When it comes to origin stories, The Knocks have a good one. After meeting at The New School in New York City, Ben “B-Roc” Ruttner and James “JPatt” Patterson both found themselves in need of a place to live. The two moved in together, and quickly set about making their neighbors hate them. “Our apartment [...]
Helado Negro at Ingenuity
Under the name Helado Negro, Roberto Carlos Lange crafts moody, experimental electro-folk heavily influenced by the ambiance and lush aesthetics of his native South Florida’s Latin culture. Lange is a frequent collaborator with Guillermo Scott Herren, better known as Prefuse 73, and is also a member of music group Savath and Savalas. The son of [...]
2012 Preview: Takes
Philadelphia-based Nichole Canuso Dance Company (www.nicholecanusodance.org) creates dances that exist at the crossroads of movement, visual art and theater.Conceived by choreographer Nichole Canuso and Multimedia director Lars Jan, TAKES will immerse the Ingenuity audience in a shimmering world where live action and lost moments intersect. Barely separated from the audience by the thin membrane of [...]
IngenuityFest 2012 Preview Lineup
Ingenuity is previewing its 2012 lineup including major installations by Squonk Opera and the Nichole Canuso Dance Company along with a full lineup of interactive art, performance, talks and music. This year’s music headliners include Dragonette, The Knocks, Helado Negro, and 1,2,3. An extensive schedule of events and performance will be available in August. Ingenuity [...]
July 21st Make Event and Open House
On July 21st, Makers’ Alliance is hosting an all-day cookout, open house and make-a-thon. Makers’ Alliance is a partner with Ingenuity in this year’s Make Space and this event is partly to explore ideas that can be brought to the festival. Plus it’s should be a lot of fun. They’ll be grilling food and [...]
90 Days of Feeds: Brain Food
For the next 90 days we’ll be creating posts that relate to this year’s theme of Feeds. Ingenuity artists have looked at this theme from every angle from food to communication to technology. Read on and see you at Docks 32 and 30, September 14, 15, and 16th in Downtown Cleveland. Here’s a great article [...]
