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Bill Frisell and Bill Morrison The Great Flood Photo by Myles Regan
The Great Flood is a collaboration between filmmaker and multimedia artist Bill Morrison and guitarist and composer Bill Frisell inspired by the 1927 catastrophe.
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What Starts Here Changes the World The Texas Performing Arts educational collection of Hollywood motion picture backdrops
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The Wooster Group THE B-SIDE: “Negro Folklore from Texas State Prisons,” A Record Album Interpretation “Nothing short of transcendent. An extraordinary masterclass in listening.” - The New York Times
Bass Concert Hall Renovation
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Welcome to the new year at Texas Performing Arts! We’re so glad you’re able to join us. We hope you’ve had a chance to experience some of the renovations that were made to improve Bass Concert Hall with your comfort and safety in mind. During last year’s shutdown, we invested $3M in rebuilding the balconies to improve sightlines and accessibility. There are all new balcony seats as well as improved lighting. The lobbies have fresh carpet and more space to spread out. Doing everything we can to remain open safely has been our top priority. Air ventilation and filtration have been upgraded to the latest standards. With contactless mobile tickets and cashless payments, we’re able to streamline our operation while making the experience safer for you, our loyal patrons. Our new guest security system uses advanced technology to make your arrival more comfortable and convenient. We hope that you enjoy these improvements and that they bring you closer to great performances. As we enter the second half of our 40th Season, we’re excited to continue to offer a survey of the latest developments and leading voices in the performing arts in America today. There are established and emerging artists, revivals and new works, long-time favorites, and first-time visits. You can see some of the highest examples of artistic excellence, join artists as they engage with the past and possibilities of the future, experience unusual collaborations, and be the first to see new productions. We are working hard to make Texas Performing Arts one of the most impactful arts organizations in the country. With visionary artists and adventurous audiences, we will unlock the potential of Texas Performing Arts’ next 40 years. Thank you for joining us. Bob Bursey Executive & Artistic Director
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Jan 21, 2022
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Bill Frisell and Bill Morrison The Great Flood Director, Bill Morrison Composer, Bill Frisell, Producer, Phyllis Oyama
The Great Flood Band features Bill Frisell (guitar), Tony Scherr (bass) & Kenny Wollesen (drums). Sound Engineer, Claudia Engelhart
“The Great Flood” is a film-music collaboration by Bill Morrison and Bill Frisell, based on and inspired by the catastrophic Mississippi River Flood of 1927 and the ensuing transformation of American society.
Program The Great Flood Sharecroppers Swollen Tributaries 1927 Sears Roebuck Catalog Levees Mississippi River Flood,1927 Dynamiting Poydras Evacuation Politicians Aftermath Migration Watershed
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The Great Flood was commissioned by Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (World Premiere); Wexner Center for the Arts at The Ohio State University; Carnegie Hall; Symphony Center Presents, Chicago and Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College. The Great Flood was commissioned through Meet The Composer’s Commissioning Music/USA program, which is made possible by generous support from the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust, the Ford Foundation, the Francis Goelet Charitable Lead Trusts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, New York State Council on the Arts, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and the Helen F. Whitaker Fund. Additional support made possible by USA Projects, an online initiative of United States Artists. Co-presented with the UT Visual Arts Center Mr. Frisell is represented by: Songline/Tone Field Productions – songtone.com Mr. Morrison’s work is distributed by Kino Lorber – kinolorber.com Icarus Films - icarusfilms.com texasperformingarts.org
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Program The Great Flood The Mississippi River Flood of 1927 was the most destructive river flood in American history. In the spring of 1927, the river broke out of its earthen embankments in 145 places and inundated 27,000 square miles. Part of its legacy was the forced exodus of displaced sharecroppers, who left plantation life and migrated to Northern cities adapting to an industrial society with its own set of challenges. Musically, the Great Migration fueled the evolution of acoustic blues (including artists who witnessed the flood such as Charley Patton “High Water Everywhere” and Memphis Minnie “When the Levee Breaks”) to electric blues bands that thrived in cities like Memphis, Detroit and Chicago becoming the wellspring for R&B and rock as well as developing jazz styles.
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BIOGRAPHIES Bill Morrison (Film Director) “The poet laureate of lost films” New York Times, September 22, 2021 Bill Morrison makes films that reframe long-forgotten moving images. He has premiered featurelength documentary films at the New York, Sundance, Telluride and Venice film festivals. Morrison had a mid-career retrospective at MoMA in 2014. His found footage opus Decasia (2002) was the first film of the 21st century to be selected to the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry. The Great Flood (2013) was recognized with the Smithsonian Ingenuity Award for historical scholarship. Dawson City: Frozen Time (2016) was included on over 100 critics lists of the top films of 2017, and named as one of the best films of the decade (2010s) by the Associated Press, Los Angeles Times, and Vanity Fair, among others. In 2021 Morrison became a member of the documentary branch of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. His most recent feature-length doc, The Village Detective: a song cycle (2021) had its North American premiere at the 2021 Telluride Film Festival, and was released by Kino Lorber. Bill Frisell (Film Composer) Bill Frisell’s career as a guitarist and composer has spanned more than 40 years and many celebrated recordings, whose catalog has been cited by Downbeat as “the best recorded output of the decade”.
His latest recording is Valentine, on Blue Note, a trio album with Thomas Morgan (bass) and Rudy Royston (drums) that has been hailed as “a masterpiece” by Downbeat. “They consistently and strikingly play as one, voices intertwined, completing phrases as if sharing a single thought… Even overdubs are so perfect that everything feels utterly organic… the performances represent jazz playing at its most sublime.” In March 2022, a biography on Frisell, entitled Beautiful Dreamer – The Guitarist Who Changed The Sound of American Music, written by Philip Watson, will be published by Faber and released in the UK, Europe, South, Central America & Asia. Other global release dates are forthcoming. Through unprecedented access, and interviews with his close family, friends and collaborators, Philip Watson tells the story of the innovative and influential guitarist and composer. Recognized as one of America’s 21 most vital and productive performing artists, Frisell was named an inaugural Doris Duke Artist in 2012. He is also a recipient of grants from United States Artists and Meet the Composer, among others. From 2013 – 2015, Bill was Resident Artistic Director for Jazz at Lincoln Center for their Roots of Americana series, and in 2016, he was a beneficiary of the first FreshGrass Composition commission to preserve and support innovative grassroots music. Upon San Francisco Jazz
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opening their doors in 2013, he served as one of their Resident Artistic Directors. Bill is also the subject of a documentary film by director Emma Franz, entitled Bill Frisell: A Portrait, which examines his creative process in depth. He has also received an honorary doctorate from the Berklee College of Music. Phyllis Oyama (Producer) Phyllis Oyama has been Artist and Project Manager for Songline/Tone Field Productions since January, 2000. She oversees booking and directs marketing for Mr. Frisell and singer/ songwriter/violinist Carrie Rodriguez. Phyllis’ background is in Dance and Film. She has an M.A. in Dance History from Mills College. After studying at the Erick Hawkins School of Dance in New York City, she directed a
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documentary on the early modern choreographer, entitled Erick Hawkins - Poet of Modern Dance. Soon after, she joined Pixar Animation Studios where she was an Assistant Editor on Toy Story and A Bug’s Life. Tony Scherr (Bass) In addition to playing bass with Bill Frisell, Tony Scherr also plays with the New York band Sex Mob. He has also played bass and/or guitar with many other artists including John Lurie & The Lounge Lizards, Sow Poke, Maria Schneider Orchestra, Norah Jones, Rickie Lee Jones, Dakota Staton, Al Grey, Willie Nelson, Aaron Neville, and Feist. Tony was born in New Haven and lives in Brooklyn. Kenny Wollesen (Drums, Vibes) Kenny Wollesen is a drummer, vibraphonist, percussionist and
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instrument builder based in New York City. He is the founder of the Wollesonic Laboratories wollesonic. com and the mastermind behind Sonic Massages and the Himalayas marching band. He has worked with John Zorn, Norah Jones, Tom Waits, Sean Lennon, Ben Goldberg, Steve Bernstein, Jonas Mekas, Butch Morris, Ilhan Ersahin, Hal Wilner, Eivind Opsvik, John Medeski, Jim Hall and has been a vital member of Bill Frisell’s ensembles and projects for over 20 years. Claudia Engelhart (Sound Engineer) Claudia Engelhart has been a professional listener and live-sound engineer for 40 years. In 1982 she began her career at the historic San Francisco jazz club, Keystone Korner, later moving on to such
notable venues as CBGB’s, The Village Gate, and SOB’s in New York City. Since 1989, she has been working as sound engineer and tour manager for Bill Frisell, for whom she has also recorded two live albums and most of his live download series. When not on tour with Frisell, Claudia has toured extensively with other renowned artists, including Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Laurie Anderson, Lou Reed, Ron Carter, Michael Brecker, Grover Washington Jr., Dave Holland, John Scofield and Charles Lloyd, among others.
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The Wooster Group THE B-SIDE: “Negro Folklore from Texas State Prisons” A Record Album Interpretation
The Wooster Group’s residency at Texas Performing Arts is supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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About THE B-SIDE Featuring Eric Berryman, Jasper McGruder, Philip Moore Director Kate Valk Production Design Elizabeth LeCompte Sound Eric Sluyter Lighting Ryan Seelig
Musical Director Gareth Hobbs Stage Manager Erin Mullin Set Building Joseph Silovsky Studios Production Manager Bona Lee Tour Associate Producer Maya Davis
Tour Lighting David Sexton Video Robert Wuss Tour Video Irfan Brkovic Costumes Enver Chakartash
The creation of THE B-SIDE was made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts Art Works program; the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, which awarded Valk a fellowship in 2016; and by a Princess Grace Foundation– USA honorarium awarded to Berryman for his work on the project. Special thanks to Bruce Jackson Thanks to Jennifer Tipton, Ruud van den Akker, Antonia Belt, and Diane Christian Running time: approximately one hour
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About the Album The record album Negro Folklore from Texas State Prisons (Elektra 1965) was recorded, edited, and annotated by Bruce Jackson. It features performances by Johnnie Adams, W.D. “Alec” Alexander, Virgil Asbury, John Bell, Douglas Cannon, James A. Champion, William Evans, John Gibson, James Hampton, James W. Hobbs, Louis “Bacon & Porkchop” Houston, Johnny Jackson, Floyd James, Lemon Jefferson, Jesse “G.I. Jazz” Hendricks, James Johnson, Joseph “Chinaman” Johnson, C.B. “Snuffy” Kimble, Henry Landers, L.Z. Lee, Clem A. Martin, Leroy Martindell, Mack Maze, D.J. Miller, Houston Page, Marshall Phillips, Johnnie H. Robinson, Arthur “Lightning” Sherrod, Albert Spencer, Lee Curtis Tyler, David Walker, Jesse Lee Warren, Venesty Weles, George White, Morgan White, Matt Williams, and Eddie Ray Zachary. Side One 1. RAISE ’EM UP HIGHER Worksong, Ramsey Farm, Unit 1 2. DON’T LOOK SO DOWNHEARTED, BUDDY Toast, Wynne Farm 3. MOVE ALONG ’GATOR Worksong, Ellis Farm 4. THREE MOORE BROTHERS Cante-fable, Ellis Farm 5. ASSASSINATION OF THE PRESIDENT Topical/gospel, Ramsey Farm, Unit 2 6. DON’T BE UNEASY Spiritual, The Walls 7. RATTLER Worksong, Ramsey Farm, Unit 1 Side Two 1. HAMMER RING Worksong, Ramsey Farm, Unit 1 2. T.B. BEES Toast, Ramsey Farm, Unit 2 3. IF YOU SEE MY MOTHER Blues, Ellis Farm 4. JUST LIKE A TREE PLANTED BY THE WATER Worksong, Ellis Farm 5. SEE HOW THEY DONE MY LORD Spiritual, Ramsey Farm, Unit 1 6. DANIEL IN THE LION’S DEN Preaching parody, Ellis Farm 7. FORTY-FOUR HAMMERS Worksong, Retrieve Farm “The way we do it, we do it by time. We have a steady rock. Everybody raise their axe up and come down at the same time, just rock. I guess that might a came from many a year ago. We see in the picture show the way Africans beat and paddle boats together, just work together.” – Anonymous black inmate in the Texas Department of Corrections, circa 1964, from Wake Up Dead Man, collected and edited by Bruce Jackson. Film footage from Afro-American Worksongs in a Texas Prison, by Pete, Toshi and Dan Seeger, and Bruce Jackson, 1966.
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PERFORMER BIOS Eric Berryman is a New York City-based actor originally from Baltimore, MD. He collaborated with The Wooster Group on THE B-SIDE: “Negro Folklore from Texas State Prisons” for which he received a Drama Desk Nomination. His Off-Broadway credits include Toni Stone, Roundabout Theatre Company; Steel Hammer and The Bacchae (director Ann Bogart) and Glory of the World (director Les Waters), BAM; and pool (no water), Barrow Street Theatre. Recent regional credits: Moby Dick, American Repertory Theater; Detroit Red, ArtsErmerson, for which he received the Elliot Norton Award for Best Actor. Other regional work includes: The Amen Corner, Guthrie Theater; I Wish You Love, Penumbra Theatre/The Kennedy Center/ Hartford Stage; and Fly, Ford’s Theatre. Film and TV credits include Motherless Brooklyn, Marriage Story, and Barry. Eric holds a BFA in Acting from Carnegie Mellon. He has received the Arthur Kennedy Acting Award and a Princess Grace Foundation Honorarium. Jasper McGruder is a graduate of SUNY Fredonia. He performed in Imperceptible Mutabilities and The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World by Suzan-Lori Parks, as well as the 1992 world tour of Einstein On the Beach, music by Phillip Glass and directed by Robert Wilson. He has worked at LaMaMa and was directed by Ellen Stewart in The Cotton Club Gala and
Conjur Women. He directed Monk n Bud by Laurence Holder at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the Cairo International Experimental Theatre Festival. Regional theatre includes Yale Repertory, Goodspeed Opera House, The Kennedy Center and extensive work at The Barter Theatre. He plays blues harmonica and was the host of Gutbucket Matinee, a blues and jazz format on WBAI radio from 1997-2004. He opened Black Stars of The Great White Way at Carnegie Hall with a harmonica solo in the 2014 Celebration. Philip Moore is a home-grown New Yorker. He was raised in the Queensbridge Housing Project, the largest public housing development in the USA. Philip has a natural affinity for family and community and his life has revolved around raising his three sons as well as caring deeply for those around him. Aside from a high school role as the Artful Dodger in Oliver Twist and a short (filmed) monologue in Richard Maxwell’s Ads in 2009, Philip made his debut in theater in 2011 when he joined the cast of Maxwell’s play Neutral Hero. He was in 60 performances of Neutral Hero throughout Europe and in South America. Philip performed in The Wooster Group’s production of Harold Pinter’s The Room in New York and on tour in Los Angeles in 2015-16.
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Coming Up The Wooster Group’s residency continues with a work-in-progress showing on February 4 of Untitled Toast, a new collaboration with Eric Berryman. Untitled Toast is based on the 1976 LP Get Your Ass in the Water and Swim Like Me: Narrative Poetry from the Black Oral Tradition. Recorded and edited by Bruce Jackson, the LP is a collection of toasts: epic bawdy poems, full of daring wit and dazzling wordplay, that describe feats of legendary street heroes, such as “Signifying Monkey,” “Titanic,” and “Stackolee.”
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About The Wooster Group
The Wooster Group, led by founding member and director Elizabeth LeCompte, is a pioneer of experimental theater. Established in 1975, the Group has created more than 40 theater and dance works, approximately 20 media pieces, museum and gallery exhibitions, and one Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. Theater productions include: Rumstick Road (1977), L.S.D. (... Just the High Points ...) (1984), Brace Up! (1991), The Hairy Ape (1996), House/Lights (1999), To You, the Birdie! (Phèdre) (2002), Hamlet (2006), the opera La Didone (2008), Vieux Carré (2009), The Room (2015), The Town Hall Affair (2017), A Pink Chair (In Place of a Fake Antique) (2018), and The Mother (2021), all directed by LeCompte, and Early Shaker Spirituals (2014) and The B-Side: Negro Folklore from Texas State Prisons (2017), both record album interpretations, directed by founding member and associate director Kate Valk. The Group maintains a full-time ongoing ensemble of performers and technical artists on annual salary with benefits, and also supports a large number of artistic associates who work on a project-by-project basis. The Performing Garage, at 33 Wooster Street in SoHo, Manhattan, is the longtime residence of the company where all the work is developed and performed. Wooster Group works tour nationally and internationally. For more information, visit www.thewoostergroup.org.
Current Company
Irfan Brkovic, Mike Farry, Ari Fliakos, David Glista, Clay Hapaz, Cynthia Hedstrom, Gareth Hobbs, Elizabeth LeCompte, Bona Lee, Michaela Murphy, Erin Mullin, Scott Shepherd, Eric Sluyter, Kate Valk, Monika Wunderer
Current Associates
Bill Ballou, Eric Berryman, Zbigniew Bzymek, Enver Chakartash, Hai-Ting Chinn, Maya Davis, Dennis Dermody, Matthew Dipple, Amir ElSaffar, Jim Fletcher, Mia Fliakos, Bruce Jackson, Ken Kobland, Andrew Maillet, Frances McDormand, Jasper McGruder, Greg Mehrten, Philip Moore, Suzzy Roche, Kaneza Schaal, David Sexton, Joseph Silovsky, Maura Tierney, Jennifer Tipton, Danusia Trevino, Ariana Smart Truman, Jharis Yokley, Omar Zubair
Director’s Circle
Paul Cassidy & Vernon Evenson, Christine Larsen & Vincent Dopulos, Alan Mark & Jeffrey Fraenkel, Adam E. Max (in memoriam) & Diane L. Max, Frances McDormand, Robyn Mewshaw, Catherine Orentreich (the Orentreich Family Foundation), Tom Shapiro, Wendy vanden Heuvel
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Texas Performing Arts Leadership Board The Leadership Board is a group of national and international volunteer leaders in the arts, business, and philanthropy. The Board is dedicated to expanding Texas Performing Arts’ world-class programming, positioning the organization as an international leader in the performing arts, and strengthening the bond between the performing arts and the communities we serve.
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made possible by the generous donations of J.C. Backings and the ADG Archives Backdrop Recovery Project. The collection of sixty-five historic paintings mirrors the research gathered by UT Austin Faculty co-authors Karen Maness and Richard Isackes to create their award-winning publication, The Art of the Hollywood Backdrop, Regan Arts 2016. Included in the collection are backings from iconic and critically acclaimed films such as National Velvet (MGM 1944), The Sound of Music (20th Century Fox 1965), Ben Hur (MGM 1959), and North by Northwest (MGM 1958), brought here to educate the next generation of artists in the Texas Performing Arts Fabrication Studios.
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WHAT STARTS HERE CHANGES THE WORLD
Texas Performing Arts now owns the most extensive educational collection of Hollywood motion picture backdrops in the world,
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It’s our job to give you our best. This past year you gave us yours. Thank You.
The Best Is Here.
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