12 Minutes Max is a monthly showcase of short works and works-in-progress by local artists in many disciplines.
12 Minutes Max is a year-round monthly performance series featuring short works by local artists in many disciplines. One Sunday a month, we present three original pieces in a varied mix, chosen from music, dance, film, writing, theater, performance art, and the like—each 12 minutes or less. The whole event is short and sweet, taking about an hour.
After each month's performances, coffee and cookies are served — a time for conversation and feedback.
NOVEMBER 18 PERFORMANCES
It Foot It Ears (Jason Rabb and Nick Foster) will perform a short set of pieces. They are a chamber/garage music duo using electric guitar, voice, and percussion to create intricate studies in rhythm and texture. Their music plays against the expectations of the humdrum instrumentation of electric guitar and drums — while also celebrating its history. They’ve developed performance practices that embrace microtonality, isorhythm and polyrhythm, extended techniques, prepared and found instruments, and punk rock. It Foot It Ears has been described as both delicate and visceral.
Cinematographer Marty Buhler will screen his video Red Chair, which he says "explores the ever widening chasm of 'We the People' — The division of power fueled by the countries wealthiest and greediest — A divide hidden behind a tall tale of equality, freedom, and America." Marty directed the piece; Angela Rosales Challis was director of photography; and the cast includes Marty Buhler, Bayley Smallwood, Nicholas Gibas, and Natalie Border. Buhler specializes in dance related video. He received his BFA in Modern Dance from the University of Utah. His short films have been awarded and screened worldwide including: Finland, Greece, Mexico, Chile, San-Francisco, Ireland, New York, Brazil, Argentina, and Scotland. Now living in New York, Marty will join us for our Q&A via Skype.
Dance artist Dat Nguyen will present an excerpt from his new duet titled Will The Sheep Come to Be Cleaned. This piece is choreographed and performed in collaboration with Nora Lang. Dat explains "Using 'touch-and-go" as a composition tool, the duet reflects on our desire to connect but also reveals our struggle of doing so as we only surf on the surface of our personality. The seascape provides a vastness for us to look back on our journey, allows us to tune into ourselves — a solitary that is neither lonely nor fulfilling. As we reconcile with our inability to connect and let go of our desire, we find solace in each other and in our imperfections, accepting that we will always grapple with the pain of belonging and yet wanting to belong." Dat is a local dancer, choreographer, photographer, filmmaker, and visual artist.
This program is modeled after 12 Minutes Max, a performance laboratory originated by On the Boards in Seattle.
AGE GROUP: | Teens | All Ages | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Performances & Presentations | Music | Arts & Creativity |
NOTE: The Main Library's Rooftop Terrace is closed for renovations.
Salt Lake City's Main Library, designed by internationally-acclaimed architect Moshe Safdie in conjunction with VCBO Architecture, opened in February 2003 and remains one of the most architecturally unique structures in Utah. This striking 240,000 square-foot structure houses more than 500,000 books and other materials, yet serves as more than just a repository of books and computers. It reflects and engages the city's imagination and aspirations. The structure embraces a public plaza, with shops and services at ground level, reading galleries above, and a 300-seat auditorium.
A multi-level reading area along the Glass Lens at the southern facade of the building looks out onto the plaza with stunning views of the city and Wasatch Mountains beyond. Spiraling fireplaces on four floors resemble a column of flame from the vantage of 200 East and 400 South. The Urban Room between the Library and the Crescent Wall is a space for all seasons, generously endowed with daylight and open to magnificent views.
