Event Dates: Friday, July 23 & Saturday, July 24, 2010 Event Venue: The Textile Museum, 2320 S Street, NW, Washington, DC 20008
Tickets: $20 per evening. Advance ticket purchase only. Buy tickets online here.
The Embassy of Denmark and The Textile Museum invite you to attend two evenings of cutting-edge textile performances, film and
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conversation in the museum’s beautiful and historic setting on July 23 and 24, hosted by INTERWOVEN. The events are sponsored in part by The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark as a Danish Cultural Event, and will coincide with Capital Fringe Festival 2010. Washington D.C.’s NPR affiliate station, WAMU American University Radio, is the official media sponsor and The Normandy Hotel of The Doyle Collection is the hotel sponsor.
On the evening of July 23, New York-based fashion collective threeASFOUR, whose designers hail from Lebanon, Israel, and Tajikistan, will collaborate on a performance highlighting their ethereal and sculptural approach to textile design while provoking a discussion of an individuals role within society through the ritualistic altering and reshaping of fabric by actors on-stage. The July 24 program will feature a new work by Copenhagen based duo Henrik Vibskov & Andreas Emenius: “The Circular Series, Section 4″ is an original site-specific performance based on human rituals, the constructions we build, and social isolation, using the contrasts of a large rigid geometric structure interacting with chaos, represented by explosions of color.
Following each of the evening performances, author and artist Sabrina Gschwandtner, founder of KnitKnit magazine, will moderate open discussions with the performers, allowing guests to interact with the artists through Q&A. Gschwandtner’s artwork has been exhibited at venues ranging from the Museum of Arts & Design, New York to Gustavsbergs Konsthall, Sweden; she has lectured at such venues as Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London and Harvard University.
In addition to live performances, the event will feature screenings including Vibskov & Emenius’ ‘Project 8’ and ‘Project 9’ (set to sound design by Swedish recording artists FEVER RAY); threeASFOUR’s video collaboration with Yoko Ono; Polish-born artist Olek’s film ‘Attempting the Impossible’ with Naomi White featuring crocheted video-tape; Berlin artist Andrea Splisgar’s ethereal production ‘Chapter 12- The Velvet Revolution’ inspired in part by tarot card number 12 and the throwing of pigments during Holi festival in India; the MoMA: Moderne installation of Shoplifter & AVAF, to critically acclaimed composer Nico Muhly’s Hair Harp collaboration with Shoplifter from ‘Skin Bone Hair’; Sabrina Gschwandtner’s film ‘NO IDLE HANDS’, featuring Liz Collins’ Knitting Nation, and Laure Drogoul’s ‘Orchestral Apparatus for Musical Knitting’, in which people create music from knitting needles outfitted with contact microphones.
Guests will experience unique performances honoring the creative use of fiber with expression through movement, light, and sound, elevating traditional conceptions of textile art. Between performances and film screenings, guests will have an opportunity to converse with the artists, enjoy the gardens and view the museum’s exhibitions.
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For program updates, visit INTERWOVEN‘s website.
