Pleiades is our monthly series that features womxn and non-binary musicians/improvisors and this month we’re back to our standard format of two sets to open the night followed by an open jam! This month we’ll feature cellist and sound artist Dorothy Carlos performing new work on the 16 channel CLEAT system alongside John Daniel followed by a collaborative set from tabla player and composer Krissy Bergmark with Ben Zucker. If you’d like to participate in the open jam (any femme / non-binary folks), please email pleiades@elasticarts.org

Artist Bios

Dorothy Carlos is a cellist and sound artist working in improvised performance and multi-channel sound installation in New York City and Chicago. Her work utilizes randomized effect pedals and programmed electronics to explore themes of intimacy, ephemerality, and imaginaries. Recent solo performances have been presented by Experimental Sound Studio, e-flux, and 29speedway and this year Dorothy will perform at Big Ears in Knoxville. Last year, she released an album on the Chicago-based label American Dreams in collaboration with artist, Brian Oakes. Dorothy holds a Bachelor’s degree from NYU where she studied classical cello and anthropology on full scholarship, and is currently pursuing an MFA in sound at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Krissy Bergmark is a tabla player, multi-instrumentalist, and composer. Bergmark centers her work on bringing tabla to new artistic spaces through composition and performance, with a grounded understanding of the traditions of the instrument. She has received grants through the Cedar Commissions, the Jerome Foundation, the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and the Minnesota State Arts Board. She composes and performs as a solo artist, with trio Sprig of That, and with artists across the US and internationally. Bergmark is a teaching artist at Mandala South Asian Performing Arts, an adjunct professor at Oakton College, and studies tabla with Pandit Yogesh Samsi.

$15 - Tickets Available at the Door