Event

Motion Picture

Motion Picture is a performance installation designed specifically for the exterior of the grain elevators and surrounding campus of Silo City. These structures contribute to Buffalo's rich architectural heritage and are among the most compelling industrial structures in the nation.

The performance will utilize the exterior of the grain elevators as a surface to project both video design and light, telling the story of a soldier preparing for and engaging in battle. The narration will document two circumstances: the soldier's harsh reality and the lucid dreams he has of home, love and beauty.

The surrounding landscape and architecture will be transformed into a 19th century landscape painting set to the classical romantic soundscape of Beethoven and Mahler. The audience will experience the performance in a similar way as one would experience a drive-in movie, seated in bleachers next to speakers that will be amplifying accompanying dialogue, narration and the sound-score.
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RELATED:
August 24th 3-5 p.m. (before the performance)
A discussion with Kenneth Collins of Temporary Distortion
Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center
341 Delaware Ave Buffalo, NY
Admission is free

Torn Space Theater presents Kenneth Collins, Artistic Director of Temporary Distortion, in a discussion with Dan Shanahan on the intersection of media, theater, and emerging technology in contemporary performance. This event is produced in conjunction with Torn Space's site-specific media event Motion Picture and is co-sponsored by the Technē Institute for Arts and Emerging Technologies at the University at Buffalo and Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center.