The Key of Z

6/2/04 to 6/30/04

  • Pacific 3, 2, 1, Zero|June 2|

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Past Films

  • The Cleaning Women: Cleaning Up!

    • Wednesday, June 30 7:30pm

    Live Performance by Jon Brumit. Music videos and riotous live footage showcase Finland's The Cleaning Women, whose pulsing techno sound is made from household objects. With shorts Ear to the Ground and Record Players.

  • Francis Dhomont: My Cinema for the Ears

    • Wednesday, June 23 7:30pm

    Live Performance by Cheryl E. Leonard. A salute to Francis Dhomont, maestro of musique concrète, where naturally occurring sounds are severed from their origins through manifold manipulations. With shorts Bolero and Shoot the Player Piano.

  • Harry Partch: Delusion of the Fury

    • Wednesday, June 16 7:30pm

    Live Performance by Mobius Operandi. A program devoted to the American maverick Harry Partch, inventor of fanciful instruments and creator of a "total theater" through his integration of dance, stagecraft, and ritual. With short Suspended Music.

  • Baschet: The Transfiguration of Daily Life

    • Wednesday, June 9 7:30pm

    Live Performance by Peter Whitehead. Eric Marin in Person. Discover the whimsical sound structures and "extraterrestrial" sonorities of the Baschets, sculptors and engineers turned instrument makers, in Eric Marin's documentary. With shorts Stephen Scott: Entrada, Trimpin: Selected Works, and Earwig.

  • From Scratch: Pacific 3, 2, 1, Zero and Drum/Sing

    • Wednesday, June 2 7:30

    Live Performance by Tom Nunn. Percussive sounds played with apocalyptic fervor, and quieter invented stringed and pronged instruments like the Zitherum, are the province of New Zealand's From Scratch. Gregor Nicholas has beautifully rendered their music on film.