WINTER / SPRING 2013

FEB 9

Mark Lamb Dance and Metro Baptist Church 

present 

Seasonal Saturday Sanctuary Salon Series at 7 pm 

“Blind Dates”

Metro Baptist Church

410 West 40th street (9th / 10th Aves) A, C, E, 1, 2, 3, N, R, 7 to Times Square 42nd Street

$15 admission

Saturday, February 9, 2013

7:00 - 10:00 pm

New York, NY - On Saturday, Feb. 9th at 7pm, join us for “Blind Dates”, a spirited evening of dance, music and storytelling. The evening will consist of a series of “blind dates” in which one dancer and one musician will be chosen on the spot to improvise a duet when their names are picked from a hat. The musicians range in diversity from an Opera singer to a harmonica player.

These pairings will include Deborah Gladstein with Marlon Cherry, Sarah Pope with Leo Hernandez, and Jennifer Wilenta with Shigemasa Nakano.

Other performers will include dancers Madison Krekel, Claire Barratt, and Mark Lamb along with musicians Leeanne Darling,Maryanne de Prophetis, Yayoi Ikiwa, Terre Roche, Kendra Shank, and Helen Yee.

The evening will consist of three performance sets interwoven with breaks for wine and homemade food, conversation and participation.

www.marklambdance.org

FEB 22 & 23

XFest 2013

119 Gallery

119 Chelmsford Street – Lowell, MA 01851

Friday-Sunday February 22-24 @ 119 Gallery, UnchARTed, LTC
Improvised music, visuals, movement, and poetry.
FREE

119 Gallery presents XFest 2013, a festival of improvised music, visuals, movement, and poetry. The format of the festival is simple and challenging: 25 visiting artists and 70 local artists perform. On Friday and Saturday evening there are 10 half-hour sets that feature visiting artists with local artists at 119 Gallery. This year, on Saturday afternoon visiting and local poets read with the musicians at UnchARTed Gallery. On Sunday afternoon local bands will play at Lowell Telecommunications Corp.

http://www.119gallery.org/?p=9518

FEB 24

COMA at ABC NO RIO

Claire E Barratt – movement with Jill Burton – voice & Jane Scarpantoni - cello

ABC No Rio
156 Rivington Street
(between Clinton & Suffolk)

NYC

8pm

venue suggested donation

www.blaisesiwula.com (go to COMA calendar)

http://www.abcnorio.org/events/coma.html

FEB 25

109

Claire E Barratt – movement with Jill Burton – voice & Jane Scarpantoni - cello

Plus Ryan Krause & I’d M Theftable

109 Broadway
Brooklyn, NY 11211

8pm

venue suggested donation

http://1oh9.com/calendar/

FEB 27

Highwire Gallery

Claire E Barratt – movement with Jill Burton – voice & Jack Wright - saxophone
2040 Frankford Avenue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19125

8pm

venue suggested donation

http://highwiregallery.com/

http://www.museumfire.com/events.htm

APRIL 6

{RE}HAPPENING 2013 at Black Mountain College, NC

Please see website for full details

http://rehappening.com/

http://rehappening.com/?page_id=2

www.cillavee.com

WINTER / SPRING 2012

FEBRUARY

Thursday 23^rd

MUSICAL CHAIRS

Brooklyn NY

Vaudeville Park, 26 Bushwick Ave

Claire – improvised performance with Jill Burton, David First, Michael Evans, Jane Scarpantoni

Curated by Valerie Kuhn

http://www.vaudevillepark.org/

http://www.vaudevillepark.org/events/musical-chairs-vals-birthday

Friday 24^th – Sunday 26^th

X-FEST

Lowell MA

119 Gallery, 119 Chelmford Rd

Claire – movement artist at X-Fest multi-media improvisation festival

Curated by Walter Wright

http://www.119gallery.org/

http://www.119gallery.org/?p=7294

MARCH

Sundays 4^th, 11^th, 18^th, 25^th

MOTION SCULPTURE movement workshops

4pm – 7pm

Asheville NC

The Artery – Asheville Area Arts Council, 346 Depot St, River Arts District

Claire – creator & instructor of Motion Sculpture movement method

http://ashevillearts.com/

http://ashevillearts.com/programs/2012-creative-sector-summit/motion-sculpture-workshop/

Saturday 17^th

{PRE}HAPPENING (event to promote the {Re}Happening)

8pm – 11pm

Asheville NC

Block closed outside Walnut Wine Bar – 5, Walnut St, Downtown Asheville

Claire – performance art at multi-media event in collaboration with the City of Asheville’s “Easel Rider” Mobile Arts Lab

Produced & presented by BMCM+AC & MAP

http://rehappening.com/

Saturday 24^th

DAVID LINTON – Bicameral Research Sound & Projection System (NYC)

1pm – 3pm

Asheville NC

The Artery - Asheville Area Arts Council, 346 Depot St, River Arts District

Workshop / Demonstration / Q&A

by guest artist for the “Mountain To Sky Artist Exchange” - a CVLA exchange program between NYC & Asheville NC based artists.

Curated by Claire & hosted by AAAC

http://ashevillearts.com/

http://ashevillearts.com/programs/2012-creative-sector-summit/david-linton/

DAVID LINTON – Bicameral Research Sound & Projection System (NYC)

7.30pm

Asheville NC

The Artery - Asheville Area Arts Council, 346 Depot St, River Arts District

Audio-Visual performance event

by guest artist for the “Mountain To Sky Artist Exchange” - a CVLA exchange program between NYC & Asheville NC based artists.

Curated by Claire & hosted by AAAC

http://ashevillearts.com/

http://ashevillearts.com/programs/2012-creative-sector-summit/david-linton/

Friday 30^th

{PRE}HAPPENING (event to promote the {Re}Happening)

6pm – 9pm

Asheville NC

The Artery - Asheville Area Arts Council, 346 Depot St, River Arts District

Multi-media arts event in conjunction with AAAC’s Creative Sector Summit featuring multiple artist’s work

Curated by Claire & hosted by AAAC for BMCM+AC & MAP

http://ashevillearts.com/

http://ashevillearts.com/programs/2012-creative-sector-summit/pre-happening/

http://rehappening.com/

Saturday 31^st

KOLORZ

3pm – 9pm

Asheville NC

The Artery - Asheville Area Arts Council, 346 Depot St, River Arts District

Audio–Visual & Motion Sculpture movement installation

Created by Claire – a collaboration with David Linton as part of the “Mountain To Sky Artist Exchange” - & featuring multiple sound & movement performers

Produced & presented by CVLA with AAAC in conjunction with the Creative Sector Summit

http://ashevillearts.com/

http://ashevillearts.com/programs/2012-creative-sector-summit/kolorz-6/

APRIL

Saturday 7^th

{RE}HAPPENING

6pm – 12

Black Mountain NC

Camp Rockmont – site of Black Mountain College

CVLA presents “L’OEUF” an absurdist site-specific installation on the tennis court

Created by Claire & featuring multiple performing artists

{Re}Happening is a benefit event for BMCM+AC & MAP featuring work by multiple artists throughout the site of the renowned old BMC campus

Produced by BMCM+AC & MAP

http://rehappening.com/

Winter into SPRING 2011

{Pre}HAPPENINGS:

A Fresh Exploration of Creativity & Community
A preview of work developing for {Re}HAPPENING 2011 at Black Mountain College – APRIL 9th
Performance
Sound
Multi-Media
Installation
Sculpture
& More…

Saturday, February 19th

{Pre}HAPPENING @ Madison County Arts Council (MCAC):
www.madisoncountyarts.com
90 South Main Street, Marshall NC
Saturday, February 19th
Starts at 8pm
$5 Suggested Donation

Saturday, March 5th

{Pre}HAPPENING @ Asheville Arts Council (AAC)
“Artery” Space:
346 Depot Street, Asheville NC
www.ashevillearts.com

Saturday, March 5th
Starts at 8pm
$5 Suggested Donation

Saturday, March 12^th

{Pre}HAPPENING @ 5 Walnut Wine Bar / Gallery:
www.5walnut.com
5 Walnut Street, Asheville NC
Saturday, March 12^th
Starts at 8pm
$5 Suggested Donation

MARCH

Friday – Sunday, March 4^th – 6^th

Gallery 119, Lowell MA

X-FEST

Festival of improvized collaborations

http://www.119gallery.org/

WINTER 2010 / 2011

DECEMBER 2010

Saturday, December 18

7:00pm – 2:00am

The Laboratory!

818 West University Ave

Gainesville, FL

“Night Of The Wierds”

Expirimental music & Noise.

Claire Elizabeth Barratt – movement / voice

Jill Burton – voice

Travis Johnson – sound

JANUARY 2011

Saturday 8^th through Saturday 29th

Flood Gallery – Phil Mechanic Studios, RiverArts District,

109 Roberts Street, Asheville, NC 28801

“Dance is the New Visual Art” – video installation

by Claire Elizabeth Barratt

Opening reception – Saturday 8^th – 7pm

Closing reception – Saturday 29^th – Noon

Thursday, January 27

5:00pm - 8:00pm

The Wine Studio of Asheville

169 Charlotte Street

Asheville, NC

{Pre}Happening

Event to promote {Re}Happening 2011 – BMCM+AC & MAP

Performance by:

Claire Elizabeth Barratt – movement

Elisa Faires – sound

Performance will take place at approximately 6.30 pm

FEBRUARY

Monday, February 14^th

7.30 – 10pm

Masonic Temple performance space

80, Broadway Street

Asheville NC 28801

“S/he Loves Me, S/he Loves Me Not”

Valentines event with Moving Women dance company

“Cilla Vee” as Cupid

August / September - Festival / Tour

AUGUST

Claire at “The Improvisor Festival” - Birmingham AL

Events at different locations in Birmingham & beyond over the month of August.

Director LaDonna Smith

http://www.the-improvisor.com/

Claire's Improvisor:

Thurs 5

Opening Parade - 6pm

Forest Park shops, B'ham

Fri 6

Magic City Meltdown - 7pm

WorkPlay, 500, 23rd St South, B'ham AL 35233

Sat 7

Tour - 7.30 & 9.30pm

Barking Legs Theater, 1307, Dodds Ave, Chatanooga TN 37404

Sun 8

Tour - 8pm

EyeDrum, suite 8, 290 MLK Jr Dr SE, Atlanta GA 30312

Mon 9

Tour - 7pm

Cine, 234, W Hancock Ave, Athens GA 30601

Thurs 12

Concert - 7pm

The Listening Room, Pepper Place, 2901, 2nd Ave South, B'ham AL 35233

Fri 13

Dixie Fried Old School Southern Wierdness - 7pm

BottleTree Music Cafe, 3719, 3rd Ave South, B'ham AL 35222

Sat 14

Spaceship Saturn: Sun Ra Tribute - 7pm

Pepper Place, 2901, 2nd Ave South, B'ham AL 35233

Fri 20

Just Move It dance concert - 7pm

CDF (Childrens Dance Foundation) 1715, 27th Court South, Homewood AL 35209

Mon 23

Odd Places series - 6pm

Moundville Archaeological Park, Moundville AL 35474 (Tuscaloosa)

Fri 27

Improv Roulette - 7pm

CDF (Childrens Dance Foundation) 1715, 27th Court South, Homewood AL 35209

NOTE venue change to The Listening Room (see above listings for location)

Plus possible additional events that spontaneously arise!

SEPTEMBER

North East Tour

Tues 7 - Rochester NY

LineBreakers

with John Roche - poetry & Steve Greene - guitar

Physikos Studio, 302, N Goodman St # E-201, Village Gate, Rochester NY 14607

www.physikosmovement.com

Wed 8 - Toronto ON

From The Soul

Sacred Dance Guild event with Debbie Danbrook - shakuhachi flute, Celina Carol - percussion,

401 Richmond Art Space, 401, Richmond St West - suite 384, (Spadina) Toronto ON M5V 3A8

www.401richmond.net

Fri 10, Sat 11 - Ottawa ON

From The Soul: Be Still & Know

workshop with Sacred Dance Guild

St John The Evangelist Church

Sun 12 - Ottawa ON

From The Soul

presentation with Sacred Dance Guild

Remic Rapids Park with the rock sculptures of John F Ceprano

www.jfceprano.com

Tues 14 - Lowell MA

with Walter Wright - electronics, Dr T - video mix

119 Gallery, 119, Chelmsford St. Lowell MA 01851

www.119gallery.org

(new addition to tour)

Wed 15 - NYC

Motion Sculpture Movement Installation for Mark Lamb Dance.

Celebration reception for their recent non-profit status at the Chrysler Center.

666, 42nd St & 3rd Ave - 32nd floor

www.marklambdance.org

Sat 18 - New York NY

Loft event with Jonathan Vincent - keyboards

201, W 86th St. #806, NY 10024 (Amsterdam / B'way)

Tues 21, Wed 22 - Baltimore MD

Ghost Dancers with Susan Alcorn - slide guitar

video shoot Tues, performance Wed (in conjunction with High Zero Festival events)

2640, 2640, Saint Paul's St. Baltimore MD

www.redemmas.org/2640

Sun 26 - Roanoke VA

with Beth Deel - performance

The Water Heater, 813, 5th St. SW Roanoke VA 24016

www.theh2oheater.com

SUMMER / AUTUMN 2010

Photo by Matt Jamie UK

JUNE


Sunday 6th Noon - 2pm


Pritchard Park – downtown Asheville NC


Solo Motion Sculpture Movement Installation
Claire Elizabeth Barratt


Produced by Arts 2 People
Sponsored by the Asheville Downtown Association


http://www.ashevilledowntown.org/



Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th between 1pm – 5pm


RiverArts District – Asheville NC
Open Studio Tours


Come find me outside the Phil Mechanic building.
I'll be performing a variation of “SPLAT!” with various musicians


http://www.philmechanicstudios.com/



JULY



Sunday 11th Noon – 2pm


Pritchard Park – downtown Asheville NC


“SPLAT!” Action-paint performance
Claire Elizabeth Barratt – dance / painting
Shane Perlowin – guitar


Produced by Arts 2 People
Sponsored by the Asheville Downtown Association


http://www.ashevilledowntown.org/




Saturday 17th 8pm – 11pm


The FLOOD gallery at Phil Mechanic Building
River Arts disctrict, Asheville NC


“LUNA” Motion Sculpture Movement Installation
Claire Elizabeth Barratt – movement
Kimathi Moore – soundscape


Part of “Synesthesia – A Sensory Overload” event


http://www.philmechanicstudios.com/




AUGUST


Claire at “The Improvisor Festival” - Birmingham AL
Events at different locations in Birmingham & beyond over the month of August.
Details TBA
Director LaDonna Smith


http://www.the-improvisor.com/




SEPTEMBER



Tues 7th – 7 - 9pm


Physikos theater – Rochester NY


Collaboration with poet John Roche



Wed 8th


Toronto - venue TBA


Collaboration with musicians Debbie Danbrooke, Celina Carrol & Michael Keith



Fri 10th, Sat 11th, Sun 12th


Sacred Dance Guild – Ottawa ON


St. John's Episcopal Church
Remic Rapids Park – Sunday 12th 4pm


“From The Soul: Be Still And Know” - movement workshop & presentation
Workshop sessions at St. John's Episcopal Church
Presentation at Remic Rapids with the Rock Sculptures of John Ceprano


http://www.jfceprano.com/



Tues 14th – Wed 15th


119 Gallery – Lowell MA


Collaboration with Walter Wright


Mon 20th – Thurs 23rd


Baltimore MD


“Ghost Dancer” Sound & Movement project with slide-guitarist & composer Susan Alcorn.
Specific details TBA


http://www.myspace.com/susanalcorn



OCTOBER



Sat 2nd – Sat 9th


Asheville NC


“Titled” Sound & Movement project with guitarist & composer Shane Perlowin.
Specific details TBA


http://www.shaneperlowin.com/

Cilla Vee / Claire Elizabeth - WINTER / SPRING 2010 HAPPENINGS

Claire performing in X-FEST.


X-FEST
FEBRUARY 26 – 28
119 GALLERY, LOWELL MA


The format of the festival is simple and challenging: 12 visiting artists and 60 local artists perform. On Friday and Saturday evening there are 10 half-hour sets that include one visiting artist and three local artists. Performers include musicians, and visual and movement artists. Every set is an improvisation; the artists are playing together for the first time. (Walter Wright – festival curator)

Supported by the Lowell Cultural Council and the Massachusetts Cultural Council.


FOR FULL DETAILS:
http://www.119gallery.org/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/XFest-2010/164826620046


CILLA VEE LIFE ARTS presents: LOUP GAROU

From Lowell MA


Loup-Garou: [Werewolf]
Setheyny Pen(Satan) - toy piano, percussion
Walter Wright(AlterWalter) - electronics, audio tape


THURSDAY MARCH 18th ..... 2 venues
7pm
Izzy's Coffee Den – 74, N Lexington Ave – downtown Asheville NC
Then just up the road .....
9pm
220, Broadway (near The Dripolator) North of downtown Asheville
Donations accepted


"Loup-Garou [Werewolf] is collaborative group consisting of Walter Wright of Apocalypso Trio on electronics, Setheyny Pen of Ralph Eats Dynamite on toy pianos and percussion.The pairing of sound sources can at first seem unlikely or perhaps unsettling. The introduction of melody from the damaged primitive sounds of the toy piano jars some peoples idea of free improv sound. The result is playful and disarming at times, conflicting and challenging other moments." -- Josh Baker


Setheyny Pen is a 2nd generation Cambodian artist. Up & coming in the New England scene. (She pronounces her name "Set-ah-nie")

Walter Wright is the co-founder of 119 Gallery in Lowell, MA.
He was one of the first "old school" experimenters in electronic sound & video art.


http://nohtv.wordpress.com/apocalypso-trio/
http://www.myspace.com/ralpheatsdynamite


In Asheville, Loup-Garou will also include Cilla Vee on movement, cello & voice.
Megan McKissack will be mixing her sublime video projections at Izzy's.
LOCAL MUSICIANS WELCOME TO JOIN IN THE 9 O'CLOCK GIG
BRING INSTRUMENTS



Cilla Vee Life Arts at Black Mountain College.


RE-HAPPENING
MARCH 20
On the old BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE campus

Dinner at 6.30 – Party at 8.30


An event to benefit Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center and the Media Arts Project


Cilla Vee Life Arts presents: LUNA – a Movement & Sound installation
with movement by Claire Elizabeth Barratt & sound by Kimathi Moore.


FOR MORE INFORMATION:
http://ashvegas.squarespace.com/journal/2010/2/14/map-and-black-mountain-college-museum-team-up-to-show-off-ar.html
http://www.blackmountaincollege.org
http://www.themap.org/map/





Cilla Vee Life Arts presents: JOYFUL SONIC WASH


APRIL 11
BOBO GALLERY, ASHEVILLE NC
8pm


Joyful Sonic Wash are:
Megumi Matsuzaki – Sitar & FX
Junichi Matsuzaki – Sax, self-made instruments & FX

Cilla Vee Life Arts presents Japanese touring duo Joyful Sonic Wash –
Collaborations with Asheville performing artists:
Claire Elizabeth Barratt, Elisa Faires, Liz Lang, Kimathi Moore, Julie Becton-Gillum,
Chandra Shukla, Sijal Nasralla, Sara Baird, Jason Scott Furr – video mix

“Joyful Sonic Wash” is a Japanese husband & wife duo whose music has so many influences that it would actually take less time to just go & hear it for yourself than for me to try & describe it to you!

Junichi & Megumi Matsuzaki are both from Hiroshima, Japan.
Junichi plays a myriad of self-made instruments, as well as saxophone & voice through special effects.
Megumi plays the sitar (which she studied in Calcutta) – also through special effects.

They moved to NYC in 2002 and formed the group “Joyful Sonic Wash” which performed at such renowned experimental music venues as: Tonic, ABC No Rio, Issue Project Room and Roulette. They collaborated with “Cilla Vee Life Arts” at chashama & at Metro Movement Project & with Akim Funk Budha in the "Ebonyasia project" .
They also founded the “Breathe On The Grass” series in Manhattan's Lower East Side community park.

This will be their final tour in the USA before returning to Japan with their 2 -year-old daughter Chihiro.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
http://www.joyfulsonicwash.com/
http://www.bobogallery.com/



Also this Spring -
Claire will be choreographing a dance for the UNCA Dance Department as well as teaching a new fitness program entitled "Ballet Boot Camp" at the YMCA