THE DEMOCRAZY PROJECT

The Democrazy project is a performance series that inquires into the role of the arts in a democratic society.

A TOUGH LINE

A Tough Line is a multimedia theater piece based on the dramatic seizure of the Nord-Ost theater in Moscow in 2002 by Chechen separatists, holding the theater audience captive.

SOUNDS

Three composers, Nico Muhly, Paola Prestini, and Milica Paranosic, take Kandinsky’s book of woodcuts and prose from 1912 using four colors — black, white, blue and red — and specific woodcuts as an inspiration for a music/movement/film collaboration.

TRAVELING SONGS

Traveling Songs is a transmedia work about migration and travel that reflects the minstrel nature of VIA’s diverse ensemble.

VIOLENS

VioLens is an interdisciplinary adaptation of four Heinrich Hoffman children’s stories.

BODY MAPS

Body Maps is a 15′ multimedia work scored for soprano, cello, and electronics.

CORNELIUS DUFALLO’S DREAM STREETS

Composed and performed by Cornelius Dufallo draws inspiration from the beauty and symbolism of the New York nightscape.

ERIKA HARRSCH’S INVERTED SKY

Renowned Mexican visual artist Erika Harrsch, acclaimed composer Julian Wachner and celebrated flutist Margaret Lancaster created a live kite/music installation for the River To River Festival, called Inverted Sky, in which banknotes shaped as butterflies and a dragon will circulate in patterns that represent a vital connective system.

JOHN ZORN’S THE HOLY VISIONS

VIA developed John Zorn’s The Holy Visions into a multi-media performance at the Abrons Arts Center in Fall, 2013, with a fully staged work scheduled for 2014-15 season.

21C LIEDERABEND 2009 AT GALAPAGOS ART SPACE

A collaboration with Beth Morrison Projects.
Instrumentalists: ETHEL  accompanied by the VisionIntoArt ensemble and quartet
COMPOSERS – Caleb Burhans, Leah Coloff Corey Dargel, Osvaldo Golijov, Judd Greenstein, Ted Hearne, David T. Little , Missy Mazzoli, Nico Muhly, Milica Paranosic, Paola Prestini