Copyright 2013 ~ Jack Straw Productions
4261 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, Washington 98105
| UPCOMING EVENTS |
Composer Spotlight Series
 Jack Straw Cultural Center Jack Straw Productions and Washington Composers Forum present Composer Spotlight, a series of talks and performances by composers, musicians, and scholars of new and innovative music every second Wednesday of each month. See our Composer Spotlight page for more information. |
Jack Straw Productions and Washington Composer Forum present
Composer Spotlight: Wed, December 11, 7:30pm Composer Jason Staczek and Instrument Inventor Ela Lamblin share their collaborative process and the resulting compositions created for unique instrumentation. The pair will discuss the joy and challenges of creating new music for a menagerie of one-of-a-kind instruments. Over a span of twenty years, Ela has produced a collection of (often) large musical devices designed to delight the ear and eye. You'll meet the Rumitone, the Metalphor, the Longwave, the Violcano, the Pollenphone, the Stamenphone and the Shrimp Platter, among others. Ela and Jason will speak about their earliest collaboration on a film score for Guy Maddin's Keyhole and how that experience led to further explorations for live performance. They will share details of their most recent effort, the creation of "Heavy Metal DëVices", a 90-minute work for invented instruments played by eight musicians and dancers. The piece will debut at the Moore Theater on December 14, 2013. |
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Raven Chronicles
Race: Under Our Skin Friday, December 13, 7pm Readings/Performances by
Anna Balint (M.C.),
Laura Dá,
Paul Hunter,
M.S. Johnson,
Casandra Lopez,
Lawrence Matsuda,
Jeanne Morel,
Shankar Narayan,
Tina Schumann,
Judith Skillman, and
JT Stewart. This edition of Raven Chronicles was published in conjunction with Seattle's Pacific Science Center's exhibition: Race: Are We So Different?, and the City of Seattle's The Arts and Race & Social Justice Initiative. More information at ravenchronicles.org |
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Artist Event
Storme Webber: BD Woman Blues
Friday, December 20, 7pm Join Jack Straw resident artist Storme Webber and guitarist Ahmad Baabahar for an evening of poetry and music that will be recorded as part of her artist residency project. |
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Jack Straw New Media Gallery
Art to Art December 5, 2013 - January 17, 2014 Jack Straw New Media Gallery Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 9-5 |
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Indian raga music has long inspired visual artists. The famous series of 'Ragamala' (garland of ragas) paintings from medieval India (16/17th century) are a classic example. Today, Srivani Jade, a Seattle area based North Indian classical singer/composer, turns this idea on its head and creates a series of raga compositions based on the modern miniature paintings of Annette Solyst. Jade and Solyst met in Seattle a decade ago, and fell in love with each other's artistic expression. The Peacock series that Annette has worked on over the last decade (gouache on paper, silver and gold metallic pens) has inspired a suite of six classical compositions (original poetry and melody) in various ragas and talas (rhythm cycles). We are proud to present this installation of the paintings and accompanying music in the Jack Straw New Media Gallery. This project is supported by a 2012 Individual Artist Project award from 4Culture.
See our New Media Gallery page for more information.
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Jack Straw Artist Project
Tina Hoggatt: Story Chairs Jack Straw Cultural Center
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See Art Zone with Nancy Guppy's piece on Story Chairs!
Story Chairs, a temporary audio installation by Jack Straw Resident Artist Tina Hoggatt featuring the work of over 30 writers and musicians, is now installed in Jack Straw's new lobby.
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Every two weeks we will make a new audio piece created through tour artist residencies available for free download. This week's artist: Sean Osborn Subscribe at jackstraw.org/artistoftheweek, via itunes, or listen right here:
In a partnership with the Somali Youth and Family Club, Northwest Folklife, and photographer Doug Plummer, Jack Straw Productions documented the development and production of two Somali cultural performances. Read and hear more here.
Seattle World School: Poetry Moments / Jack Straw produced two projects working with students at the Seattle World School: A book and recordings of original poetry in collaboration with the Vietnamese Friendship Association, and a series of PSAs about healthy behaviors in collaboration with the Refugee Women's Alliance.
These podcasts feature interviews and readings by Jack Straw Writers such as Michael Spence, Merna Ann Hecht, and Wendy Call. Click here to listen.
Special Projects Jack Straw Productions works with various organizations and communities to create oral histories, museum audio guides, and neighborhood audio tours. Click here to learn more. |
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