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Greetings!
Summer is waning, and autumn is on the way! As we
transition with the seasons, we are reminded that there is always something new
on the horizon. Before briefing you on some exciting upcoming events, we
would like to introduce you to two new faces at TMU. Josh Rowe
joined us after completing an internship in the spring, and he is eager to explore the intersections of TMU's mission in philanthropy
and his own interests in cultural exchange. Alina Enggist has also
recently joined the staff, coming from a graduate program where she focused on
the interstices of art and anthropology. She is looking forward to being
inspired by the people and projects that TMU supports, and hopes to meet some
of you at upcoming events.
Speaking of events, mark your calendars
for the Creative Time Summit: Revolutions in Public Practice, which will present a platform for cultural producers from around the world to gather
and "preach to a choir that has yet to exist." In addition to all of the
exciting projects and exchanges that TMU supports, we try to keep current on pressing issues. In response to the devastation caused by the spate of
wildfires in Russia this summer, TMU awarded a grant to Pacific Environment (PE) to
support a pilot fire prevention program. More information on PE's work can be found in the spotlight story below.
Thank
you for your continued interest and valued contributions!
Best wishes,
the TMU staff
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 La MaMa E.T.C. Gala:AN EVENING WITH CHERYL HENSON
Monday, October 25, 2010 at 8:00pm
Ellen Stewart Theatre
Cocktail Reception at 7pm
Gala Performance at 8pm
Followed by dinner and a party
sponsored by Veselka Restaurant
This gala will be held in honor of Cheryl Henson's
sustained commitment and continuing support of contemporary puppet
theater that has significantly elevated the form to new levels of
artistry and accomplishment.
With: Basil Twist, Roman Paska, Federico Restrepo, Tom Lee,
Erik Sanko & Jessica Grindstaff, and Lake Simmons & John Dyer
Speakers: Dan Hurlin, Mark Russell, Theodora Skipitares, and Leslie Carrara Rudolf & Lolly
Special guests: Caroll Spinney and Oscar the Grouch
In 1962, Ellen Stewart, Artistic Director/Founder of La
MaMa, invited puppet artists from Korea to perform their production
of Head Hunting by Pagoon Kang Wouk. This began La MaMa's love affair
with the form, and puppetry has been an integral part of La MaMa's
artistic vision ever since. Cheryl Henson and the International
Festival of Puppet Theatre has contributed significantly to the
continuing evolution of puppet theater at La MaMa and around
the world.
For more information go to www.lamama.org.
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Gregory Sholette (artist, writer, activist, academic, and educator) will lead a public discussion to engage with issues raised throughout the Summit.
 | The Creative Time Summit: Revolutions in Public Practice
October 9-10, 2010
Creative Time, an organization committed to fostering a culture of
experimentation and change through boundary-crossing artistic practices, has
developed the Summit as a platform to engage the public in cross-disciplinary
and cross-cultural conversation about community, cultural production, and
political engagement. They have invited
curators from different regions of the globe to report on emerging forms of
socially engaged art.
Russian art
activist group and TMU grantee, Chto
delat/What is to be done will be? will be commenting on Plausible Art
Worlds on Sunday afternoon. This final
session asks artists to describe their work in producing alternatives to the
mainstream art world.
You may follow the Summit live via Livestream from anywhere
in the world. Or if you can, come to The
Cooper Union School of Art, and meet the forty cultural producers who are this
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LA MaMa Puppet Series
October 14 - November 28, 2010
La MaMa will present five adult puppet theater
productions and a single children's attraction in this year's La MaMa
Puppet Series, which is now an annual event,
curated by Denise Greber. The series carries on La MaMa's tradition of supporting puppet theater artists from all over the
world.
TMU supported performances in the series are:
 CHOPIN - AN IMPRESSION
by Bialystok Puppet Theatre, Poland
October 21 - November 7 , 2010
Thursday - Saturday at 7:30PM
Sunday at 2:30PM Tickets $25in the Ellen Stewart Theatre/The Annex Presented in association with The Polish Cultural Institute NY BROKEN NAILS
Conceived and performed by Anna Skubik
Written and directed by Romuald Wicza-Pokojski
November 11 - 21, 2010
Thursday through Saturday at 10:00pm
Sunday at 5:30pm
Tickets $15
in The Club
Presented in association with The Polish Cultural Institute NY
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Photo by Pascal Charles Petit
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GamelaTron in Russia
Eric Singer and Aaron Taylor Kuffner will be at the Apositsia Music Forum in
St. Petersburg, the Long
Arms Festival in Moscow, and the Center of Modern Art in
Petrozavodsk to present performances of the robotic gamelan orchestra GamelaTron in September and October.
The GamelaTron, modeled
after traditional Balinese and Javanese gamelan orchestras, is an amalgamation
of traditional instruments with 117 robotic striking mechanisms that,
controlled by MIDI sequences, produce intricately woven and rhythmic sound.
For more information visit www.gamelatron.com.
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 SPOTLIGHT:
PACIFIC ENVIRONMENT
Pacific Environment has been working with partners in
Russia to reduce agriculture burning, a practice that often leads to
catastrophic forest fires and that releases black carbon, a significant climate
forcer that is believed to cause increased rates of climate change by
accelerating the melting of sea ice. In recognition of Pacific
Environment's efforts and in response to the heat wave in Russia this
summer-which was the most intense the country has experienced in 130 years and
led to some of the worst wildfires Russia has ever seen-TMU awarded a grant to Pacific
Environment to support a pilot fire prevention program. TMU support will help
Pacific Environment to work with their in-country partners to implement a
series of pilot programs in Russia which will include training volunteer fire
brigades; implementing public outreach campaigns; and purchasing firefighting,
remote sensing, and mapping equipment. Following implementation, the
program will be evaluated and used as a model in other areas of the country.
Pacific Environment is a San Francisco-based nonprofit
organization that protects the environment around the Pacific Rim by supporting
grassroots activism, strengthening communities, and working to reform
international policies.
For more information about Pacific Environment,
please visit their website:
http://www.pacificenvironment.org/
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