Pictorial: Second Annual Lyp Sinc Show @ Defibrillator

An exposition of local performance art in thirteen acts, and a fund-raising event for "Rapid Pulse," an international performance festival scheduled to run at the gallery during the upcoming Summer of 2012.




Above: Mikey McParlane




Above: Jillian Soto


Above: Happy Collaborationists


Above: Sofia Moreno


Above: Joseph Ravens


Above: Taisha Paggett


Above: Jake Myers


Above: Robin Deacon


Above: Ben Foch

Full roster of performers: Happy Collaborationists, Ben Foch, Sasha Hodges, Mikey McParlane, Sofia Moreno, Jillian Soto, Courtney Macandanz, Rosé Hernandez, Robin Deacon, Taisha Paggett, Jake Myers, Sharon Lanza, Monica Panzarino

"Second Annual Lyp Sinc Show"
April 1, 2012 @ 7:00 PM
Defibrillator
1136 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago, IL 60642
http://www.dfbrl8r.com/

"Defibrillator (a.k.a dfbrL8r or dfb) is a non-profit arts organization under the fiscal sponsorship of Fractured Atlas. Part studio and part gallery, dfb provides a gathering place to conceive, present, and promote performance art and other ephemeral forms of expression."

See also: Zachary Whittenburg and Chandler West's coverage of the event in Time Out Chicago,
http://timeoutchicago.com/arts-culture/15225161/the-lyp-sinc-show-at-defibrillator-review-photos

- Paul Germanos

Pictorial: Force Majeure @ Defibrillator & New Capital

A two-part performance on March 4, 2012:

(1) At 6:00 PM, Marek Choloniewski presents a large-scale, interactive, four-channel video installation which incorporates GPS technology and digital imagery created from a Chicago automobile driver's POV. Dan Dehaan, Katie Young, and Ryan Ingebritsen provide improvised, electrified sound in accompaniment.

Marek Choloniewski: http://www.studiomch.art.pl/

(2) At 7:00 PM, members of NON GRATA, an international performance collective, transport and then engage audience members in the destruction of an American-made sedan.

NON GRATA: http://www.nongrata.ee/






Above, NON GRATA hosted by:
New Capital Gallery
3114 W. Carroll
Chicago, IL 60612
http://newcapitalprojects.com








Above, Marek Choloniewski, et al, hosted by:
Defibrillator Gallery
1136 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago, IL 60642
http://www.dfbrl8r.com

See also: Zachary Whittenburg's Feb 24, 2012, Time Out Chicago interview with NON GRATA,
http://timeoutchicago.com/arts-culture/15128441/al-paldrok-of-non-grata-interview

- Paul Germanos

Pictorial: Firsts And For Most @ Defibrillator Gallery

"Two nights of performance work by School of the Art Institute first year graduate students..."
7:30 PM, February 25 & 26, 2012
1136 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago, IL

Featuring: Stephanie Acosta, Moe Beitiks, Aundrea Frahm, Autumn Hays, Li-Hui Huang, Natalia Nicholson, Sabn Reed, Hillary Schofield, Chun Shao, Daviel Shy, Jae Wook Song, Elena Tejada-Herrera, Hannah Verill



Above: Autumn Hays in Degeneration, a durational piece in Defibrillator's storefront window.



Above: Meghan Moe Beitiks in Rambox, a 15 minute solo performance.



Above: Natalia Nicholson in Nature Under Deconstruction Part 2: Lament for Redwing Blackbird, a 15 minute performance with collaborators: Li-Hui Huang, Hee Ran Lee, Hsinyan Wei, Diandra Miller, and Emily Nowell.





Above: Li-Hui Huang in Across the Universe, a 30 minute audience-engaged performance at gallery exit, closing the evening.

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Organized by the Performance Exchange; funded by the SAIC Student Association; hosted by Joseph Ravens. The images above are posted in chronological order, as taken on the February 26, 2012, convocation.

SAIC's Department of Performance:
http://www.saic.edu/degrees_resources/departments/perf/index.html

Defibrillator Gallery:
http://www.dfbrl8r.com/

- Paul Germanos