Rova:Arts is pleased to announce the continuation of its highly successful series Improv:21, a series of “Informances” on 21st-Century musical improvisation led by master improvisers from the Bay Area and beyond. Hosted by critic and KPFA radio host Derk Richardson.
Improv:21 programs explore the art and practice of improvisation through a shifting (i.e. “improvised”) combination of onstage lecture and dialogue, musical demonstration and performance, and audience question-and-answer forum. Reasonably priced and easily accessible, these two-hour events are designed to inform, inspire, challenge, and enlighten a wide-ranging audience, from professional and amateur musicians to listeners of all backgrounds and levels of experience. Events held earlier this year included guitar legend Fred Frith, L.A.-based guitar pyrotechnician Nels Cline, and the members of San Francisco’s own world-renowned Rova Saxophone Quartet.
On Wednesday September 14, 2005 at 7:30 pm, Improv:21 presents Carla Kihlstedt – LIBERATING LIMITS Carla Kihlstedt, one of the Bay Area’s most creative and prolific musicians, discusses and illustrates her unique working methods of composing through a process combining improvisation and structure. She will discuss pieces she has composed for her band Two Foot Yard, as well as about special studio projects and about the influence of the visual arts, particularly collage, on her work.
Cost: $10-15