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DateandTime:May25that7PM Tickets:$15AdvanceTickets&$20DayofEvent Venue:FlamboynTheater,CSVCulturalCenter,107SuffolkStreet,NewYork,NY10002 MADArtCreativeisproudtopresentMorphingMe,amultidisciplinaryartsexperiencetakingplaceat FlamboynTheater,CSVCulturalCenter.Thetheateristransformedintoaninteractiveenvironment, centeredwithafluorescentwaterinstallationGlow.Inspiredbythechangingnatureofwater dancers,musiciansandvisualartistsworktogetherandexploretheideaofindividualandcollective transformationandtransferenceofpower.Theinteractivestagemorphsandshiftswithmusicand dance,deliveringanimpactandanunforgettableexperience.Thehourlongperformancewillbe accompaniedbyanafterparty,withlivemusicperformanceandacashbar.
Change is the essential process of all life forms. Inspired by the morphing nature of the waterfront, MADArt director Santino Lo built up a light of water installation with ultraviolet light and fluorescent enhanced water. Based on the installation, resident choreographer Lauren Camp creates a dance piece with 6 dancers with music performed by Americas leading modern trombone collective Guidonian Hand and composed by ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Award winner Jeremy Howard Beck. To bring in visual arts components, Colombian artist Leo Castaneda will exhibit his illusionistic abstract paintings, and work with Artistic Director Santino Lo to design the moving environment. The performance on 5/25 will conclude with an after-party featuring Paris-based postmodern jazz trio The Kandinsky Effect, and the audience is encouraged to meet the artists over reception.

AspartofthepartnershipwithTwoBridgesNeighborhoodCouncil,theprojectalsoincludesaspecial communitypreviewonMay24th.ChildrenandstudentsfromtheTwoBridgescommunitywillbeinvited toattendforfree. TicketsforMay25theventwillbeonsaleamonthpriortotheeventonMADArtCreativeswebsiteon April25th:www.madartcreative.com. MorphingMeismadepossibleinpartwithpublicfundsfromtheManhattanCommunityArtsFund, supportedbytheNewYorkCityDepartmentofCulturalAffairsinpartnershipwiththeCityCounciland administeredbyLowerManhattanCulturalCouncil.MorphingMeisalsomadepossibleinpartwith publicfundsfromtheFundforCreativeCommunities,supportedbyNewYorkStateCouncilontheArts andadministeredbyLowerManhattanCulturalCouncil. 526 W 147th Street, #44 New York, NY 10031 Tel: 1.914.843.9435

526 W 147th Street, #44 New York, NY 10031 Tel: 1.914.843.9435

ParticipatingArtists
SantinoLo, MADArtCreative,Producer/Director OriginallyfromHongKong,SantinowenttoSUNYPurchaseCollegeforadoubledegreeinMusic PerformanceonTubaandArtsManagement.Fascinatedandmotivatedbytheideaof Gesamtkunstwerk,the"allinclusiveartform",SantinofoundedMADArtCreativein2012afterhe graduatedfromcollege.SantinoiscurrentlypursuinghisMastersinPerformingArtsAdministrationat NewYorkUniversity.Hehadexperienceworkinginproduction,marketing,anddevelopmentwith institutionssuchasLowerManhattanCulturalCouncil,Baryshnikov/ArktypeProductions,Lincoln CenterforthePerformingArts,ArtsandBusinessCouncilofNewYork,NewYorkCityOpera,andmore. LaurenCamp,MADArtCreative,DanceCoordinator/Choreographer LaurenCampreceivedherBFAindancefromSUNYPurchaseCollegewithanemphasisinChoreography. WiththePurchaseDanceCompanyshehasdancedworksbyGeorgeBalanchine,PaulTaylorandTwayla Tharp.ShehasalsoworkedwithchoreographersCorrineBlum,RichardGibbs,AmySeiwert,JinJuSong Begin,HeeRaYoo,RosalindNewman,JordanaTobackandCalenKirka.Laurenisafreelanceteacher, dancerandchoreographerinNewYorkandCalifornia.SheiscurrentlydancingwithYoo&Dancers,and theLMProject,aswellastheCoFounderofCOLAB[ExperimentsinCollaboration]. LeonardoCastaneda,VisualArtist LeoCastaeda,born1988,Cali,Colombia,isanartistlivinginNewYorkCity.Hisworkscombineclassical methodsofillusionisticimagemakingwithabstractiontocreatespacesthatabsorbtheviewer. Castaedathenrecreateseventsinhispaintingsanddrawingsusingmediumssuchasinteractive sculpture,animationandperformance,toengagehisaudienceasparticipatorsratherthanpassive observers.CastaedareceivedhisBFAfromCooperUnionandiscurrentlypursuinganMFAatHunter College. JeremyHowardBeck, FeaturedComposer ForJeremyHowardBeck,writingmusicisanintegral,urgentpartofalifelivedinsearchofextremes, adventures,andadrenalinelifelongpassionsforrollercoastersandgymnasticshavelenthismusic intense,visceralphysicalityandemotionalimmediacy.Hismusichasbeenperformedacrossthe country:atthe25thannualBangonaCanMarathon;MYTHOS,aconcertbenefitingEducationThrough MusicLosAngeles(California);theBangonaCanSummerFestivalatMASSMoCA(Massachusetts);the InternationalTromboneFestival(Austin,Texas);theNorfolkChamberMusicFestival(Connecticut);and NewYorkvenuesSymphonySpace,TheCell,GalapagosArtSpace,TheTank,andtheGershwinHotel.He istherecipient,forhistrombonequartetAwakening,ofa2011ASCAPMortonGouldYoungComposer Award,andhisfirstsymphony,Metropolis,wasawardedHonorableMentioninthe2010ASCAP/CBDNA FrederickFennellPrizecompetition. 526 W 147th Street, #44 New York, NY 10031 Tel: 1.914.843.9435

 TheGuidonianHand, FeaturedEnsemble AcclaimedbytheNewYorkTimesfortheirexpertlyplayedperformancesdisplayingmeatylower brasstextures,theGuidonianHandisAmericasleadingmoderntrombonecollective. Tirelessadvocatesforcontemporarymusic,thisadventurousensemblecollaboratesfrequentlywith livingcomposers,bringingtolifecompellingnewworks.Theyhavecommissionedoveradozennew worksandreceivedgrantsfromorganizationssuchasChamberMusicAmerica,theBarlowFoundation, andNewMusicUSA(formerlyMeettheComposer).TheHandhaspremieredworksbyEveBeglarian, ConradWinslow,J.MarkStambaugh,GalenBrown,andJeremyHowardBeck.Currentcommissions includepiecesbyMaryEllenChilds,JeremyHowardBeck,MaxSeigel,ChristianGentry,TimHanson,and AlexWeiser,thegroupscomposerinresidenceforthe201213season. CSVCulturalCenter TheClementeSotoVlezCultural&EducationalCenterInc.isaPuertoRican/Latinoculturalinstitution thathasdemonstratedabroadmindedculturalvisionandacollaborativephilosophy.WhileCSVs missionisfocusedonthecultivation,presentation,andpreservationofPuertoRicanandLatinoculture, itisequallydeterminedtooperateinamulticulturalandinclusivemanner,housingandpromoting artistsandperformanceeventsthatfullyreflecttheculturaldiversityoftheLowerEastSideandthecity asawhole.

526 W 147th Street, #44 New York, NY 10031 Tel: 1.914.843.9435