High Zero 2012 :: 14 Years!

Mazen Kerbaj is known both for the unusual way he plays trumpet and his comic art style. This Saturday will feature him drawing live to a soundtrack of improvised music.

John Dierker (saxophone, clarinet)

Thomas Dimuzio (electronics) San Francisco

Ayako Kataoka (dance, electronics)

Paul Neidhardt (percussion)

Jimmy Joe Roche (analog synth, video)

Khristian Weeks (preparations)

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Saturday Night, September 22nd »

Doors open 7:30 PM / Performances start 8:30 PM sharp
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Solo:

Tom Nunn (invented instruments) San Francisco

Group One:

Flandrew Fleisenberg (drums) Boston

Stewart Mostofsky (electronics)

Davindar Singh (baritone saxophone) Boston

Group Two:

Lea Bertucci (bass clarinet) New York

Owen Gardner (violoncello, guitar)

Ayako Kataoka (dance, electronics)

Lily Susskind (dance)

Group Three:

John Blum (piano) New York

Jeff Carey (computer)

Darius Jones (saxophone) New York

Nick Podgurski (drums)

Group Four:

Duncan Moore (drums, miscellany)

Angela Sawyer (voice, toys, electronics) Boston

Martin Schmidt (electronics)

Jennifer Walshe (voice, ideas) Ireland

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Sunday Night, September 23rd »

Doors open 7:30 PM / Performances start 8:30 PM sharp
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Solo:

Khristian Weeks (preparations)

The Night of Randomization

This year, the High Zero Festival will leave Sunday Night's sets up to chance. Fourteen performers will be divided into four sets, randomly. Come find out what happens at 2012's final performance.

Musicians will be chosen from this list:

Shelly Blake-Plock: recordings

John Blum: piano

Thomas Dimuzio: electronics

Owen Gardner: violoncello, guitar

Walter Kitundu: invented instruments

Duncan Moore: drums, miscellany

Stewart Mostofsky: electronics

Nick Podgurski: drums

Margaret Rorison: projections

Martin Schmidt: electronics

Lily Susskind: dance

Wilfrido Terrazas: flute

Suzanne Thorpe: flute, electronics

Mario de Vega: electronics

Group One:

Random Duo

Group Two:

Random Trio

Group Three:

Random Quartet

Group Four:

Random Quintet

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EXPERIMENTAL FILM AND VIDEO »

September 17th, 2012
@ Charles Theater 1711 North Charles Street / thecharles.com‎
7pm - $5

Back by popular demand to High Zero, a showing of intriguing moving pictures.

Curated by M.C. Schmidt, Meg Rorison, and Mary Helena Clark.

With rarely seen films and videos by Anne McGuire, Fred Worden, Laure Pouvost, Tom Boram, Melina Ausikaitikus, Franco Gonzalez, Ben Gwilliam, M.C. Schmidt, Michael Robinson, John Berndt, Meg Rorison, Zenneth Z Curwood.

Funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, the William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund, creator of the Baker Artist Awards, and Station North Arts & Entertainment, Inc.

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DANCE PERFORMANCE»

September 18th, 2012
@ 2640 Space 2640 Saint Paul St., Baltimore
7:30pm - $5+ sliding scale

Experimental Movement for Dance and Sound

Love, Grace O'Neill with Joseph Rinaldo Heffernan
Nita with Phoebe Jean and PacBreezy
Sophia Mak with Kenny Johnston
Joe Burgio with John Berndt

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PANEL DISCUSSION»

September 19th, 2012
@ the Liam Flynn's Ale House
22 West North Avenue
6:00-7:30pm - Free to the public

Valuing the Experiment

Constructed as an informal discussion, VALUING THE EXPERIMENT will bring together six engaging and opinionated cultural and aesthetic improvisers to discuss and debate the value of experimentation in all facets of living life. Bring questions, thoughts, ideas, and an open mind to this first High Zero Festival talk session -- an outgrowth of our Philosophers' Union series.

Panelists will include:
Stephanie Barber
Alphonso Lingis
Michael Farley
Bonnie Jones
Stewart Mostofsky
Tom Nunn
Ron Spencer
Khristian Weeks
Moderated by Shelly Blake-Plock

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HIGHJINX »

Site specific performances everywhere you look!
Visit the HighJinx Page for a calendar of planned events throughout Baltimore.

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WORKSHOPS »

Jennifer Walshe
Peabody Conservatory
1 E Mt. Vernon Place
Wednesday, 9/19 at 6pm
Room C314

Mario De Vega
Goucher College
1021 Dulaney Valley Road
Thursday, 9/20 at 9:55 and 11:45am
Room 115 KA (Computer Music Studio)

Mazen Kerbaj
Towson University
Center for the Arts
Friday, 9/21 at 3:30pm
Room 2075

Thomas Dimuzio
Maryland Institute College of Art
Friday, 9/21 noon
Brown 206

Tom Nunn
University of Maryland - Baltimore County
1000 Hilltop Circle, Fine Arts Building
Friday, 9/21 1pm
Room 508