Conceived and curated by Kurt Gottschalk and Tamara Yadao, TXT FST is a series of multiple artist performance/workshops aimed at fostering the development of performative text works, TXT FST provides an opportunity for writer musician artists and/or writers, musicians and artists to find ways to approach the use of the written word (or non-written, or non-word) in performance.

These performances are not necessarily about poetry or song, (though we're not trying to start a debate about terms either), but they are about the notion of "text". Riffing on how we comprehend the use of speech, writing and the functionality of words in general, TXT FST aims to express the mutability of language within conundrums it may fall prey to.

Admission by Donation

TXT FST beta - November 9 - 730pm

Aki Onda - voices on tape
Dust - Marie Evelyn (voice) and Kurt Gottschalk (tenor banjo) perform works from Cage, Braille and Restriction Enzyme Maps
Richard Kamerman & Paul Haney - mixing boards and cassette mangling emulate suprematist sound poetry. found text and transmission interference: extended variations on a failure of memory
Metis Workshop

TXT FST charlie - November 16 - 7:30pm

Aaron Siegel - Kitty Hawk (Brother's Tears)
Tom Swirly / Robert Hardin
MPLD
Jay Rosen (trombone)
Metis Workshop

TXT FST delta - November 23 - 7:30pm

Bonnie Jones
rahrahree! (Kurt Gottschalk / Tamara Yadao)
Radio Ruido
Tamara Yadao (solo)
Metis Workshop

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