“I was especially struck by Eric Farber,
whose wildly animated face seems to carry its own light.” -Critics At Large
“ONE CHARACTERISTIC OF PERCUSSION IS THAT IT’S OPEN TO ANYTHING ELSE THAN WHAT IT ALREADY HAS. THE STRINGS IN THE ORCHESTRA ARE NOT THAT WAY – THEY WANT TO BECOME MORE OF WHAT THEY ARE; BUT THE PERCUSSION WANTS TO BECOME OTHER THAN WHAT IT IS.” -JOHN CAGE
FUTURITY (photo credit: Julieta Cervantes)
2024
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February 15 & 16, 2024 – Bandits on the Run
w/ John Gallagher Jr.
at Hotel Cafe - Los Angeles, CA
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2022
August 7, 2022 - Huvudbry
at Mama Tried – Brooklyn, NY
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July 6, 2022 – Bandits on the Run
w/ John Gallagher Jr.
at Baby’s All Right - Brooklyn, NY
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June 18, 2022 – Fisherman Tiki Band
The Mermaid Parade After Party
at The Freak Bar – Coney Island Sideshow and Museum – Brooklyn, NY
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January 12-23, 2022 - Salty Brine’s Living Record Collection: Good News, or Harry the Dog
Under the Radar Festival
at Joe’s Pub - NYC
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2021
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October 7, 2021 – Bandits on the Run
at Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY
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May 15, 2021 – Animal Wisdom (film release)
by Heather Christian
presented by Woolly Mammoth, A.C.T. & The Bushwick Starr
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2020
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April 3, 10-11, 17-18, 2020 – The Universe is a Small Hat
by César Alvarez
at Lewis Center for the Arts, Princeton University – Princeton, NJ
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January 16, 2020 – The Songs of Andrew R. Butler
by Andrew R. Butler
at 54 Below – NYC
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January 6, 2020 - Hang On
by Jacob Brandt
at Joe’s Pub – NYC
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2019
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December 7, 2019 - The Fisherman’s Xylophonic Orchestra
at The Royal Cuckoo Organ Lounge – San Francisco, CA
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December 6, 2019 – The Live Archive Show
hosted by Ed Perlstein
at KPCA FM Radio – Petaluma, CA
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November 21, 2019 - SOUNDSTAGE hosted by Adina Verson (excerpt from commoning)
presented by Old Sound Room
at Chelsea Music Hall - NYC
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November 17 & 19, 2019 - Living Record Collection: My Life Has Been Extraordinary
by Salty Brine
at Joe’s Pub - NYC
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November 15, 2019 - Them’s Good Eatin’
20th Anniversary Reunion
at Venus in Furs - Brooklyn, NY
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November 14, 2019 – commoning
written and performed by Eric Farber, direction by Andrew Neisler
at The Center at West Park - NYC
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November 4, 2019 - The Team Gala
at The Green Building – Brooklyn, NY
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October 21, 2019 – The Potluck song presentation
by César Alvarez
at Signature Theater – NYC
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July 12-14, 2019 - The Elementary Spacetime Show
by César Alvarez with Emily Orling
at Powerhouse Theater (Martel) – Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York
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July 5-7, 2019 - Annie Salem: An American Tale
by Rachel Chavkin & Heather Christian
at Powerhouse Theater (Martel) – Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York
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June 10, 2019 - The Facility of a Jellyfish
written and performed by Eric Farber, direction by Mia Rovegno
at HERE (Fresh Ground Pepper’s 10th Anniversary Party) – NYC
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May 20, 2019 - Hang On: A Subway History-Concert
by Jacob Brandt
at The Civilians R & D Group: Findings @ The Lark – NYC
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February 23, 2019 – Animal Wisdom
by Heather Christian
at Virginia’s House – Cave Creek, AZ
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February 6 & 8, 2019 - Salty Brine’s Living Record Collection - And If You Listen Very Hard
by Salty Brine
at Joe’s Pub – NYC
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January 5-12, 2019 - The Infinite Hotel
by Michael Joseph McQuilken
at Irondale (Prototype Festival) - Brooklyn, NY
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2018
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November 30, 2018 – An Evening with Heather Christian
at The Bushwick Starr - Brooklyn, NY
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November 9, 2018 – Salty Brine’s Living Record Collection - And If You Listen Very Hard
by Salty Brine
at Pangea – NYC
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November 1-2, 2018 – Animal Wisdom (live taping)
by Heather Christian
at Town Stages – NYC
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October 18-20, 2018 – NOISE
by César Alvarez
at The Public Theater (Shiva) – NYC
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July 27-29, 2018 – Cowboy Bob
created by Molly Beach Murphy, Jeanna Phillips, and Annie Tippe
at Powerhouse Theater (Martel) – Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York
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July 26, 2018 – Animal Wisdom Campfire Concert
by Heather Christian
at Guild Hall – Easthampton, New York
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May 8-12, 2018 – The Elementary Spacetime Show
by César Alvarez
at Playwrights Horizons NYU – NYC
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April 15, 2018 - The Parade Ground
by Eric Farber
Fresh Ground Pepper Festival
at The New Ohio Theater – NYC
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April 7 – 29, 2018 - Little Red Fish
music composed by Eric Farber
created by Puppet Kitchen
based on the book by Taeeun Yoo
at The Lion Theater at Theater Row – NYC
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March 22, 2018 - Molly Pope: Polly Mope (And Then Some)
by Molly Pope
at The Greenwich House, NYC
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March 19, 2018 – The Jonathan Larson Awards
supporting Andrew Butler and Andrew Farmer
at The American Theatre Wing – NYC
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March 12, 2018 – Nirvana Unplugged in New York
Kyle’s Karaoke Korner
at Otto’s Shrunken Head – NYC
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March 1, 2018 - Rubble, Rubble
by Dan Fishback
at New World Stages – NYC
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2017
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December 20, 2017 - Cowboy Bob
by Molly Beach Murphy, Jeanna Phillips, & Annie Tippe
at Rockwood Music Hall – NYC
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October 11 – December 9, 2017 - Animal Wisdom
by Heather Christian
at The Bushwick Starr – Brooklyn, NY
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May 22, 2017 – 62nd Annual OBIE Awards
The Skin of our Teeth performance
at Webster Hall - NYC
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May 19-22, 2017 - The Elementary Spacetime Show
by César Alvarez
at NYU Playwrights Horizons - NYC
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May 18, 2017 - Revolution Hangout
by Dan Fishback
at Joe’s Pub – NYC
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February 14 – March 19, 2017 - The Skin of Our Teeth
by Thornton Wilder
at Theatre for a New Audience – Brooklyn, NY
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2016
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December 2, 2016 - Annie Salem: An American Tale (reading)
by Rachel Chavkin & Heather Christian
at ARS Nova – NYC
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November 18-20, 2016 - Cowboy Bob
created by Molly Beach Murphy, Jeanna Phillips, & Annie Tippe
at ARS Nova – NYC
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September 10-24, 2016 - Elementary Spacetime Show
by César Alvarez
at The Arts Bank - Philadelphia, PA (PHILLY FRINGE SPONSORED EVENT)
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July 16-24, 2016 – Bard MFA Thesis Show
at UBS Gallery – Red Hook, NY
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April 12, 2016 - Elementary Spacetime Show (concert reading)
by César Alvarez
at Joe’s Pub – NYC
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March 24, 26, 27, 2016 - Annie Salem: An American Tale (concert reading)
by Rachel Chavkin & Heather Christian
at The Polyphone Festival – Philadelphia, PA
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March 12, 2016 – The Total People
by 600 Highwaymen
at Tilt Festival, FIAF Le Skyroom – NYC
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February 21, 2016 – To the left of the pantry and under the sugar shack
by Harunalee Theater Company
at LaMaMa Club - NYC
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February 12, 2016 - Contemporaneous Ensemble commissioned sound sculpture
for Kate Moore’s Days and Nature (2012)
at Murray’s – Tivoli, NY
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February 11, 2016 - Contemporaneous Ensemble commissioned sound sculpture
for Kate Moore’s Days and Nature (2012)
at Pioneer Works - Brooklyn, NY
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January 15, 2016 – Annie Salem: An American Tale
by Rachel Chavkin & Heather Christian
at ARS Nova – NYC
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January 11, 2016 – Unrehearsed David Bowie Tribute Set
at Otto’s Shrunken Head – NYC
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2015
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December 11, 2015 - Finn the Fearless
by Andrew Farmer & Andrew R. Butler
at ARS Nova – NYC
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Oct 6 – Nov 22, 2015 - FUTURITY, co-produced by ARS Nova & SoHo Repertory Theater
at The Connelly Theater – NYC
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June 26 & 27, 2015 - Taylor Mac’s 24-Decade History of Popular Music (20th c.)
at Luminato Festival – Toronto, Canada
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June 3-6, 2015 - Taylor Mac’s 24-Decade History of Popular Music (1960s-80s)
at Spoleto Festival – Charleston, SC
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May 15, 2015 - Elementary Spacetime Show by César Alvarez
at ARS Nova – NYC
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April 18, 2015 - The Wonder of Learning Exhibit – Materials Day
Encounters with Reggio Emilia – Williamsburg, Brooklyn
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April 9-11, 2015 - The Universe is a Small Hat by César Alvarez
at Sarah Lawrence College – Yonkers, NY
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March 27, 2015 - Elementary Spacetime Show by César Alvarez
at Polyphone Festival - University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
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February 5-7, 2015 - Full.Still.Hungry by Contra-Tiempo
at Ordway Center for the Performing Arts – Minneapolis, MN
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2014
November 18, 2014 - Elementary Spacetime Show by César Alvarez
at Ensemble Studio Theater – NYC
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October, 2014 – Jan, 2015 (residency) - The Universe is a Small Hat by César Alvarez
at Babycastles Gallery – NYC
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September 18 & 19, 2014 - Taylor Mac’s 24-Decade History of Popular Music (20th c.)
at Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center – Cincinnati, OH
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August 16, 2014 - Anaïs Mitchell’s Hadestown
workshop presentation at Hopkins Center for the Arts – Hanover, NH
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May 27, 2014 - The Universe is a Small Hat by César Alvarez
at Silent Barn – Brooklyn, NY
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May 20 & 21, 2014 - The Universe is a Small Hat by César Alvarez
at Joe’s Pub – NYC
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April 11, 2014 - The Aquatic Safety
at Rockwood Music Hall – NYC
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March 13, 2014 - The Aquatic Safety
at Goodbye Blue Monday – Brooklyn, NY
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February 24, 2014 - César Alvarez & The Lisps
at ARS Nova’s The Uncharted Festival – NYC
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February 18, 2014 - Contra Tiempo’s Full.Still.Hungry
at Greensboro A & T University – Greensboro, NC
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January 23, 2014 - Contra Tiempo’s Full.Still.Hungry
at IPAY Festival - Pittsburgh, PA
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January 12, 2014 - Contra Tiempo’s Full.Still.Hungry
at St. Marks Church – NYC
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2013
October 18 – December 8, 2013 - Brecht’s Good Person of Szechwan
at The Public Theater – NYC
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October 5, 2013 - Batterie-en-Valise presents The Question Concerning Technology
at South Oxford Space – Ft. Greene, Bklyn (with Tigue Percussion Trio & Mark Wright)
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October 2, 2013 - The Universe is a Small Hat by César Alvarez
at Prelude Festival – NYC
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September 21 & 22, 2013 – Kinetic Ontology Exhibit
at World Maker Faire - New York Hall of Science, Flushing Meadows
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August 27 – 29, 2013 – Batterie-en-Valise presents The Question Concerning Technology
at HERE Arts Center - NYC
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July 13, 2013 – Batterie-en-Valise presents The Question Concerning Technology
at Barbès - Brooklyn, NY
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June 26, 2013 - Batterie-en-Valise presents The Question Concerning Technology
at Branded Saloon - Brooklyn, NY
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May 13, 2013 – Kyle’s Karaoke Korner
at Otto’s Shrunken Head – NYC
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April 27, 2013 – FUTURITY: A musical by The Lisps
at Mass MoCA – North Adams, MA
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April 8, 2013 – The Lisps
at SoHo Repertory Theater Spring Gala – Battery Park
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March 11, 2013 – Kyle’s Karaoke Korner
at Otto’s Shrunken Head – NYC
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February 1 – 24, 2013 – Brecht’s Good Person of Szechwan
at La MaMa – NYC
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January 14, 2013 – Mark Dzula at Kyle’s Korner
at Otto’s Shrunken Head - NYC
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