“From Ark to Microchip” will be airing at 7pm on the 5th Thursdays of the month beginning July 31, 2021., as a part of the Thursday Night Special.
The Past from Future Perspectives. The provocative “From Ark to Microchip” series mixes commentary, dramatic re-enactment, original music, historic voices, audio art and sound effects in a pan-historical, pan-cultural milieu.
Featured Ark luminaries—
- Charles Darwin, Philip K. Dick, Marcel Duchamp, Max Ernst, Diamanda Galas, Elvis Presley, Mary Shelley, Erik Satie, Sun Ra, Emanuel Swedenborg, Harry S. Truman, Orson Welles, among others
Featured Ark performers—
- Thomas Aber, Tony Allard, Liz Amsbry, Cliff Baldwin, Black Crack Revue, Hafiza Capehart, Don Cherry, Patrick Clancy, William Easton, Betse Ellis, Rich Fish, Rhondda Francis, Rodney Franks, Chuck Haddix, Michael Henry, Ed Herrmann, Kristin Miltner, Charlie Morrow, newEar, Bruce Prince-Joseph, Warren Rosser, Yoshiko Sato, Joey Skidmore, Raymond Starzmann, Gerald Trimble, Jeffrey Ruckman, Ellen Zweig, among others
October 28, 2020 Arts & Culture
OCTOBER 28, 2020 Frankenstein Revealed
Scholars and an artist from diverse fields gather for contemporary views of Frankenstein, the first science fiction novel, written by Mary Shelley while in her teens. Tonight’s program focuses on gender, race and sex role subversion in the novel and James Whale’s Bride of Frankenstein.
Read MoreOctober 21, 2020 Arts & Culture
OCTOBER 21, 2020 Postmodern Prometheus
"…disembodied voices intoned excerpts from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein …a whole crew of assistants produced sound effects‐‐ the effect was perfect...a real ear‐cleanser.."
‐‐ Kansas City Star
Read MoreOctober 14, 2020 Arts & Culture
OCTOBER 17, 2020 The Last Broadcast
Written & directed by Tony Brewer for the National Audio Theater Festivals. An original tale of zombies, radio, zombies and more! Winner HEAR NOW Best of Fest Award 2016.
Read MoreOctober 7, 2020 Arts & Culture
OCTOBER 7, 2020 Big Scary Momo Show
Cryptozoological roundup featuring Sasquatches, Burmese Monkey Men, and a “blue” Momo (Missouri Monster)—with legendary rocker Joey Skidmore, & Star Trek composer Michael Henry.
Read MoreSeptember 30, 2020 Arts & Culture
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 Slippages
“…a musical interpretation of Kansas City Art Institute faculty member Warren Rosser’s large-scale paintings...orchestrated for clarinet, bass clarinet and a pair of ‘zwooms.’ These contraptions allow for a sweeping disbursement of sound. Frizzell and Aber circled the microphones at the center of the cathedral, emitting a wide swath of primal sound in a series of register-hopping trills.”
--Robert Eisele, The Kansas City Star
Read MoreSeptember 23, 2020 Arts & Culture
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020 Scrat
“A joyous celebration of the pagan roots of man, reinterpreted through the prism of modern technology…”
—Ed Pinsent, The Sound Projector (UK)
Read MoreSeptember 16, 2020 Arts & Culture
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020 Three Ghosts: Erik, Marcel and John
John Cage, in his own stand‐up comic performance recorded in Lawrence, Kansas in 1980, conjures the ghosts of Erik Satie, Marcel Duchamp and himself. Dr. Andrew Granade tightens the screws inside a prepared piano.
Read MoreSeptember 9, 2020 Arts & Culture
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020 John Cage 2nd Century
The Ark playfully eavesdrops on the chance-taking excursions of six present-day dream-questers in the Cagean tradition of the unexpected and indeterminate—Pat Clancy, Ellen Zweig, Cliff Baldwin, Jeffrey Ruckman, Ed Herrmann & Dwight Frizzell.
Read MoreSeptember 2, 2020 Arts & Culture
SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 Indeterminate Moments with John Cage
The life of John Cage produced in the style of his radio work, complete with bifurcating timeline.
Read MoreAugust 26, 2020 Arts & Culture
AUGUST 26, 2020 Parker’s Planet 3
Featuring the voices of Joey Skidmore (director Kiki meets the Vampires), Margaret LaPique (LA’s KJLH-FM), Jay Mandeville, and Rodney Franks (Denver jazz radio host).
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