STRONGROOM Fundraiser Performance with Fan Letters

120 Grand Street,Newburgh NY 12550

02 October, 2021

Description

Join us for an intimate performance in Martin Roth's garden installation with special guests Fan Letters, in collaboration with the plants *Rain date Sunday October 3rd "From 2017-2021 Martin Roth transformed a ruin into a garden for a plant concert" Fan Letters' performance will explore the improvisatory potential between the "music of the plants" and their own original instruments, which utilize solar panels and light as controlling mechanisms for sonic creation. Through sounds both electronic and acoustic, they will perform a duet with the amplified natural environment that Martin Roth has created. Farm fresh canapés + beer and wine will be served Thank you to our sponsors, Henning's Local and Newburgh Brewery Proceeds from this event benefit STRONGROOM to support its future programs. More about STRONGROOM and Martin Roth's installation: https://www.strongroom.us/roth More about Fan Letters: Fan Letters is a multimedia collaboration between artist Alex Nathanson and musician Dylan Neely. Their work often combines sound, video, and handmade electromechanical objects into playful and thought-provoking interactive performances. Shows oscillate between noise and chamber music, from experimental cinema to Saturday morning cartoons, and political negotiations to schoolyard games. Fan Letters' work has been performed throughout North America and Europe and has been awarded multiple residencies at The Watermill Center. Notable performances of their work have occurred at the Museum of the Moving Image, Film Society of Lincoln Center, La MaMa, Issue Project Room, and Flux Factory. Their work has been presented by MATA Interval, Queens New Music Festival, and supported by the Foundation for Contemporary Arts.