Downtown (Central Ave)
Symposium:
Venue Organising Institution(s):
- 516 ARTS
Venue Function(s):
- Exhibition(s)
Venue Location:
Albuquerque, United States
Overview:
516 ARTS presents the Downtown Block Party during the Intel Education Day. The general public is invited to this free, outdoor celebration, which features artworks focusing on the conference sub-theme of Transportation and fun for all ages. The programs include hands-on interactive DIY demos, performances, projections, illuminated projects and kinetic sculptures. Music and dance happen throughout the event. Featured work includes: Symphony 505, in which lowrider cars from the Down Low Car Club become the instruments of a new music and dance work; Harrod Blank’s Camera Van which includes more than 2,500 cameras; Remote Desert Exploration Vehicle by Miguel Palma from Portugal, a converted former military vehicle that explores desert surroundings during the day and returns to urban areas to project the desert imagery on buildings at night; Fire on the bus, YO!, a fire dance on top of the converted New Mexi-Bus that houses a DJ; Circus Electrique with The Chuppers Electric Ensemble plus Milche de la Maquina, Albuquerque Boys Choir and members of Blackout Theatre; Raven Chacon’s Totem of the Total Siren, utilizing custom-built electronics instruments; DJ Memetric from Toronto uses Hip Hop to connect the dots between styles, sounds and people on the dance floor; and much more! See separate brochure about the Downtown Block Party for details on the over 30 artist projected presented.
