Second Act
1727 Haight St. SF
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Fushigi Kenkyūkai (不思議研究会) ◉ sonified films by Jean Cocteau, Fernand Léger, and Maya Deren

The name Fushigi Kenkyūkai (不思議研究会) means “Paranormal Research Society”. The truth is out there.

The program uses two surrealist film classics and a cubo-futurist mechanical “ballet” to find it.

Line-up:

Steve Adams (elctronics)

Jorge Bachmann (electronics)

Bryan Day (invented instruments)

Tom Djll (surrealist prepared trumpet)

Joe Lasqo (keyboards | laptop | objects)

John McCowen (dada prepared clarinet + drum resonator)

David Michalak (skatchbox | lap steel guitar | film curator)

Program

Part 1: Cubist Culottes / Surrealist Shorts (33 min, with show break following)

Fernand Léger: Ballet mécanique

Maya Deren (Майя Дерен): Meshes Of The Afternoon

Part 2: Main Feature

Jean Cocteau: Blood Of A Poet (Le sang d’un poète) 55 min.

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