Endless Shout: George Lewis

As part of the Institute of Contemporary Art's ongoing interdisciplinary project Endless Shout, acclaimed musician, composer, and scholar George Lewis presents a series of performances and discussions.

Endless Shout is a multi-artist project examining the role of performance in museum spaces. Over the course of six months, six artists—designer Raul de Nieves, dancer Danielle Goldman, choreographer taisha paggett, composer George Lewis, poet Fred Moten, and artist collective The Otolith Group—will collaborate on an experimental series of dance, music, poetry, multi-media installations, and interactive programs. The project will address questions about how, why, and where performance can occur, and whose voices are represented within cultural spaces.

See below for a schedule of related events:

Miya Masaoka: *A Line Becomes a Circle
September 22 at 8 p.m.
*Institute of Contemporary Art
Musician, composer, and installation artist Miya Masaoka performs A Line Becomes a Circle, an excerpt from a chamber opera based on the Japanese haikus of Shiki Masaoka, a 19th-century poet, author, and literary critic in Meiji period Japan. The piece combines Buddhist chanting with contemporary electronics.

George Lewis: *Calder
September 29 at 7 p.m.
*Institute of Contemporary Art
Lewis presents his composition Calder, a work for percussion and brass written in tribute to the American sculptor Alexander Calder.

George Lewis: *A Recital for Terry Adkins*
October 12 at 8 p.m.
FringeArts
Alongside artist collective Ensemble Pamplemousse, Lewis performs his homage to artist, performer, and multi-instrumentalist Terry Adkins.

Jennie C. Jones and George Lewis in Conversation
October 14 at 12 p.m.
Institute of Contemporary Art
Lewis participates in a discussion with sonic and visual artist Jennie C. Jones, whose work is featured in the ICA's exhibition The Freedom Principle: Experiments in Art and Music, 1965 to Now.

Douglas Ewart and Ni'Ja Whitson: *Rio Negro*
October 14 at 2 p.m.
Institute of Contemporary Art
Composer Douglas Ewart and dancer Ni'Ja Whitson present their collaborative sound installation Rio Negro, which consists of rain sticks and chimes, among other elements, all orchestrated by robotic mechanisms.

Screening of *Shwabada: The Music of Ndikho Xaba
October 14 at 7 p.m.
*International House
A screening of dr. Nhlanhla Masondo's documentary Shwabada, a musical ode to composer and multi-instrumentalist Ndikho Xaba, is followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker, accompanied by George Lewis.