by Shahrokh
Yadegari
featuring performances by:
Siamak
Shajarian, Vocals
Kate St-Pierre, Vocals
Keyavash Nourai, Violin
Dmitri Mahlis, Oud
Satnam Ramgotra, Tabla and Percussion
at Ann
Hamilton's Tower on the Oliver Ranch
Geyserville, California
presented by Persian Arts Society on
July 11, 2009 at 1:00pm
Audiences need to arrive at the Oliver Ranch at 12:30PM.
Other
performances presented by:
Saturday, July 11 at 5:00pm
- Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Sunday, July 12 at 1:00pm - Judah L. Magnes Museum
Sunday, July 12 at 5:00pm - Congregation Shomrei Torah
About: The
eight-story-high
Ann Hamilton Tower took 12 years to plan, design, and build, requiring 2000
tons of concrete. Windows of various shapes and sizes let in light and allow
sound to be heard outside the tower walls as well. Inside are two spiral
staircases, in a "double helix" arrangement, which provide unique performance
venue, with the performer occupying one staircase, free to move up and down,
while the audience rests on the other, gazing into the reflecting pool below.
Originally commissioned as
an installation by the Judah L.
Magnes Museum in Berkeley, the performance, composed and directed by
Shahrokh Yadegari, has a strong Persian influence with a strong message of
tolerance and peace. The poetry used in the work are two poems of Mawlana (Rumi)
and an old Jewish prayer. Sophisticated electro-acoustics, which have sprung
from concepts found in traditional Persian music and poetry, will also be an
integral part of the piece.
The event will take place on
Oliver's Ranch in Sonoma County. Steven Oliver, philanthropist and art
collector, has served as the chair of the board of trustees of San Francisco
Museum of Modern Arts. Although he holds tours and performances from time to
time, Oliver's Ranch is not open to the public. Currently on Oliver's Ranch,
there are artworks by some of the most influential artists of our time such as,
Richard Serra, Bruce Nauman, David Rabinowitch, and Ann Hamilton.
For more information visit:
TowerSounds.org
This
event has become possible by the generous support of Steven and Nancy Oliver.
Tower Sounds
has been realized at the facilities of
Center for Research in Computing and the Arts and
California Institute for Telecommunicaitons and Information Technology.
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