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Thursday and Saturday, November 5 and 7, 2009, at 7:30 pm
Sunday, November 8, 2009, at 3 pm
In parades & changes, replays, French choreographer Anne Collod boldly reinterprets Parades and Changes, a seminal work of the 1960s avant-garde and the most famous production by American post-modern dance legend Anna Halprin. Halprin composes the work by writing individual sets of instructions to t...
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First Fridays
Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA)
michigan ave/downtown
220 East Chicago Ave
Chicago, IL 60611
312.280.2660
http://www.mcachicago.org/
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6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Other
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November UBS 12 x 12 New Artist/New Work musicians Haptic and video artist Lisa Slodki participate in November’s First Fridays. Haptic will DJ during First Fridays while Slodki projects found images on the MCA walls. November’s First Fridays theme is “Reflection” and guests may participate in an art scavenger hunt and dance to tunes by additional DJs The Blackholes. Special guest sp...
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Coffee, conversation, and great artworks...what better way to start a Saturday morning? Participants experience works on view in the MCA’s galleries and make connections to other artworks, histories, and ideas in a relaxed, facilitated discussion that connects with the art of our time. This discussion is led by experts from Chicago’s art community and no previous knowledge is necessary....
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Two works developed in dialogue with legendary choreographer Anna Halprin and presented at the MCA motivate this conversation. Choreographer Anne Collod reinterprets Halprin’s Parades and Changes, a seminal work of the 1960s avant-garde and post-modern dance, in parades & changes, replays. Filmmaker Daria Martin exhibits Minotaur, a film centered on a dance by Halprin based on the sculpture Minotau...
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The new season of Family Days continues as families explore the work of contemporary artist Liam Gillick, whose work is now on view in the museum. Families can experiment with their own designs, stories, and ways of making art by learning how Gillick draws from his world to create art. Family Days activities are appropriate for all ages, unless otherwise noted, and take place every second Satu...
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Silvia Malagrino, Professor at the School of Art and Design of The University of Illinois at Chicago, will discuss her own work, and works by Francisco Goya, in an Artists Connect talk this Saturday, November 7, at 12pm in Price Auditorium at the Art Institute of Chicago. 111 S. MichiganChicago, IL 60603 Free with admission Artists Connect is a regularly scheduled series of lectures given by Chic...
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For one night only on Monday, November 9, 2009, from 6-9 p.m., the Chicago Cultural Center will host Site Unseen, a site-specific performance event featuring theater, dance, music, and visual art by individual artists and ensembles of local and international acclaim. Presented by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, the performances, installations, and video works will all consider issues ar...
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