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Sight and Sound

Sunday, October 26, 2008, 8:00 pm

An evening of improvised music and film, with performances by Phillip Greenlief, SL Morse, and the film "Giant Fly Attack" by Sarah Lockhart.

Program:

Phillip Greenlief, solo saxophone, plays music inspired by films of Michelangelo Antonioni, and will be performing these works with scenes from Antonioni’s L’Avventura and L’Eclisse.

SL Morse – Excerpts from The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus Masterminded by drummer/conceptual artist, Sarah Lockhart, SL Morse translates literary works into music via morse code, resulting in a performance focused on both interpreting the literary text and creating aesthetically interesting music. Performing as SL Morse are Sarah Lockhart (drums) and Weasel Walter (guitar).

Performances preceded by:
“Giant Fly Attack: a Tale of Vertical Integration” is a visual tribute to classic 50s b-movies where nature and science collide with disastrous results.  Through this tale of murderous giant flies, it also examines popular American business strategies, such as vertical integration, manufacturing need for a product, and using fear to sell a product.