Thursday, October 24
Calicchia Gallery Studio, 1433 E 33rd St Cleveland
Doors 7:30, Music 8PM
Admission $15
Natacha Diels
Natacha Diels’ work combines choreographed movement, video animation, instrumental practice, and cynical play to create worlds of curiosity and unease. Recent work includes Papillon and the Dancing Cranes, for construction cranes and giant butterfly (2018/2021), a solo project entitled Somewhere Beautiful (2022), and Beautiful Trouble, an ongoing ‘opera’ for string quartet with the JACK quartet. Forthcoming is a solo album (Carrier Records 2024), a new ‘opera’ for Festival Nueva Opera Buenos Aires (2024), and a work for headphoned audience with La Muse en Circuit for Ensemble Contrechamps (2025). With a focus on collage, collaboration, and the ritual of life as art, Natacha’s compositions have been described as “a fairy tale for a fractured world” (Music We Care About) and “the liveliest music of the evening” (LA Review of Books). Natacha is a founding member of the composer/performer collective Ensemble Pamplemousse (est. 2003).
Natacha holds degrees in performance, digital media, and composition from New York University and Columbia University. She is currently an Assistant Professor of composition at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Uno Lady
Christa Ebert performs as Uno Lady, a one-woman ghost choir, singing original compositions crafted primarily with her voice. Her performances also feature experimental video art, showcasing nature footage she captured during various residencies and adventures.
Musician and mixed media artist Christa Ebert performs as Uno Lady, a one-woman choir, and composes songs with her voice, nature sounds, and electronic tools. She constructs sonic worlds with dream-like vocal layers and looping ethereal tones. Also as a video artist, she creates nature-inspired stop-motion music videos to accompany her compositions. Christa has recorded and produced nine releases. Her unique talent has been acknowledged with various awards, including residencies and fellowships with Chulitna Lodge in Alaska, The Ellis-Beauregard Foundation, Foundation House, SPACE’s Urgent Art Fund, Chateau Orquevaux, Creative Workforce Fellow, Akron Soul Train, and Panza Foundation.
https://unolady.com/