One Sunday a month, Salt Lake Public Library presents three original pieces in a varied mix, chosen from music, dance, film, theater, performance art, writing, and the like — each 12 minutes or less. The whole event is short and sweet, taking about an hour.
Following each event, we serve coffee and cookies in an informal gathering, a chance for conversation with the artists.
This month’s presenters are:
Katie Porter will present a snippet of her ongoing project: a 4 channel audio/video installation piece of experimental clarinet works performed and recorded at Nancy Holt's iconic land artwork, the Sun Tunnels, deep in the Utah desert. Katie is a clarinetist and curator specializing in experimental music. Her ensemble, Red Desert, with composer/percussionist Devin Maxwell are Artists-in-Residence at Westminster College for the 2019/20 school year. More info: fromkp.wordpress.com
Ex-vegan venture capitalist Count Kalanick will present his DED Talk entitled We Should All Be Vampires. "We're taught to recycle, to drive less, to make many individual consumer choices in an effort to stop climate change - but we're leaving out one of the most effective lifestyle changes we could all make tonight to keep our world immortal," says Count Kalanick. In this classic DED talk that started a worldwide conversation about Vampirism, Kalanick asks that we begin to dream about and plan for a more reverent, and more revenant, society. DED is a nonprofit devoted to dreadful ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (12 minutes or less). DED began in 1984 B.C. at a coven where Death, Education, and Design converged, and today covers almost all topics — from science to business to global issues — in more than 100 languages. DED: Ideas Worth Dreading
Heartland will share an excerpt of Cosmos - Heartland's upcoming performance + Dance Party (December 21st at Envelop...please see mollyheller.com for more info). This work-in-progress investigates the scales of invisibility/visibility, seasonal change, ritual, and the cultivation of connection. Heartland is a multi-disciplinary collective directed by Molly Heller, with collaborators in dance, the visual arts, and music composition and performance. Heller is also an Assistant Professor in the School of Dance at the University of Utah. Performances by the Heartlanders: Nick Blaylock, Brian Gerke, Molly Heller, Marissa Mooney, and Melissa Younker, along with music composition and performance by Nick Foster and Mike Wall.