Yes!
If you can’t get away to Burlington, VT, this week, you should spend
most of your evenings here in the lovely Bushwick, U.S.A.
TUESDAY, August 11th
Night School: Circustentialism: An Exploration of Circus Choreography
This Night School class is essentially an excercise in play, a chance
to work through our creative process organically through exploring
concepts of space, shape, story, time, emotion, and movement. Our
professor, Seanna Sharpe, will emphasize finding presence in
transitions as well as in “moves”, creating sequences that flow. She
will also teach methods of developing stylization (opportunities for
embellishment, movement, and creative interpretation within form).
Students will learn intermediate movements and then be given an
opportunity to create their own piece, finding a sequence that
highlights their own personal artistic voice.
Like any good education, the goal if this class is not to teach the
students what to think but rather how to think. Instead of simply
stringing together moves or teaching sequences of ideas, it is an
opportunity to play, explore, and find your own personal experience of
expression as a choreographer, a dancer, and an artist.
9-11pm
10-25$ sliding scale.
Thursday, August 13th
A Lovely Evening with Cuddle Magic
Cuddle Magic is a large ensemble from West Philly/Brooklyn that
performs lush, whimsical songs with wide-ranging instrumentation
including strings, percussion, vibraphone, trumpet, clarinet,
keyboards, guitars, and sweet vocal harmonies. Their unique stage
set-up includes half a dozen small lamps and a 3-foot plastic penguin
set amidst the players and their many instruments. The ensemble, which
sometimes swells to 12 or more, plays deftly crafted arrangements of
their complex and varied set of original music. They are as friendly
and inclusive as their name might suggest — after forming as a
quintet over a year ago, they have gradually come to incorporate more
and more of their musical friends into the band.
Some pieces will be accompanied by choreographers/dancers Emily
Vetsch and Fayth Caruso
Artist Laura Steele will be using multiple sources including live
feeds, and remixed video compositions creating a fertile visual
landscape.
9pm doors, 9:30 show
$10-15 strongly encouraged donation
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FRIDAY, August 14th
Intergalactic Planetary
A space-age house party with international musical inspiration,
featuring afro-beat, hip-hop, dance-funk and high-flying performance.
Featuring the new hip-hop sensation Baja and the Dry Eye Crew! After
packing the national stadium for performances in their home country of
Sierra Leone and contributing music to the Academy Award–nominated
film Blood Diamond, African superstars Bajah + the Dry Eye Crew are
poised to conquer the global airwaves with their international debut
album (due out in fall 2009) and their unique sound, which blends the
swagger and funk of hip-hop, the passion and energy of dancehall, and
the socially conscious vibe of reggae. The group has generated so much
buzz in the hip-hop world that major stars including ?uestlove and
Black Thought of the Roots, Talib Kweli, K’Naan, Res, and El-P have
contributed their vocal and/or production talents to the upcoming
release.
Akim Funk Buddha, dj $mall Change, dj Sirak and a half dozen other
performers fill out the night with music and dancing through the late
night. Kae Burke, Queen of Make Fun will be leading Burning Man
costume making sessions most of the night.
Doors at 9
$10 strongly strongly encouraged donation, if you arrive in
intergalactic formal wear, $15 otherwise
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SATURDAY the 15th………from dusk untill dawn……
………ON THE EDGE OF WATER AND DARKNESS…
….A NIGHT OF VOLATILITY AWAITS YOU…….
House of Yes recently aquired some very special neghbors. Our
neighbors are pirates. They have a gigantic 3 tier boat, enough to fit
650 people. These strapping fellows walk around shirtless digging
ditches and pulling heavy ropes, and they really know how to have a
good time. We like them A LOT. But these hard working hunks of muscle
need some cash to keep afloat.
Lady Circus and House of Yes will be helping them raise some booty
this Saturday. And you can help too by showing up and attempting to
party as hard as they do. Good luck!
Here’s the very intense and epic promo they wrote for their party, we
edited it to make it a little less dense to read. Also excuse all the
caps, they are just very excited, as they should be because this is
going to be the best thing ever.
The infamous and cavernous BUSHWICK BOAT, hidden in the boggy canals
of Brooklyn will play host to a wild array of visceral forces.
COMPELLED to inspire, ignite and emblazon your five senses… BEATS,
FIRE, ART, DANCE, AND SPIRITS will combine for an unforgettable
one-time event, culminating with the rise of the sun. We offer
ourselves to you, in SACRIFICE and in the spirit of FUNDRAISING for
the ESTABLISHMENT of what has become one of the most evocative and
extraordinary party experiences in our city. Please join us as we
descend into the depths.
THE MUSIC
MIHO HATORI with her band, NEW OPTIMISM, SISTINE CRIMINALS,
BELLRINGERZZZZ.
DJs: KIMYON, UPROOT ANDY, FELIZ CUMBE’, ZACK SHADETEK, BLACKY II,
SWEDISH MEATBALLS,
THE PARTY
FIRE RITUALS by DONIA, Circus by LADY CIRCUS,
BODY ART by WHEYLAN, and VOLATILE EXPERIMENT by the ship’s own BEN
DEVOE, along with many more special guests, surprises and perhaps a
ritual sacrifice, or two, along the way.
THE COSTUME
Being our guest means offering yourself up to these powerful forces-
come dressed in all that is primitive, volatile, and godlike. Colors
and costumes emulating the sun, fire and power (red, yellow, black,
white, orange) are expected – otherwise one will be provided you. BE
PREPARED to undergo THE COSTUME GAUNTLET – painted, written upon,
adorned, and bejeweled without mercy.
YOUR PRIVATE PASSWORD IS: YES
(Please note that this event is by PRIVATE invitation ONLY. You can
invite your friends but you must give them the password. Space is
extremely limited and we expect to reach list capacity quickly. The
only way to get there is to enter yourself at www.bushwickboat.com.)