2014 exhibition

6PM – College for Creative Studies’ Woodward Lecture Series presents Sue de Beer

College for Creative Studies – Walter B. Ford II Building, Wendell W. Anderson Jr. Auditorium, 201 E. Kirby, Detroit, MI 48202

Sue de Beer, a New York-based artist who works with multiple mediums including video, photography, sculpture and installation, explores connections between memory, history and architecture. Sue de Beer will present a public lecture on her work and ideas at CCS on September 25, as part of her participation in DLECTRICITY.

Sue also presents her project The Legendary Leland Club, at the Historical Museum plaza throughout festival hours.

6PM–8PM – TechTown: Public Space Preview

Junction 440 – 440 Burroughs St., Detroit, MI 48202

TechTown Public Space Preview will offer a preview of two innovative future public art projects in the district: Midtown Viaducts and the TechTown Living Room. Light refreshments will be served.

6PM – Casa Magica—Artist Talk: Sound Spheres

Socra Tea – 71 Garfield, Suite 50, Detroit, MI 48201

Artists Sabine Weissinger and Friedrich Foerster (Casa Magica) will discuss the development of Sound Spheres and other projects. Followed by a reception sponsored by Quinn Evans
Architects.

7PM & 9PM – Compagnia T.P.O. – Kindur: The Adventurous Life of Icelandic Sheep

The Garden Theater
3929 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48201

This children’s performance tells an ecological fairytale that follows two adventurous sheep in Iceland.

Performance Time: Approximately 50 minutes

7PM–MIDNIGHT – Sameer Reddy: Mother

MOCAD Café – 4454 Woodward, Detroit, MI 48201

Aaron ‘FIT’ Siegel DJs from 7pm–Midnight.
7–9pm — DJ warm up and karaoke.
9:45–10pm — Christina Sears- Etter leads the audience in movement exercises to get them stretched out and ready to dance.
10:50–11:00pm — Ta’rajee Omar performs a choreographed piece.
11:50– Midnight — The evening concludes with Jennie Knaggs performing acapella.

7:30PM – 10:30PM – Maya Stovall

The First Congregational Church – 33 E Forest Ave, Detroit MI 48202

The city, bodies, technology, history and future connect in an exploration of public space. Maya Stovall is creating a uniquely choreographed dance piece that will be responsive to both the changes in sound and in audience at the installation Beacon by artist Megan Heeres will present at Dlectricity. Working with the sound scape that has been created, Ms. Stovall has choreographed signature gestures that will be simple and repeatable in which willing audience members can participate. Audience participation is welcomed and encouraged.

Performance Time:  8pm. 8:30pm, 9pm, 9:30pm
Choreographer:  Maya Stovall
Dancers:  Eric Johnston, Mohammad Soumah, Amanda Nummy

8PM – Detroit Symphony Orchestra: Let’s Dance

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra
3711 Woodward, Detroit, MI 48201

This is a live video projection or “MaxCast” of the Pops performance, Let’s Dance, conducted by Jeff Tyzik that will be projected onto the façade of the Carpenter’s Building on Woodward as the production happens live within Orchestra Hall. Following the performances, footage from previous classical concerts will be projected until midnight.

8PM & 10PM – Jeff Sturges, Ralph Taylor, Sicari Ware & Piper Carter: Hyper Interactive Hip Hop Carnival

Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
315 E Warren Ave, Detroit, MI 48202

The Hyper Interactive Hip Hop Carnival is a participatory performance featuring Hip Hop, Caribbean costume design and
interactive technology.

9PM & 11PM – Cooper Holoweski: Katabasis

College for Creative Studies Ford Campus
201 E. Kirby, Detroit, MI 48202

Katabasis is a 40-minute video landscape with audio accompaniment that moves the viewer though an elaborately constructed Sketchup junkyard to explore the themes of death and rebirth.

10PM – Hans Berg: Live Music

Detroit Institute of Arts – Loggia on John R, 5200 Woodward Ave Detroit, MI 48202

Musician, producer and composer Hans Berg will perform a live set of electronic music set to animations created by Nathalie Djurberg. Their project, The Black Pot, can be seen at this location throughout the festival hours.

3PM – Andrea Polli—Artist Talk: Particle Falls

Cathedral Church St. Paul
4840 Woodward, Detroit, MI 48201

Andrea Polli will present Particle Falls and other projects at the intersection between art, science, and digital media. How can art help the public better understand science? How can artistic visualization help scientists communicate their work?

4PM – Zackery Belanger—Artist Talk: Historic Architecture, Future Acoustic: Shape, Ornament, and the Sonic Relevance of Architecture of the Past

Cathedral Church St. Paul – 4840 Woodward, Detroit, MI 48201

Zackery Belanger (a designer, artist, consultant, and researcher whose work is centered on the acoustic performance of architecture) discusses his work and his project Scale is Everything.

5PM – Shaun Gladwell—Artist Talk: Broken Dance (Beatboxed)

MOCAD – 4454 Woodward, Detroit, MI 48201

Australian artist Shaun Gladwell discusses Broken Dance (Beatboxed). His work references both street culture and a highly sophisticated apprehension of cultural history.

6PM – Heidi Kumao—Artist Talk: Cinema of Survival

Detroit Artists Market – 4719 Woodward Ave Detroit, MI 48201

Artist Heidi Kumao will provide a brief overview of her various video works and discuss the inspiration for Egress.

6PM–8PM – Light Bike Parade Registration

Wayne State University, Parking Lot 54 – 4840 Second, Detroit, MI 48202

NOTE: Light kits are only available to those who pre-register prior to DLECTRICITY at: lightbikeparade.eventbrite.com

7PM & 9PM – Compagnia T.P.O. – Kindur: The Adventurous Life of Icelandic Sheep

The Garden Theater – 3929 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48201

This children’s performance tells an ecological fairytale that follows two adventurous sheep in Iceland.

Performance Time:  Approximately 50 minutes

7PM–MIDNIGHT – Sameer Reddy: Mother

MOCAD Café – 4454 Woodward, Detroit, MI 48201

Scott Zacharias DJs from 7pm–Midnight. 7–9pm
DJ warm up and karaoke. 9:45–10pm
Christina Sears- Etter leads the audience in movement exercises to get them stretched out and ready to dance.
10:50–11:00pm — Ta’rajee Omar performs a choreographed piece.
11:50– Midnight — The evening concludes with Jennie Knaggs performing acapella.

8PM–MIDNIGHT – Rhonda Weppler and Trevor Mahovsky: Late Night D-Lite

Garfield Lofts Storefront – 4600 Woodward, Detroit, MI 48201

Come “shop” for a free LED-lit lantern in this temporary DLECTRICITY mom-and-pop convenience store.

8PM – Detroit Symphony Orchestra: Let’s Dance

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra – 3711 Woodward, Detroit, MI 48201

This is a live video projection or “MaxCast” of the Pops performance, Let’s Dance, conducted by Jeff Tyzik that will be projected onto the façade of the Carpenter’s Building on Woodward as the production happens live within Orchestra Hall. Following the performances, footage from previous classical concerts will be projected until midnight.

8PM & 10PM – Jeff Sturges, Ralph Taylor, Sicari Ware & Piper Carter: Hyper Interactive Hip Hop Carnival

Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
315 E Warren Ave, Detroit, MI 48202

The Hyper Interactive Hip Hop Carnival is a participatory performance featuring Hip Hop, Caribbean costume design and
interactive technology.

9PM & 11PM – Cooper Holoweski: Katabasis

College for Creative Studies Ford Campus
201 E. Kirby, Detroit, MI 48202

Katabasis is a 40-minute video landscape with audio accompaniment that moves the viewer though an elaborately constructed Sketchup junkyard to explore the themes of death and rebirth.

9:30PM – Kido Pielack and Denis Rochac: Rounds

The First Congregational Church – 33 E Forest Ave, Detroit MI 48202

Sound artists Kido Pielack and Denis Rochac will perform a live accompaniment of the light installation Beacon by artist Megan Heeres in the bell tower of the First Congregational Church. Marrying both analog and digital instruments, they will create a soundscape inspired by traditional church bells, gospel choirs, contemporary vocals, and synthesizers. Participants are encouraged to come and move to the sounds that will in turn make the light installation respond with corresponding energy and intensity.

10PM – Hans Berg: Live Music

Detroit Institute of Arts – Loggia on John R, 5200 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48202

Musician, producer and composer Hans Berg will perform a live set of electronic music set to animations created by Nathalie Djurberg. Their project, The Black Pot, can be seen at this location throughout the festival hours.

11PM-3AM – Unofficial DLECTRICITY After Party | JUST ADDED!

An explosion of sight and sound that incorporate the structures and paintings already in place at the Lincoln Street Art Park. Featuring bands:  Nigel & The Drop Out, Botanical Fortress, Rogue Satellites and a late night DJ: Ben Wolf.

Location: Lincoln Street Art Park (5926 Lincoln Street, Detroit)
Rain Plan Location: Recycle Here (1331 Holden Street, Detroit)