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ArtiFact Pattern by Janet Norman Knox
ArtiFact Pattern by Janet Norman Knox
Observations on the Behavior of Homo Sapiens in Change
Bainbridge Island Museum of Art Auditorium
Saturday, April 30, 7:30pm
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General Admission: $10
Students: Free
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Directed by Pamela Dharamsey Lee, musical director Tom McDonald, musicians Georgia Browne and Chele Shepard, with cast Janet Knox, Kayla Black, Sholpan Yerezheyeva, Zoe and Matilda West
Distilled Synopsis
What if naturalist David Attenborough collaborated with artist Meredith Monk, satirist Tom Lehrer, and storyteller Spaulding Gray to describe Climate Change and the human species in it? Bainbridge Island muse Janet Norman Knox stages her performance prose poem, ArtiFact Pattern, to enchant BIMA with the humor and heaviness of climate and the Alaskan Way Viaduct in fluxweighing in on what both tell us about ourselves. Built on giant carbon feet, the viaduct is a monument to climate changeour Roman aqueduct, sending carbon like water to quench the empire's thirst. Climate change has many facts to connect and our very human brains want to decipher the patterns in poetry, music, humor, dance, in the quandaries of a society speeding headlong into an uncertainty where we may collide with ourselves.
A Few Definitions
fact pattern - a smattering of facts. Law students, historians, or financial advisors are often expected to weed through the facts and eliminate those that have no relevance or bearing on the matter at hand.
artifact - 1. a historic object made by a human being
2. something observed in a scientific experiment that is not naturally present
Artifact Pattern - the manmade and unnatural constellating into the compelling
JNK Bio
Seven-time Pushcart nominee and finalist for the Discovery/The Nation Award, Janet Norman Knox's poems have appeared in Tupelo Quarterly, Los Angeles Review, 5 AM, Crab Creek Review, Rhino, Bellingham Review, Fourth River, Diner, Seattle Review, Adirondack Review, and Diagram. Her play, 9 Gs and the Red Telephone, is forthcoming in Feminist Studies. She received the Ruskin Poetry Prize (Red Hen Press) and the Los Angeles Review nominated her for Best New Poets. Her chapbook, Eastlake Cleaners when Quality & Price Count [;;a romance];;, received the Concrete Wolf Editor's Award.
http://www.rattle.com/ereviews/knoxeastlake.htm
Janet collaborates with artists Anne Beffel (Jack Straw Foundation and Duwamish Revealed Grants) and Vaughn Bell (4Culture and Duwamish Revealed Grants). Janet is an entrepreneur and Environmental Geochemist, her company turning 29.
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LocationAuditorium at Bainbridge Island Museum of Art (View)
550 Winslow Way East
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
United States
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| Minimum Age: 2 |
| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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