“Endless Possibilities” and “Generator”

Friday, September 22nd, 8 PM @ LPV

A program of a short video by MM Serra followed by a featurette length work by Jack Waters with extras from the Pestilence Process including rehearsal and workshop footage with documentation of “In The Realm Of Anansi From Assisi”, the 2020 installation by Peter Cramer at LPV.

1) “Endless Possibilities: Jack Waters & Peter Cramer” by MM Serra (2020) 15min 44sec video
"Endless Possibilities:" is a portrait of two artists, dancers, musicians, community gardeners, collaborators and lovers, who have lived together on the Lower East Side of New York City for more than 40 years. This film focuses on their latest production “Generator: Pestilence Part 1” as it went into its inaugural production at the avant-garde venue, LaMaMa in February, 2020. It is an experimental multimedia work, which offers an original story rooted in both biology and mythology. It is performed by a multi-gendered cast including the punk kitchen band NYOBS. Presciently, it presents plagues, disease and the breakdown of communication just as Covid19 exploded into New York consciousness.

2. “Generator: Pestilence Part 1” by Jack Waters (2023)
A 30 minute version of the video edited by Stephen Black and Jack Waters.  The Flintstones meet High School Musical -  a videographic compilation of elements from the first section of the  MultiMedia Musical Opus cycle performed at La MaMa Downstairs Theater February 20 - March 1,  2020.  Beginning with life in its simplest state, the single cell organism, we transition into complex biological forms that culminate as the early development of a hominid social organization. Score by John Michael Swartz. Projections by Christopher Roberts.  Performed by a stellar cast with musical sound scape performed by NYOBS, the terminally queer Noise-Goth queer skinned “kitchen“ band born at the Punk Island Festival.