The Tank Presents MUSIC FOR THE ARRIVAL GUESTS, 3/25 & 3/26

MUSIC FOR THE ARRIVAL GUESTS was initially inspired by a personal bout with musical gluttony. (Working consistently in a fine dining establishment to the same tune of the same 26-song play list). Around this time was an encounter with Musicophilia, the bestselling collection writings on music and the brain by lauded neurologist Oliver Sacks which offered definitive insight on the collision between the human psyche and the presence of music and the vocabulary needed to explore this experience.

One moment clinical and the next sentimental, the piece explores tasks timed by music, a life dictated by Major motion picture soundtracks from 1994-96, and a classically trained pianist with a phantom limb. In this first phase of a work in progress we're taking a closer look at the covert and very new ways in which we soundtrack our waking life along with our memories. We're curious to see if we can scrape away at big questions about the deeply rooted yet very fresh presence of recording in modern culture. By exploring both the gifts and betrayals of music we will dwell on the implications of our current experience and fantasize darkly about a world completely void of it.

CHRIS MASULLO is an actor and co-founder of Three Sciences Theatre for which he writes, directs and designs. Past Three Sciences productions include: There Will Be Snacks (Ontological-Hysterical), LAKE (Zipper Factory), and Parkspace (Various). Recent performance credits include: NTUSA's Chautauqua! (PS122), Sheila Callaghan and Daniella Topol's Water, or the secret life of objects (HERE Arts Center), The King in Exile (The Tank) and performances with the comedy group Newsdudes at Upright Citzen's Brigade Theatre and The Magnet Theatre. He is a graduate of the Fordham College Lincoln Center Theatre Program and Interlochen Arts Academy.

 

Conceived and directed by Chris Masullo.

Performers: Adam Berry, Leslie Gauthier, Jess Howell

Sound/Video: Chris Masullo

 

NEW WORKS presents the new work of emerging choreographers and facilitates dialogue through feedback sessions and Q&A. New Works is curated by Alexandra Albrecht and Jeso O'Neill.

$10 Student tickets will be available at the door.

Presale tickets:
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About The Tank
Founded in 2003, The Tank is a non-profit arts presenter whose mission is to provide a welcoming, creative, collaborative, and affordable environment for artists and activists engaged in the pursuit of new ideas. Through a wide range of low-cost, high-concept arts and public affairs programming, The Tank seeks to cultivate a new generation of audience for live performance, civic discourse, and the work of emerging artists.

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"New Works:
Music for the Arrival of Guests"

Thursday, March 25, 2010; 9:30pm - $12
Friday, March 26, 2010; 9:30pm - $12
Location: The Tank at 354 W. 45th Street, New York, NY 10036

 

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