By Joanne Allen
Washington (Reuters) - It's all junk -- until it's not.
Clay flowerpots, a washtub, garbage cans, assorted kitchenware, an old futon frame, circular saw blades, cast iron skillets and more.
What may look like clutter piling up on a small stage at Washington's Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is junk that has been given a second life as finely tuned, amplified musical instruments played by the New York-based group, Electric Junkyard Gamelan.
"Believe it or not, the frying pans are all pitched," musician, composer, and instrument maker Terry Dame said, pointing to a black cast iron skillet standing upright on its handle near the front of the stage.
Dame is the leader of the veteran musicians who have been performing together as the Electric Junkyard Gamelan since 2000. The band members, ranging in age from 31 to 51, include drummer Lee Free, bass player Mary Feaster and Julian Hintz,...
Washington (Reuters) - It's all junk -- until it's not.
Clay flowerpots, a washtub, garbage cans, assorted kitchenware, an old futon frame, circular saw blades, cast iron skillets and more.
What may look like clutter piling up on a small stage at Washington's Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is junk that has been given a second life as finely tuned, amplified musical instruments played by the New York-based group, Electric Junkyard Gamelan.
"Believe it or not, the frying pans are all pitched," musician, composer, and instrument maker Terry Dame said, pointing to a black cast iron skillet standing upright on its handle near the front of the stage.
Dame is the leader of the veteran musicians who have been performing together as the Electric Junkyard Gamelan since 2000. The band members, ranging in age from 31 to 51, include drummer Lee Free, bass player Mary Feaster and Julian Hintz,...
- 8/19/2011
- by Reuters
- Huffington Post
Washington (Reuters) – Comedian Tina Fey, whose parody of former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin some say influenced the 2008 U.S. presidential election, accepted the Mark Twain prize for American Humor on Tuesday before a packed audience at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.An all-star line-up of comedy luminaries from fellow Twain Prize winner Steve Martin to Betty White saluted Fey for her pioneering role as the first lead female writer on "Saturday Night Live" to her Emmy Award-winning comedy "30 Rock."Fey, in a glittery black cocktail dress, thanked all of the stars who traveled across the country to honor her."It means so much to me that you care about showbiz more than your families," she said."I never thought I'd ever qualify for the Mark Twain prize. ... Maybe the Judy Blume prize for awkward puberty," Fey said.The Mark Twain Prize, established in 1998, recognizes artists who...
- 11/10/2010
- backstage.com
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