The Motherlodge Live Arts Exchange commences in Louisville March 26 and

culminates with a long weekend of collaborations between New York and

Kentucky-based musicians, actors, photographers, visual artists, and

performers.

Every Spring since 2009, Motherlodge has developed live shows with artists and

organizations who want to approach their work from a new perspective, explore a

new idea or just spend a week in Louisville. Curated by

ex-Louisville-now-Brooklyn drummer/artist Ray Rizzo and guest collaborators

(for 2012 playwright/actor Eric John Meyer), Motherlodge gathers diverse voices

and cultural creatives in cross-disciplinary programs and a community of the

moment. This is the Live Arts Exchange.

Spring Motherlodge 2012 events in Louisville KY will include:

- “Crawling Between Earth and Heaven” Re-imagine Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” as it

might have played out in a rural American town in the 1920′s. Shakespearian

actor, educator, (and former Power Ranger) Jason Narvy will develop his

original idea for this adaptation in Kentucky during the week with playwright

Eric John Meyer, Louisville musician Chris “Roadie” Rodahaffer and actors and

musicians from New York, Louisville and Whitesburg, KY. The premiere of THE

HAMLET PROJECT for Spring Motherlodge will be followed with a remounting in New

York City for Fall Motherlodge later in 2012.  (Friday March 30 and Saturday

March 31st at The Rudyard Kipling) (Information about casting and auditions can

be found at motherlodge.com.)

- Lady Rizo “Unescorted” NYC caburlesque chanteuse Lady Rizo has collaborated

with Moby, Yo Yo Ma, Reggie Watts, Amber Martin and Taylor Mac. Her show

“Ordained” at NYC’s Joe’s Pub was one of the Wall Street Journal’s “Top 10

Shows of 2011.” Lady Rizo returns to Motherlodge to perform a scorching solo

set and host closing night.( Solo show: Saturday March 31st at The Rudyard

Kipling)

- “Obfuscation” is a performance that transforms the back of a 24″ moving truck

into its own unique and intimate venue. Created and performed by The Truck

Project (Jean Ann Douglass and Eric John Meyer), “Obfustication” explores the

crossroads of personal identity and political action, and will play to 16

audience members at a time in different Louisville locations throughout

Motherlodge Week. (* Monday March 26 at Haymarket Whiskey Bar, *Wed. March 28

at Nach Bar in Germantown… other locations to be announced March 1st on

motherlodge.com )

- An “integrated viewing performance” of the NCAA Final Four Semi-Finals is the

best description for a brewing collaboration between Louisville Improvisors

funnyman Chris Anger, Ray Rizzo, J.P. Lebangood, and other Louisville

performance artists and musicians. The game will play on the big screen

accompanied by live scoring and improvised interludes. (Saturday March 31st at

The Rudyard Kipling)

- Jim Gavenus and members of The Ernest Becker Foundation will create an

opportunity to explore the effects of death upon the human condition through an

exhibition of Gavenus’ work photographing people at the moment of their

passing. (Friday and Saturday March 30/31 at The Rudyard Kipling)

- “Remember The Dog,” a new experimental work by New York theater artist

Colleen Sullivan and co-creators Paola Irun and Alex Borinsky will use chance

operation to fuse the physical life of silent film with Chekov’s short story

“The Lady With The Dog”.
 (Friday and Saturday March 30/31 at The Rudyard

Kipling)

- Christopher Layer is a world-acclaimed Uilleann pipist and founder of The New

Harmony Music Festival (taking place in New Harmony, IN this summer). Chris

will perform a set of acoustic music pulling from his original work and Irish

and folk traditions and also participate in an open session with Motherlodge

musicians. (date and location tba)

- Louisville artist and Bellarmine educator Teresa Mills will once again

present a Pop Up Art Gallery installation in collaboration with other Kentucky

artists.(date and location tba)

- Motherlodge Closing Night at Headliners Music Hall will be hosted by Lady

Rizo and feature performances by Corporal (featuring Michael Shannon) and

Steely Danish, Louisville’s spectacular 11-piece Steely Dan tribute band, who

will collaborate with Motherlodge artists on a special closing night set.

(Sunday April 1st at Headliners Music Hall)

Throughout the Spring Motherlodge program, Long Table Discussions, a staged

discussion concept created by performance artist/educator Lois Weaver, will be

held to foster dialogues between Motherlodge’s performers and audience. In

addition, Motherlodge will stream many of the events online on [1]motherlodgetv

through a partnership with Livestream.

For more information, go to motherlodge.com or call Ray or email him at

motherlodge000@gmail.com.