Dialog:City
When: Aug. 21-29, 2008
Where: Various Venues throughout Denver
More Info: www.dialogcity.org
Democracy is all about dialogue -- getting your voice heard and being exposed to new ideas. To that end, Dialog:City is an arts and cultural event, taking place during the Denver Democratic National Convention (Aug. 21-29) that will spark a citywide conversation by inviting internationally renowned artists and designers to create participatory, interactive, and dialogical site-specific works in neighborhoods across the city of Denver. An initiative of the Denver Office of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the Democratic National Convention Local Host Committee, Dialog: City has attracted a number of world-renowned artists, including Ann Hamilton, DJ Spooky, Sharon Hayes and Spurse Collective. What should you expect? The unexpected! Music, sculpture, performance art ecology, dance, architecture and more -- it's all part of the dialogue!
Here’s a look at a few of the big events!
Things will kick off with an opening reception at the Robischon Gallery on Aug. 21 from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. More than 16 artists will be featured in a mind-expanding group exhibition.
Folllowing the opening reception, check out "The Karaoke Convention '08," at the Supreme Court, from 8 p.m.-11 p.m. This event is by Daniel Peltz, who has transcribed public addresses by presidential candidates in the 2008 election into a karaoke format.
On Aug. 22nd, enjoy Krzysztof Wodiczko’s "The Veteran Vehicle Project" at 14th and Grant Street from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. A collaboration with Denver's Road Home, Wodiczko project will engage Denver veterans and their experiences to create a public conversation on the trauma of war.
"Air Forrest" in City Park on Aug. 24 between 9 a.m. and 6p.m is the launch of a two-day Yoga Health Festival with workshops, events and presentations for families takes place under Minsuk Cho's architectural pavilion. Cho's architectural Pavilion for Public Discourse will be installed in City Park. This pneumatic structure will levitate, creating a sculptural canopy. Events, symposiums and parties will assemble at this new model for a public square. Open for tours Aug. 25-29.
"Partly Sunny: Designs to Change the Forecast," at the Denver Pavilions. Aug. 24, 11 a.m-4 p.m. is Charlie Cannon and the Rhode Island School of Design Innovation Studio’s contribution to Dialog:City. It will present visual designs in the categories of buildings, food, energy, "greening" cities, water and transportation. Focusing on what actions can be taken now, Partly Sunny: Designs to Change the Forecast includes collaboration with GreenPrint Denver, the Dirt Café Project, Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design and Green Order. Open for tours Aug. 25-29, 10am-6pm.
D.J. Spooky, a.k.a. Paul Miller, will perform "Terra Nova: The Antarctic Suite" at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House on Aug. 24 at 8 p.m. In keeping with the Convention's green theme, his work is a multimedia experience that samples from his recordings of the sights and sounds of ice breaking and melting in Antarctica.
The "Green Constitutional Congress Symposium," will take place at the Buell Theater, Aug. 25, 6-8 p.m. Led by Bruce Mau and produced by Rhode Island School of Design and University of Colorado-Denver, the symposium will cover a wide array of green topics
"The Bubble D at Air Forest," City Park. Aug. 28, 7:30-11 p.m. is a celebration party presented by Denver Magazine featuring musical guest Hazel Miller and top chefs from Denver's restaurants (a $95 donation per person for this event).
Find out much more about Dialog:City at www.dialogcity.org.
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