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2 Guy Livingston presents… Drinks with the Dadaists

3 Pianist: Guy Livingston « Dazzling » - Le Monde « Fascinates in every way » - Diapason « A flair for modernism » - The New York Times « Assured and expert » - American Record Guide

4 What is Dadaism? Dadaist art ridiculed society… …& foreshadowed Surrealism When? 1915-1923 Where? Paris How? With collage, humour, sarcasm

5 Famous Dadaists Duchamp, Man Ray, Dali, Miro, Satie and Picasso. Dadaism influenced: John Cage, Dizzy Gillespie, John Zorn, Mauricio Kagel, Tom Waits.

6 The Show: Drinks with the Dadaists 55 minute show –Avant-garde dadaist films with piano music from the 1920s –Narrated and performed by Guy Livingston –Film noir atmosphere –World Premiere: Amsterdam, June 2006

7 The Program Airplane Sonata for piano 4 short films of the avant-garde miniature Dadaist play Feature Film: Entracte with live piano music

8 The Airplane Sonata Known as the bad boy of music, George Antheil was the most sensational and daring of the 1920s composers. Composed for piano by George Antheil Futurist music

9 Short Film: Manhattan Film by Charles Sheeler Live piano music by George Antheil

10 Film: Hats before Breakfast Film by Hans Richter Music by Darius Milhaud Milhaud wrote music for films by his friend Hans Richter, and even acted in the comical « Hats before Breakfast »

11 Short Film: Retour de la Raison Film by Man Ray Piano music by George Antheil Kiki of Montparnasse was Man Ray’s lover and muse, and also posed for Modigliani and Picasso…

12 Short Play: Cœur à Gaz 1923 play by Tristan Tzara Nonsense poetry Two cardboard characters Caused a riot at the premiere This notorious play caused a riot on June 23, 1923 Livingston re- creates this famous 5-minute play standing behind a cardboard costume

13 Feature Film: Entracte

14 Entracte: directed by Réné Clair Man Ray and Duchamp on the roof of the Chatelet Theater (Paris), in a still from « Entracte »

15 Entracte: music composed by Erik Satie Erik Satie’s eccentric music contains foxtrots, waltzes, marches, early minimalist music, and dadaist humour.

16 The Dadaist Drink: Absinthe Absinthe was the drink of choice for avant-garde artists of the 1920’s. Its halucinogenic qualities have probably been exagerrated.

17 Summary: Drinks with the Dadaists Music and films from the jazz era Appeals to film buffs, and a wide range of classical and non-classical audiences Suitable for movie theaters & concert halls, as well as unusual venues

18 Contact: Latitude 45 WebsiteTech SheetHome Barbara Scales Latitude 45 Arts Management Paris/Montreal Site: www.latitude45arts.com Email: info@latitude45arts.com

19 Technical Information 1 Venue responsible for: –Concert Grand Piano –DVD player connected to digital projector –Large movie screen –Paying rights and royalties and film rental –Basic theatrical lighting –Skilled audio/video technician Next

20 Technical Information 2 Performer provides: –Source DVD with all films –Arrangements for rights and rental –Detailed cue list –All props –Technician on request, to oversee pre- show setup and run cues during show. Next

21 Presentation Options Sponsorship with Pastis, Pernod, or Absinthe companies is entirely possible depending on the venue and the audience Show is flexible and can be presented in a variety of venues: factories, concert halls, or movie theaters Back

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