Drinking Brecht by Sister Sylvester

An Automated Laboratory Experience

Presented by Onassis ONX

TECHNE Homecoming & Under the Radar

PLEASE NOTE there are two different installation formats over the course of the run. The large install is a full scale performance for up to 15 people, while the other performances are a smaller, more intimate installation for up to 3 people.

SCHEDULE LARGE INSTALL:

January 10: 1PM & 7:30PM

January 11: 1PM

SCHEDULE SMALL INSTALL:

January 09: 3PM & 4:30PM

January 10: 3PM

January 11: 4PM & 5:30PM

January 12: 3PM & 5PM

January 15: 4PM & 6PM

January 16: 4PM & 6PM

January 17: 1PM

January 18: 1PM & 3PM

RUN TIME:

1 Hour

After stealing a hat from the costume collection of famous communist playwright Bertolt Brecht, multimedia artist Sister Sylvester embarks on a forensic quest to trace the hat’s origins. Part interactive documentary and part biohacking experiment, Drinking Brecht charts the artist’s quest using microbiology to merge past and present. Paying homage to Brecht’s “scientific theater,” which endeavored to spark revolution, the work ingests worn-out scientific narratives and turns them into a marxist-feminist celebration of science for the people.

As part of the experience, audience members will be offered optional alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Sister Sylvester makes visual essays across live-performance, film and new media. Her work has been presented at festivals and venues including the Venice International Film Festival, Onassis Stegi, Public Theater NYC, Internationaal Theater of Amsterdam, IDFA, CPH:DOX and Museum of the Moving Image.Produced by sister sylvester

Co-Produced by Onassis ONX

Co-Commissioned by IDFA Doc Lab

Written, Directed and Narrated by Sister Sylvester

Score and Experiment Narration by DM R

Percussion by Ellery Trafford

Audio Mixing by Murat Çolak

Color Grading by Nathan Saucier

Installation Design by sister sylvester

Programming for Lighting by Ahmet Kizilay

Dramaturgy by Andrew Kircher

Project Manager Marin Day

Additional Fly Cinematography by Sophia Lisco, Rachel Ganz, Morgan Harrison, Pere Jaeger.

Microscope Sponsor: Dinolite

ABOUT THE VENUE:

Onassis ONX, 390 Broadway, Floor 4, New York, NY, 10013.

By Subway: N/Q/R/W to Canal Street; J/Z to Canal Street; 6 to Canal Street.

Visitors can enter the building at 390 Broadway through the street-level entrance. A wheelchair-accessible ramp is available at the entrance for easy access. Once inside, an elevator services all floors, including the third floor where Onassis ONX is located. ADA-compliant restrooms with ramp access are available onsite. Service animals are welcome at Onassis ONX. Please notify an Onassis ONX employee and ensure that service animals are appropriately trained and remain under control at all times. For questions or to request additional accommodations, please contact contact@onx.studio, with subject line ADA Access, at least 72 hours before your visit.

Developed through residencies at Macdowell and with Media Art Xploration.

Drinking Brecht by Sister Sylvester

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