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August 31st's leg of Happy Sondays-bummed is:
B*R*O*T*H*E*R
*DANCE! DANCE! DANCE!
I'll be your big brother, I'll be your little brother...
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*Please join us from 5-9 @ Home Sweet Home.
Desi Santiago will be djing hi nrg, italo disco, freestyle, space disco, new wave, and all forms of house from BROTHER's record collection.
A live performance from T/rip and Whip/ple**
**Let's play like brothers do...
Elana Katz and Philip Metz.
KILL BILL 24
SUNDAY, AUGUST 24th, 2008
This project examines the history of the island of Manhattan, which was officially purchased from the Lenape Indians by the governor of New Amsterdam, Peter Minuit, in 1626, for the sum of 24 dollars. These $24 are considered notorious in the history of New York, for this money was used to cheat the indigenous peoples of Manhattan of their land, and this purchase lead to the eventual destruction of Manhattan’s
indigenous population. In KILL BILL 24, an effort will be made to clean this dirty money with which the city of Manhattan, America’s economic capital, was founded.
The performance will take place on Broadway in lower Manhattan, for Broadway was in fact a trail carved out by the Native Americans of Manhattan, and adopted by the Dutch with the establishment of the colony New Amsterdam in the 17th century. $24 will be collected from the audience, and the bills will undergo a series of chemical and washing procedures.
The project will occur in two parts: in the afternoon, from 2-4pm, the first
portion of the piece will take place on Broadway between Broome and Grand St. At
this time, $24 will be collected from the audience, and the bills will undergo a preliminary washing.
The full washing is a complicated process that requires certain facilities, and thus cannot be done on the street. After 4pm. The washing will be completed at envoy and from 6-8pm the fully washed bills will be presented along with a video documentation of the afternoon’s preliminary washing.
KILL BILL 24
Sunday, August 24th, 2008
2- 4pm: Preliminary washing
*Washing on Broadway between Broome and Grand St.
6- 8pm: Presentation of bills + reception
*Presentation and reception at: envoy
For those who missed last Sunday's amazing performances in our Happy Sondays series, here are a few pictures.
The Happy Sondays continue every Sunday. Keep checking here for updates.
ALYSSA WENDT
GIO BLACK PETER
images courtesy of Slava Mogutin
In collaboration with HOME SWEET HOME envoy created Happy Sondays. Every Sunday has a new line-up with performance, music and video artists.
This week is a little more down and dirty, a little louder and will have you all tied up.
TOTALLY WIRED:
Doors 6
Alyssa Taylor Wendt
live interactive string performance
7 pm sharp
A.T. Wendt elicits responses from the combining of planes of energy through multimedia installations, films and psychic solvency.
www.alyssataylorwendt.com
following at 8pm
Black Peter in a short film "Pinga Loca" followed immediately by a live performance.
Black Peter Group are a New York/ London based band which was formed in 2005
by multi media artist Gio Black Peter.
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=30379885
Come down for some super cheap beverages.
Wear your Sunday best.
By the time we are done it will still be daylight.
