintings as a full group. This is open to improvising musicians, dancers and actors. Strong improv background important. Bring your instrument (if you play one) and wear clothes to move in.

Come join us for some Soundpainting - its a jubilant scene, wacky and free! Come to one, come to all. Love to have you!

VENUE: ART/NY Spaces at 520
ADDRESS: 520 Eighth Avenue (between 36th and 37th) 3rd Floor, NY, NY
PHONE: (212) 244-6667 ext. 221
EMAIL: zhollwedel@art-newyork.org
FREE!
November 21, 2023 6-9 PM


December 19, 2023: OPEN SOUNDPAINTING JAM - NY, NY
SOUNDPAINTING JAM

Calling all Soundpainters, Improvisers, and Soundpainting Performers: Coming to town or live in NYC? Join Strike Anywhere Tuesday evenings for monthly Soundpainting Jam Sessions.

Whether you are new to Soundpainting or an old hand, you are welcome. We will spend the first 45 minutes either reviewing signs, catching up or performing a crash course for any newcomers to the language. Then we will launch into a series of Soundpaintings as a full group. This is open to improvising musicians, dancers and actors. Strong improv background important. Bring your instrument (if you play one) and wear clothes to move in.

Come join us for some Soundpainting - its a jubilant scene, wacky and free! Come to one, come to all. Love to have you!

VENUE: ART/NY Spaces at 520
ADDRESS: 520 Eighth Avenue (between 36th and 37th) 3rd Floor, NY, NY
PHONE: (212) 244-6667 ext. 221
EMAIL: zhollwedel@art-newyork.org
FREE!
December 19, 2023 6-9 PM


April 22-28, 2024: POP UP: An Artistic Adventure - Bethlehem, PA
POP UP: BETHLEHEM

SA’s touring production, POP UP: An Artistic Adventure, in partnership with Zoellner Arts Center at Lehigh University and area community partners, will delight Bethlehem, PA with performances April 22-28, 2024.

Developed by the Tours Soundpainting Orchestra (France) and the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble (USA), POP UP is an artistic treasure hunt. The public is guided to a series of site-specific performances via clues on a hand-painted map. Over the course of 2 days, performances will pop-up all over campus. These short apparitions of music, dance, theater and/or visual art are inspired by interviews with local residents. By injecting a series of alternately playful, poetic or poignant performances in everyday spaces, the project is designed to inspire wonder, joy and whimsy. The performances, performed by the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble will be sculpted through a live-composing sign language called Soundpainting. Strike Anywhere (SA) is the preeminent Soundpainting ensemble in the United States. Community members will be invited to attend free Soundpainting workshops while the company is in residence and will be invited to perform as part of the finale of the piece.

The unique, custom-designed treasure hunt will feature 6 different pop up performances. Each adventure lasts approximately one hour and 50 minutes. Audience members can expect to walk a mile and a half.

VENUE: Zoellner Arts Center
ADDRESS: 420 E Packer Avenue , Bethlehem, PA
PHONE: 610-758-2787
EMAIL: https://zoellner.cas.lehigh.edu
WEBSITE: https://zoellner.cas.lehigh.edu/
April 22-28, 2024



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