LaMaMa and CultureHub Present DECODER 2017: THE SOFT MACHINE

Part noise concert, part Burroughs' reading tour, Decoder 2017: The Soft Machine is the latest work conceived and directed by OBIE winner Mallory Catlett ("This was the End"). Using material from The Nova Trilogy, (a 60's intergalactic space odyssey written by cutting up text and randomly reassembling it for a mind bending effect), Catlett creates a contemporary cut-up of sound, word, and image generated live by cassette tape DJ and sound artist G Lucas Crane. Together with legendary downtown artist and Obie, Bessie and Lucille Lortel award winner, Jim Findlay ("Botanica," "Dream of the Red Chamber") they act as both fictional characters and real-time systems operators. Along with Crane, the interactive design is completed by Keith Skretch (video) and Ryan Holsopple (interaction).

Decoder 2017: The Soft Machine was developed in the 2016 CultureHub Micro-Residency program, a one-week residency for artists to develop new art & technology projects. Decoder 2017: The Soft Machine is a work in progress presentation and not open for review.

WHAT: Decoder 2017: The Soft Machine, a concert with text by William S. Burroughs. Created and Directed by Mallory Catlett / Restless NYC

WHO: DJ and sound artist G Lucas Crane and performer Jim Findlay

WHEN: Saturday, December 3, 2016, 8PM

WHERE: The Downstairs at La MaMa
66 East 4th Street, NYC
Tickets: $20, $15 students/seniors

Tickets and information: 212-352-3101 or culturehub.org.

CREDITS

THE SOFT MACHINE, THE TICKET THAT EXPLODED, NOVA EXPRESS, and THE JOB by William S. Burroughs. Copyright © [for SOFT: 1961, renewed 1966; for NOVA: 1964, renewed 1992, 2013; for TICKET: 1962, renewed 1964, 1967; for JOB, 1969, renewed 1970, 1974], used by permission of The Wylie Agency LLC.

DECODER 2017 is part of the Creative Capital project called M/F Future and has received commissioning support from Gibney Dance and Theatre Conspiracy (Vancouver) and residencies at MT Tremper Arts and the Collapsable Hole.

ABOUT CULTUREHUB

CultureHub is a center for art and technology that connects communities around the world. Founded in 2009 in partnership with La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in New York City and the Seoul Institute of the Arts in Korea, CultureHub presents a regular season of public programming, holds artists residencies, engages in research and development of creative technology, and creates educational programming to engage the next generation of artists and creators.

ABOUT LA MAMA

An integral part of New York City's cultural landscape, La MaMa has a worldwide reputation for producing daring work in theatre, dance, performance art, and music that defies form and transcends boundaries of language, race, and culture. Founded in 1961 by theatre pioneer and legend Ellen Stewart, La MaMa is a global organization with creative partners and dedicated audiences around the world. La MaMa presents an average of 60-70 productions annually, most of which are world premieres. To date, over 3,500 productions have been presented at La MaMa with artists from more than 70 nations.

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