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JACK WALLS:
An Evening of Spoken Word
September 30 and October 1, 2016
Event at Second Ward
The writer's internal dialogue concerning his Past, the Now, and the Future.
All laid bare in surreal flights of poetic thought through question presented to Jack in audio by Lizzi Bougatsos during an evening of experimental theater.
Including an excerpted reading from:
The Ebony Prick of the White Rose's Thorn.
Directed by James Rasin.
Photo: JD Urban
Zs / Arto Lindsay / Brian Degraw / Glausses
September 26, 2015
Event at Second Ward
Tanisha Christie / bathtub: iteration #4
June 1-17, 2018
Event at Second Ward
bathtub is an iterative multimedia performance installation event of radical intimacy and surrender by inviting an audience to experience a bath with a Black woman.
In this iteration the audience will view the installation in process with her collaborator JD Urban. Second Ward’s laboratory environment provides time for the artist to explore ritual and shrine making.
Performances were held:
June 1 (previews), 2 (previews), 3 (opening)
June 8, 9 ,10, 16, 17
- All performances at 7:30pm with sun setting
- 8-10 seats only for each participatory performance.
“ROUGH CUT”
September 2, 2018
a video screening from the Jungle Red Archives
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition "Francine Hunter McGivern: Episodic Memory (1977 – present)" at Hudson Hall
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“About Kazuo Ohno- Reliving the Butoh Diva’s Masterpieces”: Takao Kawaguchi
September 24, 2016
Event at Second Ward
"It suddenly popped into my head, I want to become Kazuo Ohno." - Takao Kawaguchi
In this stunning work of artistic homage, Takao Kawaguchi re-creates the iconic work of Kazuo Ohno, the founding father of butoh, a form of contemporary dance characterized by extreme images created in response to the horrors of the second world war. As Kawaguchi performs on stage, Ohno merges, surfaces, and recedes with each scene, resulting in a powerful duet between Kawaguchi and an illusory image of Kazuo Ohno. The result is a completely new work of art, where the copy becomes the original. Kawaguchi’s powerful evening-length performance celebrated the 110th anniversary of Ohno’s birth—he passed away in 2010 at the age of 103.
Takao Kawaguchi gave a free public talk on the work of Kazuo Ohno on Friday, September 23, 2016 at 7pm at the Inn at Hudson (317 Allen St, Hudson, NY 12534). The event was followed by a reception with the artist.
Bonnie Baxter performing at Basilica Hudson
Walrus / Carinae
October 1, 2017
Event at Second Ward
Walrus comes to Hudson, New York by way of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Their musical genre has been described as neo-psychedelic pop with sounds and textures as weird as possible. The latest LP from Walrus, Family Hangover has been described as ".. a dreamy mix of The Vines and Jefferson Airplane, like Joy Division had sent back a decade earlier to reinvent the sixties by masquerading as The Byrds." (The East).
Walrus was joined by the psychedelic rock sounds of the band Carinae from Western Massachusetts. Performing "lush compositions paired with poetic heady lyrics combine to create a sonic embro that envelopes the audience."
© 1983 Gilles Larrain
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BREAKING THE FRAME
July 16-30, 2016
Event at Second Ward
Second Ward Foundation and Carolee Schneemann Foundation present
BREAKING THE FRAME featuring Carolee Schneemann, a film by Marielle Nitoslawska.
Brian Degraw performance installation at Second Ward
“Ornament Body”
September 13 - 16, 2018
Sounds, video, sculpture and installation work from Trouble's dozen years of practice.
Performance by King Abdullah with DJ Set by Uncle Rudy
Sound Scapecpace After-Party
Performances by Dreamcrusher, Zs. King VisionUltra, DJ Set by Miho Hatori
Presented in conjunction with the Basilica Hudson during Scoundscape Weekend.
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Alex Turnquist performing at Second Ward
440 Hz
September 13, 2015
Event at Second Ward
Designed by Jess Puglisi
Record and media fair in Second Ward's auditorium
WGXC RECORD & MEDIA FAIR
October 11, 2014
Event at Second Ward
C. Lavender performing at Basilica Hudson
Performance of Book of Five Rings at Second Ward
JOHN ESPOSITO & A BOOK OF FIVE RINGS FEATURING VIDEO ARTIST LAURA STEELE
October 4-5, 2013
Event at Second Ward
JD SAMSON & MEN W/ THE SUZAN PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS
December 6th, 2013
Event at Second Ward
440 HZ
September 14, 2014
Event at Second Ward
William Basinski performing at Second Ward
Joey Arias performing on stage at Second Ward
Graphic designed by Vincent Gagliostro, director and co-writer of "After Louie"
AFTER LOUIE
August 23, 2015
Event at Second Ward
24-HOUR DRONE: EXPERIMENTS IN SOUND AND MUSIC
April 25-26, 2015
Event at Basilica Hudson
Video Screening curated by Second Ward Foundation
24-HOUR DRONE: EXPERIMENTS IN SOUND AND MUSIC
April 23-24, 2016
Event at Basilica Hudson
Video Screening curated by Second Ward Foundation
ETHEL performs Circus!
August 19, 2016
Event at Second Ward
Second Ward Foundation and Hudson Opera House present ETHEL,
a modern string quartet performs an original work inspired by the Ringling
Museum's incredible archive of circus media.
Work by Christian Marclay was also on display in two of our gallery spaces.
There was a screening of Telephones (1995), alongside photography works
and selected works from the Body Mix series
JD Samson & Men performing at Second Ward
An Evening with Carolee Schneemann
May 19, 2018
Event at Second Ward
Carolee Schneemann returned to Hudson to present a screening of several of her seminal short films.
Carolee's ground breaking films challenge the viewer on many levels addressing issues of the body, sexuality and gender. A short question and answer period will follow the screening.
The evening ended with a cocktail reception with a long overdue celebration for Carolee's award of the 2017 Golden Lion Achievement at the Venice Biennale.