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

SUMMER / FALL 2009

NEW YORK NY

July 29 – August 9 / Twenty-four hours
“SHRINE: What Do You Worship?” - Installation & Performance
chashama store-front gallery at 122, West 44th Street (between 6th Ave & Broadway)
http://www.chashama.org

SHRINE: What Do You Worship? is a continuous performance installation piece wherein solo artist / performer Claire Elizabeth Barratt builds an installation, which she then inhabits for one week. During this time she continues to manipulate the installation, perform a variety of rituals and build a shrine which audience members are then invited to augment.


UP STATE NY

With Joyful Sonic Wash
TBA


LOWELL MA

August 15 – September 26
“Life is Art is Life.....” Artist in Residence
119 Gallery - 119 Chelmsford St, Lowell MA 01851
http://www.119gallery.org

August 15 – 31 Build installation
Sept 4th – Opening performance
Sept 25th – Closing performance
Sept 26th – Open Studios – variety performance
Other performances TBA – check gallery website for more information

This fall, sculptor Patrick Pierce and movement artist Claire Elizabeth Barratt collaborate to create a two-part project at 119 Gallery, Life is Art is Life is…-- a gallery installation and performance series which they will create as summer gallery artists in residence. The installation will include metal and wood sculptures, sound, video, written word and objects. A series of performances are scheduled during the exhibit and Lowell Open Studios that will integrate dance, music, poetry and sculpture. Each performance will echo elements of the installation and its subject matter, and will further develop and alter the installation.


OTTAWA ON

September 14 – 21

Sept 17-19 - “From The Soul” workshop at Dance / Space 637
Sept 19th – Gallery performance with the rock sculptures of John Ceprano

more details TBA

SPRING 2009

“STORM IN A TEA CUP”
Featuring improvized music & Dance by:

LaDonna Smith – Violin
Andrew Raffo DeWar - Saxophone
Juliet Eastlick – Flute
Claire Elizabeth Barratt – Movement
Stella Nystrom – Movement

GREEN CUP BOOKS
Downtown Birmingham AL
TUESDAY, APRIL 28th
8pm

Check venue website for details
http://www.greencupbooks.org


Up-coming events in NYC, Boston, Ottawa - TBA

WINTER 2008 - 2009

DECEMBER 18 - 20

CIRCLE MODERN DANCE
Modern Dance Primitive Light 2008
at the Historic Laurel Theater
1538 Laurel Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37916

Thurs. December 18 @ 8:00 p.m.
Fri. December 19 @ 7:00 and 9:00 p.m.
Sat. December 20 @ 7:00 and 9:00 p.m.

Tickets available in advance through www.KnoxTIX.com:
$13.00 general admission - $8.50 for students/seniors/military
And at the door:
$15.00 general admission - $10.00 for students/seniors/military

http://www.circlemoderndance.com/

Rachel Schlafer-Parton & I will be performing a movement, music, text & sign language peice based on the poem "The Morning Diamond" by Knoxville poet RB Morris.



JANUARY 22 - 25

Asheville FRINGE FESTIVAL
Various locations in downtown Asheville, NC
My Art / Music video "SALIMONE", created in collaboration with Kima Moore & Wu Media's Charles Elmer will be screened. Check festival website for details.
http://www.ashevillefringe.org/



JANUARY 30 & 31 - performance on FEBRUARY 1

Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre
48 HOUR DANCE PROJECT
BeBe Theatre
30, Commerce Street, Asheville, NC
http://www.acdt.org/

I am one of five choreographers, each representing a different dance genre, to be given 48 hours to work with an alloted group of dancers, each of different movement backgrounds, and create a peice to be performed in a culminating concert. Check ACDT website for details.


TOUR NORTH


FEBRUARY 27 - 28 / MARCH 1

XFest
Gallery 119
Lowell MA
http://www.119gallery.org/
(click on xfest 2009)

Experimental sound, light and movement.
musicians, dancers, visual & media artists are placed in selected groupings to perform improvised peices.
Curated by Walter Wright.

I will also be teaching a "Truth of the Moment" workshop on the Sunday.


MARCH 3

Woodstock Mothership
6, Hillcrest Ave.
Woodstock, NY 12498
http://www.woodstockmothership.com

Improvized collaboration with musicians Junichi & Megumi Matsuzaki.


MARCH 4

Synthetic Zero - Art series
Bronx NY
http://www.syntheticzero.com/events/
www.bronxarts.org

An inter-disciplinary Arts series curated by Mitsu Hadeishi and supported by Bronx Council on the Arts.


MARCH 9

Wellspring Holistic Center
Stroudsburg, PA
http://wellspringholisticcenter.com/

Center co-founder Anita Bondi is presenting me as a guest artist.
I will be teaching a Motion Sculpture movement workshop.

NOVEMBER TOUR 2008

TORONTO, ON

Wednesday 5th – evening
Recording session with:
Michael Keith – guitar & other strings, Gordon Way – electronics & more. Claire is trying vocals!

Thursday 6th 7pm – 8.30pm
Gladstone Hotel - Queen and Gladstone / www.gladstonehotel.com
Stillness into Light - Dance & Music in an Intimate Space
With Celina Carrroll on Berimbau/Percussion/Vocals
and Debbie Danbrook on Shakuhachi/Vocals
Tickets: $15 Please call/e-mail to reserve a space - 20 guests maximum
Info: Debbie – 416-322-3337 / e-mail: info@healingmusic.com / www.healingmusic.org


OTTAWA, ON

Friday 7th, Saturday 8th, Sunday 9th
Sacred Dance Guild at Bells Corners United Church
Phoenix Rising – A Sacred Dance Retreat
Workshop sessions & performance for Rememberance Day
More information: www.healingmusic.org
To register contact Wendy Morrell - 613-726-1375 /
e-mail wendy.morrell@sympatico.ca.

Sunday 9th & Monday 10th
Dance Space 637 - 11, Florence Street, Ottawa, ON K2P OW6
Intensive Flexibility Program – Stretch beyond your limit!
Contact Natasha Royka for registration: sanctuaryseries@yahoo.ca / www.dancespace.blogspot.com


LOWELL, MA

Wednesday 12th 8pm
Gallery 119 - 119 Chelmsford St., Lowell MA
That From Which - multi-media performance with SPIRAL7 -
www.spiral7.com
$10 suggested donation
978- 452- 8138 / www.119gallery.org


MARLBORO, NY

Thursday 13th 7pm
The Falcon - Music & Art Hall - 407 Old Post Rd. Marlboro NY. On the Hudson River just North of Newburgh.
Improvised collaboration with Jun & Megumi Matsuzaki
(845) 546-0444 / falcon.arts@verizon.net


NEW YORK, NY

Friday 14th 7pm – 10pm
Haven Arts Gallery - 50 Bruckner Blvd. Bldg. A, Bronx, NY 10454
Colors Interactive - A Motion Sculpture Movement Installation with audience interaction
With music by Joyful Sonic Wash & video montage by Lu(x)z.
Haven Arts - (718) 585 5753 / www.havenarts.org

TBA
Video shoot with Lu(x)z.

AUTUMN 2008

photo: Matt Jamie

AUTUMN 2008

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 11th ... 6pm – 7pm
“Movement For Peace” opening ceremony Pritchard Park – downtown Asheville NC FREE
I will be dancing as part of the opening ceremony This event will open a whole week of Movement For Peace events
More info: www.movingwomen.org

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 18th ... 6.30pm – 9pm
“RiverSculpture” reception & benefit Blue Spiral Gallery, 38 Biltmore Ave – downtown Asheville NC $25 suggested donation (pay what you can)
I will be doing a Motion Sculpture Movement Installation This event is to benefit the RiverSculpture Festival which runs from September 27th thru January 5th
More info: www.riversculpture.com

FRIDAY & SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 26th & 27th ...1pm
“Modus Operandi” performance at The Spirit of Black Mountain College 75th anniversary Celebration Lenoir-Rhyne College, Hickory NC FREE
Bringing back this popular spoof scientific experiment with Asheville musician Elisa Faires & Knoxville actor Greg Congleton This piece is part of a huge, three day event celebrating the 75th anniversary of the renowned Black Mountain college
More info: www.blackmountaincollegecelebration.com

SATURDAY OCTOBER 25th ... 2pm
“Caravanserai” - Dance with Sculptures RiverSculpture at Reynolds Mountain, Woodfin, NC FREE – donations accepted
Asheville area choreographers of diverse dance disciplines create sculpture-specific works.
More info: www.riversculpture.com


NOVEMBER TOUR 2008 - more info TBA

TBA – on the way

TORONTO, ON
Thursday 6th 7pm – 8.30pm
Gladstone Hotel
Performance with Debbie Danbrook – Shakuhachi flute & others TBA

OTTAWA, ON
Friday 7th, Saturday 8th, Sunday 9th
Sacred Dance Guild
Workshop sessions & performance for church service

Sunday 9th & Monday 10th
Dance Space 637
Intensive Flexibility Program
www.dancespace.blogspot.com

LOWELL, MA
Wednesday 12th
Gallery 119
“That From Which” - multi-media performance with SPIRAL7
www.119gallery.org

NEW YORK, NY
Friday 14th 7pm – 10pm
Haven Arts Gallery, South Bronx
Interactive Motion Sculpture Movement Installation
www.havenarts.org

TBA – on the way back