Some Assembly Required (2018)
Photography: Martha Rial | Artwork in Photo: Matthias Pliessnig, In Here, 2009, Courtesy of Wexler Gallery (Philadelphia) | Shown at Contemporary Craft (Pittsburgh)
September 22 – 23, 2018
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh 106th Annual Exhibition
Braddock Carnegie Library
Art, made fresh. Feed your curiosity.
Explore a new way to view visual art. Encounter a new dance and live music experience. Engage with the process of creating a never-before-seen performance. Some Assembly Required gives you the ability to influence and interact with Attack Theatre’s creative process.
Pay what moves you and join Attack Theatre September 22nd and 23rd for four distinct opportunities to engage with visual art, live music, and dance performance.
Saturday, September 22nd at 2:00pm | Associated Artists of Pittsburgh 106th Annual Exhibition
Saturday, September 22nd at 6:00pm | Associated Artists of Pittsburgh 106th Annual Exhibition
Sunday, September 23rd at 2:00pm | Braddock Carnegie Library (RADical Days Performance—Free Admission)
Sunday, September 23rd at 6:00pm | Braddock Carnegie Library
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh 106th Annual Exhibition | 2708 Sidney Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Explore the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh 106th Annual Exhibition on September 22nd. Held in the Southside Works (Pittsburgh, PA), the exhibition is juried and curated by Taras W. Matla, Acting Director, University of Maryland Art Gallery.
Braddock Carnegie Library | 419 Library Street, Braddock, PA 15104
Discover the Braddock Carnegie Library's Art Lending Collection on September 23rd. Created by the artist collective Transformazium during the 2013 Carnegie International, the Art Lending Collection at Braddock Carnegie Library makes original artwork available for checkout throughout Allegheny County. The Art Lending Collection is an interaction between artworks, artists and neighbors. Bring your library cards and borrow up to four artworks for temporary display in your home.
About the Process
Beginning with a short dance accompanied by live cello and percussion music, the performance evolves through a lively, guided conversation with the performers about selected works of art. This discussion will generate the inspiration for improvisational movement and music that will be overlaid onto the existing dance structure. The performance expands and intensifies through the feelings and interpretations of the audience to culminate in a world-premiere performance that connects artists with audience and artwork in an intimate exploration of the planned and spontaneous.
History of Some Assembly Required
Fusing choreography and composition with visual art, Some Assembly Required was originally commissioned for the Carnegie Museum of Art (Pittsburgh). Inspired by the work of Philip Yenawine, former director of education at the Museum of Modern Art, this process gives the audience the ability to influence and interact with the creative process, and simultaneously allows for a facilitated discussion.
Historic TimeLine
1996
September 6th The Carnegie Museum of Art 4400 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Concept and Choreography: Attack Theatre Performers/Collaborators: Gary Pletsch, Michele de la Reza, Peter Kope and Jennifer Toughener Created for The Carnegie Museum of Art for the exhibition "Made in America; Ten Centuries of American Art"
1997
December 5th The Frick Art & Historical Center 7227 Reynolds St, Pittsburgh, PA 15208
2001
Avignon Festival July 17 – 28 Galerie Decastel 9 Rue Folco de Baroncelli, 84000 Avignon, France
Choreography and Direction: Peter Kope et Michele de la Reza Music/Composition: Dave Eggar
2002
Avignon Festival July 5 – 20 Le Petit Louvre 23 Rue Saint-Agricol, 84000 Avignon, France
December 12th Musée océanographique de Monaco Avenue Saint-Martin, 98000 Monaco
2004
Ross Museum & Science Atrium
September 17th
Ohio Wesleyan University
60 S Sandusky St, Delaware, OH 43015
2005
Blaffer Gallery
February 16th
Art Museum of the University of Houston
120 Fine Arts BuildingNovember 25th
Mattress Factory
505 Jacksonia St, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
2009
March 27th
SUNY New Paltz: The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art
2447, 1 Hawk Dr, New Paltz, NY 12561
2010
Attack Theatre partners with eight of Pittsburgh’s premier museums and galleries to take this critically-acclaimed performance event on a whirlwind two-week artistic jaunt that exposes the moments between the planned and the spontaneous, in an adventurous evening of dance, live music, artworks, conversation, and creation.
Assemble This features performances by the award-winning co-artistic directors Michele de la Reza and Peter Kope and Grammy nominated music director Dave Eggar (cello). Attack Theatre’s company dancers include Liz Chang, Dane Toney, and Ashley Williams. Returning to Pittsburgh by way of New York is acclaimed percussionist Charles Palmer.
February 12th
SPACE
812 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222February 15th
The Frick Fine Arts at the University of Pittsburgh
650 Schenley Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15260February 16th
Pittsburgh Center of the Arts
6300 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15232February 17th
August Wilson Center
980 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222February 19th
Frick Art & Historical Center
7227 Reynolds St, Pittsburgh, PA 15208February 20th
Mattress Factory
505 Jacksonia St, Pittsburgh, PA 15212February 21st
Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh
10 Children's Way, Pittsburgh, PA 15212February 23rd
Society for Contemporary Craft
2100 Smallman St, Pittsburgh, PA 15222February 24th
Andy Warhol Museum
117 Sandusky St, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
-------------------------------------------------------Not apart of “Assemble This”-----------------------------------------------
March 3rd
California University of Pennslyvania: Workshop and Performance
Steele Auditorium
816 3rd St, California, PA 15419July 8th
Fairmont State University
1201 Locust Ave, Fairmont, WV 26554July 10th
Frick Art and Historical Center
7227 Reynolds St, Pittsburgh, PA 15208
2012
February 2nd
Fairmont State University
1201 Locust Ave, Fairmont, WV 26554
2016
October 7- 9
Miller Gallery (CMU)
5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
2017
September 21-22
Contemporary Craft
2100 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222September 23rd
UnSmoke Systems Artspace
1137 Braddock Ave, Braddock, PA 15104July 10-28
Cello Fury