LADIES
& GENTLEMEN, Prepare to be astounded. This is a show
about how artists envision the Apocalypse. The response
has been intense, from South Africa to New Zealand, from
Moscow to China, and we have come up with artists of highest
quality to fill the WAH Center from catacombs to rafters.
Just to name a few, we have two artists in the basement.
One is Disney Borg, the
virtual wizard who will warp you into the next century
of art. He intends not only to enlighten the dark corners
of the basement, but threatens to wrap his light show
around the the outside of the building itself and park
"pollution bubbles" in various places around
the art community. Next, the installation of Peter Caine
will give you goose bumps in "the cask of Amontillado
room." In the former bank director's office, John
Klima allows the viewer to interact in a virtual reality
excursion through the universe, and the infamous Charles
Gatewood, the great photographer of APOCALYPTIC SUBCULTURES
IN AMERICA, will astound and even horrify you. There will
he many, many other artists from every corner of the globe
who will take you to "where no mind has gone before."
Meanwhile, as if fine art alone were not enough to thrill
you, we have brought together for your astonishment and
wonder some of the greatest talent to grace the concept
of Apocalypse. Our feature performer at several of these
Apocalypse events is Ethan Pettit. Ethan is the truly
gifted "character of Williamsburg." He is a
conceptual artist, a Shakespearean actor of some note,
and a comedienne par excellence who will leave you rolling
in the aisles. And at 10pm promptly he will bound to the
stage and "deliver," buck naked as he was born
onto" the millennium (and as he will leave it), his
gift to the millennium, the "Millennial Oratorio."
A 15 minute psychedelic mind slide covering the complete
litany of man's cultural achievements from the poetic
epics of Homer down to our present day. As Ethan says,
this is not a performance, it is a delivery! From this
point on, performance is dead. In the new millennium there
will only be 'deliveries!!!!' Finally the President of
the WAH Center will hand out awards to the artists to
honor their high achievements, capping a day of celebration
of the arts in Williamsburg, the "emerging art capital
of the world." See the listings of other international
and local luminaries circumnavigating the Pettit constellation
from Japan, Poland, Switzerland, etc., and, OF COURSE,
local talent.
EVENTS
October 16 (Sat), 7:30pm, Admission $10
Opening Reception for APOCALYPSE 1999
- Internationally acclaimed poet Robert
Zaller reads DRESDEN ZOO
- Andrea Haenggi and Erika Dankmeyer, from Switzerland
perform the ballet “Al + One in a Room,” uniting
art, dance & technology
- Chris Voise, composer from Poland, premieres a new digital
masterpiece
- Ethan Pettit delivers his 15 minute Millennial Oratorio
covering the complete litany of man’s cultural achievements
from the poetic epics of Homer down to our present day
- Terrance Lindall, President of the WAH Center, announces
awards to the artists
October 16, 17 (Sat & Sun), 12–7pm
Williamsburg Arts &
Culture Festival
October 22, 23 (Fri & Sat), 7:30pm, Admission $10
- Peter Dizozza’s
new play PREPARE
TO MEET YOUR MAKER, a mad romp from here to eternity
and back again!
October 24 (Sun), 3pm, Admission $3
THE WILLIAMSBURG SYMPOSIUM ON THE FUTURE OF MAN. At this
point in time when people are thinking of the future,
and wondering if we can solve the many problems of war,
race, disease & poverty, we bring together a number
of prominent thinkers to discuss the future of man in
the age of high technology and expanding population. The
feature speaker will be Mark Daniel Cohen, a prominent
art critic with a background in philosophy, mathematics
and physics.
October 31 (Sun), 8pm, Admission $10
- HALLOWEEN OF THE APOCALYPSE: HELL’S FANTASIA, a
costume parade with jack-o-lanterns across the Williamsburg
Bridge arriving at the WAH CENTER party!
- WATER DANCE by Shin Kunitomo from Japan,
- MILLENNIAL ORATORIO by Ethan Pettit,
- Storytelling, ventriloquists, music & more!!
November 6 (Sat), 8pm, Admission $5
- The Respectful Prostitute (Jean-Paul Sarte)
by Anasazi Productions
- The MILLENNIAL ORATORIO by Ethan Pettit
- The Sofrito Percussion Group
November 7 (Sun), 7:30pm Admission $5
- Keiji Haino from Japan performance. Plus a solo dance
by Zack Fuller.
November 13 (Sat), 8pm
- Performance TBA
November 14 (Sun), 8pm
APOCALYPSE 1999 Closing Party!!!
SPONSORS
Peter Luger Steak House
Rodney Graphics
Imuno Nuclear Corp.
Art
Visionary Magazine
Flash Productions
Metaphors
The Broadway Diner
Reel Life Video Rentals
Beacon’s Closet
Stroll in Video
two jakes
Uccelli Restorante Italiano
Greenwood Museum
American Numismatic Society
Ugly Luggage
Furniture Charlies
Junk
G & S Designs
Miyako’s Restaurant
Oznot’s Dish
Kasia’s
Cosmo’s
max & roebling
Miss Williamsburg Diner
Futonz
Giando on the Water
30 Min Foto
R Limited Liability
Main Drag Music
Milton & Sally Avery Foundation
Peco Foundation
Fifth Floor Foundation
Circum Arts Foundation
Councilman Ken Fisher
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Fantastic Art Links
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