On March 29th, Seattle ensemble The Box is Empty will present new works by Seattle composer Nat Evans, and New York-based composer Leaha Villarreal. Evans’ piece, More Comfort, explores the evolution of our relation to different screens in our lives, mobile devices and televisions as a hearth place, and the nature of our contemporary interactions and language. Evans has collaborated with writer Chelsea Werner-Jatzke and a team of lens-based artists to create a new work for chamber ensemble, field recordings, spoken text and a series of videos. The videos presented are by artist Rodrigo Valenzuela with additional video curation by Interstitial Theatre’s Julia Greenway. Valenzuela's video will also feature live manipulation of the video - a performative version of the use of our hands with the multitude of devices in our every-day lives.
Leaha Maria Villareal, who will be in attendance for the event, will present a series of works for strings including a string quartet originally written for the JACK Quartet, a string septet, and a new string trio. The string quartet is inspired by Samuel Beckett’s “Happy Days.” In the play, the characters rely on the ringing of a bell to distinguish waking from sleeping, a practice which becomes distorted and irrelevant as time unfolds. The progression of events is not on the outside, as a spectator of the play. Rather, the quartet is expressing the passage of time as if it were the protagonist: inside, looking out. Seattle artist Erin Elyse Burns will be presenting a new video work along with Villarreal’s music. In addition to composing, Villarreal is also the artistic director of Hotel Elefant, which regularly presents contemporary music across New York City.
Leaha Maria Villareal, who will be in attendance for the event, will present a series of works for strings including a string quartet originally written for the JACK Quartet, a string septet, and a new string trio. The string quartet is inspired by Samuel Beckett’s “Happy Days.” In the play, the characters rely on the ringing of a bell to distinguish waking from sleeping, a practice which becomes distorted and irrelevant as time unfolds. The progression of events is not on the outside, as a spectator of the play. Rather, the quartet is expressing the passage of time as if it were the protagonist: inside, looking out. Seattle artist Erin Elyse Burns will be presenting a new video work along with Villarreal’s music. In addition to composing, Villarreal is also the artistic director of Hotel Elefant, which regularly presents contemporary music across New York City.
Saturday March 29 - 8pm - $5-15 sliding scale
The Chapel at The Good Shepherd Center
4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Seattle, WA
natevansmusic.com
leahamaria.com
theboxisempty.org
Photo by Rodrigo Valenzuela
The Chapel at The Good Shepherd Center
4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Seattle, WA
natevansmusic.com
leahamaria.com
theboxisempty.org
Photo by Rodrigo Valenzuela
RSS Feed