Rooftop Cinema: Circumstantial Pleasures (8/27)

227 State St,Madison WI 53703

27 August, 2021

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Bring a friend, bring a blanket or camp chairs, and prepare yourself for an evening of independent video under the stars! ***Please read our COVID policy below before reserving tickets. CIRCUMSTANTIAL PLEASURES (2013-19, USA, 65 min | Lewis Klahr) Please note: this screening begins at 8:00pm. Ticketholders must arrive by 7:45pm to claim seats. “Political figures, the body, drugs, and money represent just some of the exquisitely choreographed images in the newest, and perhaps most anxious, cycle from prolific collage animator Lewis Klahr… Six short films from varying years are assembled together, culminating in a profound and substantial experience. Accompanied by eerie and affective music, including the distinct and moving voice of the late avant-garde musician Scott Walker, Circumstantial Pleasures is both familiar and new, a true masterpiece of collective unease.” (San Francisco International Film Festival) Accompanied by eerie and affective music, including the distinct and moving voice of the late avant-garde musician Scott Walker, Circumstantial Pleasures is both familiar and new, a true masterpiece of collective unease. Capitalist Roaders (2016, 18 mins.); music: David Rosenboom, Tom Recchion Ramification Lesions (Microbial Stress) (2019, 10 mins.); music: David Rosenboom Rachet the Margin (2016, 7 mins.); music: Tom Recchion Virulent Capital (2018, 9 mins.); music: David Rosenboom High Rise (2016, 2 mins.) Circumstantial Pleasures (2019, 22 mins.); music: Scott Walker ROOFTOP CINEMA 2021 Rooftop Cinema returns to the Museum’s rooftop sculpture garden select Fridays in late summer for its sixteenth season. Rooftop Cinema is $5 per screening, or free for MMoCA members and anyone age 21 and younger; free tickets must still be reserved through Eventbrite.In addition to advance tickets sold through Eventbrite, a limited number of tickets will be available for purchase at the screening on a first-come, first-served basis.Ticketholders must arrive no later than 15 minutes prior to showtime in order to claim seats. Reservations are paperless. Admission begins in the Rooftop Sculpture Garden 60 minutes before screen time; please check in with MMoCA staff on the roof when you arrive.Screenings will relocate to the lecture hall (masks required) if rain is predicted. Ticketholders will be notified via email if the screening has been moved indoors. Rooftop Cinema is a program of MMoCA’s Education Department and is curated by James Kreul, with technical support provided by Tanner Engbretsen. MMoCA’s film programming is generously funded by an anonymous donor, maiahaus, and Venture Investors, LLC. COVID POLICY FOR ATTENDEES Attendees must wear masks when inside MMoCA and when interacting with museum or restaurant staff (e.g. ordering a drink at Fresco), including outdoors.Masks are encouraged outdoors when social distancing cannot be easily maintained.Event capacities at MMoCA have been limited to allow ample room for social distancing between guests.As a protective measure, seating will be in designated areas and chairs will not be provided. Please come prepared with a blanket or camp chair. ABOVE: Film stills from Circumstantial Pleasures (2013-19) by Lewis Klahr. Images courtesy of Canyon Cinema. The Madison Museum of Contemporary Art is a nonprofit, independent organization that exists to exhibit, collect, preserve, and interpret modern and contemporary art. MMoCA serves the art life of the community by creating opportunities for direct experience with works of art, by providing a forum for the exchange of ideas about art, and by offering programs to enhance the appreciation and understanding of art.