Coming up:
"Ballet
Mécanique: A Spread-Spectrum Ecstacy": performance of the
multimedia
poem/play "Automystifstical Plaice" by John Matthias
Wednesday, September 8, 2010, 5:00 pm
Hesburgh Center Auditorium
Celebrating
the 10th anniversary of the premiere performance
of the original
Ballet mécanique…
And
in England…  |
Antheil's
rarely-heard 1925 Ballet mécanique—the
single-pianola version—was performed by Anglia
Sinfonia at Anglia Ruskin University's West Road Concert
Hall, in Cambridge, on November 22 at 8 pm.
Pianola soloist was the estimable Rex Lawson, and the conductor
was Paul Jackson. 
Telly
Bronze award

First prize
Int'l
Festival
of Films on Science,
Budapest
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the
award-winning documentary film by Paul Lehrman & Ron
Frank
Featured
on …and now
available on DVD!
EXTRA: 3-1/2-star review from the Boston 
"A
TERRIFIC FILM, perhaps the most
original and interesting
independent documentary I have screened
this year."—WETA-TV |
"A
compelling look at a fascinating
manESSENTIAL VIEWING for
lovers of 20th-century music
and a great introduction for
those of us whose tastes are
less noisily inclined." —NEFilm.com |
"OUTSTANDING.
Absolutely fascinating."—The
Boston Phoenix |
"Stimulating,
informative, TOTALLY ENTERTAINING.
A well-made documentary which
everyone interested in music must see."—The
Audio Engineering Society |
"DON'T
MISS IT!—The
Independent Film Monthly |
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Recently
in the world of Ballet mécanique:

Dada
Machinations featuring The
Chicago Premiere of Ballet mécanique
March 3, 2009, at the Harris Theater
for Music and Dance
"Termites running the asylum!…a spectacle hard
to forget…giving the performance a primal intensity…
Clutched
the audience and didn't let go!"— Chicago Sun-Times
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"A
HAPPY RIOT" in WASHINGTON,
DC!
In conjunction with a huge exhibit on Dadaist art,
the National Gallery of Art hosted the all-mechanical
Ballet mécanique orchestra, performing
what the critics called "The best 10
minutes of free fun in Washington!"
WATCH
THE VIDEO!
plus PICTURES from the National Gallery |
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