Dr. William Moritz, noted authority on experimental animation and visual
music, will introduce a selection of 16mm and 35mm films from The
iotaCenter's collection of experimental and abstract films. The program
includes: a hand-painted film record from 1903 of a dance by visual music
artist, Loïe Fuller, the darling of Paris' Folies Bergère, a film record of
Charles Dockum performing live on the visual music instrument he invented
in 1939, the Dockum Mobilcolor Projector, HIGH VOLTAGE by James Whitney and
ALLURES by Jordan Belson, a rare presentation in 35mm of Oskar Fischinger's
tour de force from 1937, OPTICAL POEM, IN THE NIGHT by Walther Ruttman,
FURIES by Sara Petty, FILM #11 by Harry Smith, COME CLOSER by Hy Hirsh,
FREE RADICALS by Len Lye, CELERY STALKS AT MIDNIGHT by John Whitney, Sr.,
STARS AND STRIPES by Norman McLaren, SILENCE by Jules Engel, 3/78 by Larry
Cuba, BEETHOVEN MACHINERY by David Brody, IMPRESSIONS IN THE UPPER
ATMOSPHERE by José Antonio Sistiaga, ALGORITHM by Bärbel Neubauer, BUBBLES
by Karel Dodal, and STUDY # 6 by Oskar Fischinger. The program takes place
on Saturday, August 14, 11 am in Santa Monica, California, USA at the
Laemmle Theatre, Monica 4-Plex, 1332 2nd Street. Admission is free, but
reservations are required. E-mail or call The iotaCenter with your name and
the number of seats you need. E-mail:
info@iotacenter.org or call (310)
842 8704.
