steve roden
allan kaprow's 18 happenings in 6 parts
april 22-26, 2007
performances at los angeles contemporary exhibitions (LACE), in conjunction with MOCA's allan kaprow life as art exhibition.
in early 2008, i was invited by LACE's carol stakenas and MOCA to direct a reconstruction/reinvention of allan kaprow's seminal work, 18 happenings in 6 parts. working closely with the getty archives and the kaprow estate, we created a work that attempted to honor kaprow's intentions without trying to recreate a historical moment. along with myself, the cast and creative team included: Rae Shao-Lan Blum, Michael Ned Holte, Simone Forti, Steve Irvin, Flora Wiegmann. the set was designed by Stephanie Smith. artwork/objects for the set were created by Elonda Billera and Skylar Haskard. painters and special guest performers included: Roy Dowell, Renee Petropoulos, Justin Lowman, Elizabeth Leister, Fran Siegel, Brad Eberhard, Mark Dutcher, Doug Harvey, Steve DeGroodt, David McDonald, Paul McCarthy, Vaughn Rachel, Corel Kaprow, Carol Stakenas, and Martin Kersels .
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allan kaprow's 18 happenings in 6 parts
april 22-26, 2007
performances at los angeles contemporary exhibitions (LACE), in conjunction with MOCA's allan kaprow life as art exhibition.
in early 2008, i was invited by LACE's carol stakenas and MOCA to direct a reconstruction/reinvention of allan kaprow's seminal work, 18 happenings in 6 parts. working closely with the getty archives and the kaprow estate, we created a work that attempted to honor kaprow's intentions without trying to recreate a historical moment. along with myself, the cast and creative team included: Rae Shao-Lan Blum, Michael Ned Holte, Simone Forti, Steve Irvin, Flora Wiegmann. the set was designed by Stephanie Smith. artwork/objects for the set were created by Elonda Billera and Skylar Haskard. painters and special guest performers included: Roy Dowell, Renee Petropoulos, Justin Lowman, Elizabeth Leister, Fran Siegel, Brad Eberhard, Mark Dutcher, Doug Harvey, Steve DeGroodt, David McDonald, Paul McCarthy, Vaughn Rachel, Corel Kaprow, Carol Stakenas, and Martin Kersels .
more notes, photos and info to come...
click here to read my program notes
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