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SUMMARY:Nowhere And Everywhere At The Same Time No.2
DESCRIPTION:Now this is an unexpected offering from Berklee: the revised version of William Forsythe’s Nowhere And Everywhere At The Same Time\, a kind of DIY performance piece that encourages you to experience space\, movement\, other people\, the absence of other people … \nThe original version was a dance piece created at Tate Modern in 2009\, devised by the eminent choreographer and performed by the dancers of his company. The Tate’s Turbine Hall was filled with dozens of metal pendulums suspended from wire rope; the dancers used the pendulums as catalysts for movement\, their bodies reacting to the objects\, and each other\, as they moved through the field. Forsythe has commented that the work’s choreography is “based on observations; so the dancers are observing the room\, observing each other\, and producing conclusions or expressing their observations”. By conceiving the Turbine Hall as both ‘nowhere and everywhere at the same time’\, this performance sought to unleash the kinetic and metaphorical potentials of the space. \nThe No.2 version does not involve a specific choreography or indeed dancers as such. The field of moving pendulums is retained\, and visitors are invited to move through them at will. In doing so\, they effectively generate an infinite range of individual choreographies. As the Berklee puts it\, “The spectators are free to attempt navigation in this statistically unpredictable environment but are requested to avoid coming in contact with any of the swinging pendulums. This task\, which automatically initiates and alerts the spectator’s innate predictive faculties\, produces a lively choreography of manifold and intricate avoidance strategies …” \nThe piece is accompanied by two of Forsythe’s short films. Solo (1997) is a performance for the camera by Forsythe himself that has close-ups and rapid cuts of his twisting body contrasted with overhead shots that capture his movements across a starkly lit stage. Antipodes I/II (2006) consists of two videos shown on facing screens suspended at different heights; on the raised screen\, Forsythe attempts to hold on to a table attached to the ceiling\, while in the second video he moves between two tables resting on the floor. The result\, which apparently dramatises Forsythe’s childhood belief that someone traveling to the South Pole risked falling off the planet\, subverts the relationship between embodiment and gravity. \nShould be fun. The performance/installation/movement piece is open between 8 November and 18 December; you need to book a one-hour time slot between 10am and 8pm (there is a maximum of 50 people per time slot so you should get the one you want).
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/nowhere-and-everywhere-at-the-same-time-no-2/
LOCATION:Berklee Abu Dhabi\, UAE Pavilion\, Saadiyat ISland\, Abu Dhabi
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SUMMARY:Jade Kim & Kai: SOMEDAY | Love and Labyrinths
DESCRIPTION:A dual exhibition for two interesting Asian artists – Jade Kim from South Korea and Kai from Japan. \nJade Kim’s practice is based around the animated character MIN\, an embodiment of his wife\, whose personality and characteristics inspire his paintings and sculptures in SOMEDAY. Says the gallery: “a peaceful ambience overshadows Kim’s paintings\, aiming to find common grounds with the viewer to sympathise about”. \nKai paints friendly monsters who take us on a surreal journey through a monochrome realm. “As you navigate this labyrinth\, the boundaries between reality and the unknown blur\, inviting you to craft your unique narrative and interpret the fluid\, inky silhouettes that define Kai’s universe …” \nTo 13 December. \nAbove: Kai\, Untitled (2023) \n  \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/jade-kim-kai-someday-love-and-labyrinths/
LOCATION:Volery Gallery\, Maze Tower - 5201\, Dubai International Financial Center\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Julian Charrière: Melting Point
DESCRIPTION:For COP28\, the noted climate-engaged Swiss-French artist is presenting an important show in collaboration with Art of Change 21\, a non-profit organisation on art and environment which has curated exhibitions and events at each COP since 2015; and Alserkal Initiatives\, the locally based cultural enterprise. \nFor the calendar year to date\, January to October 2023\, the global mean temperature for 2023 reached the highest on record\, 1.43°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial average. Polar regions\, which are key in stabilising climate and sea levels\, are especially affected. \nFor COP28\, Charrière’s exhibition transports the viewer into a frozen world\, where towering glaciers emerge from a polar darkness and the visitor soars over bright Arctic vistas. It features Towards No Earthly Pole (2019: still above) and Pure Waste (2021: below)\, two films which showcase our limited sense of the cryosphere; together they address the atmospheric repercussions of our large-scale extraction of natural resources\, questioning if we comprehend what is being lost as global warming accelerates. \nAdditionally an educational service will be provided with a docent and a QR code to access information on the poles and the climate\, as well as climate actions for visitors. \nCharrière said it was a great honour to exhibit Melting Point at the time of COP28. “This last year has been one of unprecedented climatic events\, more than ever instilling us with a feeling of oncoming chaos. It is because of this ambiguity – of approaching a great unknown – that the reciprocity between art and politics is more urgent than ever. It is through their collaboration which new means of storytelling can emerge\, unheard voices call out\, and even the most abstract feelings to find form. It is with these kinds of collaborations that we can ward off the passivity which fear instils\, and instead celebrate another opportunity to take stock and grow”. \nTo 6 January. \n \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/julian-charriere-melting-point/
CATEGORIES:Art,Environment,Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Snarky Puppy
DESCRIPTION:Genre-blurring musical collective Snarky Puppy is in town for one night only. Playing together since 2004 and led by bassist Michael League\, Snarky Puppy combines a variety of jazz idioms\, rock\, world music\, and funk that has won it five Grammy Awards (Best R&B Performance in 2014\, Best Contemporary Instrumental Album in 2016\, 2017\, and 2021). \nThey’re exactly a jazz band\, and they aren’t exactly a fusion band\, and they definitely aren’t a jam band. All of that makes Snarky Puppy really quite special – a big band with a difference. The musicians (usually 19 or so drawn from a pool of around two dozen\, playing in regular rotation) are configured atypically\, to say the least. Any given song might include three electric guitars\, three or four keyboard players\, two trumpets/flugelhorns\, two saxophones/flutes\, a violin\, three drummers\, three percussionists and League’s ever-prominent funky bass. \nIt helps that the band’s members are all excellent musicians who maintain busy schedules as sidemen (with the likes of Erykah Badu\, Snoop Dogg\, Kendrick Lamar\, D’Angelo)\, producers (for Kirk Franklin\, David Crosby\, and Salif Keïta)\, and solo artists. \nAt its core\, the defining characteristic of Snarky Puppy’s music is the joy of performing together in the perpetual push to grow creatively. They also seem to have a great time playing together. This is one highly recommended gig. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/snarky-puppy/
LOCATION:Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Gig,Jazz
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