The phenomenal 12 piece band mixes minimalism, punk, Kraut rock, Moondog and pretty much anything that pleases them with tight orchestrations and hypnotic grooves Bongo Joe will release their new album later this fall. This will be their second US tour.
Founded in 2006 in Geneva, 90 years after Dada, by Vincent Bertholet (Hyperculte), the Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp is a large-scale project. Designed as a real orchestra, the size of the ensemble has varied over time. Now with 12 members, 14 in the past or 6 at the beginning, the ensemble has scoured the stages of Europe to demonstrate that the formula "the more the merrier" has never been more true than on stage.
Whether in prestigious festivals (Paléo Festival de Nyon, Fusion Festival, Incubate, Womad, Bad Bonn Kilbi, Jazz à la Vilette) or on the four albums released since its launch, Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp a mischievous title in homage to traditional African groups - Orchestre Tout Puissant Konono n°1, Orchestre Tout Puissant Polyrytmo etc... - and to one of the greatest dynamizers of 20th century art) shows an incredible fluidity. The band embraces the forms of its musicians while pushing them to their limits. The result is a powerful, experimental, unstable and terribly alive, organic sound.
Mixing free jazz, post punk, high life, brass band, symphonic mixtures and kraut rock, their sound only goes beyond the limits of genre. Transcendental, almost ritualistic, the music is coupled with powerful lyrics, declaimed in rage against a world that is falling apart. Adorcist, hypnotic and post-syncratic, the Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp, far from Tzara's manifesto, is somewhere between Hugo Ball's phonetic psalms, a Sufi procession that turns into a brawl and a voodoo ritual, but always with a precision proper to the monomania of an asperger.
We are also excited to welcome TWO AERIALISTS for you to marvel at before the music starts!
Ari McQuarrie: I first got into aerials about five years ago, not knowing it would become such an important part of my life. I love every apparatus I’ve ever touched, but Sling quickly became my favorite—when I’m wrapped up and spinning in it, I feel the most creative and free. I’m drawn to the circus world not just for the love of movement, but for the strong sense of community and connection it brings. Over the years, I’ve had the chance to perform at various shows, art festivals, and travel around the world to share this art form with so many. Each experience has deepened my love for this space and the connection and means of self expression it creates.
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Hattie Gunther: After ending a 17 journey to becoming a ballerina, Hattie discovered aerial arts in 2011 on a climbing trip in southern Utah. After speaking to those who participated in the silks photo shoot underneath Corona Arch, she stepped into the studio one week later and never looked back. Over the years Hattie has taught both youth and adult aerial classes and been able to perform at festivals and events across the country. Ranging from Lyra to fabrics, she does a little bit of both. Hattie enjoys the discipline of movement she grew up with in the world of ballet, but the freedom and inclusion that comes with the circus community.
Doors are at 7pm and music will begin at 8! Seating is first come first served!
Thanks to a grant from TD Charitable Foundation, this show has an Access For All option which lets you name your price (you can't buy multiples of this option at the same time, so to buy more than one ticket, it is necessary to do each additional ticket in a different transaction).
This is a co-production between Nova Arts & the Showroom!