We are very excited to announce our participation in the third annual Six Days in November celebration. From November 16-21, Winston-Salem will be the center of cultural and arts activity in North Carolina as we celebrate the themes of arts, crafts and innovation. Six Days will offer more than 165 arts, cultural and cutting-edge technology opportunities in the week before Thanksgiving. Just think, you'll be so busy burning calories jumping from one Six Days activity to another, you can enjoy even more turkey and stuffing this year.
a/perture will present s/ix original and ground-breaking films celebrating the theme of innovation (in addition to our regular film programming):
Tuesday, November 16 @ 8pm - Objectified
presented by DAT'S 10 - Design, Art & Technology Symposium
all tickets $10
Following the 2007 release of Helvetica, director Gary Hustwit has created Objectified as the next film in his trilogy about design. Objectified is a feature-length documentary about our complex relationship with manufactured objects and, by extension, the people who design them. Check out the trailer:
Wednesday, November 17 @ 3pm - A New Dance for America
all tickets $6.50
The story of the life and works of Doris Humphrey (1895 - 1958), a seminal figure in modern dance, is the focus of this 80-minute documentary: A New Dance for America: The Choreography, Teachings and Legacy of Doris Humphrey. Her importance to the development of a uniquely American art form cannot be overstated. She, along with other pioneers (Martha Graham, Hanya Holm, Helen Tamiris and Charles Weidman), changed forever the way dancers move, the way choreography is conceived and the way audiences look at dance.
Following the film, Robert Lindgren, founding dean of the UNCSA School of Dance will lead a q&a session. Mr. Lindgren has enjoyed a distinguished career in the field of dance and it is an honor to have him join us for this screening.
Thursday, November 18 @ 3pm - Tall: The American Skyscraper and Louis Sullivan
all tickets $6.50
It was around the turn of the last century that American architecture suddenly grew up. With the invention of the elevator, plus the development of iron and steel as construction materials, there was nothing to stop buildings from scraping the sky ' "castles in the air," they were called, skyscrapers. But how did you design a skyscraper so as to express its newness, its vertiginous height, its good ol' American know-how? Chicago's Louis Sullivan spent the better part of his career trying to answer that question, and what he came up with is the subject of Manfred Kirchheimer's documentary, Tall: The American Skyscraper and Louis Sullivan.
Friday, November 19 @ 3pm - Visual Acoustics
presented by Leonard Ryden Burr Real Estate
all tickets $6.50
Visual Acoustics celebrates the life and career of Julius Shulman, the world's greatest architectural photographer, whose images brought modern architecture to the American mainstream. Shulman, who passed away this year, captured the work of nearly every modern and progressive architect since the 1930s including Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra, John Lautner and Frank Gehry. His images epitomized the singular beauty of Southern California's modernist movement and brought its iconic structures to the attention of the general public. This unique film is both a testament to the evolution of modern architecture and a joyful portrait of the magnetic, whip-smart gentleman who chronicled it with his unforgettable images. Check out the trailer:
Saturday, November 20 @ 5pm - Patty: This is My Normal
all tickets - FREE
A 20-minute documentary from local photojournalist Martin Tucker. Patty is a hobo and has been jumping trains alone since she was thirteen. She is a fascinating woman and this film follows her around downtown Winston-Salem as she narrates her views on religion, politics, relationships and most interestingly, jumping trains.
Sunday, November 21 @ 8pm - Movies by Movers
all tickets $5
A collection of innovative shorts featuring the art of movement. Curated and including works by local filmmaker Cara Hagan, founder and director of 87 Dance Productions.
Followed by a q&a will the filmmakers moderated by Cara Hagan.
So there you have it! Hopefully you'll fancy visiting us for one or two or all six of these films. For more information about other 6 Days in November events please visit cityofthearts.com.
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