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Le Corbusier
Dziga Vertov
Rene Vienet
Bill Viola
Robert Watts
William Wegman
Herman G.Thankfully, there is the internet which allows you to get a whiff of these films regardless of your geographical location.Believe me, they're not doing it for the money.Please support the presenters of these works by going to see them in theatres whenever you can.Begun in 1961 as a screening series and established as a distributor in 1967, Canyon Cinema has more than 3500 films available for rent:
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www.Promotion is valid through May 11th and applies to new orders only.Indicate your email to receive advance News and Promotions!Site Designed and Hosted By Acadia Systems, Inc.UBU Products All Rights Reserved.Alfred Jarry's own woodcut of Ubu, as shown on the cover of a popular paperback edition of the play, published in the 1960s.For the famous dog with the same name, see UBU Productions.Ubu Roi (King Ubu) is a play developed by Alfred Jarry.It was premiered in 1896, and is widely acknowledged as a theatrical precursor to the Absurdist, Dada and Surrealist art movements.Ubu Enchained), neither of which were performed in Jarry's lifetime.Character
Ubu is a nobody.Shakespearean drama, including Macbeth, Hamlet and Richard III.Like Macbeth, Ubu murders the king who has helped him on the urging of his wife, usurps the throne and is in turn defeated and killed by the dead man's sons; Jarry adapts the ghost of the dead king and Fortinbras's revolt from Hamlet; Buckingham's refusal of reward for assisting a usurpation from Richard III; and The Winter's Tale's bear.While his schoolmates lost interest in the Ubu legends when they left school, Jarry continued adding to and reworking the material for the rest of his life.French word for 'shit', with an extra R; some English translations use the spelling "shittr" or other variations), a riot broke loose.Growing out of schoolboy legends, both "Ubu Cocu" and "Ubu Roi" have a convoluted history, going through decades of rewriting, and in the case of "Ubu Cocu", never arriving at a definitive version.Sadly, "Les Polonais" is long lost, thus, the true authorship of "Ubu Roi" can never be known.By the time Jarry wanted to have the play published and staged, the Morins had lost interest in these schoolboy japes, and Henri Morin gave Jarry permission to do whatever he wanted with them.The play was the basis for Jan Lenica's animated film Ubu et la grande gidouille (1976).Ubu Roi was later adapted into Jane Taylor's "Ubu and the Truth Commission" in 1998, a play that many believe criticized the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which was created in response to the atrocities committed during Apartheid.Ubu Roi was translated by Sherry CM Lindquist, and an adaptation of this was performed in Chicago; at the Joseph Papp Public Theater in New York at the International Festival Of Puppet Theater; and at the Edison Theater, St.The derived word "ubuesque" is recurrent in French and francophone political debate (e.British band Blurt have a song named "Ubu" on their debut album "In Berlin"
In her book, "Sixties," Linda McCartney explained that Paul was reading "Ubu Roi" by Alfred Jarry during the time he was writing the lyrics for "Maxwell's Silver Hammer."Ubu Productions took their name from Ubu Roi, with their "mascot" (a black labrador dog) featuring on the title credits with a man's voice saying "Sit, Ubu sit.Translation: Defense and Illustration by David Ball (with his translation of the first act).Ubu Roi, available at Project Gutenberg.All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.Life is full of difficult choices.You can always change your mind.Sometimes you gotta do it but you oughta be discreet.Pere Ubu premiered its musical adaptation of the theater of Ubu Roi, Alfred Jarry's groundbreaking 1896 play and the theatrical precursor to the Absurdist, Dada and Surrealist art movements, at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, on April 24 and 25.The adaptation, written by David Thomas, features 10 new songs as well as various musical "interludes."Communards, Happy End, etc) features as Mere Ubu, partnering David Thomas as Pere Ubu.Click here for background press fodder and interview questions.Thursday night, opening night, was a bit of a shambles.The most disruptive problems were (1) on stage we were unable to identify fade to blacks at the end of scenes (the stage was dark to start with and a fade to black on an already dark stage, we discovered, is hard to determine.Who's to know these things?Friday went relatively smoothly though some noted that they missed the tension and chaos of Thursday's performance during which I tried to cover clunky bits by throwing "rages," which had always been the backup plan.Jim Jones died of a heart attack at his home in Cleveland on Monday, February 18.Mike DeCapite posted a tribute.It offers live recordings from across the decades, going all the way back to the Pirate's Cove days.As well there will be, from time to time, studio recordings that for one reason or another were not deemed "worthy" of a commercial release or that have become unavailable through commercial channels.We have hesitated to get involved in the download marketplace.We did not want to cede control of our productivity to others.Discography Enquiry
As has been noted elsewhere the only nearly definitive Ubu discography is maintained by French ultrafan Charlie Dontsurf, webmaster of Ubu Dance Party.The first step is determining every single issue of Ubu studio albums on lp, cassette and cd.Any additions or corrections are gratefully received.We've also printed a trial run of a pink Why I Hate Women.Some of us are skeptical.This is a consequence of allowing Johnny to establish pink as the official Pere Ubu color all those years ago.Philippe Mury (Charlie Dontsurf), has posted Pere Ubu Radio on the dreaded MySpace.Though not official, it is an approved site.Mr Mury's site, BTW, ubudance.Smog Veil, due to demand from distributors, has released Why I Remix Women commercially.The cd had only been previously available at concerts as a merch item.The four Fontana Years albums, The Tenement Year, Cloudland, Worlds In Collision, and Story Of My Life, have reissued as individual cds by Mercury Records, April 16 2007.Side, live in the studio recordings of Miss You and We Have The Technology for the John Peel Show (never previously released), and an alternate mix of The Hollow Earth (never previously released).The album was originally mixed by Paul Hamann at Paisley Park Studios, Minneapolis MN.London and the others remixed for the 1989 Fontana release.This reissue substitutes in the running order the following Paisley Park mixes by Paul Hamann: Monday Night, Lost Nation Road, Nevada!The Wire, The Waltz, and Pushin.Wine Dark Sparks and Bang The Drum, the Paisley Park mix of Breath (never previously released), Bus Called Happiness recorded live in the studio for the John Peel Show (never previously released), and a dance remix of Love Love Love.Around The Fire, Down By The River, Like A Rolling Stone, and Invisible Man.The packaging has been updated by John Thompson and added are extensive liner notes specific to the album by David Stubbs.Glitterhouse is also selling it.David Thomas, who attended the remix session by Chris Haynes, reports: "This is the way we heard The Modern Dance in the studio...The space reveals everything while still retaining the album's intensity and original intention.And the best thing is, if you want to hear something louder or quieter you just move your head a foot.Words cannot describe the beauty of the 5.Why I Hate Women (2006)
The latest Pere Ubu release: "A black and incandescent jewel and without question a peak of the ubuesque oeuvre.Why I Remix Women (2006)
A companion album to the latest Pere Ubu release.Initially only available at concert merch sales but recently commercially released by Smog Veil.The Shape of Things (2000)
Two sets of Pere Ubu recorded on cassette at The Mistake (Cleveland OH) in 1976.Raygun Suitcase (1995) was CD Review's Editor's Choice for 1995.Fontana Years albums on cd in 2007: The Tenement Year (1988), Cloudland (1989), Worlds In Collision (1991) and Story of My Life (1993).The Modern Dance (1978), Dub Housing (1978), New Picnic Time (1979), The Art of Walking (1980), Song of the Bailing Man (1982), Terminal Tower (1985), and One Man Drives While The Other Man Screams (1989).Bay City (2000)
by David Thomas and foreigners is "wonderful" says Time Out.Richard Lloyd and featuring the current lineup of David Thomas, Cheetah Chrome, Richard Lloyd, Craig Bell and Steve Mehlman.Ubu band featuring David Thomas and Peter Laughner.Tom Herman's Wait For It
First solo record in some years.David Thomas who released this on his own Hearpen label.Mirror Man
The improvisational opera performed by David Thomas and the Pale Orchestra
Disastodrome
Disasto does NOT promote disorder.Accusations of Paranoia
Odd but interesting notes thru the email.UBUDOLL
The sometime partnership between David Thomas and Jackie Leven.
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