Hut #7 and the exhibition “Jill, Why do you build huts?” by Bruno is now open.
Quite a few people came to celebrate with us and hear the music of Eleonor Sandresky and Eve Beglarian.
It was such a great nigth!
Our guests were invited in to play with the musicians various instruments.
Photos: Elisabeth Færøy Lund
Photo by Anna Lise Jensen
Hut #7 opens tonight!!! After weeks of wearing gloves, rooting through dumpsters, carting coffee grounds, and receiving strange donations of waste, there is a new hut made of carefully wrapped packages of trash from the Williamsburg-Greenpoint area. Come by to hang, listen to music and check out the associated exhibition.
6:30PM– Late
6:30 Tasting of NY State farm cheeses by Saxelby Cheesemongers
7pm New Music for broken Vietnamese instrument and electronics by Eve Beglarian and Eleonor Sandresky
9pm After-party by BRUNO with DJ Mike Johns
All evening– “jill, why do you build huts?” an exhibition about The Hut Project designed by BRUNO, a young firm specializing in exhibition design and pop-ups.
WHERE:
Arts@Renaissance
2 Kingsland Avenue (corner of Maspeth), Brooklyn (enter around the back at the Garden Level)
Subway: L train to Graham Avenue
http://www.renaissancenbk.org/
Hut #7 was built by choreographer and multi-media artist Jill Sigman; it is made of trash found on and around the site of Arts@Renaissance at the Greenpoint Renaissance Center in Williamsburg-Greenpoint, Brooklyn. The hut is simultaneously a sculpture, a dwelling, and a stage, allowing various activities to happen in and around it. It is part of “The Hut Project”, a series of site-specific huts made of found and re-purposed materials, raising issues around waste, sustainability, housing, and home. Hut #7 is accompanied by an exhibition, “jill, why do you build huts?”, created by BRUNO and providing context for the project.
Performances and events at Hut #7 include:
FRIDAY, May 11 7PM
Music in the Construction Zone: New Music on Found Instruments and Environmental Themes
Gustavo Aguilar, Cristian Amigo, and Miguel Frasconi play in the construction site of Hut #7
http://www.gustavoaguilar.com/
THURSDAY, May 17 7PM
Have a sneak preview of Hut #7 at:
Syttende Mai A performance art exploration of home and national identity by emerging Norwegian artist Elisabeth Faerøy Lund in honor of the Norwegian National Day.
FRIDAY, May 18 6:30PM- Late
*******HUT #7 OPENING CELEBRATION ******
Opening of “Jill, why do you build huts?, an exhibition about The Hut Project by BRUNO
Cheese tasting by Saxelby Cheesemongers (6:30PM)
A Little Hut Music: New Music for Recycled Instruments by composer/musicians Eve Beglarian and Eleonor Sandresky (7PM)
After-party by BRUNO (9PM)
THURSDAY, May 24 7PM
Kathy Westwater—choreographer and performer presents her work at Fresh Kills Landfill through movement and video
http://www.kathywestwater.org/
THURSDAY, May 31 7PM
A Little Hut Music: New Music for Home-Made Instruments by composer/vocalist Anne Hege and Matt Marble
Opening by Sweet Soubrette and puppeteer Leat Klingman
http://www.sweetsoubrette.com/
SATURDAY, June 2 2-6PM
Bushwick Open Studios: Hut #7 Open Hut Day. Tea and talk with Jill Sigman. Music by Chrome Gnats.
SUNDAY, June 3 2-6PM
Bushwick Open Studios: Hut #7 Open Hut Day. Tea and talk with Jill Sigman. Music by Chrome Gnats.
FRI-SAT, June 15 & 16 8-11PM
Sowing Circles– Premiere of a new solo dance made for Hut #7 by Jill Sigman
June 25—July 1; 10AM-6PM
The Hut Institute
An intensive laboratory-workshop for emerging artists working on the borders between disciplines.
“The Hut Institute” will be a space to nurture emerging artists whose work explores boundaries—boundaries between forms and boundaries between the concert stage or gallery and the “real world”. Participants will engage in a series of workshops each day including daily morning movement, and additional sessions with musicians, visual artists, and community organizers. Participants will be invited to work on a project in the neighborhood, exploring what “community interaction” can mean.
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Contact thinkdance@attglobal.net regarding registration and fees.
SUNDAY, July 1, 1-6PM
Open Hut Day: An afternoon of DIY workshops, conversation, home-cooked food, music, and other surprises. ALL ACTIVITIES FREE!
“jill, why do you build huts?” EXHIBITION GALLERY HOURS (May 15-June 30):
Thursdays and Saturdays 2-7PM
Come visit this new exhibition by BRUNO Design and have tea with the docent inside Hut #7.
All activities take place at:
Arts@Renaissance
2 Kingsland Avenue (corner of Maspeth), Brooklyn
Subway: L train to Graham Avenue
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