Spaces and Fests

Mayfest, Re. Cher. Chez. 11 shows in 3 weeks at Mabou Mines' studio workshop featured lots of low-rent high-tech, choral dialog, gestural-presentational performing, and movie-scene structures to lay out soclopiitical -personal-mythic subjects. HIghllghts: ncidents (Bonnie reer and Ethan aubes' punchy, political choreopoem based on a slave narrative, Term: Oil (Fernando Doty-see p. 30), and Things Happen But They Change (Retirees Theater Workshop), a hilarious essaylpoem on clerical work. Photo: Giovanni Marotta: pure prosciutto in Things. Aluminum ,Nights, Bonds. The Kitchen's 10th Anniversary celebration In two long nights. Highlights: the first night's musical buffet lineuf omemade heavy metal Zov, Bach-rock PIIp Glass, explosively dissonant DNA, rockIng Rayboats, sweet synthesizer Feelles, and an awesome Ascension by Branca. Night Two: Jill "I'm So Ashamed" Kroesen, David van Tiogham's robot mime, Rhys Chatham's devastating Din, Maryanne Amacher's grinding electronics, and Laurie Anderson's apocalyptic media tunes. Photo: Turtle Dream We tz, Meredith Monk's song and dance. Noissfost, White Columns Gallery. 30 plus bonds In 8 sweaty June nights played art-rock which was mostl Instrumental, often dissonant , and always loud. Highlights: Dark Day's -4Murky drone, Joffroy Lohn's orchestral Bachmrock , Sonic Youth's lush blasts, Red Decades 0big-picture beat, and Rhys Chatham's ouc a edevasting DIn.Photo: Rudolph Grey and co.: Spazlozoro d'Aprits, Spaziozero, Rome. A month-long Italian multi-media extravanganza In a circus tent. Highlights: La Gals Scionza's noo-New York "club performance" (Italian soul band, disco, Johnny Guitar projected overhead), American dance-theater (Steve Paxton , Jana Halmsohn, Meg Eginton, Roberta Garrison), and Italian musicidancelthester performances . Photo: the cacophonous, disjointed , violent danceltheater work, Latitudine Nord, by LUsi Natoli and the Spazlozero group. 120 ...