Paul Rudy + Heidi Svoboda music collaboration integration

COME HEAR AND SEE PAUL RUDY AND HEIDI SVOBODA FEBRUARY 21ST TUESDAY EVENING FROM 6-9 PM: Paul Rudy has composed for orchestra, chamber music, electroacoustic, site-specific sound installations and sonic journeying, using sounds he has gathered spanning the globe. He is a Rome Prize (2010), Guggenheim (2008), Fulbright (1997) and Wurlitzer Foundation (2007 and 2009) Fellow. He teaches at the University of Missouri at Kansas City. Recordings of his acclaimed “2012 Stories,” an ongoing CD series of exploratory sound journeys, are available on iTunes and at www.aucourantrecords.com. Heidi Svoboda is a gong artist based in Taos, New Mexico. She has studied The Way of the Gong with gong master Don Conreaux and sound healing with harmonics pioneer Jonathan Goldman. She is a licensed massage therapist and medical Qi gong practitioner. Svoboda has been practicing healing arts for 15 years.

High Seas, Low Planes is pleased to present: Performing Meditation: Urban Synthetic February 18, 2012 from 4 to 6 pm Instructed by Carmen Moreno Performing meditation can be difficult with the sounds of a city. Our busy lives don’t always allow us a drive to the country or a beam out of the universe, so it is often that we come together to conjure a peaceful place. Join us for “Urban Synthetic”, a mediation that will take you into a cultivated adventure filled with laser lights, song, dance, exotic fragrances, surprises and refreshments. Ages : 12 and up

TOUR HIGH SEAS, LOW PLANES

Take a video tour of High Seas, Low Planes by Ari Fish!

LOVE: tonight! Valentines Celebration of love and light and sound. Come join in meditation, concentration, voice, and movement. A love meditation and a holy love mediation. Join the temporary temple in celebration of all love in deep collective meditation and relaxation. All ages are welcome (CHILD FRIENDLY!)to view a special performance by Kianna Alarid Cameron and installation by Ari Fish centered on the idea of universal and transcendental love. Live music, live performance. a $5 donation

Artist Ari Fish has received the ArtsKC Inspiration Grant for High Seas, Low Planes

Funding for High Seas, Low Planes has been partially provided by the ArtsKc Inspiration Grant (http://www.artskc.org/inspirationgrants.aspx). Because of ArtsKc's generosity, funding for seating for the multi-media installation has been provided:

"Ari Fish: ($500)
“High Seas, Low Planes” is an ambitious interactive multi-media installation planned for La Esquina by fiber and performance artist Ari Fish. Hardware and equipment for mobile viewing platforms to create a multi-sensory experience for the audience will be paid for with the Inspiration funding." -from ArtsKc's website.

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT: a listing of things to consider when reserving HIgh Seas, Low Planes

PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR RESERVATION CALENDAR

+ Anyone may reserve use of the temple by e-mailing highseaslowplanes@gmail.com 3 days in advance of the intended date of use. Email your contact information, a brief description of the activity you will be conducting in the space, and any other relevant information.

+ For activities occurring during regular open hours (Friday, Saturday, and Sundays 12-6), the temple will remain open to the general public and accessible to all

+ All individuals entering and using the space do so at their own risk, and are exclusively responsible for their own safety in the space. All individuals will be required to sign a waiver prior to entering the space, indemnifying all other parties of liability for their activities in the space

+ For any activities involving sound other than the sound that is already part of the installation, you are responsible for providing your own sound equipment

+ The video components of the installation cannot be removed, nor can they be replaced by someone else's video for an activity or performance. The sound components of the installation may be turned down or off as desired

+ The custom seating included in the installation accommodates 28 people. This seating comprises of 20 mobile chair units on wheels and 2 large platform seating boulders. The chairs on wheels may be moved but the boulders must remain where they sit

+ You may use this seating and/or encourage your participants, students, etc. to bring a yoga mat or something else that is comfortable to sit on

+The installation space accommodates approximately 35 people at a time in a participatory, class-like atmosphere, and 50 in an observation atmosphere, where people sit or stand side by side

+no fire, burning of incense or herbs, or heavy oils are permitted in the installation area and/or anywhere within la Esquina out of respect and consideration for the curtains and the hanging sculpture

+this is a not-for-profit installation. No person or group conducting activities in High Seas Low Planes shall profit from their use of the space

+all proceeds from a class, sermon, performance, etc. shall be donated to a charity/non-profit designated by the party using the space at the time that it reserves us of the space. When reserving the space, remember to include information on the charity selected

+during regular gallery hours of Friday, Saturday, and Sunday 12-6pm, the space must remain free and open to the public, such that any charge for activities during those times must be voluntary

+if collecting donations for an activity of performance, it is strongly encouraged to advertise the charity benefitting from the event beforehand

+your event will be advertised on the HighSeasLowPlanes blog and through other channels as appropriate,

but you are strongly encouraged to promote it creatively by all means possible

CALENDAR: Below is the open calendar to sign up for events and keep updated on newly scheduled events at High Seas, Low Planes