The guests go in to supper: SMO’s “Sweet 16” Avant-Garde Prom
Join us for a Sweet Sixteen Prom, inspired by the avant-garde spirit of The guests go in to supper.
The guests go in to supper (1986) is a seminal work featuring text scores and ideas from luminaries of the late 20th-century American Avant-Garde: John Cage, Laurie Anderson, Yoko Ono, Charles Amirkhanian, and Robert Ashley. The two-night interactive and multi-disciplinary program takes place May 1 & 2 at the Whim W’Him Contemporary Dance Center. Each composer included in the original collection is featured through score exploration, video, or performance. The focal work of this anniversary celebration is Cage’s Mushrooms et variationes.
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Saturday, May 2: 1986 Avant-Garde Prom
On Saturday night, the supper party turns into a prom. Inspired by The guests go in to supper and the spirit of 1986, this fundraiser is part party, part performance, part time warp. Expect bites and beverages, a sneak peek at next season, musical presentations, a wallflower room with games, and, of course, a dance floor. Come dressed for the occasion, however you define it. Weird, wonderful, formal, awkward, glamorous, conceptual, prom-adjacent. All are welcome.
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