Jessica Chrisekos reviews the recent Intermedia Cabaret: Bathhouse Event: Intermedia Cabaret On March 15th, 2012, Ypsilanti and surrounding areas were plagued by heavy hail storms and dangerous tornadoes. Despite the upsetting weather, my night took a delightful turn at an old martini bar in downtown Ypsilanti. Writers of all ages and backgrounds joined together to…
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Andrew Rybarsyk reviews Konrad Steiner
Andrew Rybarsyk reviews Konrad Steiner’s performance at the Dreamland Theater that was part of this semester’s BathHouse Reading Series: Konrad Steiner at the Dreamland Theater I attended the early show of Konrad’s work at the Dreamland Theater in Ypsilanti Michigan; I was curious how his work would appear in an actual live reading and I wasn’t…
Emily Riopelle reviews Konrad Steiner
EMU student Emily Riopelle reviews Konrad Steiner’s recent appearance at the Dreamland Theater: Speaking to the Movies By Emily Riopelle Konrad Steiner’s presentation at the Dreamland Theater was wonderfully varied and engaging. Steiner presented a collection that demonstrated his range of work including short, abstract films, films in combination with poetry, and his most recent…
Reminder: Konrad Steiner – The New Talkies – March 12-15
This is it! The big week is here: The New Talkies with Konrad Steiner will be taking over Ypsi through a trio of events, March 12-15, including lecture demonstrations, performances, and a cabaret, co-organized with Carla Harryman. All events are free and open to EMU students, the EMU community, and the public. Mon., March 12, Live…
BathHouse Reading Series – Updated Event List
Konrad Steiner’s upcoming BathHouse reading is only one part of a trio of unique events that will be taking place in March. Read on… Konrad Steiner’s The New Talkies: Lecture Demonstrations and Interdisciplinary Performances – March 12, 14, and 15 Biography Since 1981 Konrad Steiner has been making short non-narrative films in the American experimental…
Anthony Alaniz reviews Dodie Bellamy
EMU student Anthony Alaniz reviews Dodie Bellamy’s recent BathHouse reading: Whistle While You Dixie and Bellamy “I was on an adventure,” proclaimed Bellamy as she read from her hard-to-find book, Whistle While You Dixie in the Eastern Michigan University Student Center Auditorium on February 7, 2012. Whistle While You Dixie is split into an essay and…
Amy Oleynik reviews Dodie Bellamy
Student Amy Oleynik reviews Dodie Bellamy’s BathHouse Reading from earlier this month: Dodie Bellamy: Her reading of “Whistle While You Dixie” on February 7, 2012 I came to realize in a short amount of words that Dodie sounds like the friend you think you have, the one who says everything too honestly and with too…
Emily Riopelle reviews Dodie Bellamy
Emily Riopelle reviews Dodie Bellamy’s recent BathHouse Reading: Whistle While You Dodie by Emily Riopelle Dodie Bellamy’s voice matched the dry monotone one I’d imagined for her in my head. Hearing her work live gives it a whole new dimension. The crass and ironic words she uses, the blunt honesty with which she writes, is…
BathHouse Event: Konrad Steiner, March 14, time TBA
Mark your calendars for the next BathHouse Event of Winter ’12 semester, featuring Konrad Steiner. This event will take place on Wednesday, March 14 (time TBA) at the Dreamland Theatre. This is a free event and is open to the public (and also counts as a General Education LBC credit). Steiner makes short non-narrative films in the American…
Intro Students’ Installations in Pray-Harrold
Here’s a quick alert to interesting installation work in Pray-Harrold from Sarah Smarch: Check out the posting board installation on the main floor of PH! Inspired by studying recent BathHouse series poet, Taylor Brady, and the work of Jenny Holtzer (http://www.arthistoryarchive.com/arthistory/contemporary/Jenny-Holzer.html), both of my intro classes completed installations on the posting boards by the main…