Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) will host a two month
animation festival. These are the scheduled events.
Saturday, July 10, 5 pm. John Canemaker will show and talk about a century
of animation. The event is free.
Saturday, July 10, 8 pm. "The Birth of Walt Disney Pictures' DINOSAUR"
presents a behind the scenes look at the work-in-progress.
Thursday, July 15, 8 pm. "The Making of MONSTERS OF GRACE" with Jeff
Kleiser and Diana Walczak will explore the challenges of their
collaboration with Robert Wilson and Phillip Glass.
Wendy Jackson wrote about MONSTERS OF GRACE in the May 1998 issue of
Animation World Magazine .
In addition, you can read an interview with Jeff and Diana in the May 1999
issue of
Animation World Magazine .
Saturday, July 17, 8 pm. MONSTERS OF GRACE, the new digital 3D opera by
Robert Wilson and Philip Glass, with animation by The Kleiser-Walczak
Construction Company, will be shown with the score performed live by the
Philip Glass ensemble.
Saturday, July 31, 5 pm. The Center presents the opportunity to meet the
artists behind GHOSTCATCHING, an art installation in which new
motion-capture technology multiplies the body of dancer Bill T. Jones. This
event is free.
Sunday, August 1, 8:30 pm. The Center will screen THE IRON GIANT prior to
its release.
Read Brad Bird's article
"Director and After Effects: Storyboarding
Innovations on THE IRON GIANT" in the November 1998 issue of Animation
World Magazine.
Saturday, August 7, 8:00 pm. Barry Purves will share his films and stories.
You can read Barry's complete production diary, chronicling the making of
"Gilbert and Sullivan - The Very Models" starting in the June issue of
Animation World Magazine .
Saturday, August 21, 8:00 pm. South African animator William Kentridge
presents and talks about the elemental animation techniques he uses to
chronicle post-apartheid turmoil in his homeland.
You can read Philippe Moins' article
"William Kentridge: Quite the Opposite
of Cartoons" in the October 1998 issue of Animation World Magazine.
Thursday, August 22, 1:00 pm. William Kentridge and artists from MASS
MoCA's Billboard exhibit will gather for a brunch and discussion of their
inspirations and methods. This event is free with admission to the museum.
MASS MoCA is located at 87 Marshall St. North Adams, Massachusetts, USA.
For more information, including ticket prices, call MASS MoCA at (413)
662-2111; or visit
www.massmoca.org .
