LUMINATIONS
Friday September 13th 8pm at The Broad Stage
Projections of Hope - Honoring The Vision of Kate Johnson
A Benefit to Support Cancer Teamwork Response
Mike Garson, David Bowie's "Piano Man" will inspire us with a night of his music as this Event honors Kate Johnson.
Kate Johnson, an Emmy-winning producer, artist, and digital projections pioneer, left a memorable mark on the art world. She presented her work internationally, including at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, the Pompidou Museum, the Getty Center, the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, on PBS and the History Channel. For 20 years she taught at Otis College of Arts & Design, inspiring several generations of now working artists. As President of EZTV (www.eztvmuseum.com), she helped save a valuable archive of seminal video and digital art, now part of the permanent collection of USC. She also collaborated with a number of recognized artists, including Performance Artist Barbara T. Smith, Donna Sternberg & Dancers, Lorretta Livingston and Dancers, and others. Her visionary approach to blending traditional and digital mediums continues to inspire. This event will showcase some of her short videos and iconic works through large-scale projections illuminating The Broad Stage. In addition to a night of music by Mike Garson and the showing of Kate's work, the evening will feature brief performances and talks by artists who collaborated with Kate. We are excited to announce a dance piece by Alina, among other special tributes. More details will come as we get closer to the event date.
The evening promises a celebration of creativity and collaboration, aligning with the festival's theme: "2024 is the year art and science collide!" All proceeds from the event will benefit the new youth services from Cancer Teamwork Response (CTR), an organization that Kate helped form. CTR is dedicated to providing free patient navigation services and continuing Kate's legacy of support and advocacy.
“There are life-changing moments, and meeting Kate was one for me. Without Kate's gifts of producing and writing, combined with her own painful cancer journey, Cancer Teamwork Response would not exist. She envisioned the voids in our healthcare system filled so that cancer wouldn't be so isolating and tedious to maneuver through. Her vision lives through CTR.” –Candy Hammeras, CTR Founder
Musician/composer Mike Garson (David Bowie, Smashing Pumpkins, Nine Inch Nails, St. Vincent, Duran Duran) will create and perform a new musical work accompanied by AI, dedicated to the memory of Johnson. Several of Johnson’s digital video works will be screened along with short presentation by collaborators, and experts. Dance Performances by Alina Kalinouskaya and Donna Sternberg & Dancers.
Hosted by Michael Masucci
Proceeds go to Cancer Teamwork Response.
TICKETS TO BE RELEASED SIGN UP TO OUR EMAIL LIST FOR NOTIFICATIONS
Tickets will become available July 15, 2024
To be put on a waiting list, please email jackie@cancerteamworkresponse.org
Candy Hammeras, CTR Founder
Patients First: Helping You Be More Prepared
Hammerasgroup.com 949-500-2076
Digital Projections: Several of Kate Johnson’s iconic digital video works will be screened.
Collaborative Tributes: Special performances and talks by artists who worked with Kate, including a dance piece by Alina Kalinouskaya, who also has an upcoming event in collaboration with the University of Nebraska Medical School featuring a holographic dance performance. In addition, Donna Sternberg & Dancers, with whom Kate collaborated and even performed with, will do a short piece.
Don't miss this opportunity to honor Kate Johnson and support CTR’s new youth services. Join us for a night where art, science, and community are beautifully intertwined.
Kate Johnson, Everywhere in Between, 2015, large-scale site-specific projection installation | Kate Johnson, Between Thoughts (2003) Video Still | Alina Kalinouskaya
