Press
Los Solos in the Media
- 9/09 Baltimore City Paper Article about Stephanie Barber & the Series
- 2/09 Review of Clyde Forth / Susan Alcorn performance by Al Shipley
- Los Solos’ Bonnie Jones & Jackie Milad on the Signal
- Bonnie Jones Inteview on City Paper Noise Blog
MEDIA ADVISORY: 4th Installment of LOS SOLOS SERIES – Shana Palmer/Childe Bride (Baltimore) & C. Ryder Cooley (NYC), Friday December 4th, 2009
WHEN: Friday, December 4th , 2008. All shows are open to the public. All shows start promptly at 8:30 pm. $6 admission.
WHERE: All events will take place at the Load of Fun Theater, LOF/t at 120 W. North Ave. Voted “Best New Theater” by the Baltimore City Paper, LOF/t is a new venue established in 2008 to present new works in theatre, performance art, poetry, music and other harder-to-define forms of performance. The theater is housed in the Load of Fun building - a hive of artist studies, grassroots theaters, and visual art galleries
WHAT: The Los Solos Series is an innovative monthly series of solo performances by groundbreaking female artists including dancers, musicians, writers, filmmakers, conceptual artists, theatrical performers, performance artists, and curators. The series is curated by visual artist Jackie Milad and musician/writer Bonnie Jones.
WHO: The series features nationally and internationally acclaimed artists from Baltimore and throughout the US who are highly innovative within their disciplines. The next show on November 6th features:
SHANA PALMER (CHILDE BRIDE) (BALTIMORE) Shana Palmer arrived in Baltimore, MD last May from Boston, MA where she received her Bachelor’s Degree in Painting at the Massachusetts College of Art. She is a multidisciplinary artist and self-taught musician. Her solo music project Childe Bride is going on its third year with releases in the US and UK. Her improvised music is described as mysterious tribal drone and sometimes noise folk. The consistency that exists is that the music is always narrative, taking the audience on a walk often through the world of shadows and forest at twilight. Since moving to Baltimore she has been involved in Baltimore’s High Zero Festival doing collaborations with Jenny Graf and film installation work in the 2010 Transmodern Festival. She is currently the other half of the debut band Secret Secrets where she juxtaposes her electronic music with Melissa Moore’s (a previous Los Solos performer) drumming styles. Secret Secrets is looking forward to an Ehse Records release in the future.
C. RYDER COOLEY (NYC) C. RYDER COOLEY is an interdisciplinary artist, musician and performer. Weaving together chimeric images with found props and forgotten objects, she creates cinematic performances and installation spaces. Ryder has participated in a wide range of public works, educational projects and international shows. Awarded Best Performance Artist of the NY Capital District in 2006 & 2007, selected works have been performed and installed at locations including: White Box and Exit Art galleries in NYC, Yerba Buena, Intersection for the Arts and Theater Artaud in San Francisco, Proctors Mainstage Theater in Schenectady NY, Pan American Art Projects in Miami FL, Watermill Center in Long Island NY, Gay Pride Festival in Bulgaria and public art projects in Indonesia, El Salvador, France and the Czech Republic. For Los Solos Cooley will be performing, Animalia, Stories of Collapse, Calamity and Departure, a lyrical fairytale by C. Ryder Cooley, performed with Natalie Agee.
WEBSITE: For more info: http://www.baltimoreperformance.com/lossolos/
WHY: In the city known for its collaborative zeitgeist, the LOS SOLOS Series hopes to also recognize the strength of its solo performers. This is the third collaborative project for curator/organizers Bonnie Jones & Jackie Milad. Previous projects include CHELA art space and Transmodern Festival.
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