Cello Madness Congress

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Eth-Noh-Tec, kinetic story theater and Cello Madness Congress will conjure an alchemy of melody and myth into a performance of musical narrative. Eth-Noh-Tec along with Cello Joe and The Cello Madness Congress hosts a very special salon: “The Triumphant Return of the Cello Madness Congress” featuring a USA premiere of composition for eight cellists by composer Ian Stewart from London! Also, composition for octet composed by Oakland, California composer Joowan Kim…and more! Cello Madness Congress…a tribe of cellists declare a new possibilty for cello: spontaneous, improvised, magical musical moments of pure ecstasy. They will astound and amaze your ears. Eth-Noh-Tec will present three stories accompanied with The Cello Madness Congress.

Location:

Eth-Noh-Tec Studio
977 South Van Ness Ave
between 20th and 21st Street
close to 24th Street BART Station
San Francisco

Admission:

$5-$20 sliding scale

Benefit for Japan

In response to the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear reactor disasters, proceeds from our Salon this Saturday will benefit recovery efforts in Japan.

Salon! You’re On!

March 19, 2011 at 7pm

Hosted by:

Eth-Noh-Tec Kinetic Story Theater
Weaving ancient metaphor and myth with modern message.

Featuring:

Destiny The Harpist from the Hood
Sound sculptress mesmerizes her audience with musical imagery, classical/crossover eclectic jazz for vocals and harp.

Indie Artists “Ceilings lifted, doors open”
Exploring creativity, challenges, and building community through the images and voices of artists featuring: Kathy Fuji-Oka, Lenore Chinn, Matthew McKinley, and Flo Oy Wong.

Aimee Suzara Fil Am Spoken Word/Performance Artist
“Writes and performs with an unhurried beauty, lyricism, and love of words that contain all of her urgency and fierceness as a woman of color.” – Aya de Leon, poet/performer

Amber Field Multi-instrumentalist
Fresh. Unique. Energetic. The Traveler. She weaves a beautiful tapestry of Indian, African, Arabian, and Western sounds reflecting that the whole world is her home…and home is in her heart.

Location:

Eth-Noh-Tec Studio
977 South Van Ness Ave
between 20th and 21st Street
close to 24th Street BART Station
San Francisco

Admission:

$5-$100 sliding scale. Give more if you can.

Salon! You’re On!

March 19, 2011 at 7pm

Hosted by:

Eth-Noh-Tec Kinetic Story Theater
Weaving ancient metaphor and myth with modern message.

Featuring:

Destiny The Harpist from the Hood
Sound sculptress mesmerizes her audience with musical imagery, classical/crossover eclectic jazz for vocals and harp.

Indie Artists “Ceilings lifted, doors open”
Exploring creativity, challenges, and building community through the images and voices of artists featuring: Kathy Fuji-Oka, Lenore Chinn, Matthew McKinley, and Flo Oy Wong.

Aimee Suzara Fil Am Spoken Word/Performance Artist
“Writes and performs with an unhurried beauty, lyricism, and love of words that contain all of her urgency and fierceness as a woman of color.” – Aya de Leon,  poet/performer

Amber Field Multi-instrumentalist
Fresh. Unique. Energetic. The Traveler. She weaves a beautiful tapestry of Indian, African, Arabian, and Western sounds reflecting that the whole world is her home…and home is in her heart.

Location:

Eth-Noh-Tec Studio
977 South Van Ness Ave
between 20th and 21st Street
close to 24th Street BART Station
San Francisco

Admission:

$5-$20 sliding scale

Salon! You’re On!

February 19, 2011

Hosted by:

Eth-Noh-Tec Kinetic Story Theater
Weaving ancient metaphor and myth with modern message.

Featuring:

Beth Grosman Participatory Performance Artist
Socio-political artist, a creative force to stimulate conversation aimed at raising awareness, building community, and encouraging public participation.

SambAsia Pan-Asian Brazilian Percussion
“One World Awareness, Building Cultural Bridges” is deeply rooted at the heart of their endeavors…creative cross-cultural collaborations: Japanese Taiko, Korean Pungmul Drumming, Okinawan music, Filipino Kulintang music.

Jenny Logico Performance Artist
is a writer, director and performer. She has worked and performed for various theater and film organizations in Manila (Philippines), Hawaii, and New York. Her solo works touch on personal identity and cultural diaspora.

Fay Chiang Writer/Activist
…poet, visual artist, cultural activist in NYC Chinatown for the past 40 years. Her endeavors include involvement with Basement Street Workshop and Henry Street Settlement, publications like Yellow Pearl and Bridge Magazine.

Cello Joe
“The wildest beatboxing, long distance bicycling, funky folk hippy hop earth-conscious cellist in the West.”

Location:
Eth-Noh-Tec Studio
977 South Van Ness Ave
between 20th and 21st Street
close to 24th Street BART Station
San Francisco

Admission:
$5-$15 sliding scale

Salon! You’re On!

January 29, 2011

Hosted by:

Eth-Noh-Tec Kinetic Story Theater
Weaving ancient metaphor and myth with modern message.

Featuring:

Barbara Jane Reyes Poet
“Shying away from the word ‘activist,’ but wholeheartedly embracing the ‘political’…I believe in publishing, creating, and leaving tangible evidence of our words, voices, and visions.”

Vintage Winds Sax Quartet
A passion for music that inspires motion and involvement from our audience through the genres of jazz, classical, and ethnic music.

Jennifer Wofford Performance Artist/Educator
Happily, I have no quick one-word answer the inevitable “what kind of art do you make” question: it’s sculpture, installation, painting, drawing, photo, video, performance, comedy, curating.

Nicole Maxali Comedian/Performance Artist
Legendary stand-up comic Dave Chappelle comments, “(Nicole) is funny, heartfelt then funny again.”

Location:
Eth-Noh-Tec Studio
977 South Van Ness Ave
between 20th and 21st Street
close to 24th Street BART Station
San Francisco

Admission:
$5-$15 sliding scale