[dorkbotnyc-blabber] Ballet Mécanique in Miami, Dec. 1-11

[Eric Singer]

*** Ballet Mécanique Rides Again ***

Paul Lehrman and LEMUR present
The All-Robotic Installation of
George Antheil's Ballet Mecanique
December 1-11
The Wolfsonian Museum, Florida International University, Miami

We are pleased to announce that the all-robotic installation of 
Ballet Mécanique is heading to the Wolfsonian-FIU in December. This 
installation, which premiered  in 2005 during the Dada exhibition at 
the National Gallery of Art in DC, features Antheil's original 1924 
score for 16 synchronized player pianos and live percussion. In the 
installation version, LEMUR's musical robots perform the percussion 
parts on three xylophones, four concert bass drums, gong, siren, 
doorbells and three industrial fans (standing in for the airplane 
propellers called for in the original score).

See below for details, or go to 
http://www.wolfsonian.org/visitus/calendar/december_2007.html and 
http://antheil.org for more information.


 From The Wolfsonian-FIU Site:

PERFORMANCES/SPECIAL EVENTS
December 1 from 7 to 11pm
Join us for a DADA party and The Wolfsonian's premiere of the robotic 
performance of Ballet Mécanique along with a screening of its 
namesake film from 1925. Tickets $100; $85 for members and NWS 
subscribers (includes Friday NWS performance and Saturday evening 
DADA party and performance). Saturday-only tickets $85; $75 for 
members and NWS subscribers. RSVP required: 305.535.2631 or 
rsvp at thewolf.fiu.edu. Sponsored by Northern Trust; John S. and James 
L. Knight Foundation; and the Dade Community Foundation through the 
John S. and James L. Knight Donor- Advised Fund.

PERFORMANCES/SPECIAL EVENTS
December 2-11, during gallery hours
DADA DAYS: BALLET MECANIQUE INSTALLATION
The robotic orchestration of Ballet mécanique and screenings of 
Fernand Léger's film Ballet mécanique and Bad Boy Made Good, a 
documentary about George Antheil and the history of this 
groundbreaking piece, play multiple times daily. Call 305.531.1001 
for times. Free with admission.
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