MindStorm is a multi-media experience by Thomas Ferrella and Aaron
Granat intended to be showcased in a planetarium setting. Both the
visuals and music are performed live and have an integral spontaneous
connection. The visuals performed by Granat are sourced from footage
Ferrella has shot and cataloged over the past 20 years. Ferrella’s
interest lies in documenting repetitive motion he observes in everyday
encounters. With this vast archive encompassing Ferrella's unique
visual perspective, Granat uses the footage as the raw materials for a
dynamic visual collage that is organically composed in conversation
with the accompanying music. Granat uses moving images to
defamiliarize ordinary phenomena to discover the underlying shapes,
tonalities and rhythms that unify all perception. The live performance
of video material aspires to dissolve the boundaries delineating
motion picture media, music and visual art. Music is from a group that
Ferrella has co-led with Kevin Schaefer for the past 25 years. The
music is described as improvisational soundscapes and the current band
incarnation includes Ed Ahrens [sax, guitar], Kevin Schaefer [keys,
electronics, percussion], Nick Orlowski [guitar, electronics], Phil
Redman [bass, electronics], Steve Tyska [trumpet, violin] and Thomas
Ferrella [percussion, trumpet, field recordings]. General Admission -
$15.00 Student - $10.00
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