DC Arts Center Announces Their Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events at DC Arts Center- Looking for a break from a cold and dreary winter? Escape this January into artist Adam de Boer's highly anticipated show, Memory Meets Imagination Halfway. His visually idylic work presents an intimate and imaginative exploration of social rituals and emerging sexuality, set in landscapes at once mystical and familiar. Meanwhile Pete Bergen's ever popular Chinese Menu returns for two weekends, bringing to the stage some of DC's best improvisational talents. The Saartjie Project's Deconstructing the Myth of the Booty opens in February, stretching theatrical boundaries through it's depiction of the mysticism and complexies surrounding the black female body. Landless Theater Company closes the month with a great soundtrack in High Fidelity: The Musical, based on Nick Hornby's popular novel about one man's obsession and devotion to great music. Lastly In Your Ear Poetry returns to DCAC with the great avant-garde sound of local poets we've come to expect from DC Poetry.

ADAM DE BOER: Memory Meets Imagination Halfway
January 15- February 21, 2010
Opening Reception: January 15, 7-9pm
Conversation with the Artist: February 21, 5pm
Curated by Laura Roulet

Themes of social ritual and emerging sexuality are set against the luminous landscapes of Southern California and Mallorca, Spain in Adam de Boer's new series of narrative paintings, Memory Meets Imagination Halfway. Evoking Vladimir Nabokov as psychological literary muse, de Boer also engages the art historical influences of Francisco Goya, Balthus and Eric Fischl.

Chinese Menu
January 15 and 22 at 10pm
$10/$7 DCAC Members
For reservations call DCAC at 202-462-7833

Pete Bergen gathers some of DC's best improvisational talent for a night of comedy.

The Saartjie Project Presents
Deconstructing the Myth of the Booty
February 12 at 7:30, February 13 at 7:30
$15/ $10 DCAC Members
For reservations go to www.brownpapertickets.com

The Saartjie Project has garnered international attention for its boundary-stretching stage presentation that explores the mysticism, paradoxes and complexities surrounding the black female body. Fresh off the stage at the Capital Fringe Festival, "Deconstructing the Myth of the Booty" uses visual art and performance art to explore contemporary perceptions of gender, race, and power amidst the backdrop of the tumultuous life of 19th-century Saartjie Baartman, the company's namesake.

High Fidelity: The Musical
February 19 - March 14, Fridays - Sundays at 7:30 pm
$25/ $20 DCAC Members (at the door)
For tickets go to www.landlesstheatrecompany.org

Based on the 1995 Nick Hornby novel, High Fidelity: A Musical follows record store owner and obsessive music aficianado Rob Gordon as he struggles to find his way, torn between the pleasures of an extended adolescence and the satisfaction of taking on adult commitments. When his girlfriend unceremoniously dumps him, he looks to his past relationships to find an explanation, examining his own inability to commit. With the help of the music (and musicians) he adores, Rob tries to craft a path that allows him to move forward, while still holding on to the music he loves and the identity it represents. With a soundtrack featuring musical styles ranging from R&B to pop to rock'n'roll, High Fidelity: A Musical, captures the devotion and obsession great popular music can inspire. Featuring music by Tony award winner Tom Kitt, lyrics by Amanda Green and a book written by Tony and Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire.

In Your Ear: Avant Garde Poetry
January 17th at 3 pm
$5/ DCAC Members Free

The best in alternative, avant garde, experimental, innovative and/or non-mainstream poetry from DC and around the country. Chris Mason and Matvei Yankelevich read. For more infomation visit www.dcpoetry.com.

About DC Arts Center
The District of Columbia Arts Center, founded in 1989, is a nonprofit arts space dedicated to promoting the freshest, most under-recognized artists in the Washington metropolitan area. We encourage an ongoing dialogue between new artists and the greater art community, and assist artists in the business of production. Comprised of a theater, gallery, and administrative offices, DCAC is located in the heart of Adams Morgan. Since its inception in 1989, DCAC has received local, national and international reviews for visual and performing arts. Over 100 visual arts exhibitions and 500 performance events have illustrated the need for DCAC. Poets, painters, actors, storytellers, sculptors, performance artists have been drawn to the Center from as close as around the corner and as far as from around the world.

 

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