Danielle Spencer (a BoingBoing pal who works with David Byrne, among other things) points us to a new art project from The Builder's Association debuting in LA this week. It's "a techie sort of production about globalism and outsourcing in Bangalore," says Danielle, adding "The performances of ALLADEEN will be at REDCAT (the new LA Philharmonic Gehry space) on March 3-7. There is more information about the specific show here. Other sites which may be of interest: www.alladeen.com, and The Builder's Association." Here's a snip from the project summary:
The Alladeen project encompasses three collaborative works: this web project, www.alladeen.com (directed by Ali Zaidi); a cross-media stage performance (directed by Marianne Weems); and a music video (directed by Ali Zaidi), featuring music by Shrikanth Sriram (Shri) and video by Peter Norrman. Although distinct, these three works have been created in tandem, drawing on a common pool of imagery and information, with material from each interwoven into the others. [The show] explores how we all function as "global souls" caught up in circuits of technology, how our voices and images travel from one culture to another, and the ways in which these cultures continually reinterpret each other's signs and stories.
