Progress in Practice

June 4th, 2016

A + D Museum - Los Angeles

Embracing the theme of the Museum's show "Come in" I wanted to explore the art of practicing. I invited a couple of artists to use the museum's gallery space as just another rehearsal space to allow us to peek into their process.

These are not performances, they are unrehearsed and have no particular order or relationship to each other except that each artist has been chosen to reveal their process of creating art that is music or movement based. The audience is invited inside the artistic process and to enjoy the journey toward a finished piece. Their "happening" times may overlap, there is no introduction, finale or stage. In addition, each piece was matched with a signature scent and refreshments provided, engaging visitors to experience the transformed space with all five senses.

A lesson with Ame Kora

Lo and master kora teacher Amadou Fall meet for the first time in six months for a long overdue lesson.

Little Seeds

Poems and improvisations using voice, guitar and drums. Jamar Raynard (spoken word) Kevin Yokota (drums) featuring Dan Goldman (guitar and vocie).

Check out more of their music here: 

https://soundcloud.com/littleseeds/sets/little-seeds

This Mouth and the Space of Nothing

A snapshot into Michelle Lai's process of extracting poetic texts and movement from a 90-day writing experiment during her first fist to China. It includes 30 days B.D. (before China), 30 days D.C. (during China) and 30 days A.D. (after China).