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DLECTRICITY,
Detroit’s
nighttime
festival
features
39 art
and
light
installations
Sept.
26-27
DETROIT,
MI –
This
weekend
Midtown
Detroit
will
light up
with
DLECTRICITY,
presented
by DTE
Energy,
where
thousands
are
expected
to walk,
bike and
explore
an
illuminated
Woodward
Corridor
for the
nighttime
festival
of art
and
light.
The
two-day
free,
outdoor
Nuit
Blanche
festival
features
artists
from
around
the
world
and
Detroit
whose
works of
art and
light
will
span
more
than 1
mile
from the
Detroit
Institute
of Arts
to the
Detroit
Symphony
Orchestra,
September
26–27,
from 7
p.m. to
midnight.
A
complete
listing
of
DLECTRICITY
programming
is
available
at
www.DLECTRICITY.com.
“We are
privileged
to have
some of
the
city’s
most
remarkable
cultural
and
architectural
gems in
Midtown
that
will
serve as
the
backdrop
for
DLECTRICITY,”
said Sue
Mosey,
president
of
Midtown
Detroit,
Inc.
“DTE
Energy
along
with the
generous
support
from
foundations,
cultural
institutions
and our
corporate
and
community
partners
make
this
world-class
event
possible,
showcasing
Midtown
Detroit
as an
international
arts
destination.”
Produced
by
Midtown
Detroit,
Inc.,
DLECTRICITY
is
modeled
after
other
Nuit
Blanche
festivals
known
for
bringing
the best
of
contemporary
light
and
technology-based
arts to
the
streets
of major
cities
like
Paris,
Rome,
Toronto,
Minneapolis
and New
York.
The
Woodward
Corridor
will be
transformed
into an
urban
spectacle
with art
installations
of
light,
video,
performance,
interactive
engineering
and
other
unexpected
works of
art.
Venues
hosting
installations
include:
Detroit
Institute
of Arts,
College
for
Creative
Studies,
Michigan
Science
Center,
Detroit
Historical
Museum
Plaza,
Museum
of
Contemporary
Art
Detroit,
Detroit
Public
Library,
C.H.
Wright
Museum
of
African
American
History,
Detroit
Symphony
Orchestra
and
more.
For
two-electrifying
nights,
visitors
can
walk,
bike or
take a
free
shuttle
along
the
festival
route to
explore
DLECTRICITY
presented
by DTE
Energy:
World-Renowned
International
and
Local
Artists
DLECTRICITY
features
artists
from
around
the
world,
including
Australia,
Canada,
Germany,
Italy,
Sweden,
New
York,
Boston,
Los
Angeles
and
Detroit.
The
collection
of
acclaimed
international
and
local
artists
will
illuminate
the city
with 39
art and
light
installations:
Nathalie
Djurberg
and Hans
Berg |
The
Black
Pot; Sue
de Beer
| The
Legendary
Leland
City
Club;
Shaun
Gladwell
| Broken
Dance (Beatboxed);
Mindfield
| P.O.V.;
Compagnia
T.P.O. |
Kindur:
The
Adventurous
Life of
Icelandic
Sheep;
Osman
Khan |
House;
Casa
Magica |
Sound
Spheres
and
more.
Sparking
Imaginations
of All
Ages
The
DLECTRICITY
Family
Zone at
Woodward
and
Warren
will
spark
the
imagination
with
interactive
art
installations
the
entire
family
will
enjoy.
Jump
into D
MET
Design’s
“Mike
Teavee”
stage
set,
allowing
children
and
kids-at-heart
to
fulfill
the
ubiquitous
fantasy
of being
‘sent by
television.’
Also
don’t
miss the
children’s
performance
by
Compagnia
T.P.O.
of Italy
at the
Garden
Theater
(performances
at 7 and
9 p.m.
each
night)
and
MineD
Intervention
by
Rebekah
Blesing
at the
Detroit
Institute
of Arts
where
this
Minecraft-inspired
project
has
Detroit’s
children
reimagine
the
city’s
urban
landscape.
Check
out
http://mined2014.org
for more
information.
Of the
35
DLECTRICITY
artists
unveiled,
10
widely
acclaimed
and
local
artists
have
been
invited
to the
festival
to show
a range
of
high-quality,
light-based
projects
and
video
projections.
Artists
include:
Nathalie
Djurberg
and Hans
Berg |
The
Black
Pot |
Video
Projection
| Will
be shown
in the
Detroit
Institute
of Arts
(DIA)
Loggia
Mixing
clay
animation,
sculpture
and
sound,
Swedish
video
artist
Nathalie
Djurberg
and
musician
and
composer
Hans
Berg
create
psychologically
charged
scenarios
dealing
with
human
and
animalistic
desires,
rich in
symbolic
meaning.
Berg
will
also
perform
live
each
night of
DLECTRICITY
at the
DIA.
Sponsored
by the
Detroit
Institute
of Arts.
Kelly
Richardson
| The
Erudition
| Video
Projection
| Will
be shown
on the
façade
of the
Michigan
Science
Center
Canadian
artist
Kelly
Richardson
has been
recognized
as one
of the
leading
representatives
of a new
generation
of
artists
working
with
digital
technologies
to
create
hyper-real
highly
charged
landscapes.
Sue
de Beer
| The
Legendary
Leland
City
Club|
Video
Projection
| Will
be shown
in the
Detroit
Historical
Museum
Plaza
NY-based
contemporary
artist,
Sue de
Beer,
uses
multiple
media
including
photography,
video,
installation,
and
sculpture,
to
explore
the
relationships
between
time and
memory.
This
video
has been
created
to honor
Detroit’s
Leland
City
Club, a
Goth
club
located
in the
Leland
Hotel,
and is
in part
sponsored
by the
College
for
Creative
Studies.
Shaun
Gladwell
| Broken
Dance (Beatboxed)
|
2-channel
Synchronized
Video
Projection
| Will
be shown
outside
of
Museum
of
Contemporary
Art
Detroit
(MOCAD)
Shaun
Gladwell
is an
Australian
contemporary
artist
who
works in
video,
painting,
photography
and
sculpture,
and is
famous
for his
video
works
which
often
feature
him
skateboarding,
as well
as
documenting
a range
of
street
sub-culture
arts
such as
breakdancing
and BMX
bike
riding.
Mindfield
| P.O.V.
| 3D
Mapping
Video
Projection
| Will
be shown
on the
façades
of the
Detroit
Public
Library
and the
Detroit
Institute
of Arts
Mindfield
is a
creative
film,
video
and
digital
interactive
media
production
house
based in
Detroit.
Mindfield
is
developing
a 3D
mapping
video
experience
that
will
fill the
facades
of the
Detroit
Institute
of Arts
and the
Detroit
Public
Library
on
Woodward
for
DLECTRICITY.
Compagnia
TPO |
Kindur:
The
Adventurous
Life of
Icelandic
Sheep |
Interactive
Theater
Performances
for
Children
| Will
be
performed
in the
Garden
Theater
Under
the
direction
of
Francesco
Gandi
and
Davide
Venturini,
Italy's
Compagnia
T.P.O. (Teatro
di
Piazza o
d'Occasione)
is the
world's
foremost
pioneer
in
interactive
performance
media
for all
ages and
melding
astonishing
digital
imagery
with
multidisciplinary
performance
techniques
in the
use of
music,
dance,
art,
sculpture,
digital
media,
computer
technology,
lighting
and
sound.
Jeff
Sturges
of Mt.
Elliott
Makerspace,
Ralph
Taylor
of
Caribbean
Mardi
Gras
Productions
and
Sicari
Ware of
5e
Gallery
and
Piper
Carter |
Hyper
Interactive
Hip Hop
Carnival
| The C.
H.
Wright
Museum
of
African
American
History
This is
a
participatory
series
of
nightly
performances
that
combine
the
talent,
creativity
and
innovation
of three
unique
Detroit
cultures:
the
hackers
and
tinkerers
of DIY
making,
the
creators
of
Caribbean
Mardi
Gras
parades,
and the
musical,
visual,
and
performing
artists
of Hip
Hop.
Osman
Khan |
House |
Neon
Sculpture
|
College
for
Creative
Studies
Sculpture
Garden
Osman
Khan is
an
artist
interested
in
constructing
artifacts
and
experiences
for
social
criticism
and
aesthetic
expression.
His work
plays
and
subverts
the
materiality
behind
themes
of
identity,
communication,
economics
and
public
space
through
participatory
&
performative
installations
and
site-specific
interventions.
Steve
Locke |
A
collection
of neon
signs |
Will be
displayed
in the
windows
of
Midtown
Detroit,
Inc.
Steve
Locke
attended
Boston
University
and
received
his
M.F.A.
at Mass.
College
of Art
where he
currently
teaches
in the
painting
department.
He also
attended
Skowhegan
School
of
painting,
shortly
after he
became
dean of
the
program
and has
continued
this
position
for the
last
five
years.
Casa
Magica |
Sound
Spheres
| Video
Projection
| Will
be shown
on the
71
Garfield
Building
Friedrich
Foerster
and
Sabine
Weissinger
form the
team
Casa
Magica,
and are
known
for
their
illumination
art
created
within
the
built
environment.
Sound
Spheres
is a
site-specific,
animated
audio-visual
work
that
will
explore
basic
elements
of
sustainability,
while
celebrating
the
green
building
practices
and the
energy
reduction
features
of the
71
Garfield
building.
The
Detroit
Symphony
Orchestra
also
returns
to
DLECTRICITY
with
another
live
video
projection
of the
Pops
performance,
“Let’s
Dance,”
conducted
by Jeff
Tyzik.
Bring a
lawn
chair
and
enjoy
this
celebration
of the
art of
dance as
tango,
tap and
ballroom
dancers
are
projected
onto the
façade
of the
Carpenter’s
Building
on
Woodward.
Debuting
in the
fall of
2012,
DLECTRICTY
presented
by DTE
Energy
attracted
75,000
people
to
Midtown.
Popular
programs
from the
inaugural
year are
back
including
the
Light
Bike
Parade
on
Saturday,
September
27,
where
cyclists
will
bike a
4-mile
route
through
Midtown,
adding
extra
light
and
energy
to the
streets.
The
DLECTRICITY
Light
Bike
Parade
is
sponsored
by
Shinola
with
support
from
Wheelhouse
Bikes.
Cyclists
are
encouraged
to
register
for the
Light
Bike
Parade
in
advance
at:
www.lightbikeparade.eventbrite.com
DLECTRICITY
is also
partnering
with the
Detroit
Design
Festival
(DDF)
this
fall. By
scheduling
both
festivals
during
the same
week, we
are able
to
showcase
programming
and
conversations
that
mark the
intersection
of art
and
design.
The DDF,
North
America’s
Festival
of
Independent
Design
produced
by
Detroit
Creative
Corridor
Center,
is
Tuesday,
September
23 –
Sunday,
September
28.
DLECTRICITY
is
presented
by DTE
Energy,
and
supported
by the
following
foundations
and
organizations:
The
Kresge
Foundation,
The
Knight
Foundation,
The
William
Davidson
Foundation,
Community
Foundation
for
Southeast
Michigan,
The Fred
A. and
Barbara
M. Erb
Family
Foundation,
Quicken
Loans,
Michigan
Council
for Arts
and
Cultural
Affairs
and The
National
Endowment
for the
Arts,
Detroit
Institute
of Arts,
MASCO
Foundation,
the
Marcia
and
Eugene
Applebaum
Family
Foundation,
Phillip
Fisher,
Shinola,
Flagstar
Bank,
Northern
Trust
Bank,
College
for
Creative
Studies,
the
Detroit
Medical
Center,
Wheelhouse
Bikes,
Marc A.
Schwartz,
Alan and
Marianne
Schwartz,
Midtown
Detroit,
Inc.,
Fox 2
News,
The
Metro
Times,
and
WDET.
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