When the ritual is performed by Guerematchi the audience is merely a bystander in this church, in the installation the role of the audience becomes the one of performer. These seemingly static pillars completely shift form during the experience, just like Eastman’s piece does. ‘Larger-than-life pillars create a space within the space. AMOC is honored to perform in Gerard & Kelly’s GAY GUERRILLA at the Centre Pompidou in Paris June 29 July 1, 2023. The installation & performance expose Eastmans innermost desire for LGBTQ rights suggested in the title and manifests a shameless ritual of desire, surrender and commitment to a single cause - having the right to be yourself’. The composer’s minimalist approach together with Eastmans inspiration from Bach make gay Guerilla a subtle but spiritually charged piece of art that challenges accepted norms even to this day. The details of his life in the years right after college are sketchier according to Gay Guerrilla: Julius Eastman and his Music, a 2015 book co-edited by Rene Levine Packer and Mary Jane Leach. ‘Gay Guerrilla by Julius Eastman is a time capsule capturing the struggles and aspirations for equal rights from past generations that still echoes into our times. Live ritual: Christian Guerematchi & Papilicious Nemo Hill, Kyle Gann, John Patrick Thomas, Mary Jane Leach, Ryan Dohoney, Andrew Hanson-Dvoracek, Matthew Mendez, and Luciano Chessa. Lewis, Renée Levine Packer, David Borden, R. Renée Levine Packer and Mary Jane Leach (University of Rochester Press) chapters by George E. Performance Helena Basilova & Vivianne Cheng Review of Gay Guerrilla: Julius Eastman and His Music, ed. Immerse yourself into a thrilling ritual of light and dark, music and movement in one of the most beautiful churches in Amsterdam city centre.Ĭomposition Gay Guerrilla, Julius EastmanĬhoreography & concept Christian GuerematchiĬoncept, scenography & installation Boris Acket With a performance of the music by pianists Helena Basilova & Vivianne Cheng and a Shibari performance amidst a powerfull audiovisual installation. Composer-performer Julius Eastman (1940-90) was an enigma. Together with artists Boris Acket and Christian Guerematchi 24classics presents an interdisciplinary re-interpretation of this iconic piece in the form of a live ritual. Rene Levine Packer and Mary Jane Leach (editors) - Gay Guerrilla Julius Eastman and his Music. Gay Guerrilla is a monumental and iconic piece by composer Julius Eastman.

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