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WAIT FOR THE BEEP
A TCF Audio Installation in Collaboration with Steppenwolf Theatre Company
March 27-July 27
1650 North Halsted - Second Floor Lobby
A cell phone rings…and a stranger picks it up. This simple action sets in motion the darkly humorous, new play Dead Man’s Cell Phone by Pulitzer finalist and MacArthur “genius” Sarah Ruhl. It’s also the inspiration for a complementary audio installation curated by the Third Coast Festival.
Cell phones line the walls of Steppenwolf’s upstairs lobby. Don’t wait for them to ring; just pick one up and eavesdrop on messages not meant for your ears:
two women hatch a plan to punish an old boyfriend, a serendipitous meeting at an airport gift shop turns a newlywed's life upside down and a businessman's decision to downsize costs him dearly.
The TCF specially commissioned these pieces from producers Hillary Frank, Sue Mell and Dave Urlakis (of Steppenwolf Theatre Company) with Michael Slaboch. You can hear these comissions plus two others(!) in our audio library.
Tickets: The installation is open / free to those attending Steppenwolf's production of Dead Man's Cell Phone.
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DOC U ARTS INSTITUTE, CENTER FOR DOCUMENTARY STUDIES
AT DUKE UNIVERSITY
February 7-10, Durham, NC
More Info about the Doc U Arts Institute
The TCF is heading to Durham, NC to be instructors at the Doc U Arts Institute, which is an intensive series of documentary – audio, video, and photo - workshops by day and entertaining public events by night. Registration's still open; we highly recommend this primo opportunity to immerse yourself - entirely - in a long weekend of documentary arts.
If you're in the Durham area but can't devote your entire weekend to documentary arts, we'll also be sharing a few favorites from recent audio projects on Saturday night, February 9th, before the screening of Waking in Mississippi, by Christie Herring, at the Durham Arts Council. Come out and say hello!
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| 2007 TCF Fall Events: |
MAKE ROOM FOR LISTENING
With Peter Leonhard Braun and Julie Shapiro
Monday, November 5th / 6:30 - 9 pm
 Goethe-Institut Washington / 812 Seventh St NW / Washington DC
No charge for admission; for reservations call 202 289-1200 ext. 168
or email info@washington.goethe.org
International radio maestro Peter Leonhard Braun joins Third Coast Festival managing director Julie Shapiro for an evening of listening and conversation, centered around excerpts from the best new radio work produced around the world - winners from the 2007 Prix Europa and TCF/Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition.
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PAMELA Z PRESENTS: THE PENDULUM AND OTHER WORKS
Friday, November 2nd / 8-9:30pm
Chicago History Museum / 1601 N. Clark St / Chicago
Tickets: $12 / $8 for students / on sale now
Multimedia performance artist Pamela Z uses live electronic processing to blend sampled sound and her own voice into a theatrical elixir. Pamela has performed all over the world - including appearances at the Venice Biennale, Bang on a Can, and Japan Interlink Festival.
Sponsored in part by:
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2007 THIRD COAST FESTIVAL AWARDS CEREMONY
Saturday, November 3rd / 8 - 10:30 pm
Vittum Theater / 1012 N. Noble Street / Chicago
Tickets: $30 / on sale now
Come share in the excitement as the awards for the 2007 TCF / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition are announced. You’ll meet this year's TCF Audio Luminary Award recipient, groundbreaking radio maestro Peter Leonhard Braun, and watch as winning producers proudly accept their awards. Then stick around for a champagne reception and the chance to toast the winners!
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MEET THE MAKERS (of the best audio documentaries of 2007)
With Michele Norris
Sunday, November 4th / 4-5:30pm
Millennium Park's Jay Pritzker Pavilion / Choral Rehearsal Room / Chicago (map)
Tickets: $8 / on sale now
See the faces behind the best audio documentaries of the year. Michele Norris from NPR's All Things Considered chats up the winners of the 2007 TCF / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition. Presented in association with the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, Millennium Park.
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