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Tuesday, July 3 Culture and Cuisine: America Independence Day BBQ (culture)
Wednesday, August 1 Whenever Wednesday Banham/Bowie (film)
Friday, July 6 Jordan Belson: Films Sacred and Profane (film)
Friday, August 3 – Sunday, August 5 Kinowatt Presents BlackStar Film Festival (film)
Tuesday, September 4 Ars Nova Workshop ANW 13th Season Opening Night Peter Brotzmann + Jason Adasiewicz and Chris Corsano + Bill Orcutt (live)
Saturday, July 7 Directors in Focus: Nicholas Ray We Can’t Go Home Again/Bigger Than Life – New Restored Prints (film)
Wednesday, August 8 Outdoor Screenings The Outer Limits Silent Running/Galaxies (film)
Friday, July 13 10th Annual Bastille Day Celebration The Janus Collection Mon oncle – Restored English Version (film) Saturday, July 14 Best of Ottawa International Animation Festival 2011(film)
Friday, August 10 Payback (film) Saturday, August 11 The Janus Collection Mamma Roma (film) Wednesday, August 15 Archive Fever! 4.0 Santos Dumont’s Mutoscope: Early Cinema and Found Footage Film/ Santoscope = Dumontage (film)
Sunday, July 22 Commonwealth Classics Theatre Company Our Town (live)
Thursday, August 16 Motion Pictures: French New Wave Shoot the Piano Player (film)
Wednesday, July 25 Whenever Wednesday Wildness (film)
Wednesday, August 22 Culture and Cuisine: Turkey Turkish Mangal (BBQ) (culture)
Friday, July 27 Come Back, Africa – New Restored Print (film)
Wednesday, August 22 Outdoor Screenings The Outer Limits Dark Star/Astrovac: Zero Gravity Personal Body Wash Unit (film)
Saturday, July 28 Possession – New Restored Print (film)
Friday, August 24 Secret Cinema Vintage NYC Documentaries (film) Saturday, August 25 Normal Love – New Restored Print (film)
Wednesday, September 5 + Thursday, September 6 Spoken English + Foreign Language Programs Registration (learn) Thursday, September 6 Fall Arts Preview (film/live) Friday, September 7 Directors in Focus: John Akomfrah The Last Angel of History/ Seven Songs for Malcolm X (film) Saturday, September 8 Directors in Focus: John Akomfrah The Nine Muses (film) Monday, September 10 Thursday, September 13 Spoken English + Foreign Language Programs Registration (learn)
Wednesday, September 19 Exhibit Openings The Woman Represented InLiquid Art + Design Video Installation (art) Live Arts Festival – Festival Plus ´ The Artist is Present/SSS Marina Abramovic: (film) Thursday, September 20 Scribe Video Center Producers’ Forum Slavery By Another Name (film) Friday, September 21 The Enchanted Drawing (film) Saturday, September 22 Singular Visions The Observers/The Lakes (film) Monday, September 24 Tuesday, December 11 Spoken English + Foreign Language Programs Classes (learn) Thursday, September 27 – Sunday, September 30 Project Twenty1 Film & Animation Festival (film)
Wednesday, September 12 Culture and Cuisine: Germany Oktobefest (culture) Thursday, September 13 Motion Pictures: The Coming of Sound The Love Parade (film) Friday, September 14 Philly Fringe Daniel Barrow: The Thief of Mirrors/ Looking for Love In the Hall of Mirrors (film/live) Saturday, September 15 The Janus Collection Elena and Her Men (film)
TICkETS/BOX OFFICE: Tickets are available at www.ihousephilly.org + 215.387.5125 IHP’s Box Office opens 30 minutes before the event unless otherwise noted. Cover: Mon oncle
Dear reaDers, At International House, things are always changing: our Arts department is actively curating a wide-array of new films and exhibits for your enjoyment, we are experiencing the ‘Culture and Cuisine’ of nations around the world with our innovative dining series, we are simultaneously welcoming our new residents and bidding our alumni farewell, and we are, of course, always working to improve the benefits we offer to our Members and Donors. As you flip through the following pages, you will find some changes right here within our quarterly magazine. We hope you will enjoy the expanded editorial content and that it will provide you with a better grasp of all that International House Philadelphia has to offer. Going forward, we will be writing feature stories on our Residents and their achievements, profiles on select community partnerships, and artist interviews, to name a few. Our hope is that you – our Partners, Members, future Members and Residents – will view this as an opportunity to understand what happens at IHP behind the scenes, and, most importantly, will help you to learn more about the people who make up the IHP community. After all, we are an ever-growing organization comprised of more than 50 staff members, nearly 400 residents from as many as 95 countries, and we present over 350 public and IHP Resident programs a year. That is a lot to keep up with! Last but not least, we would like to extend a BIG thank you to all of our Members and Partners for their ongoing support of International House Philadelphia. Without your support it would be impossible for us to continue fulfilling our mission of uniting and engaging communities, and encouraging communication and respect between people of all nations. If you are not currently a member, please consider an IHP membership today and be sure to check out our new streamlined Membership levels and benefits on page 31. We look forward to welcoming you to International House Philadelphia soon!
table of contents 3 RESIDENT SPOTLIGHT: Teresa Brugarolas 4 ALuMNI SPOTLIGHT: Sarto Schickel 5 ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Reza Ghanad 7 DIRECTOR SPOTLIGHT: Carlos Adriano 9 PROGRAMS 10 FALL ARTS PREVIEW 11 JuLy 17 AuGuST 21 SEPTEMBER 29 RESIDENT LIFE
The Outer Limits: Silent Running (pg 17)
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Davis Projects for Peace We are so proud of each and every one of our residents at International House Philadelphia and of all the wonderful achievements and engaging projects they take on. This year, we are particularly excited to share the story of Teresa Brugarolas, a Chemical Engineering Ph.D. student at the University of Pennsylvania. Teresa came to IHP three years ago from Spain, after an enthusiastic recommendation from her brother (a former IH Chicago resident). In her words, “…it has been one of the most enriching experiences of my life. It has taught me to appreciate the richness of diversity, to learn from and respect other cultures, and to make lifelong friends from almost every nation in the world”. This year, Teresa was awarded the competitive Davis Projects for Peace award. She received $10,000 in support of her project Building Peace through Music and Dance, which was completed this June. Her project aimed to “spread the word that…global peace starts in our own community”. A little background on the Davis Projects for Peace: When the international philanthropist (and International House New York alumna) kathryn W. Davis turned 100 years old in 2007, she chose to celebrate this milestone by committing $1 million each year to Projects for Peace for an undetermined period of time. Now 106 years old, Ms. Davis continues to support and encourage today’s motivated youth to create and tryout their own ideas for building peace, awarding students the opportunity to design grassroots projects anywhere in the world that promote peace and address the root causes of conflict among parties. We recently sat down to talk with Teresa about her project, her inspiration, and her hopes for Building Peace through Music and Dance. She rightly expressed that music is an international culture, capable of breaking down boundaries and transcending traditional language. After one of her regular visits to an orchestra performance, she realized that everyone kept coming back ihousephilly.org
Teresa Brugarolas
because “music really is an international language that unites people from different times, ages, cultures and backgrounds.” Building Peace through Music and Dance was built on this experience. It was divided into four ‘sessions’ and involved Philadelpha high-school students, as well as resident leaders from International House, in order to lend a “multi-cultural perspective” to the group. Over three days at IHP, workshops were held which addressed the themes of ‘Unity’, ‘Communication through Listening’, and ‘Communication through Expression’. As a group, they attended a Philadelphia Orchestra performance and afterwards met with the musicians for a personal discussion. They also had a special presentation by a professor from the Music Department at UPenn who spoke about how music has been used for communication throughout history. The project culminated with a choreographed, surprise public dance performance. Building Peace through Music and Dance highlighted to both its participants and the general public that it does not matter what walk of life you come from, what language you speak, young or old, music and dance will always be a source of energy, life and fun, and a unifying voice between people of all nations. As put perfectly by Teresa, “Music unites people at the same time, in the same place”.
ALUMni SPoTLiGhT Resident Advisor Dervla (from Ireland), would organize Sunday brunches in the Loft, now known as the Australia Lounge. They would walk all the way from IHP to the Italian Market near 9th and Passyunk to purchase food and then would hop in a taxi back to the House. Walking a long way was nothing for Dervla – it was part of her Irish culture. Sarto on the other hand was used to taking a subway or a bus. As he recounts, “It was a different experience and is a fond memory”.
Sarto Schickel & Sun Hee Lee
remarkable journey September is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, and on September 18th, we are pleased to welcome IHP Alumnus, Sarto Schickel (’81-’85) back to International House for a talk about his recent book, Cancer Healing Odyssey, which details his wife’s, Sun Hee Lee, remarkable journey battling stage IV ovarian cancer. We are particularly touched by Sarto’s story, as it was at International House in the early ‘80s that Sarto and Sun Hee met – in his words, “meeting Sun Hee was incredible and changed the course of my life”. Their story began in House C on the 9th floor at a party organized by friend and fellow IHP alumnus, Jeff McDowell. Sarto and Sun Hee would continue to bump into each other around University City, before beginning a life-long relationship. Sarto has the happiest of memories from his time at IHP, “It’s an amazing thing to live in a suite with people from around the world. My roommates while at IHP were from Turkey, Malaysia, the Philippines, and various other countries… connecting with international people was a broadening experience”. He remembers how he and a
Interestingly, and in a way that would bring their story full circle back to IHP, it was while Sarto was living here that he developed an interest in dietary alternatives. Suffering from a variety of stress-related digestive health issues, he discovered the book Recalled by Life, written by Philadelphia physician, Anthony Sattilaro. The book tells his story of how he successfully employed a strict macrobiotic dietary regimen to recover from what was diagnosed as terminal cancer. Sarto was already familiar with the power of diet (specifically the Gerson Therapy) to fight cancer through his Uncle Bill, who was diagnosed with lymphosarcoma at age 32 and beat it, only recently passing away in 2009 just shy of his 90th birthday. Sattilaro’s book and his Uncle’s personal story of survival inspired him to change his own diet as a way to help cure his digestive ills. After switching to a macrobiotic diet, he was quickly on the road to recovery. It was Sattilaro’s story and the experience related to him by his Uncle which later inspired the couple to embrace an approach that integrates both traditional and alternative therapies as a way to battle Sun Hee’s ovarian cancer. Sarto’s story, Cancer Healing Odyssey is a reflection on this journey, and the power of diet in fighting disease and illness. Today, nearly five years after her diagnosis, Sun Hee is living a normal life. We are very happy to welcome Sarto back to IHP this September, and are so grateful for the stories he has shared about the time he spent here. It is a re-affirming thing to hear that IHP’s influence on one’s life does not end when they move out of the House.
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ARTiST SPoTLiGhT You have had numerous shows at important venues over the past several years. What do you like about presenting your work at IHP? My attraction to IHouse is its diversity and cultural engagement. When you look at IHP’s events and offerings it is really inspiring to see not only a rich range of perspectives but a genuine desire to involve the community. Do you have an international background and if so, is this evident in your work?
Reza ghanad As said by the American author Terry Tempest Williams, “Imaginations shared create collaboration, collaboration creates community, and community inspires social change.” At IHP, the arts have grown to mean many things over the years. Serving as a platform for individuals and ideas to connect and develop in a vibrant setting, we have responded to requests by local artists and organizations for a space to showcase their work. We feel by providing galleries for display and dialogue, we encourage the growth and enrichment of our community, which creates a richer, more peaceful and diverse population – benefitting our residents, our members, our patrons, and the greater Philadelphia region. This season, IHP highlights the work of artist and guest curator Reza Ghanad. Reza was introduced to IHP in 2010 by a former Resident Advisor kaiqin Zhang while she was earning her MFA at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Since then, Reza has curated six exhibits in the East Gallery. Reza was kind enough to answer a few questions about his work and his intent.
My father is Iranian and my mother is Czech/Irish. Though I was primarily raised in the US, I have lived in Iran and toured Europe pretty extensively due to a travel scholarship I received from PAFA [Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts]. Frequently cultural difference and perspective creeps into my work. Empire and Diaspora also are reoccurring themes in my work. Does your art align with International House Philadelphia’s mission in some way? If so, how? Certainly; bringing different people together to learn from each other and collaborate is something I have always been excited by. I am the Arts Coordinator at the National Liberty Museum, which aspires to diffuse bigotry through education and engage young people in civic responsibility. In my personal projects I have been attempting to create avenues for collaboration for some time. You seem very involved and interested in giving back to the community. Why do you think the visual arts are a good avenue for this type of generosity? My mother was very involved in environmental protection and animal rights so I was raised to be socially responsible. I got involved in art as a form of activism at the Vermont Arts Exchange, where I worked with a wide range of underserved communities such as: adjudicated youth, the elderly dementia unit at the local Veterans hospital, and adults with developmental and physical handicaps. In our last show, ‘Coloring Book’, you were the artist. In our next show, ‘The Woman Represented’, you are the curator. How do you view the role of artist and curator, and which one do you identify with more, if they can be separated for you?
I see the two activities as interrelated in my process now. Previously my work tended to be project based; a particular idea worked out in a suite or body of work. Since taking a curatorial role, I’ve been motivated by the idea of collective consciousness and the way that aesthetics follow the anxieties and hopes of a particular time. For example, ‘The Woman Represented’ exhibit was partially motivated by women’s rights issues that have been in the public forum lately and it has inspired a few paintings in my studio, as well. Can you speak to the ‘layers’ one sees in your work? What do they represent? My work is often the product of an organic thought process. Both the ideas and the paint are constantly evolving until the images solidify into a form I feel arrives at a poignant conclusion. Often times, this makes the image seem chaotic and layered. I see each element as a particular world view or category of the psyche. Some thoughts are childlike, others abstract, and still others are emotional. Each part is a reflection of these different thoughts. How has being a graduate of PAFA contributed to your style? Do you feel you are more technically traditional than you might have been had you studied at MICA or Pratt? What drew you to PAFA’s program? My education has definitely had an effect on how I construct my paintings, but I have consistently moved away from the stylistic traditions that prevail at my school. Other schools tend to emphasize concept and contemporary themes in the art world. Generally a good business move – but I find that other programs tend to have a more limited technical ability stunting the range the students can explore which inspire increasingly fabricated work. The other side of this is that PAFA students have had to struggle more to connect with contemporary discourses and have a low opinion of work that isn’t technically driven. Either way you cut it, an artist has an individual responsibility to be technically versatile as well as conceptually rigorous. As a young and stylish Philly artist, what direction do you see Philadelphia’s visual arts scene moving in? How do you hope to help shape it? Most of the big changes, in terms of making Philadelphia more
relevant to the art world, have been institutional. This tends to have a chilling effect on confrontational or quirky work. I think if Philly wants a full blown thriving art scene it will take a greater investment from the general public as well as institutions to support lesser known or emerging artists. The best art in Philly often never makes it into an established gallery or the PMA. My hope is to continue to highlight the vast population of working artists in our midst that we rarely get exposed to. Your work has been described as a mixture of styles, including traditional American realism, Pop art, and Street art. What is the glue that ties or brings these styles together? As an American kid I grew up on TV, comic books, and advertisements of all kinds. We have a media culture that is extremely complex and kind of schizophrenic. My way of working is the most honest way to present my inner dialogue which has been shaped by my experiences. The “glue” I suppose is a combination of instinctual composition and a discovery that emerges from pushing the images and paint around. I consider myself more an abstract painter than any kind of illustrator or representational artist. This fact is often overlooked due to my use of recognizable forms and the tendency towards a psychological narrative. The easiest way to “read” my paintings is to have three or four simultaneous thought modes running at once. Like a great movie it’s a specific story, a beautiful abstraction, a psychological exchange, and a mythological archetype all happening at the same time – which is what makes it so compelling to me.
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SantoS Dumont’S mutoScope Santos Dumont’s Mutoscope: Early Cinema and Found Footage Film Wednesday, August 15 @ 7pm. (pg 19)
1887 by the Brazilian photographer Militao. Along the way, I stumbled across an ‘unclassified object’, with no date, place, technique, maker, and no name of the subject apart from Santos Dumont. Afterwards, this ‘unclassified object’ became the research subject for my Ph.D. dissertation, ‘The Mutoscope Explains the Invention of Santos Dumont’s Thinking: Experimental Cinema of Found Footage in Digital Form’, advised by Professor Ismail Xavier (USP, 2008, approved with distinction and laurea). Did you know immediately what you had stumbled upon, and how did you determine the subject of the reel? No, I did not know immediately, as Mutoscopes are scarce here in Brazil. However, after matching up the patent information engraved on the hub that I found with other reels I had seen in New York and Paris, I confirmed that it was a Mutoscope. When it came to determining the subject and title of the reel, I was fortunate to have the kind help of scholar Paul Spehr.
Santos Dumont’s Mutoscope tells a story that is centered on a previously unknown reel of photo-cards from a Mutoscope shot in London in 1901, that the director Carlos Adriano found and restored himself. The reel depicts Alberto Santos-Dumont (who often used an = sign in his last name, to honor his mother’s Brazilian ethnicity, and his father’s French), the Brazilian aviation pioneer who became one of the most famous people of the early 20th century due to his ‘conquest of the air’, explaining his airship to Charles Rolls, the future founder of Rolls-Royce. The documentary employs interviews to conjure a poetic portrait of a bygone era, putting its own unique spin on the tradition of early and found footage re-appropriation cinema. The juxtaposition of early 20th century inventions , for example the Eiffel Tower, the ‘airship’, and the Mutoscope is the basis for a sensitive exploration of early cinema, supplemented by illuminating contributions from scholars and other professionals.
You say: “I restored digitally the 1901 original film from the photocards printed on paper, frame by frame, reordering the images in sequence (the reel was broken) and fixing its position in frame, producing a continuous movement”. What was involved in this process? Where is the reel now?
We had the chance to chat with the film’s director, the immensely talented Carlos Adriano.
Is this film meant to serve as a historical piece, or more a whimsical look back to what seems to be a magical time? What type of audience do you imagine this film would appeal to most? History buffs, film fanatics, aviation aficionados?
Tell us about what happened when you found the Mutoscope reel featured in your film? In 2001, I was looking through the collection of the Museu Paulista of Sao Paulo University (USP) for a project on a magic lantern from ihousephilly.org
To make a long story short, it was a complex process. I scanned each one of the cards in high resolution, and then captured them into a non-linear digital editing program. I put the photos in sequence in the video timeline, because the reel was broken and the images were all out of order. Finally, I exported the sequence as a video file after determining the most suitable frame rate (close to the speed of an original Mutoscope). The running time of the Mutoscope film reconstructed at 30 frames per second is 26 framed in 43 seconds. The reel belongs to the Santos Dumont collection of the Museu Paulista of Sao Paulo University, where it remains.
I would say this film is a meta-history of cinema. It is an essay documentary that addresses both the historic and artistic aspects of
early cinema. It is in essence a re-appropriation of found footage, and tells a story by means of interview, historic documents and a poetic representation of images and sounds. It is a film full of subtleties, for example in the interviews, the snow falling behind the subject and the increasing grain of the image is just as important as the speech. The film operates on multiple levels of the aural and optical unconscious. It is a transfiguration of document; a monument (a monument of remnants or in remnants, as my film deals more with ‘ruins’ than monuments) to the memory of cinema, by cinema, for cinema. Additionally, it is a declaration of love, and a lamentation of loss. I think this film does not engage with a ‘type’ of audience or mass of anonymous people, rather it addresses a singular, individual, person on a personal level. Hopefully, it is a film for poetry or art lovers, those who are curious as to the mysteries of science and magic, life and death. And for those who are available and patient, willing to experience an enchanting moment without any traditionally easy way of coming to it. I understand the silent man seen at various sites in Paris and featured prominently in the film, Bernardo Vorobow, passed away. He has an almost child-like appeal and enthusiasm, and looks always in awe of his surroundings. What is the role of Bernardo Vorobow? Was this film a sort of homage to him and his love of cinema? He is not so silent, as he reads the commentary I wrote. It was not originally intended to be used in the film as it was just for the purpose of timing the shots of the script on the screen (or in film grammar, his commentary was the ‘guide sound’). When I restructured the film, I decided to use his commentary as my narrative voice-over, truly using his voice as a guide. Bernardo is a key figure in the history of Brazilian cinema archives, as a creative program curator, as well as a contributor to research and preservation. He was a pioneer in film programming, and influential to generations of Brazilian cineastes, cinephiles and critics. He is the equivalent for Brazil, what Jacques Ledoux and Henri Langlois stand for in Belgium and France, respectively. As a humanist, he upheld a true passion for film, a generosity for the memory of cinema, and a devotion to the sociable sharing of knowledge.
He was the director and programmer of the Cinematheque Society during its peak period (Sao Paulo, 1968-1975), was the Film Coordinator at the Museum of Contemporary Art (Sao Paulo University, 1970-1976), was the Founder and Director of the film department in the Museum of Image and Sound (Sao Paulo, 19741985), and was the Founder and Director of the Department of Diffusion in the Brazilian Cinematheque (Ministry of Culture, 19821998) where he remained a programmer until his death. Additionally, during the late 1960s and early 1970s, Bernardo directed three underground films. He and I edited two books, one about the Brazilian Julio Bressane, and one about the Austrian Peter kubelka. He produced for and/or with me 10 films (except my first one which I made at school but did dedicate to him), during my 22 years of film-making (1988-2010). In life and work, Bernardo was my partner, if that word can do justice to such a dream-come-true personal life/professional life relationship. We were together for 28 years of my 42 year life-time when he passed away in 2009. As he was for my previous films, he is the producer of Santos Dumont’s Mutoscope, our last film together. He died during the editing. We did pre-production and shooting in New York, Paris, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. Due to his passing away, and his historic role in film culture, I re-edited the entire film’s structure as his pictures and voice-over were not intended to be included. In my mourning, I realized that it was not sheer coincidence that, after my second film, the following ones are found footage films, and this is thanks to Bernardo who taught me to love cinema as if it were an archive. For Brazil’s film heritage, his death was a cultural disaster; for me, it is an unbearable loss. As I wrote in a poem published one year after his death: ‘From now on I carry the weight of the void’. So I guess (despite how difficult and unachievable the rendering of life might be) this film is now ‘bigger than life’. For full interview, visit our blog @ www.ihousephilly.org/blog/
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PRoGRAMS ARCHIVE FEVER! 4.0
Central to our visual culture, the archive is a repository for any personal memories, shared histories, objects and documents through which we revisit the history of our time. In this series, we explore the myriad ways in which the archive, archival and found materials are central to the works of film and video artists who are discovering the dynamic possibilities within archives. Wednesday, August 15 Santos Dumont’s Mutoscope: Early Cinema and Found Footage Film/Santoscope = Dumontage
CultuRE And CuIsInE
This summer, Culture and Cuisine brings Residents, Members, and Guests of IHP together to enjoy the festivities of American, Turkish, and German Holiday Celebrations. Join us for food, music, and dancing at IHP for nights of fun with new and old friends. Tuesday, July 3 at 6pm Independence Day BBQ
Wednesday, August 22 at 6pm Turkish Mangal
Wednesday, September 12 at 6pm Oktoberfest Directors in Focus is an ongoing series dedicated to exploring the works of visionary filmmakers. We present classic films from innovative artists in their intended format, giving an introduction to their cinematic oeuvre. This quarter, we present Directors in Focus series on the Hollywood outsider Nicholas Ray and Ghanaian-born British documentarian John Akomfrah. Saturday, September 8 John Akomfrah: The Nine Muses
Friday, September 7 John Akomfrah: The Last Angel of History/ Seven Songs for Malcolm X
tHE JAnus CollECtIon
Truly one of our national treasures, Janus Films is a vital part of American film culture. Film @ International House continues the Janus Collection with titles from their library, all in brand new or restored 35mm prints. Friday, July 13 Mon oncle (Restored English Version)
The films of Georges Méliès, John Ford, Preston Sturges and Andrei Tarkovsky were previously featured in Motion Pictures, a monthly series that focuses on different movements in film culture such as science fiction, city symphonies and New German Cinema. Thursday, August 16 French New Wave: Shoot the Piano Player
Saturday, September 15 Elena and Her Men
Saturday, August 11 Mamma Roma
lAnguAgEs
Learn @ International House offers the opportunity to study foreign languages, improve proficiency in conversation and enhance skills that assist in future goals.
Thursday, September 13 The Coming of Sound: The Love Parade
tHE outER lIMIts
By the 1970s, the science fiction film had become a genre balanced between the conventions of the 1950s B-movie (The Day the Earth Stood Still, Forbidden Planet, Invasion of the Body Snatchers) and the more high-budget, criticallyacclaimed films of the 1960s (Planet of the Apes, 2001: A Space Odyssey). Ideas became grander and special effects more sophisticated. Both films featured in The Outer Limits showcases the outrageous and candy-colored visuals, unexpected comedy and intergalactic adventures we associate with the mostbeloved science fiction films of the era. Wednesday, August 8 Silent Running/Galaxies
dIRECtoRs In FoCus
Saturday, July 7 Nicholas Ray: We Can’t Go Home Again/Bigger than Life
MotIon PICtuREs
Wednesday, August 22 Dark Star/ Astrovac: Zero Gravity Personal Body Wash unit
sIngulAR VIsIons
Portraiture is perhaps the longest-standing tradition in art-making. The ability of a single artist to capture the essence of a subject in a representational form has been the foundation of artistic practice through the ages. How does the notion of portraiture translate to the medium of the moving image? Andy Warhol’s Screen Tests are excellent examples of film portraits in the most literal sense, but there are myriad ways in which filmmakers can construct a portrait. We present a selection of film portraits that we hope will further demonstrate the ability of moving images to craft unique and powerful reflections on people and places. Saturday, September 22 The Observers/The Lakes
sCRIbE VIdEo CEntER PRoduCERs’ FoRuM
The Producers’ Forum in-person screening series is a lecture discussion program, that allows Scribe to invite important nationally and internationally recognized media makers to Philadelphia to share their work and talk about their process of creating. Thursday, September 20 Slavery By Another Name
tHE sECREt CInEMA
Wednesday, September 5 - 6 & 10 - 13 Language Programs Registration
For 20 years the Secret Cinema has been the area’s premiere floating repertory cinema series, bringing hundreds of unique programs to nightclubs, bars, coffee houses, museums, open fields, colleges, art galleries, bookstores, and sometimes even theaters and film festivals.
Monday, September 24 - Tuesday, December 11 Language Programs Start
Friday, August 24 Vintage NyC Documentaries
Unless noted, all Film@ International House screenings are free admission for IHP members; $7 students + seniors; $9 general admission.
FALL ARTS PREviEW
EtErnal SummErS
Join us for our Fall A r ts Preview and enjoy a live per formance by Roanoke, vA based band, Eternal Summers! T he trio, which cites inf luences such as Smas hing Pumpkins, Yo La Tengo, and T he Sundays, will per form songs from their new album, correct behavior. “ T hey take the ha z y, la z y beach vibe of summer and segue into autumn, with dreamy vocals f loating over distor ted guitar lines soaked in undulating reverb. T his is for the changing leaves, the early dus ks, the cool nights – the last days of summer.” – pitchfork magazine. For more information on the Fall Ar ts Preview please visit pg 21
You all know this already, but there’s no harm in reminding you every once in a while - IHP is the leading venue in the Philadelphia area for repertory film, independent premiers and cutting edge, avant-garde cinema from all over the world…and lately we’ve been particularly lucky to offer you the opportunity to see numerous, newly restored films, being the first in the area to bring back cinema’s old masters to the big screen. Among them, our tribute to the revered Robert Bresson this past June, and this coming October, we welcome two of Shirley Clarke’s masterpieces: The Connection and Ornette: Made in America. Clarke is finally getting the recognition she deserved 50 years ago, and would have received, had critics not objected to the beautiful and haunting depiction of underground drug culture in the Rotten Apple, as well as a shot of nudity and the repeated use of a particular obscenity. The Connection made an impact in the early 1960s, and still hasn’t lost its touch! Get a sneak peek at our Fall Arts Preview of these two films and many more. See you there!
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Image: Still from “Allures” Jordan Belson. © Jordan Belson, courtesy Center for Visual Music
Independence Day Tuesday, July 3 at 6pm Enjoy traditional picnic cuisine at our annual Independence Day Party as we mark 236 years of American independence. Come celebrate with a traditional cookout (vegetarian options available). Musical entertainment by local swing band, Gin Canaries, playing hot jazz from the ‘20s, ‘30s, and ‘40s! Members and Guests planning to attend Culture and Cuisine are asked to please consider making a contribution to the Residence Life Fund, which supports IHP’s resident programs and events vital to creating the educational and cultural experience unique to International House.
Caravan
RSVP in advance at http://www.ihousephilly.org/cookout. Contributions accepted at the door.
dir. Jordan Belson, US, 1952, 16mm, 4 mins, color, sound by Dizzy Gillespie
Jordan Belson: Films Sacred and Profane Friday, July 6 at 7pm
dir. Jordan Belson, US, 1959, 16mm, 3 mins, color
Curated and introduced by Cindy keefer, Director of the Center for Visual Music In memory of Jordan Belson, 1926–2011 Born in Chicago and raised in the Bay Area, Jordan Belson trained as a painter before turning his attention to filmmaking after discovering the abstract films of Oskar Fischinger, Norman McLaren, and Hans Richter at the seminal Art in Cinema series. Since 1947, Belson has explored consciousness, transcendence, and the nature of light itself in a visionary body of work that has been called “cosmic cinema” – brimming with vibrant color, mandalas, liquid forms, and mesmerizing rhythms. Starting in 1957, Belson collaborated with sound artist Henry Jacobs on the “Vortex Concerts,” multimedia events that combined new electronic music from around the world with Belson’s visual effects projected on the interior of the sixty-five-foot dome of the California Academy of Science’s Morrison Planetarium. This program features rarely screened films including Séance (1959), new preservation prints of Momentum (1968) and Chakra (1972), and Epilogue (2005), a distillation of sixty years of visionary images synchronized to a symphonic tone poem by Rachmaninoff, and more.
Séance Allures dir. Jordan Belson, US, 1961, 16mm, 8 mins, color, sound by Jordan Belson and Henry Jacobs
Re-Entry dir. Jordan Belson, US, 1964, 16mm trans. to DigiBeta, 6 mins, color, sound
Momentum dir. Jordan Belson, US, 1968, 16mm, 6 mins, color
Chakra dir. Jordan Belson, US, 1972, 16mm, 6 mins, color, sound by Jordan Belson
Light dir. Jordan Belson, US, 1973, 16mm, 6 mins, color, sound by Jordan Belson
Cycles (music by Stephen Beck) dir. Jordan Belson, US, 1974, 16mm, 10 mins, color
Music of the Spheres dir. Jordan Belson, US, 1977 (abridged version 2002), 16mm transferred to DigiBeta, 7 mins, color, sound by Iasos
Epilogue dir. Jordan Belson, US, 2005, DigiBeta, 12 mins, color, commissioned for the Visual Music Exhibition by The Hirshhorn Museum, with the support of the NASA Art Program and CVM
Presented in Association with Center for Visual Music
Bigger than Life dIRECtoRs In FoCus
Nicholas Ray Saturday, July 7 at 5pm + 7pm Nicholas Ray (1911–1979), lived a bold and adventurous life, always searching for a deeper understanding of himself and his world. Leaving the University of Chicago after a year, he made such an impression on his professor, writer Thornton Wilder, that Ray was recommended for a scholarship with famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright, learning the importance of space and geography, informing his later love for CinemaScope. His career touched every aspect of American culture and included such classics as They Live by Night, Johnny Guitar, In A Lonely Place and Rebel Without A Cause. When the Hollywood system became too restrictive, Ray exiled himself to Europe, where he lived for 10 years, returning to the States in 1969. In 1977 he came to grips with his alcohol addiction and turned to teaching, which he was quoted as saying was the most fulfilling work of his life, culminating in the film We Can’t Go Home Again. We Can’t Go Home Again (New Restored Print) Saturday, July 7 at 5pm dir. Nicholas Ray and Susan Ray, US, 1976-2011, Blu-ray, 95 mins, color
The most complete, newly restored version of Nicholas Ray’s experimental masterpiece, made with his students at the State University of New York at Binghamton, We Can’t Go Home Again
embodies Ray’s approach to filmmaking as a communal way of life. The film records Ray’s groundbreaking use of multiple images as a way of telling more than one story simultaneously, and of colorization as a way to heighten emotional expression. He called it a “journalistic” film, one that shares the anthropologists’ aim of recording the “history, progress, manners, morals, and mores of everyday life,” at a critical moment in American history. Ray plays himself in the film, serving as mentor, friend, and reference point around which the students’ stories cluster. Bigger than Life (New Restored Print) Saturday, July 7 at 7pm dir. Nicholas Ray, US, 1956, 35mm, 90 mins, color
Though ignored at the time of its release, Bigger than Life is now recognized as one of the great American films of the ‘50s. When a friendly, successful suburban teacher and father (James Mason in one of his most indelible roles) is prescribed cortisone for a painful, possibly fatal affliction, he grows dangerously addicted to the experimental drug, resulting in his transformation into a psychotic and ultimately violent household despot. This Eisenhower-era throat-grabber, shot in expressive CinemaScope, is an excoriating take on the nuclear family. That it came in the day of Father Knows Best makes it all the more shocking and wildly entertaining.
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10tH AnnuAl bAstIllE dAy CElEbRAtIon tHE JAnus CollECtIon Mon oncle (Restored English Version) Friday, July 13 at 7pm
dir. Jacques Tati, France, 1958, 35mm, 116 mins, color
Slapstick prevails when Jacques Tati’s eccentric hero Monsieur Hulot is let loose in the ultramodern home of his brother-in-law, and in an antiseptic factory that manufactures plastic hose. Tati directs and stars in the second entry of the Hulot series, a delightful satire of mechanized living. Please stay after the film for a French Wine Tasting.
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bEst oF ottAwA IntERnAtIonAl AnIMAtIon FEstIVAl 2011 Saturday, July 14 at 7pm
The Best of Ottawa program showcases many audience favorites and award winners from the OIAF Official Competition. This year’s highlights include Pjotr Sapegin’s heart-warming The Last Norwegian Troll, Stephen Irwin’s riveting grand-prize winner Moxie, and the hilarious crowd-favorite The Goat and the Well. Please note, this program is recommended for mature audiences. 12 Sketches on the Impossibility of Being Still dir. Magali Charrier, UK, 2010, digital video, 8 mins, color
12 Sketches on the Impossibility of Being Still is a collection of experiments in animation and editing exploring the spaces where nothing happens: the threshold that exists between you and me, between here and there, sound and silence, movement and stillness. Haru no shikumi (The Mechanism of Spring) dir. Atsushi Wada, Japan, 2011, digital video, 4 mins, color
Everybody is excited to see the arrival of spring. This film tries to depict the thrill spring brings. The Renter – Grand Prize for Best Student Animation dir. Jason Carpenter, US, 2011, digital video, 10 mins, color
In this painterly 2D computer animation by CalArts grad Jason Carpenter, a young boy in the care of an elderly woman during the day is unsettled by the strange man who rents a room in her house. Joyz ‘Electropia’ – Best Music Video dir. Noriko Okaku, UK/Japan, 2011, digital video, 5 mins, color
In a music video for Japanese band JOYZ, a girl journeys into a chaotic world of Electropia in this mix of cut-out and 2D computer animation. Blanche Fraise dir. Frédérick Tremblay, Canada, 2011, digital video, 17 mins, color
A couple tries to survive in a forest that kills in this puppet-animation film from award-winning Quebec animator Frédérick Tremblay.
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I’m Fine Thanks – Best Graduation Animation dir. Eamonn O’Neill, UK, 2011, digital video, 5 mins, color
Cited at Ottawa for its “strong visuals, brutal honesty, and unique voice,” this short was produced at the Royal College of Art in London. Det Siste Norske Trollet (The Last Norwegian Troll) – Honorable Mention/Narrative Short dir. Pjotr Sapegin, Norway, 2010, digital video, 13 mins, color
Puppet animation and poignant storytelling relate the tale of Norway’s very last Troll, the sole survivor of his once-common species. Moxie – Grand Prize for Best Independent Short The Renter
dir. Stephen Irwin, UK, 2011, digital video, 5 mins, color
Ottawa’s top prize went to Brit animator Stephen Irwin, a rising international talent, for this film noir-like tale of a pyromaniac bear who misses his mother. The Goat and the Well dir. Ben Cady, UK, 2010, digital video, 5 mins, color
The determination of a little goat causes endless problems for a grumpy milkmaid. A comic minimalist exploration of the strained relationships between man and beast. Ben Cady makes visually minimal, performance-based short films.
CoMMonwEAltH ClAssICs tHEAtRE CoMPAny Our Town Sunday, July 22 at 7pm
In their 8th year of bringing free theater to the Greater Philadelphia area, Commonwealth Classics Theatre Company presents Thornton Wilder’s Our Town. Set in Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire, Our Town uses minimal props and sets to tell the story of a small New England town between the years of 1901 and 1913. Det Siste Norske Trollet (The Last Norwegian Troll)
Free admission. Presented in our Courtyard; please bring chairs or blankets; rain or shine.
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Wildness Wednesday, July 25 at 7pm
Possession (New Restored Print) Saturday, July 28 at 7pm dir. Andrzej Zulawski, France/Germany, 1981, 35mm, 123 mins, color
dir. Wu Tsang, US, 2012, video, 74 mins, color
Co-presented by Joseph A Gervasi
Co-presented by the Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania, in conjunction with the exhibition First Among Equals
While it is, in many respects, a horror film (and certainly a horrific film), Possession is as much an exploration of psychological extremes. Isabelle Adjani leaves her family for an unspecified reason. Husband Sam Neill is determined to find out the truth and starts following her. At first he suspects that a man is involved. But gradually, he discovers strange behavior and bizarre incidents that indicate something more than a possessed love affair.
Director Wu Tsang in person Rooted in the tropical underground of Los Angeles nightlife, Wildness is a documentary portrait of the Silver Platter, a historic bar in the MacArthur Park neighborhood that has been home for Latin LGBT immigrant communities since 1963. With a magicalrealist flourish, the bar itself becomes a character. When a group of young artists create a weekly performance art/dance party (called Wildness), organized by director Wu Tsang and DJs NGUZUNGUZU & Total Freedom it explodes into creativity and conflict. What does “safe space” mean, and who needs it? And how does it differ among us? At the Silver Platter, the search for answers to these questions creates coalitions across generations. Wildness first premiered at MoMA’s Documentary Fortnight and has screened as an official selection at the SXSW Film Festival and as part of the 2012 Whitney Biennial. Free Admssion.
The stark West Berlin location photography only adds to the characters’ and the viewer’s sense of displacement. Possession barely arrived on American shores in the early 1980s in a truncated form that attempted to sell it as a conventional horror film. Here is a rare opportunity to see this caustic underground classic in a newlystruck, uncut, and pristine 35mm print. Preceded by three short films from Philadelphia talents. Featuring Isaac Williams’ Simon Says and works by Eric Bresler (Cinedelphia) and Justin Miller (V/H/S). With collector Jeff McGivney’s international Possession posters and lobby cards, and treats purchased from the Blowfish Bakery. $5 IHP members; $8 students + seniors; $10 general admission.
Come Back, Africa (New Restored Print) Friday, July 27 at 7pm dir. Lionel Rogosin, South Africa/US, 1959, 35mm, 86 mins, b/w
Lionel Rogosin’s powerful 1959 classic Come Back, Africa is one of the bravest and best of all political films. After witnessing firsthand the terrors of fascism as a soldier in World War II, Rogosin vowed to fight against it wherever and whenever he saw it reemerging. In an effort to expose “what people try to avoid seeing,” he travelled to South Africa and secretly filmed Come Back, Africa, which revealed the cruelty and injustice suffered by black and colored peoples under apartheid. Before beginning the production of the film, Rogosin spent several months touring Africa, becoming accustomed to the way of life in South Africa and acquiring a sense of the apartheid government’s sensitivity to anti-government “conspiracies” – such as the very film he wished to create.
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AUGUST BlackStar 2012: A Celebration of Films By and About People of African Descent Friday, August 3 – Sunday, August 5 Co-presented by kinowatt kinowatt is an on-going film series that seeks to illuminate injustice, spark debate and incite action! Entertaining as well as insightful, the films showcased explore the struggles and contributions of marginalized peoples and their communities around a multitude of issues. This summer kinowatt presents BlackStar, a “microfestival” focused on films by and about people of African descent in a global context. The festival features narratives, documentaries, music videos, and experimental films highlighting the global black experience. Confirmed features include Funkjazz Kafe: Diary of a Decade (Jason Orr) about the 1990s soul music scene in Atlanta, Breathe Again (kurt Orderson) about a champion South African swimmer, and Fly Away Beetle (Cosmos Corbin, Ri Stewart) about the legacy of Capoeira in Bahia, Brazil. We will also preview Middle of Nowhere with a special Q&A with director Ava Duvernay. More films to be confirmed. Please visit www.kinowatt.wordpress.com for more information. Friday August 3 7pm Feature with Talkback Saturday August 4 + Sunday August 5 Afternoon Matinees with 7pm Feature with Talkback $50 Festival All-access pass. Afternoon Matinees: Free IHP members; $5 students + seniors; $8 general admission. Evening Features: Free IHP members; $7 students + seniors; $10 general admission.
FREE outdooR sCREEnIngs: tHE outER lIMIts Silent Running Wednesday, August 8 at 8pm
dir. Douglas Trumbull, US, 1972, Blu-ray, 89 minutes, color
After creating the stunning visual effects sequences in 2001: A Space Odyssey and The Andromeda Strain, Douglas Trumbull made his directorial debut with Silent Running. In a future where all plant life has become extinct on Earth, environmentalist astronaut ihousephilly.org
Freeman Lowell (Bruce Dern) is the steward for the many species of flora and fauna he maintains in a geodesic dome on the Valley Forge space station. When orders come to destroy the dome, Lowell refuses. With the aid of his three programmed helper-robots Huey, Dewey and Louie, he risks everything to maintain the valuable species he hopes to reintroduce to the planet. Trumbull’s visual ideas, later showcased in Blade Runner, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and The Tree of Life are fully realized in Silent Running, which also features two songs by Joan Baez. followed by Galaxies dir. Lillian Schwartz, US, 1974, DVD, 5 mins, color
Galaxies is a swirling, psychedelic trip through the cosmos made by Lillian Schwartz during the early part of her career at Bell Laboratories, where she was artist-in-residence. Schwartz is best known for her pioneering work in the use of computers for what has since become known as computer-generated art. Free admission. Please bring chairs and blankets; rain or shine.
Payback Friday, August 10 at 7pm dir. Jennifer Baichwal, Canada, 2012, Blu-ray, 82 mins, color
Margaret Atwood’s brilliant 2008 essay, “Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth” is the jumping off point for this fascinating, far-ranging cinematic essay. Working from Atwood’s premise, Payback explores the multifaceted notion of debt: financial, economic, moral and spiritual. Jennifer Baichwal visits with both sides in a contemporary Albanian blood feud; with Conrad Black, the disgraced media mogul imprisoned for mail fraud; with environmentalists who describe the degree of responsibility BP has taken (not enough) for the Gulf oil spill; and with Florida tomato growers who ultimately reconcile with their workers over improving working conditions. But Payback is no dry academic treatise on conscience. In riveting, literate passages from her writing, Atwood focuses on the urgent issue of the debt we each owe to the larger social good.
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Mamma Roma Saturday, August 11 at 7pm dir. Pier Paolo Pasolini, Italy, 1962, 110 mins, b/w, Italian w/ English subtitles
Anna Magnani is Mamma Roma, a middle-aged prostitute who attempts to extricate herself from her sordid past for the sake of her son. Filmed in the great tradition of Italian Neo-realism, Mamma Roma offers an unflinching look at the struggle for survival in postwar Italy and highlights director Pier Paolo Pasolini’s lifelong fascination with the marginalized and dispossessed. Though banned upon its release in Italy for obscenity, today Mamma Roma remains a classic, featuring a powerhouse performance by one of cinema’s greatest actresses and offering a glimpse at a country’s most controversial director in the process of finding his style. Please stay after the film for a reception with Italian treats.
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Santos Dumont’s Mutoscope: Early Cinema and Found Footage Film Wednesday, August 15 at 7pm dir. Carlos Adriano, Brazil, 2010, digital video, 64 mins, color and b/w, Portuguese w/ English subtitles
This documentary conjures a poetic portrait of a bygone era, putting its own unique spin on the tradition of early and found footage re-appropriation cinema. Carlos Adriano uses an unknown reel of photo-cards, which he found and restored himself, from a Mutoscope film shot in London in 1901. The reel depicts Santos Dumont, a Brazilian aviator and inventor who lived from 1873 to 1932, explaining his airship to Charles Rolls, the future founder of Rolls-Royce. The dovetailing of early 20th-century inventions is the basis for a sensitive exploration of early cinema, supplemented by illuminating contributions from scholars and other professionals. followed by Santoscope = Dumontage
CultuRE And CuIsInE
Turkish BBQ Wednesday, August 22 at 6pm Originating from the Armenian word for grill, mangal is the name for Turkish barbecue. A typical mangal meal consists of grilled vegetables, shish kebabs of meats and meatballs called köfte. Generally held in gardens or picnic areas, it stresses hospitality towards the guests. Beyond just consuming food, mangal often means a gathering of friends and family. Members and Guests planning to attend Culture and Cuisine are asked to please consider making a contribution to the Residence Life Fund, which supports IHP’s resident programs and events vital to creating the educational and cultural experience unique to International House. RSVP in advance at http://www.ihousephilly.org/turkishBBQ. Contributions accepted at the door.
dir. Carlos Adriano, Brazil, 2010, digital video, 15 mins, color and b/w, Portuguese w/ English subtitles
This experimental short film was Carlos Adriano’s thesis project which he expanded to make Santos Dumont’s Mutoscope.
MotIon PICtuREs: FREnCH nEw wAVE Shoot the Piano Player Thursday, August 16 at 7pm
dir. François Truffaut, France, 1960, 35mm, 81 mins, b/w, French w/ English subtitles
François Truffaut is drunk on the possibilities of cinema in this, his most playful film. Part thriller, comedy and tragedy, Shoot the Piano Player relates the adventures of mild-mannered piano player Charlie (Charles Aznavour, in a triumph of hangdog deadpan) as he stumbles into the criminal underworld and a whirlwind love affair. Loaded with gags, guns, clowns, and thugs, this razor-sharp homage to the American gangster film is pure nouvelle vague.
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Vintage NYC Documentaries Friday, August 24 at 7pm Secret Cinema proudly presents two rarely seen documentaries about New York. Though made in very different eras, both reveal a city quite unlike the glamorous, post-Sex and The City, scrubbed-up New York of today. Each offers an unabashed celebration of the city whose unique qualities and diversity continue to somehow survive. George Plimpton’s New York dir. John McGreevey, Canada, 1978, 16mm, 50 mins, color
Only One New York dir. Pierre Dominique Gaisseau, US, 1964, 16mm, 72 mins, b/w $5 IHP members; $7 students + seniors, $9 general admission.
Dark Star
FREE outdooR sCREEnIngs: tHE outER lIMIts Dark Star Wednesday, August 22 at 8pm
dir. John Carpenter, US, 1974, Blu-ray, 84 mins, color
John Carpenter’s student film, made with writer Dan O’Bannon (who would later find fame with Alien, Lifeforce and Total Recall), follows a shabby crew whose mission is to destroy “unstable planets” which might disturb the future colonization of outer space. Twenty years into their mission, the crew has become listless and lazy, ultimately creating room for a simple mistake that could threaten their survival. Can the astronauts be saved by the most unlikely of weapons: phenomenology? preceded by Astrovac: Zero Gravity Personal Body Wash Unit prod. Fairchild-Republic, ca. 1970, DVD, 5 mins, color
In this industrial film, the Republic Aviation Division of Fairchild Hiller Corporation demonstrates a proposed system for astronauts to keep themselves clean in zero gravity. Simple to use! But you may need a shower yourself after seeing this apparatus at work. Free admission. Please bring chairs and blankets; rain or shine.
Normal Love (New Restored Print) Saturday, August 25 at 7pm dir. Jack Smith, US, 1963-65, 16mm, 120 mins, color, silent w/ soundtrack on CD
Introduced by Ed Halter The feature length Normal Love is Jack Smith’s follow up to his now legendary film Flaming Creatures. This vivid, full-color homage to B-movies is a dizzying display of camp that clearly affirms Smith’s role as the driving force behind underground cinema and performance art of the post-war era. The cast includes Mario Montez, Diane de Prima, Tiny Tim, Francis Francine, Beverley Grant and John Vaccaro. Smith was known to constantly re-edit the film, often during screenings as it was still unspooling from the projector. This print has been restored under the supervision of Jerry Tartaglia and is provided by Filmmakers Co-operative in New York City. Ed Halter is a critic and curator living in Brooklyn, New York. He is a founder and director of Light Industry, a venue for film and electronic art, and has organized events at Artists Space, the Flaherty Film Seminar, the Museum of Modern Art, the New Museum, PARTICIPANT INC, and Tate Modern, and co-curated the film and video programs for Greater New York 2010 at MoMA PS1 and the 2012 Whitney Biennial. His writing has appeared in Artforum, The Believer, Little Joe, Frieze, Mousse, The Village Voice and elsewhere. 20
SEPTEMBER ARs noVA woRksHoP
Eternal Summers Nicole Yun Hirshmann, guitar and vocals; Jonathan Woods, bass; Daniel Cundiff, drums
Ars Nova Workshop’s 13th season opens with a night of incendiary music with two very special duos. Featuring Peter Brotzmann + Jason Adasiewicz and Chris Corsano + Bill Orcutt.
Formed in the late 2000s in Roanoke, Virginia, Eternal Summers is a self-described “dream punk” band that mixes elements of catchy indie pop and post-punk and has earned comparisons to Galaxie 500, The Raincoats and Unrest. Their debut LP Silver (2010) earned praise from Spin, The Onion AV Club, and AllMusic. On their new album Correct Behavior (July 2012), the group pushes further into the dream pop territory they’ve already mastered with extra production help from Sune Rose Wagner of The Raveonettes. With their new single “Millions” being awarded Best New Music by Pitchfork, a new album and upcoming tour, it’s a great time to catch Eternal Summers.
ANW 13th Season Opening Night Tuesday, September 4 at 8pm
$15 general admission. Available in advance at www.arsnovaworkshop.org or at the door (cash only).
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Thursday, September 6 at 7pm Join us for our third-annual season-opening event! Featuring a mixture of film and music, this special first-look highlights our September through December calendar. With food and drink. Live performance by Eternal Summers and DJ set from Ryan T (Robotique); Selections from Gérard Courant’s 175-hour film Cinematon (1978-2012); Presentation by IHP curators and special guests on upcoming programs. Cinématon (Philadelphia Premiere) dir. Gerard Courant, France, 1978-2012, digital, 180 mins excerpted program of 10,500 mins, silent, b/w and color
This special 180 minute Cinématon program will be projected continuously throughout the night. Featuring Jean-Luc Godard, Jonas Mekas, Yvonne Rainer, Derek Jarman, Wim Wenders, Nagisa Oshima, Samuel Fuller, Babette Mangolte and more, Cinématon is a film and video project 34 years and 175-hours in the making. Filmmaker Gerard Courant began the project in 1978 with the simple idea of shooting 3 minute, 25 second silent portraits of filmmakers, actors, writers and friends doing whatever they like. First shot on Super 8 kodachrome and later MiniDV, these portraits show an intimate exchange between the sitter and the camera: a young Sandrine Bonnaire (from the set of Maurice Pialat’s A Nos Amours) awkwardly feels the viewer’s gaze and laughs; Philippe Garrel, calm yet brooding, chokes a cigarette down in the park; and Terry Gilliam slips in and out of the frame before swallowing a 100-franc note.
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“For their sophomore record Correct Behavior, Eternal Summers has fleshed out its sound with the addition of a new bassist. Dreamier territory comes with those textural expansions, and on ‘Millions’ Nicole Yun’s honed melodies shine and snap with newfound clarity that at times recalls a hyperactive Sundays. This is a well-paced progression that doesn’t feel overtly recycled or deliberately slick, and a proper maturation for an indie pop band coming further into its own.” – Jenn Pelly, Pitchfork Ryan T (Robotique) Discovering dance music by way of film soundtracks and new age records left a strong, strange impression upon Philadelphia-based DJ Ryan T, evident in his annual Il Suono Scuro mix series, as well as sets at Robotique and Liaison. His selections for the night are certain to draw from this early influence, promising an evening of esoteric and eclectic sounds, anchored by hypnotic rhythms. Free admission. RSVP required for entry. IHP member RSVP begins August 1; RSVP for general public begins August 8. RSVP is limited to one per person. Please RSVP at www.ihousephilly.org/events/fallartspreview
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lAnguAgE ClAssEs
Spoken English + Foreign Language Programs Registration Wednesday, September 5 + Thursday, September 6 and Monday, September 10 - Thursday, September 13 Spoken English + Foreign Language Programs Classes Monday, September 24 Tuesday, December 11 The Language Program offers the opportunity to improve proficiency in English conversation and study a foreign language. At our small, friendly, informal and affordable sessions, you will learn how to communicate clearly outside of the classroom and enhance skills that assist in future goals. For more information on classes, class times and registration please visit ihousephilly.org.
JOHN AKOMFRAH
dIRECtoRs In FoCus: JoHn AkoMFRAH Friday, September 7 at 7pm + Saturday, September 8 at 7pm
Born in Accra, Ghana in 1957 to radical political activist parents, John Akomfrah was widely recognized as one of the most influential figures of black British culture in the 1980s. An artist, lecturer, and writer as well as a filmmaker, his twenty-year body of work is among the most distinctive in the contemporary British art world, and his cultural influence continues today. The Last Angel of History Friday, September 7 at 7pm dir. John Akomfrah, UK, 1996, video, 45 mins, color
This cinematic essay claims science fiction (with tropes such as alien abduction, estrangement, and genetic engineering) as a metaphor for the Pan-African experience of forced displacement, cultural alienation, and otherness. Akomfrah’s analysis is rooted in an exploration of the cultural works of Pan-African artists such as funkmaster George Clinton and Parliament’s Mothership Connection album, Sun Ra’s use of extraterrestrial iconography, and the very explicit connection drawn between these issues in the writings of black science fiction authors Samuel R Delaney and Octavia Butler. Included are interviews from musicians George Clinton, DJ Spooky, Goldie, and Derek May. Astronaut Dr. Bernard A. Harris Jr. describes his experiences as one of the first African-Americans in space, while Star Trek actress Nichelle Nichols tells of her campaign for a greater role for African-Americans in NASA. Novelist Ismael Reed and cultural critics Greg Tate and kodwo Eshun tease out the parallels between black life and science fiction. In keeping with the futuristic tenor of the film, the interviews are intercut with images of PanAfrican life from different periods of history, jumping between time and space. followed by Seven Songs for Malcolm X dir. John Akomfrah, UK, 1993, video, 52 mins, color
An homage to the inspirational African-American civil rights leader, Seven Songs for Malcolm X collects testimonies, eyewitness accounts and dramatic reenactments to tell the life, legacy, loves,
and losses of Malcolm X. Featuring interviews with Malcolm’s widow Betty Shabazz, Spike Lee, and many others, Seven Songs looks for the meaning behind the resurgence of interest in the man whose X always stood for the unknown. Seven Songs for Malcolm X combines riveting footage of the man himself, extracts from his writing, recollections of his family, friends and fellow activists, with [brief] staged tableaux. It’s all here: Malcolm X’s charisma, the struggle to clarify his beliefs, and the context in which they evolved... an engrossing portrait. Geoff Ellis, Time Out London The Nine Muses dir. John Akomfrah, UK, 2010, video, 94 mins, color
Saturday, September 8 at 7pm Twenty-five years after the end of the Trojan War, Odysseus still has not returned home. His son Telemachus, sets off on a journey in search of his lost father. So begins Homer’s revered epic poem The Odyssey, the primary narrative reference point for The Nine Muses, John Akomfrah’s remarkable meditation on chance, fate and redemption. Structured as an allegorical fable set between 1949 and 1970, The Nine Muses is comprised of nine overlapping musical chapters that mix archival material with original scenes. Together they form a stylized, idiosyncratic retelling of the history of mass migration to post-war Britain through the suggestive lens of the
Homeric epic. In addition to its resonance with Homer’s epic, The Nine Muses was devised and scripted from the writings of a wide range of authors including Dante Alighieri, Samuel Beckett, Emily Dickinson, James Joyce, John Milton, Friedrich Nietzsche, William Shakespeare, Sophocles, Dylan Thomas, Matsuo Basho, TS Elliot, Li Po, and Rabindranth Tagore. The Nine Muses is a journey through myth, folklore, history, and a museum of intangible things.
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Oktoberfest Wednesday, September 12 at 6pm When Crown Prince Ludwig married Princess Therese of Bavaria in October 1810, the citizens of Munich were invited to festivities held on the fields in front of the city gates to celebrate the happy royal event. This was the first Oktoberfest. One of the largest fairs in the world, the festival was moved to begin in September to allow for better weather conditions. An important part of Bavarian culture, Oktoberfest is now celebrated in over 15 countries. Please join us at International House as chefs from Brauhaus Schmitz bring authentic German wursts, sides, desserts and beers to University City. Visit www.brauhausschmitz.com to learn more about this local restaurant. $30 IHP members; $35 general admission. Admission includes two drink tickets.
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MotIon PICtuREs: tHE CoMIng oF sound The Love Parade Thursday, September 13 at 7pm
dir. Ernst Lubitsch, US, 1929, 16mm, 107 mins, b/w
Many important filmmakers of the day were skeptical of the coming of sound; Ernst Lubitsch put skepticism to use with comic invention. The Love Parade presents his cheering prescription to love the new talking film. Maurice Chevalier is a new prince consort who resents having to play housemate to his spouse the queen (Jeanette McDonald). Their squabble over sexual dominance yields curious observations about conventional marital roles. Lupino Lane and Lillian Roth are low comic counterparts who mimic the goings-on of the royal household. Lubitsch frequently builds visual sequences silently, adding sound later in order not to restrict the flexibility of the camera. Instead of patiently attending each speaker, the camera is freed to cut away playfully, and the film thus retains much of its jaunty spirit and rhythm of mature silent cinema. We eavesdrop on voices from out of sight, watch people talking whom we cannot hear, or listen to foreign speech or gibberish which we cannot understand. And the talk is all the more intriguing as it is often full of sexual innuendo. No other filmmaker attained such buoyant results so early in the sound period, and Lubitsch immediately became the critical standard by which others were measured.
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The Thief of Mirrors
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Daniel Barrow presents The Thief of Mirrors + Looking for Love In the Hall of Mirrors Friday, September 14 at 7pm The Thief of Mirrors is a new experimental moving picture experience that utilizes a complex circuit of voice, image making and projection. Over the span of many years working as an artist and live performer I have developed a personal language in which video alternately coalesces with drawings on an overhead projector, with a live performer, as well as with individual audience members. I am best known for creating and adapting comic book narratives to a “manual” form of animation by projecting, layering and manipulating drawings on mylar transparencies. In this piece, a monologue and vignettes take places between media, combining pre-recorded sound and imagery with live voice and projection, to create and then elaborate upon an emotionally complicated portrait of wealth and privilege. – Daniel Barrow A comic book narrative, Looking for Love In the Hall of Mirrors is accompanied by a live monologue and soundtrack, adapted to a manual form of animation using an overhead projector. A foppish man, of a nebulous age, leaves the farm and moves to the city (ostensibly Winnipeg) and begins a committed and confused pursuit of love, sex and artistic success. A local Winnipeg gay cruising park (“the hill”) provides the setting and inspiration. $5 IHP members; $8 students + seniors; $10 general admission.
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Elena and Her Men Saturday, September 15 at 7pm dir. Jean Renoir, France, 1956, 35mm, 95 mins, color, French w/ English subtitles
Set amid the military maneuvers and Bastille Day carnivals of turn-of-the-century France, Jean Renoir’s delirious romantic comedy Elena and Her Men stars a radiant Ingrid Bergman as a beautiful, but impoverished Polish princess who drives men of all stations to fits of desperate love. When Elena elicits the fascination of a famous general, she finds herself at the center of romantic machinations and political scheming, with the hearts of several men — as well as the future of France — in her hands.
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Cancer Healing Odyssey Tuesday, September 18 at 6pm This inspiring and hope-filled book may change the way you look at cancer. Written by IHP alumnus Sarto Schickel, Cancer Healing Odyssey shows that cancer is not always a death sentence and that recovery is possible even if diagnosed at an advanced stage. Written from the point of view of the family, it tells the story of Sun Hee Lee (Sarto’s wife), her shocking diagnosis of stage IV ovarian cancer and how a quality nutrition program, a detoxification program and a mind and spirit program, which constitute the trinity of natural healing, are needed along with traditional medical intervention. President Obama proclaimed September as National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month in 2011. Please join us for this informative conversation about the healing journey of one family battling this disease. Books available for purchase. Followed by reception. Free admission.
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Opening Receptions Friday, August 31 - Friday, November 23 Wednesday, September 19 from 6pm – 7:30pm The Woman Represented Curated by Reza Ghanad This exhibit highlights contemporary women painters’ perspectives of the female body. Each presents an image of women from a different and complex vantage. Both recognizing the power of media culture’s representations of the female form, and yet desiring to defy the limited troupes often utilized, these artists achieve poetry. The subtle juxtaposition of visual beauty and undertones of conflict make these works worth examining carefully and with an open eye. InLiquid Art + Design Video Installation IHP is pleased to partner with InLiquid on an ongoing video installation series that showcases new and experimental works. Past notable exhibitions include Murals Set in Motion, curated by Sean Stoops in partnership with the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, Monologue Series by Jodi Sweitzer, Valence by Stephen
Scott Smith, and Shadow World: Under the El, Year One by David kessler, among others. Join us this fall for the next project that continues our tradition of bringing challenging and engaging art to Philadelphia. Free admission. Galleries are open Monday – Friday from 10am – 6pm and anytime there is a program in The Ibrahim Theater.
´ The Artist is Present Marina Abramovicć: Wednesday, September 19 at 7:30pm dir. Matthew Akers, US, 2012, video, 105 mins, b/w and color
Presented as part of Festival Plus at the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe Marina Abramovic: seductive, controversial, fearless, outré. Her retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art (March - May 2010) featured an extraordinary performance, experienced by 750,000 people, many of whom waited hours for the chance to sit silently across from her at a small table, where she remained for 7½ hours daily, without eating, drinking, or moving. The intensity of her gaze, the intimacy of the act (paradoxically in a huge, brightly lit room, filled with onlookers) moved some to tears and other acts of extreme emotion. Matthew Akers’ film records the artist as she prepares herself physically and spiritually for the ordeal — as might be expected — with tremendous discipline, humor and guile. With comments by MoMA curator klaus Biesenbach, art critic Arthur Danto, gallerist Sean kelly, and hundreds of members of the public (including James Franco) who were fortunate enough to attend this landmark event. preceded by SSS dir. Charles Atlas, US/Spain, 1989, 6 mins, color
Marina Abramovic collaborated with videomaker Charles Atlas on this striking work of autobiographical performance. Abramovic delivers a monologue that traces a concise personal chronology. This brief narrative history, which references her past in the former Yugoslavia, her performance work, and her collaboration with and separation from fellow performance artist Ulay, is intercut with images of Abramovic engaged in symbolic gestures and ritual acts — scrubbing her feet, staring like Medusa as snakes writhe on her head. Closing her litany with the phrase “time past, time present,” Abramovic invokes the personal and the mythological in a poignant affirmation of self.
explores the intersecting concerns around animation history through the participation of scholars and practitioners working with the fields of cinema and media history, art history, history of science, and animation design in the fields of science, gaming, art, engineering, and medicine. Free admission.
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The Observers Saturday, September 22 at 7pm dir. Jacqueline Goss, US, 2011, 16mm transferred to video, 67 mins, color
Co-sponsored by Philadelphia Independent Film and Video Association Followed by Q and A with the filmmakers.
Marina abraMovic: The Artist is Present The Enchanted Drawing Friday, September 21 at 7pm Co-presented by Cinema Studies, Visual Studies, the Sachs Program in Contemporary Art, History of Art, Fine Arts, the Digital Media Design program, and the History and Sociology of Science at Penn and Humbodlt University, Berlin, as part of The Enchanted Drawing: Animation across the Disciplines Conference at the University of Pennsylvania
The Observers is a stunning visual meditation on the activities of two seasonal inhabitants of the Mount Washington Weather Observatory, one of the oldest weather stations in the world. The beauty and brutality of the surrounding geography are brilliantly contrasted with the quietly rhythmic routine and solitude within the station. Partly based on The Great Carbuncle by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the film weaves science and symbolism into a fascinating portrait of a place few individuals have encountered. preceded by The Lakes dir. Jesse Cain, US, 2010, 16mm transferred to video, 9 mins, b/w
PRoJECt twEnty1 FIlM & AnIMAtIon FEstIVAl Thursday, September 27 – Sunday, September 30
A celebration of independent shorts & features from all over the world, presented by Project Twenty1. Discounted tickets and passes available for IHP members. Tickets, schedule and more information at www.ProjectTwenty1.org.
The screening includes both films produced by participants and featured in presentations at The Enchanted Drawing: Animation across the Disciplines Conference at Penn. The Enchanted Drawing 28
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Welcome Week events More residents move into International House at the beginning of the Fall than any other time of the year. To make the transition to their new home more comfortable, more enjoyable, and more meaningful, IHP has put together a week-long series of programs exclusively for residents. Be sure to take advantage of the many opportunities to connect with new neighbors and members of the larger IHP community. Welcome To IHP Breakfast Monday, September 24 at 8am Jumpstart your day with a coffee and breakfast to go…jumpstart your week with a great chance to connect with IHP residents and staff! Whether you’re on your way to class, lab, or a day filled with research, you will want to be sure to stop in the front lobby for a quick bite, compliments of International House staff.
Welcome Week Social Program (RA & RHC - Potluck) Thursday, September 27 at 6pm Discover all the flavors of IHP at the Welcome Week Potluck. Share a dish from your own culture, and sample a few of your favorites from another part of the world. Bring a friend and make some new ones… just don’t leave hungry!
Resident Movie Night Tuesday, September 25 at 9pm
October Fest – Themed Event Friday, September 28 at 6pm
IHP’s Ibrahim Theater is your living room for the night! Popcorn, soda, and a film on the big screen are the perfect way to relax with your friends and neighbors.
International House transforms into a traditional biergarten for one night to celebrate the German tradition. Add some bratwurst, traditional music and an eager crowd of IHP residents, and you’ve got all the ingredients for a great party, bringing everyone together for the final celebratory event of Welcome Week!
Town Hall Meeting Wednesday, September 26 at 8pm The annual Town Hall Meeting is your chance to hear from a local, prominent business leader, and meet with the Directors of International House Philadelphia. Get the scoop on the latest developments, future plans, and updates on all the exciting changes taking place at 3701 Chestnut St. If you have questions about what’s coming up during the next few months, or are curious about how you can get involved in IHP happenings, this is the perfect opportunity to get some answers.
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Flip back through the pages of this magazine, look at all the events taking place at IHP, and consider the variety of subjects covered, the ensuing conversations and dialogue inspired by them, and the way in which this unique programming engages the local and international community. It only happens at International House Philadelphia.
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Great reasons to live at ihp • Free ADMISSIoN To IHP eveNTS • CoNveNIeNT loCATIoN • 24-Hour SeCurITy STAFF • CoMPuTer lAb WITH Web ACCeSS • reSIDeNT CAFÉ oN PreMISeS • leADerSHIP DeveloPMeNT ProgrAMS • Tv louNge + reCreATIoN CeNTer • DISCouNTeD gyM MeMberSHIP • loNg AND SHorT TerM HouSINg • lAuNDry FACIlITIeS & uTIlITIeS INlCuDeD If you are a student, scholar, or professional trainee looking for an apartment or room in Philadelphia, consider International House. IHP is a multicultural residential center, and a source of distinctive arts and cultural programming. We are a warm and friendly living environment; a home to over 800 people from as many as 95 different countries around the world annually, including the US, who attend area colleges and universities. As a resident of International House, you’ll not only enjoy the privacy and quiet of our apartments and single rooms, you’ll also develop relationships while make friends with others from around the world, and become part of a unique community where all cultures are celebrated and shared. Our residents also enjoy the benefits of IHP membership, and get free admission and access to films, concerts, cultural events, art exhibits, leadership seminars, executive networking events and more throughout the year. Inquire today and start enjoying life at the intersection of Philadelphia and the World! housing@ihphilly.org, 215.895.6540, www.ihousephilly.org/student-housing
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A uNIque loCATIoN For your NexT eveNT or MeeTINg! Whether you are planning a business conference, an intimate soiree, an executive meeting, or a large social event, International House Philadelphia has the space and services to meet your needs and make your event a success. Located in the heart of Philadelphia’s University City, IHP has over 8,500 square feet of available space with the capacity to meet the needs of groups as small as 10, or as large as 600. IHP’S IbrAHIM THeATer The Ibrahim Theater is a fully-equipped, multipurpose theater facility. Featuring a state-of-the-art concert sound-system, we can accommodate a variety of music presentations from small acoustic ensembles to fully amplified 10+ piece bands. The Ibrahim Theater is ideal for film and video screenings, with the capability to project 16mm and 35mm film as well as most video formats including DigiBeta, BetaSP, DVD, Blu-ray and miniDV. Additional devices can be incorporated into our system. There is also access from the stage, which is perfect for PowerPoint lectures and other visual presentations. Our lighting system is equipped with a digital lighting board. With a knowledgeable staff able to assist you, we can provide a complete package for most events. SouTH AMerICA rooM At almost 2,000 square feet, with a capacity of up to 150, South America is our most versatile space with a great view and an outdoor balcony. It is ideal for large seminars and classes, as well as receptions. AuSTrAlIA louNge A uniquely designed atrium space, the Australia Lounge is an attractive setting for receptions, breakfasts, and as a breakout space for conferences, accommodating up to 100 for stand-up events and 50 for a seated gathering or meeting. euroPe, ASIA, AFrICA, AND NorTH AMerICA rooMS These rooms, which accommodate 10 to 60 people, are ideal for small board meetings, seminars, retreats, classes and conference breakout space. The Asia and Africa Rooms can be combined to form a larger meeting space. To inquire about hosting your event in IHP’s Ibrahim Theater or any of our other wonderful event spaces, please email events@ihphilly.org or call 215.895.6539.
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International House Philadelphia is located at 3701 Chestnut Street, in the University City neighborhood, one block south of Market Street and one block north of Walnut Street. Public Transportation: It’s a short walk from either of the Green Line’s 36th Street stops or the Market-Frankford El’s 34th Street stop. From Center City, take the 21 bus west on Walnut Street to 37th Street. From West Philly, take the 21 bus east on Chestnut to 37th. Parking: It’s easy to park in University City! Discounted parking for International House patrons is available at the Science Center Parking Garage, 3665 Market Street. A special rate of $5 per vehicle, effective after 4pm until 7am, Monday through Friday plus all day Saturday & Sunday. Please bring your parking stub to IHP’s Front Desk to be stamped when attending events. Plenty of street parking, free after 8pm, is available on Chestnut and Market Streets and throughout the neighborhood. Contact Us: General Information 215.387.5125 or info@ihphilly.org
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Tanya Steinberg, Executive Director Treasurer, International Houses Worldwide Association Clara Fomich, Executive Assistant ArTS + lANguAge ProgrAMS Renae Dinerman, Director of Arts Robert Cargni, Curator Jesse Pires, Curator Barbara Warnock, Language Programs Director Jesse Kudler, Production Manager Herb Shellenberger, Box Office + Programs Manager ADMISSIoNS + reSIDeNT ServICeS Glenn Martin, Director of Admissions + Resident Services Jeff Bourgeois, Associate Director of Resident Services Marlon Patton, Front Desk Manager + Cashier Edwin Garcia, Admissions Coordinator Emily Martin, Admissions Coordinator Eugene Park, Front Desk Coordinator INSTITuTIoNAl ADvANCeMeNT William Parker, Senior Marketing Manager Christina Rockwell, Membership Programs + Individual Giving Manager Justin Miller, Graphic Designer Angel Raffanello, Manager of Corporate Relations + Special Events Jessamyn Falcone, Development Services Coordinator Lauren H. Fenimore, Development Research Coordinator Sasha Dages, Marketing Coordinator buSINeSS oFFICe Lina Yankelevich, Finance + Human Resources Manager Anzhela Bachman, AR/AP Coordinator buIlDINg oPerATIoNS Carole Parker, Director of Building Operations Moshe Caspi, Security Services + Systems Manager Deborah Houda, Building Operations + Housekeeping Manager Raj Persad, Building Operations + Maintenance Manager Alex Rivkin, Information Systems + Technology Manager Wendy Hyatt, Conference Center + Building Services Coordinator Larry Moore, Lead Security Officer Althelson Towns, Lead Housekeeper HouSekeePINg, MAINTeNANCe + SeCurITy Noah Anthony Sylvie Hoeto Christina Rivera Reginald Brown Marie Berthe Johnson Ronald Smith Melvin Caranda Henry Koffi Linda Stanton Phillip Carter Yefim Klurfeld Robert Wooten Moifee Dorley Vipin Maxwell Ronald Persaud Kodzo “David” Gasonu Lulzim Myrtaj Sherman Griggs Amar Persad
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International House Philadelphia is a multicultural residential center, a source of distinctive programming, and the embodiment of an ideal. It has a critical threefold mission: to maintain a diverse and welcoming community for scholars from around the world, while introducing them to the American experience; to broaden the horizons of its Residents and the larger community through high quality international arts and humanities programs; and to encourage cooperation and respect among the peoples of all nations. www.ihousephilly.org
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The generous support of our Members, Friends and Benefactors allows International House Philadelphia to continue the tradition of offering lifelong learning through the Arts, Culture and Humanities to an increasing number of people each year. These programs are also supported in part by Adroitent, Inc., Ahmad & Zaffarese LLC, All State Abstract Inc., Alpin W Cameron Foundation, Asher & Co., Ltd., Bartlett & Company Inc., Berkadia, B-Pro Safeguard Inc., Chestnut Hill Health Care, Citizens Bank Charitable Foundation, Comcast Corporation, Davis United World Scholars Program, Dole Fresh Fruit Co, Electriplast Corp, Elliott-Lewis, Epam Systems, Inc., Exude Benefits Group, Inc., Fox Chase Cancer Centre, Friends of The Japanese House And Garden, Greater Philadelphia Chinese Restaurant Association, Gupta Foundation, HP Health Partners, Ikea, I-Lead Inc., ING Financial Partners, Interfaith Center of Greater Philadelphia, Jacoby Donner PC, John Wiley & Sons Inc., JP Morgan Chase, Lincoln University, Nmci Group, Inc., Philadelphia City Paper, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Premier Urology Associates, Progressive Business Publications, Qlicktech Inc, Reed Smith LLP, Saks Incorporated, Sam And Charles Foundation, San Diego Foundation, Scandinavian American Business Forum, Staples, StarRez Taste of Norway, University of Pennsylvania, office of The President, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., World Affairs Council of Philadelphia We are also thankful for the support of our in-kind donors and the many generous members and annual donors.