An evening of music, video, movement, and electronics.

Featuring performances by

Wang Lu

Eric Nathan

Butch Rovan

Presented by the Department of Music and the David Winton Bell Gallery as part of the 2015 Faculty Exhibition.

A reception will follow the performance.

Program

Wang Lu
Nine Parts of Two, 2015
for piano with accompanying video projection (15min)

Eric Nathan
Cantus, 2008
for trumpet and electronics (7min)

Butch Rovan
of the survival of images, 2013
for custom GLOBE controller, video, and sound (11min)
Instrument design, video and sound by Butch Rovan
Movement by Ami Shulman

Tony and Stan took a journey to find the dark heart of America.

Stan went to Cleveland.

Tony took a detour . . . to Istanbul.

This is their story.

Seating is limited.  Reserve your seat.

Stations Lost charts Tony Fitzpatrick and his friend Stan Klein’s search to “find the dark heart of America.” Meandering along highways stretching across the Midwest, to the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, to Wall Street’s occupied squares, the play explores what’s become of the United States, and to Tony and Stan, in the wake of two wars and an economic collapse—through the uniquely American lens of the road trip. 

First performed at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theater, This Train, Stations Lost and Nickel History: Nation of Heat have each received widespread critical acclaim. Writing for the Chicago Tribune, Chris Jones states Stations Lost “does not feature conventional theatrical rhythms; rather it ebbs and flows, amping up and cooling off. There's food for thought, but the whole collage-like affair is also remarkably relaxing.” And the Williamsburg Greenpoint Arts News praises “Before you know it, Fitzpatrick has hustled his way into brilliance….”