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Written by B.Stacy
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 On July 9 th and 10 th, 2010, SATORI CIRCUS and Brian and Dave Dambacher are back….AGAIN!! And yes, they are bringing along with them the performance art piece that made them famous last year at at Yale University in New Haven Connecticut and the year before at MeadowBrook/Oakland University…titled, ‘ FUNY AS HELL: a baptism under fire’! (Funy actually pronounced, Funny.) This time SATORI CIRCUS and the Dambacher Brothers, have another opportunity of reinterpreting their very own creation, without slighting the audience who loved the first presentation of ‘Funy As Hell’. Using Dante’s The Divine Comedy as the framework you are guided through a labyrinth of questions, of spirit, of destiny, of hope, of despair, and pure naughtiness: all the same musings. You witness the travels of a man who is lost in a dream between the here and there of Purgatory, Hell and Paradise: the same premise. Combining music, song, costumes, sound & lights, movement, film, cabaret and enlightenment your perception is obscured as to what performance art is, or what it could be…and yes, these are all the same contraptions used to embellish a story. Blurring what is typically thought of as theatre, SATORI CIRCUS and the Dambachers will bring the audience through the subterranean worlds of Purgatory, Hell and Paradise to witness, participate in and analyze the situations that our protagonist, our hero (or anti-hero), manages to become involved with…deliberately or accidentally. |
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Written by R.Rivers
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 Every Summer, the streets of Detroit are filled with activity. From the big festival crowds to the long lines at Belle Isle Park, Detroit summers are always hot. This summer will be even hotter as Tandem Entertainment brings their collective efforts together to present the D'Fest.
Sunday June 27th, from 2pm-midnight, D’Fest, the Indoor / Outdoor Dance Ritual, will draw Detroit House & Techno enthusiasts together for a 10 hour event, showcasing 20 DJs on 2 stages. Inspired by the diversity of the audiences found at the Electronic Music stages during the cities summer festivals, and fueled by the unfortunate cancellation of City Fest's Pure Detroit stage, the producers of D’fest decided to launch this event series to create a year-round platform for audiences of all diversities to gather together.
The city of Detroit has a musical tradition unlike any other city on the planet. Many of the worlds most well known musicians have their roots right here in Detroit. Dance music not only has roots here, but also plays a large role in the culture of the city during the summer months. The organizers of D'Fest have devised a programming format that has a main mission to showcase all of Detroit’s leading House & Techno event production companies. The festival also promises to offer a platform for dance music enthusiasts to unify under one roof on an ongoing basis.
The first D'Fest takes place on Sunday June 27th and the inaugural edition has an all star lineup of international superstars. Many of Detroit's most in-demand performers will be on hand including Anthony "Shake" Shakir, DJ Minx, Norm Talley and DJ Seoul to name a few. Sponsored by Spectacles and doDetroit this festival series will extend throughout the year and is expected to occur every 6 weeks, always on a Sunday. The chosen day of Sunday was purposely selected so Detroit promoters can have time to take a break from their own busy worlds and unify together in the music we lovingly refer to as our House Music church.
Led by a team of people from Tandem Entertainment, with support from U&I Design, the programming of this event series was designed to encourage the unified diversity typically found at Detroit's festivals year round. The coalition has decided to use the TV Bar as the location for this festival series. The TV Bar is a venue that sees a diverse series of event promoters and is the perfect location for D'Fest. With a patio and two indoor rooms on the first floor, plus with another large room on the second floor, the venue has room to grow as the event grows.
Year round, Detroit’s music scene thrives. We take great pride in our city and we shout it from the roofs with our music. With more than 20 House & Techno event producers performing regularly this summer, The D’fest series is offering a platform for the regions top event promotions companies to unify and showcase their lead resident DJs to a neighboring audience.
Ticket prices for the June 27th D'fest event are $10 at the door. Advanced tickets can be purchased for $7 at Spectacles (downtown Detroit) 313-963-6886 and Detroit Threads (Hamtramck) 313-872-1777.
For more information contact Jodie Svagr @ 313.915.1164 or
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Written by B.Stacy
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 Campus Martius Park, “Detroit’s Gathering Place” and award-winning downtown destination, is excited to present its sixth annual “Summer in The Park” series. With its superb landscape, spectacular fountain and the surroundings of the downtown Detroit skyline, Campus Martius Park is a truly unique entertainment venue.
The main attraction and kick-off of this year’s “Summer in The Park,” that will take place on June 25, is the 4th Fridays in the Park concert series. Taking place the fourth Friday of every month between June and August, 4th Fridays in the Park is a day-long celebration with a full line-up of activities including music, movies, and more! 4th Fridays has received summer’s highest “best of events” rating from the Detroit Free Press and boasts national and Detroit music stages that showcase a wide variety of music and entertainers. Each month, the event will highlight a different theme of music and films such as a celebration of Detroit’s award-winning musical talent, classic 80’s rock, and world beat. On June 25, there will be a party in the Park sponsored by the Detroit Music Awards and 94.7 WCSX with the Detroit Music Awards Jam Fest on the Health Plan of Michigan Main Stage, featuring: Detroit Music Award winner for Outstanding Urban/Funk Artist/Group, Brothers Groove; Outstanding Blues/R&B Vocalist recipient Thornetta Davis; Outstanding Acoustic Artist/Group, Jill Jack; and the rockin, funky, blues jam style of Outstanding R&B Artist/Group, the Howling Diablos. “As the Detroit Music Awards is celebrating its upcoming 20th year of awards shows, it is fitting to have the opening session of this year’s Campus Martius Park 4th Fridays in the Park series showcase several past winners of the Detroit Music Awards at its Detroit Music Awards Jam Fest,” said Howard Hertz, President of the Detroit Music Awards. Additional musical acts that will perform at the Park this summer are American rock group Cherry Poppin’ Daddies presented by Marketing Associates on July 23, and rounding out the summer series is the uptempo, reggae-inspiredinternational band Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars on August 27. sounds of Other activities featured during the 2010 4th Fridays in the Park are Lunch Time Arts with Detroit-area musicians and a variety of performances and a Happy Hour DJ Showcase presented by Fusicology on the Detroit People Mover Stage, kicking off in June with Detroit Music Awards award-winning group Detroit Techno Militia, where visitors will be able to take advantage of food and drink specials in the Park. In addition, films will be shown following each 4th Fridays concert, beginning in June with the Best of the Detroit-Windsor International Film Festival, presented by the Detroit Creative Corridor Center and the Wayne County Film Office |
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Written by Ruby Hurliman
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 Thousands will gather June 22-26 in hopes of creating a new world, a better Detroit. Workshops, Demonstrations, Music, Art, Film and Culture converge downtown Detroit
Are you tired of feeling helpless with all of the current social problems in the news? Massive oil spill in the gulf of Mexico! Immigration disputes in Arizona! Detroit plans to bulldoze 10,000 homes and buildings! The United States Social Forum is your opportunity to discuss these topics and be part of positive active change in our city. There will be five days of workshops discussing major issues, demonstrations with thousands of participants, opportunities to attend a wide concert lineup, films created by local and global change makers and so much more. A diverse range of activist are coming together with one common thread "Another World is Possible. Another US is Necessary!"
“The USSF is a big tent for real change,” said Steph Guilloud from Project South (Atlanta). “People from all walks of life will join under the banner of building a more vibrant civil society from the ground up, and creating a world that will be livable for our children and grandchildren.”
The USSF will be a national stage on which global citizens will strategize to produce sustainable social reforms in education, transportation, employment, immigration and environmental issues. The USSF has already registered 20,000 organizers, activists,and artists of all ages, to take actions and generate dramatic change. Detroiters, especially youth, are organized and committed to finding people’s solutions for a wide range of challenges, including media access, sustainable and local food resources, education alternatives, community safety, and immigrant rights. The citizens of this resilient city are working to create a new reality for themselves. Detroit has been hit hard by economic and social crisis, this forum is the perfect place to participate in a positive social gathering of this magnitude.
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