Thursday, April 19, 2007

I.C.A.R.U.S. -Take A Trip On A Homemade Ship! April 21st, 5-10 pm







Mass College of Art's Studio for Interrelated Media graduate students have constructed a rocket ship designed to simulate the experience of space travel. Come take a ride on April 21th at Mass College of Art's Doran Gallery between 5-10 PM.

I.C.A.R.U.S. questions our reliance on the Internet as a primary source of entertainment and information. This crew of space pioneers will explore our changing definition of play and escapism by constructing a rocket ship that offers a simulation of space travel. Using schematics, diagrams, and data gathered from Internet sources as a point of departure, they have built the structure out of accessible information and discarded materials.

The possibilities for escape through the internet are limitless, and while the web often provides positive opportunities for connection and the sharing of knowledge, these virtual distractions can also slowly chip away at our own childish abilities to pretend and imagine. I.C.A.R.U.S. plays between our online virtual imagination and our organic imagination in the physical world. Take a trip on a homemade ship, and join the quest to return to the delight of childhood.

Sunday, April 15, 2007

The Puzzle Master at Brandeis Univeristy



The Puzzle Master is an hour long multimedia retelling of the Daedalus and Icarus myth set on an imaginary island. Five singers perform in counterpoint with layers of computer-manipulated sound and video projection.


Music by Eric Chasalow, libretto by F. D. Reeve, video and set design by Denise Marika.


May 5th and 6th at The Laurie Theater at Brandies University.


Admission: $20 general admission; student/senior discounts available.


To listen to music samples from The Puzzle Master click here

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