Experimental-Intermedia April 2025

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DATs Saved ! And Experimental Intermedia NYC at Subtropics Miami FL this weekend
by Katherine Liberovskaya 22 Apr '25

22 Apr '25

Dear friends of Experimental Intermedia, We did it – well, actually YOU did it !!! We saved the DATs !!!. Thanks to your generous contributions, EIF raised enough money to transfer the DAT recordings from 20+ years of events to digital files. The process is in fact almost done (at this writing DATs 251 to 400 have been picked up by our amazing engineer Garry Rindfuss and are being transferred). So EIF greatly thanks all of you who helped and expressed their understanding of the need for this process to go forward ! We would especially like to recognize a major benefactor to our digitization process: Mr Les Shimmin from Sydney, Australia. Mr. Shimmin, who passed away in 2024 and his son, Nick Shimmin, who agreed to use a portion of his estate to promote experimental music and art. Indeed, after occasional meetings with Phill Niblock over the last 15 years, Nick understood the importance of the digitization of the EI DAT recordings. Many thanks on behalf of Experimental Intermedia, and all the musicians and composers who are assisted by this generous donation, we thank you for this show of support for our efforts. Nick has also asked that we mention his recently opened new experimental arts venue in Sydney, The Red House, and anyone visiting Australia who is interested in performing or exhibiting there should contact him at duxextra(a)gmail.com ******** As well, Experimental Intermedia is at Subtropics, Miami FL, this April 26th and 27th. It is a tribute to Phill Niblock, long time director of Experimental Intermedia, who passed away in 2024, to the centennial, which is this year, of Elaine Summers who founded Experimental Intermedia in 1968, and to the work of Experimental Intermedia over the years. https://subtropics.org/author/sfca-isawsubtropics/ Deering Estate + Subtropics + Cyland with support from Miami-Dade Department of Cultural Affairs present EI — Subtropics Tribute Mini-Festival of Experimental Music and Film Deering Estate Blackbox Theater Hosts Current Artist and Director of Experimental Intermedia, NYC, Katherine Liberovskaya in a Weekend of Events Celebrating the Iconic Legacy of Phill Niblock, Elaine Summers, and Experimental Intermedia Foundation NYC Saturday, April 26, 2025 | 4 PM — Elaine Summers Saturday, April 26, 2025 | 6 PM — Katherine Liberovskaya Sunday, April 27, 2025 | 4 PM — Phill Niblock Deering Estate Blackbox Theater Visitor's Center Parking Lot 7220 SW 168th Street Miami, FL 33157 Free and open to the public R.S.V.P. at: https://cts.vresp.com/c/?SFCAisawsubtropics/962d21274a/TEST/bfa946fed4 Eventbrite.com Palmetto Bay, FL — Join us for a weekend dedicated to the pioneering spirit of Phill Niblock, Elaine Summers and the Experimental Intermedia Foundation, presented by the Subtropics Organization under the artistic direction of Deering Estate’s artist in residence Gustavo Matamoros. This captivating series of events curated by Ms. Liberovskaya will take place at the Deering Estate Blackbox Theater, located at 7220 SW 168th Street, Palmetto Bay, FL 33157. In collaboration with the Cyland Foundation, Inc. and the Deering Estate, these events will showcase intermedia art that merges sound and film in groundbreaking ways. The event will feature Katherine Liberovskaya, long time partner of Phill Niblock currently heading Experimental Intermedia Foundation (EI) in New York. This weekend promises to be an enriching and enlightening experience for all those interested in intermedia arts. Secure your seats now and be part of preserving and celebrating this rich artistic legacy. Note: Program subject to change without notice. Tickets and Information: Free and open to the public with R.S.V.P. at https://cts.vresp.com/c/?SFCAisawsubtropics/962d21274a/TEST/bfa946fed4 Eventbrite.com FESTIVAL DETAILS - Saturday, April 26, 2025 | 4 PM Elaine Summers: Intermedia Film-Dances Early Films by Elaine Summers Explore the early works of intermedia pioneer Elaine Summers, featuring unique Filmdances, including Walking Dance for Any # with Phill Niblock’s cinematographic expertise. PROGRAM Walking Dance for Any # (1968, four-projections-edit, 8:00, bw no sound, dance score for 2-10 performers, all to be combined as of interest) Dancers on filmdance, camera, editing: Elaine Summers and Phill Niblock Director: Elaine Summers Two Girls Downtown Iowa (1973, 11:00, bw, no sound) Dancers: Ellen Krueger, Monica Wilson Camera: Bill Rowley Editing: Elaine Summers Director: Elaine Summers Iowa Blizzard (1973, 12:00, bw, no sound) Dancers: Students of the Department of Intermedia, Iowa University, thanks to Professor Hans Breder Camera and editing: Bill Rowley Director: Elaine Summers. Windows in the Kitchen (1981, 12:00, 16mm film, color, sound) Choreographer: Elaine Summers Dancer: Matt Turney Composer, singer: Jay Clayton Camera: Paula Court Dir: Elaine Summers Prod: Elaine Summers Dance & Film Co., The Kitchen Center for Video, Music, Dance, Performance, Film and Literature, thanks to Experimental Intermedia Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, CAPS Fellowship Absence & Presence (1985 – 7:00, bw, no sound) Filmdance by Elaine Summers Dancers: Carla Blank, Elaine Summers Camera: Phill Niblock, Elaine Summers Editing: Elaine Summers Original ©1984 Experimental Intermedia Foundation, renewed 2015 by the heirs of Elaine Summers via the Artistic Estate of Elaine Summers. Showing by courtesy of the Jerome Robbins Dance Division, the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, with thanks to the heirs of Elaine Summers and the Artistic Estate of Elaine Summers. all rights reserved. With many many thanks to: Friends of the New Cinema, Jonas Mekas, Hans Breder, Nancy Glamore, Tammy Aisenson, Elisabeth Ross, Art + Art History, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, The National Endowment of the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts - Saturday, April 26, 2025 | 6 PM Katherine Liberovskaya: KL/PN OptoSonic InterPlays video-audio works by Katherine Liberovskaya in collaboration with Phill Niblock Experience the potent and evocative creations of Katherine Liberovskaya performed LIVE with music by Phill Niblock. Their works capture 22 years of artistic synergy, blending dynamic visuals and intricate soundscapes. PROGRAM Peindre La Peinture / Painting the Painting (2002-2003) – 15:30 video: Katherine Liberovskaya / music: Phill Niblock (“Hurdy Hurry” (1999) Jim O’Rourke, hurdy gurdy (samples) from Works for Hurdy Gurdy and Voice on Touch TO49) Four-Wheel Drive (2008) – 5:00 video: Katherine Liberovskaya / sound: Phill Niblock Tilting at Windmills (2015) – 9:00 video: Katherine Liberovskaya / sound: Phill Niblock LockStorm (2020) – 13:25 video: Katherine Liberovskaya / sound: Phill Niblock + Katherine Liberovskaya Wind Waves / Rumble Mumble (2023) – 22:00 video: Katherine Liberovskaya / sound: Phill Niblock + Francisco Janes Source&Delta (2025) – 6:00 video: Katherine Liberovskaya / sound: Phill Niblock - Sunday, April 27, 2025 | 4 PM Phill Niblock: Intermedia Concert Music and Films Immerse yourself in the minimalist depth of Phill Niblock’s music, accompanied by films from “The Movement of People Working” series. This program offers a profound reflection on labor and life through art. PROGRAM Music by Phill Niblock Films from The Movement of People Working series: China88 and Brasil84 The Movement of People Working is the title of the long series of films made by Phill Niblock between 1973 and 1985 in rural areas in countries around the world (China, Brazil, Portugal, Lesotho, Puerto Rico, Hong Kong, Mexico, Hungary, Peru, Japan…). BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION Elaine Summers (1925 – 2014) was an American choreographer, experimental filmmaker, and intermedia pioneer. She was a founding member of the original workshop-group that would form the Judson Dance Theater and she significantly contributed to the interaction of film and dance, as well as the expansion of dance into other related disciplines, such as visual art, film, and theater. She fostered the expansion of performing dance in new, often outdoor locations. Her movement approach Kinetic Awareness offers a comprehensive perspective on human movement and dance. In 1968 Summers founded the non-profit Experimental Intermedia (The Elaine Summers Experimental Intermedia Foundation) to provide organizational support for artists working in intermedia forms. Elaine Summers Dance+Film: https://cts.vresp.com/c/?SFCAisawsubtropics/962d21274a/TEST/635146cf81 Skytime: https://cts.vresp.com/c/?SFCAisawsubtropics/962d21274a/TEST/4a489142f2 History of Skydance/Skytime: https://cts.vresp.com/c/?SFCAisawsubtropics/962d21274a/TEST/fca0aa856a Youtube Channel: https://cts.vresp.com/c/?SFCAisawsubtropics/962d21274a/TEST/2030a4dcf1 Wikipedia: https://cts.vresp.com/c/?SFCAisawsubtropics/962d21274a/TEST/820f9bc0d0 Jerome Robbins Dance Division, New York Public Library: https://cts.vresp.com/c/?SFCAisawsubtropics/962d21274a/TEST/e820c9afcd Katherine Liberovskaya is a Canadian intermedia artist based in NYC. Involved in experimental video since the 80’s, she has produced numerous single-channel video art pieces, video installations and video performances, as well as works in other media, that have been shown around the world. Since 2001 her work predominantly focuses on the intersection of moving image with sound/music in various both ephemeral and fixed forms (projections, installations, performances), notably through collaborations with many composers and sound artists in improvised live video+sound concert situations where her live visuals seek to create improvisatory “music” for the eyes. For over 22 years she collaborated with composer/intermedia artist Phill Niblock on various live, video and installation projects. Other frequent collaborators include: Dafna Naphtali, Keiko Uenishi, Shelley Hirsch, Barbara Held, Mia Zabelka, Al Margolis (IF,BWANA), David Watson, among many others. In addition to her art work she curates events in experimental video/film, sound/music and A/V performance, notably the yearly Screen Compositions evenings at EI NYC since 2005 and, since 2006 the OptoSonic Tea salons (co-curated with Ursula Scherrer) in NYC and various nomadic locations in North America and Europe as well as on-line during the Covid pandemic. In 2014 she completed a PhD in art practice entitled “Improvisatory Live Visuals: Playing Images Like a Musical Instrument” at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM). She is currently the artistic director of Experimental Intermedia NYC. www.facebook.com/liberovskaya Phill Niblock (1933-2024) was an intermedia artist using music, film, photography, video and computers. He was born in Indiana in 1933. Since the mid-60’s he was making music and intermedia performances which have been shown at numerous venues around the world. He made thick, loud drones of music, filled with microtones of instrumental timbres generating many other tones in the performance space. He said: “What I am doing with my music is to produce something without rhythm or melody, by using many microtones that cause movements very, very slowly.” Simultaneously, he would present films / videos looking at the movement of people working. Since 1985, he was the director of the Experimental Intermedia Foundation in New York – www.experimentalintermedia.org – where he had been an artist/member since 1968. He was the producer of Music and Intermedia presentations at EI from 1973 to 2023 and the curator of EI’s XI Records label until 2023. Phill Niblock’s music is available on the XI, Moikai, Mode, Matiere Memoire, Room 40, and Touch labels. DVDs of films and music are available on the Extreme label and Von Archive. Until 1995 he was a professor of film, video and photography at The College of Staten Island, the City University of New York. In 2014, he was the recipient of the prestigious John Cage Award from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts. www.phillniblock.com Experimental Intermedia Foundation NYC is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization was directed from1985 to 2023 by Phill Niblock. Its current artist director is Katherine Liberovskaya. It was founded in 1968 by Elaine Summers to provide organizational support for artists working in intermedia forms. It has been presenting experimental music concerts and other intermedia work at its SOHO location since 1973, featuring both American and international composers and artists. Experimental Intermedia remains one of the principal venues for the presentation of untried work in New York City. The Foundation also manages its own recording label, XI Records, that continues to garner extremely positive press and radio coverage, both nationally and internationally. To date, the label has released 50 recordings, a majority of which are by American composers. EI produces some 20 events each season and develops and implements international projects in collaboration with like-minded organizations both local and international for the creation & presentation of innovative, technically sophisticated music & intermedia artwork. www.experimentalintermedia.org SPECIAL THANKS Katherine Liberovskaya and Experimental Intermedia Foundation NYC, Thomas Körtvélyessy and the Artistic Estate of Elaine Summers, Anna Frants and the Cyland Foundation, Claudia Ariano and Ariano Design Studio, Freddy Jouwayed and FJP Design Logistics, Lili Dominguez, Ileana Lopez, Amarantha Bailly and the Deering Estate Foundation, the board of directors of Subtropics Organization: Cyjo + Tim Archambault, Mark Weber, Duane Brant, Rene Barge, Jim Peele, and Arthur D’Amato, the new Subtropics advisory board members Jennie Gottschalk and Fast Forward, alongside Alison Knowles, Trimpin, George E Lewis, Brenda Hutchinson, Steve Stuempfle, Steve Peters, Gregory Whitehead, Jim Staley and Lou Mallozzi. DEERING ESTATE SOUND ARTS SERIES CURATOR GUSTAVO MATAMOROS works in the areas of experimental music, sound installations and intermedia. He is the founding artistic director of the Subtropics Festival in Miami (1989) and is a core member of Frozen Music. He is also the curator of this program. Currently, he is artist-in-residence at Deering Estate, and at Florida International University's i360 XR Theater. A profile article by Barbara London was published on Flash Art and can be found at - https://cts.vresp.com/c/?SFCAisawsubtropics/962d21274a/TEST/95c22c261e here and you can visit his website - https://cts.vresp.com/c/?SFCAisawsubtropics/962d21274a/TEST/a88a5d43b8 here. CREDITS SUBTROPICS ORG explores the boundaries of sound and art. At Subtropics, we believe that experimental music, sound art, and intermedia have the power to connect artists and audiences in profound and transformative ways. Our mission is to foster the creation, presentation, and preservation of these art forms, and to promote meaningful interactions between artists and communities. We are dedicated to pushing the boundaries of traditional music and art, and to creating a space where creativity and innovation can thrive. Our 2022-23 programs are possible with the support of Miami-Dade County Mayor, the Board of County Commissioners and the Cultural Affairs Department; and The Blank Family Foundation. Special thanks to our presenting sponsors, Deering Estate, Books & Books, Vertical Response, The Estate of Charles Recher, Ariano DEsign Studio, Florida International University, Art and Science Laboratory of Santa Fe, NM, and Sennheiser USA, leader in superior sound technology. CYLAND is a nonprofit organization founded in 2007 by independent artists and curators. We are promoting the emergence of new forms of art and high technology interactions, developing professional connections between artists, curators, engineers and programmers around the world and exposing wide audiences to the works in the field of robotics, video art, sound art and net art. Emerging or established, local or international — selected artists are provided with resources from technicians to equipment and professional development. THE DEERING ESTATE is a 21st Century house museum, cultural and ecological field station, and a national landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places, owned by the State of Florida, and managed by Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department. 2022 marks the 100th anniversary of the construction of the Stone House, and along with our philanthropic partners, the Deering Estate Foundation & 100 Ladies of Deering, we will be hosting a series of events & programs in celebration of this momentous occasion. The Deering Estate is located at 16701 SW 72 Ave. in Miami. THE DEERING ESTATE FOUNDATION — For those who treasure the Deering Estate, who advocate for its preservation and wish to invest in its future, The Deering Estate Foundation provides opportunities for individuals and corporations alike to partake in membership, signature events, and one-of-a-kind experiences, all in service of providing vital funding and support to the Deering Estate. Through these efforts, the foundation fulfills its mission to uphold the legacy of Charles Deering's cherished 1920s-era property, to provide funding for the cultural, educational and recreational experiences it offers, as well as its significant scientific and archaeological endeavors to conserve its diverse flora, fauna and the eight native ecosystems that thrive on its 450 acres, and to ensure its longevity as a prized American heritage site. Established in 1989, The Deering Estate Foundation, Inc. is a community-based charitable 501(c) 3 Florida Corporation and the philanthropic partner of the Deering Estate. Deering Estate Blackbox Theater Visitor's Center parking lot 7220 SW 168th Street Palmetto Bay, FL 33157 With support from Cyland Foundation, Inc. With the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners. For more information at www.miamidadearts.org <http://www.miamidadearts.org/> ______________________________________________________________________ Click to view this email in a browser http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/365406/962d21274a/TEST/TEST/ SFCA [isaw+subtropics.org <http://subtropics.org/> ] po box 612712 miami, Florida 33261-2712 US

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