Roulette Presents: Spectropia w/ Toni Dove, R. Luke Debois, Debbie Harry, Elliott Sharp & The 31 Band May 4 & 5

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Contact: Lucy@roulette.org

Roulette Presents

MIXOLOGY: Toni Dove

2 nights of

Spectropia

Feat: Toni Dove, R. Luke Debois, Debbie Harry, Elliott Sharp & The 31 Band

                                                                                    May 4 & May 5, 8pm

"an interactive film as immersive for its real-time performers as it is for the audience "

- Wall Street Journal

What:  MIXOLOGY: Toni Dove, Spectropia
When: Friday, May 4 & Saturday, May 5, 8pm
Where: Roulette, 509 Atlantic Ave Brooklyn, 2/3/4/5/A/C/G/D/M/N/R/B/Q trains & the LIRR
Cost: $20/15
Info: www.roulette.org / 917.267.0368

Brooklyn, NY: Roulette presents 2 nights of Toni Dove's Spectropia, a  sci-fi hybrid live-mix cinema event featuring time travel, telepathy, and elements of film noir in a drama set in England, 2099 and in New York City, 1931, following the Great Crash. Featuring live performances by Toni Dove, R. Luke Debois, Elliott Sharp and The 31 Band with a performance by special guest Debbie Harry singing  "This Time That Place".  

Over 2 nights, Roulette will present radically different aspects of Spectropia. Friday, May 4, will feature a scratchable movie performed by Toni Dove and project software designer R. Luke DeBois complete with video DJs playing a movie instrument, Saturday, May 5 will feature Elliott Sharp and the '31 Band performing "Spectropia Suite" with vocals by Debbie Harry. The musicians of The '31 Band have extensive experience in many realms of music and have worked with Sharp on many projects, from the various Western traditions of jazz and classical music to the farthest reaches of contemporary music, free jazz, and improvisation. For this performance, the group will feature: Briggan Kraus - alto saxophone; Nate Woolley - trumpet; Art Baron; Curtis Fowlkes & Steve Swell - trombones; Anthony Coleman - piano; David Hofstra - string bass; and Don McKenzie - drums.

Created and performed by Toni Dove and software designer R. Luke Debois, Spectropia presents live performers who orchestrate onscreen characters through a mix of film, performance, and a system of motion sensing that serves as a cinematic instrument, creating a narrative form that is part video game, part feature film, and part VJ mashing. The audience sees through characters eyes, hears their interior thoughts, and virtual characters break the wall speaking live to the audience.

Spectropia features a collection of notable performers across multiple genres. The film's cast features actress Aleksa Palladino (Boardwalk Empire, Sidney Lumet's Before the Devil Knows You're Dead and Find Me Guilty) as Spectropia and Helen Pickett (recently with the Forsythe Ballet of Frankfurt and The Wooster Group) as Sally. Highly-acclaimed multi-instrumentalist Elliott Sharp composed the original score which features pop icon Debbie Harry  providing vocals on the song "This Time, That Place." Award winning artist Perry Hoberman contributed to the set design for Spectropia's studio with an interactive installation of used computer equipment. R. Luke DeBois, artist and co-author of the Jitter software suite for real time manipulation of matrix data designed the project's proprietary software.

About Roulette
Roulette – one of New York City's premiere venues for experimental music for over 33 years - has reopened bigger and better than ever. Located in a newly renovated 1920s Art Deco concert hall in Downtown Brooklyn, the new Roulette features two levels of seating for up to 400 people (600 standing), an expanded multi-channel sound system, projection screen for film and multi-media events, state-of-the-art lighting system, modular stage, and a specially designed floor to accommodate dance. Teamed with bold new programming, the new Roulette promises to be one of the most exciting places in New York City - if not the country - to experience adventurous music and art.

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