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Gift Shop: A 70th Birthday Tribute to Carei Thomas at the Walker Art Center |
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Written by Ronaldo Oregano
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Tuesday, 22 July 2008 |
 Carei Thomas © Howard A. Gitelson
"Like a Gospel Holy Roller Party, my performance pieces draw narrative materials from non-linear, fractal-like formations of story and expression. Interpretation and improvisation expand our view of time and place to where memory and experience become signifiers in a complex semiotic mix of language, sound, and performance. My interest is to elevate the listening audience to some experiential place where emotions are readily “juxtaported” by sound and etymological word content". - Carei Thomas
On Thursday, July 24 the Walker presents an evening of performance and verse, featuring a host of local and national artists from various disciplines in celebration of Minneapolis-based composer/pianist Carei Thomas’ 70th birthday and his ongoing contribution to creative improvised music. The concept of Gift Shops was developed during Thomas’ recovery from Guillian-Barre Syndrome when he began to reflect on the gifts of professionals and ordinary people. “I see Gift Shops serving as energizing entities in the community wherever there is a need to reinforce the human spirit.”
 Douglas Ewart © Andrea Canter
Sharing their artistic gifts this night are artists from Ancestor Energy, Feel Free, High School for the Recording Arts, Keys Please!, and Heart of the Beast, including Louis Alemayehu, e.g. Bailey, Jeff Bailey, Dean Brewington, Paul Cantrell, Tim DuRoche, David Ellis and students, Douglas Ewart, Todd Harper, Wallace Hill, Mick LaBriola, Roy McBride, John Minzceski, Mankwe Ndosi, Patrick O’Keefe, Derek Phillips, J. Otis Powell!, David Rich, Gary Schulte, Patrick Scully, Sandy Spieler, Deborah Thayer, Joi Thomas, Brock Thorson, Donald Washington, Faye Washington, Laurie Witzkowski, and David Wright.
- Gift Shop: A Tribute to Carei F. Thomas
- Thursday, July 24, 2008
- 7:00 pm
- McGuire Theater
- Free, but reservations are recommended by calling the box office 612.375.7600
The Walker is located in Minneapolis at 1750 Hennepin Avenue, where Lyndale and Hennepin avenues merge. For more information visit www.walkerart.org
For more information about Carei Thomas visit minnewiki.publicradio.org/index.php/Carei_Thomas |
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