The
Project Room presents
Reflex Ensemble |
More
than anything, “Blowing Steam”, Reflex Ensemble’s
NYC debut, is a milestone, a rite of passage. |
For
the Ensemble members, and for its founder, composer Keren
Rosenbaum, the two performances at the Chelsea Art Museum
and the Symphony Space Hall are a culmination of the six
formative years of experimenting with experimentation. Since
its first program, prophetically dubbed “Reflex1”,
Rosenbaum and Reflex produced a unique and uncompromising
sound and visual, that further focused and developed in
consequent programs and years. From the get-go, the Ensemble
held a holistic approach to performance and performers,
and its musicians, actors, dancers, photographers, video
artists and sound and lighting designers, all share the
same spotlight, or specifically, all wear the same red overall,
the Ensemble’s trademark. |
“Blowing
Steam” brings together Reflex members from Israel,
birthplace of the composer and the Ensemble, Europe, and
New York, Reflex’s new home, to perform samples from
each of the Ensemble’s programs, plus two world debuts.
As in all Reflex performances, electric and electronic instruments,
as well as pre-recorded electronic soundtracks and live
electronics will be incorporated, alongside the classical
acoustic instrumentation. In “Blowing Steam”
the Ensemble aims at setting the bar higher than ever before
in terms of concept, intensity, and fusion between modern
and classical art forms. |
For
Reflex, the NYC debut is its sticking the flag in the lunar
surface – meaning, a moment of great fanfare, but
the real work begins with the last encore. And based on
the success and acclaim the Ensemble has gained in its first
six years, it’s safe to say that it is sure to become
a mainstay in the local scene. |
Reflex
is presented by The Project Room @ Chelsea Art Museum, Producer/curator,
Nina Colosi, with generous support from: Office of Cultural
Affairs, Consulate General of Israel in New York, Flying
Machine, Electronic Music Foundation, Center of Computer
Music@Brooklyn College/ PIMA program, Julliard School of
Music & The Consulate of Finndland in New York. |
Learn
more about:
The
Project Room
Click here for the article:
“Concerts
Without Walls”
by Nina Colosi
founder of "The Project Room"
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Maariv
Daily Newspaper Friday January 28th 2005
"Strong Reflex"
an article by: Raviv Moyal
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