A special 4/20 evening of experimental sound and visuals! We are thrilled to feature Spectralina in the series for the first time. Pleiades curator Emily Beisel will also be closing out a two-week spring tour in a special set with videocollective Color Swim—join us for this homecoming performance and an open jam session.
Following the live sets we’ll have the classic Pleiades Jam for all femme/nonbinary/trans artists. This is going to be an awesome night of sound and video, so bring your instrument! Hit up pleiades@elasticarts.org to reserve your spot in the jam. Admission is FREE for all jammers.
$15 / $10 w/ Student ID - Tickets Available at the Door
Artist Bios
Emily Rach Beisel is a Chicago-based improviser, composer, educator, curator and woodwind specialist. Beisel is known for visceral performances blending extended vocal and instrumental techniques with analogue electronics. Their solo album Particle of Organs is described as "Operatic, wild and dark, showcasing the raw power of the body and the instrument, weaving together sounds that are both corrosive and tender." As a curator, Beisel seeks to increase the visibility and involvement of femme, trans and nonbinary artists in the creative performance community. They founded the Pleiades Series at Elastic Arts, presenting monthly performances, community-based free improvisation sessions and a biennial PleiadesFest. Beisel holds a Master of Music degree from Northwestern University, is a member of the American Federation of Musicians Local 10-208 and is honored to be a 2024 3Arts Awardee in Music.
SPECTRALINA is the audio-visual performance project of Dan Bitney and Selina Trepp, collaborators, lovers and magicians.
Working in an improvised format, Spectralina creates an image-sound relationship that treats each medium as equal, resulting in performances in which projection and sounds come together as visual music.
In Spectralina Dan uses a computer, synthesizers, drums, voice and analog processors to create sounds and Selina sings, animates and plays the videolah, her instrument that creates animated projections in real-time.