Auditory After Hours series to begin with Son Lux
North Adams — MASS MoCA will inaugurate its Auditory After Hours series Saturday, Nov. 14, at 7 p.m. with Son Lux.
Auditory After Hours will consist of of in-gallery listening experiences curated by musicians including Son Lux, clipping., Sylvan Esso and Kaki King. Featuring music that ranges from brand-new to deep cuts to never-before-released tracks from the archive, visitors will wander the museum’s spaces after hours — headphones on, smartphones in hand — to engage with the art in an all-new way. Genreless trio Son Lux will kick off the series with a sneak peek of their upcoming release “Tomorrows II,” the second in an unfolding three-part album that Auditory After Hours participants will hear in MASS MoCA’s galleries a month before it drops.
Tickets are $30 for adults, $10 for members and $18 for youth ages 6-16. Ticketholders are asked to bring their own smartphones or other Wi-Fi-enabled listening devices and headphones in order to access the music. For tickets and more information, see the Berkshire Edge calendar, or contact MASS MoCA at (413) 662-2111 or info@massmoca.org.
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Berkshire Museum to host virtual Q&A with ‘Entangled’ director
Pittsfield — As part of the Berkshire Earth Expo, Berkshire Museum will host a virtual question-and-answer session with director David Abel Saturday, Nov. 14, at 7 p.m. The discussion follows an opportunity for viewers at home to stream Abel’s feature-length documentary “Entangled” between the hours of noon and 7 p.m.
Made with the support of the Pulitzer Center, the LEF Foundation and the Boston Globe, “Entangled” examines the battle to save the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale from extinction. Forced to leave their traditional feeding grounds due to climate change, the whales are increasingly falling victim to the millions of lobster lines off the coast of New England and Atlantic Canada.
Abel is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who covers fisheries and environmental issues for the Boston Globe. Abel’s work has also won an Edward R. Murrow Award, the Ernie Pyle Award from the Scripps Howard Foundation and the Sigma Delta Chi Award for Feature Reporting. He co-directed and produced “Sacred Cod,” a film about the collapse of the iconic cod fishery in New England, which was broadcast by the Discovery Channel in 2017. His film “Lobster War” won the 2018 award for Best New England Film at the Mystic Film Festival and was runner-up for the Grand Prize for Best Feature Film at the 2018 International Maritime Film Festival. Abel is the director, producer, writer, and director of photography for “Entangled.”
Tickets are $15 for the general public and $10 for Berkshire Museum members. For tickets and more information, see the Berkshire Edge calendar, or contact Berkshire Museum at (413) 443-7171 or info@berkshiremuseum.org.
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Ancram Opera House to offer virtual production of ‘Aunt Leaf’
Ancram, N.Y. — The Ancram Opera House will present “Aunt Leaf,” a ghost story inspired by American and Mexican folklore and a Mary Oliver poem, for four virtual performances Saturday, Nov. 14, through Sunday, Nov. 22. Suitable for ages 9 to 90, “Aunt Leaf” features Mexican artist Indira Pensado as Storyteller, mixing English with Spanish to tell a spine-tingling tale that asks audiences to decide what is real, and what is not. “Aunt Leaf” is directed by Ancram Opera House co-artistic director Jeffrey Mousseau.
It’s 1910 and 11-year-old Annabelle and her lonely great-aunt Leaf have developed a secret ritual of storytelling. Each night the old woman sends the child into the woods to look for her husband and each night the girl brings back stories — made-up “proof” of her deceased uncle — to cheer up the old woman. “Aunt Leaf” was originally created and developed by Barbara Wiechmann and Mousseau as part of the HERE Artist Residency Program in New York City and premiered at HERE Arts Center in 2010.
Performer, director and teacher Pensado is based in Mexico City where she founded Medula Teatro and Los 4 Gatos. She has performed in Peru, Argentina, Denmark, Sweden and the U.S. She teaches at the National School of Theater in Mexico City, the Intercultural Theatre Institute in Singapore, is a member of the Voice and Speech Trainers Association, and has been a Linklater Voice designated teacher since 2012.
The performances are free but reservations are required. For more information or to make reservations, see the Berkshire Edge calendar or contact the Ancram Opera House at (518) 329-0114 or info@ancramoperahouse.org.
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