D A N C E / P E R F O R M A N C E

October 1-4 (Wed-Sat) 8pm $20
Post-performance discussion: October 2 (Thu)
Choreography/Text: Carlotta Sagna
Performers: Lisa Gunstone, Antoine Effroy, Carlotta Sagna
Music: Paul Hindemith, The Residents, Aphex Twin, Dynamoe, Inuit games and songs

A is "an unlikely trio with a warped sense of humor, a feast of studied disorder which seems to be an elegy to the performer" (The Inrockuptibles, France). Drawing an anti-postmodern, minimalist parallel to Yvonne Rainer's classic Trio A, choreographer Carlotta Sagna (Needcompany's acclaimed Morningsong and King Lear) exposes the inconvenient aspects of performing: the pathetic desire to please, stage fright, the euphoria of applause, and the disarray that follows.

M U S I C / P E R F O R M A N C E / D A N C E

Co-presented with World Music Institute
October 15-18 (Wed-Sat) 8pm $20
Post-performance discussion: October 16 (Thu)
$10 Lunch-break performance: October 17 (Fri) Noon
Composer/Director: Lisa Karrer
Performers: Gamelan Son of Lion, Ayu Armini, Deena Burton, George Crayton, Lisa Karrer
Puppets/Shadow Screen Design: Kate Yourke
Video Projections: Jenny Lynn McNutt
Lighting Design: Carol Mullins

Shadow screens, wayang puppets and a gamelan percussion orchestra set the stage for this 17th-century tale of sexual taboos. Contemporary artists immersed in traditional Indonesian aesthetics give a multimedia spin to the legend of Roro Mendut. What results is a storytelling hybrid powerfully weaving live vocals, Balinese and Javanese masks and dance, stilts and martial art performance.

This event is made possible in part with funding support from The Greenwall Foundation.

S U B L E T - S E R I E S

Walking In My Sleep and Other Rituals

New Music by composer Kevin James
October 21 (Tue) at 8pm $20
50% for students & seniors

The Sirius String Quartet and Quintet of the Americas
With vocalist Kristin Norderval (of the Philip Glass Ensemble) and trombonist Ben Herrington (of the Merdian Arts Ensemble)

Celebrating the culmination of their three-year Meet the Composer residency, renowned chamber ensembles The Sirius String Quartet and Quintet of the Americas return to The Kitchen to premiere edgy and innovative new works by New York composer Kevin James. The evening program includes selections from James’ provocative multi-media exploration of homelessness in New York City, The Portraits Project, including Midnight-Avenue A & Oh To Bring Joy To The Face Of Another (the "urine" song) & Connie, Kaity, Dan & Don. Other featured works include A One Night Stand in the Ballroom of the Hotel Insomnia and Messy Annie's Origami. For more information, please contact: dangerjames@portraitsproject.com or visit www.portraitsproject.com.

Sublets are productions independent from Kitchen programming.

L I T E R A T U R E

Necessary Translations

P E R F O R M A N C E

October 30 (Thu) 8pm $25

Exploring trance as a vessel for higher emotional states and freedom of imagination, legendary performance and visual artist Karen Finley converts The Kitchen into a salon parlor and summons spirits from the art world and beyond. Audience members get the chance to ask what they've been dying to know from Andy Warhol, Judy Garland, Jackie Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe and others.

L I V E - I N S T A L L A T I O N

October 31-November 15

Open Tue-Sat, 2-6pm Free
GALLERY TALK: November 15 (Sat) 5:30pm Free
CLOSING RECEPTION: November 15 (Sat) 6-8pm

A unique opportunity to own an original portrait of yourself by one of the most innovative multidisciplinary artists of the past two decades. In a process she likens to automatic drawing, Karen Finley conducts a one-on-one intuitive reading of your psychic emanations, which she transfers to an 8 x 11" gouache painting. Sittings are open to public view from a discreet distance. Each artwork will be exhibited in the two-week exhibition, and can be picked up at a closing reception. Watch for theme days!

Wed-Sat, 12-7pm (by appointment only)
Options: Halloween (Come in Costume), Bring your Pet, From Beyond/Past Lives.

Sittings are scheduled every half hour.
Reservations strongly recommended
To make an appointment: 212-255-5793 x25

Gouache: $100 / Iridescent: $150

The Kitchen is looking for an individual to assist Performance artist Karen Finley in her live installation in The Kitchen's Art Gallery of Psychic Portraits. This Artist Assistant / Gallery Attendant will help with a wide range of tasks including facilitating payments from sitters, displaying finished artwork and providing gallery security. Time commitment Wednesday - Saturday 11am - 7pm October 31st through November 15th.