LIVE PERFORMAMCE ART PROJECT WITH A 90-PIECE MARCHING BAND DOWNTOWN AND BALLPARK NEIGHBORHOOD
On Saturday, Oct. 29 from 1:30 - 4:30 pm, downtown Denver will be turned into a one-of-a-kind musical event that will transform LODO and the Ball Park district into a playing field for a performance-art happening.
Typically a marching band marches together. But to create "Playing Apart," performance-based artists Jon Rubin and Lee Walton will dismantle and spread an entire 90-piece marching band from Bear Creek High School in different locations throughout downtown Denver. The performers will begin playing their instrument on isolated corners of the downtown Denver area, then taking specific walking routes, collectively covering one-square mile of the city. Mimicking the experience of city life, band members will intersect randomly in an unpredictable mash-up of instruments and sounds. This event will occur twice, in two different quadrants of downtown from 1:30-2:00 p.m. and 4:00-4:30 p.m.
Viewers throughout the city--sitting in cafes, walking the sidewalks and working in the buildings--will see one band member after another passing by, like solitary pieces of a larger puzzle. The performance is both subtle and obvious, small and large. Disrupting and re-imagining the normal flow of the city, this project invites viewers to contemplate social and auditory patterns within the chaos of the city.
About the Artists
Jon Rubin is a multi-disciplinary artist whose work explores the social dynamics of public places and the idiosyncrasies of individual and group behavior. His projects include starting a radio station that only plays the sound of an extinct bird and training a hypnotized human robot army. Rubin's project "Thinking About Flying," is currently at the MCA Denver.
Lee Walton is an artist who playfully questions the world we live in. His work takes many forms and often involves collaboration with numerous participants from artists and non-artists alike. Walton once played an entire round of golf by taking only one shot a day, competed in a season-long free throw competition with Shaquille O'Neal and started a competitive residency program inside an international supermarket.
To experience this public performance, simply be downtown on October 29, 2001 between 1:30-4:30 p.m. Keep your eyes and ears open. More information and detailed locations can be found at http://www.playing-apart.com/index.html
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