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ADAM
& MIA: Ravens & Roses Adam & Mia, being myself and the incomparable harpist Mia Theodoratus, will present a prorgram of music at the Metropolitan Room. The material ranges from Kraftwerk and Syd Barrett to English folk tunes and the Baroque art songs of Henry Purcell. With some original music and standards thrown in for good measure. Read Linda Yablonsky's coverage of the Gramercy show in Artforum.com here. |
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FISCHERSPOONER: "GET CONFUSED" I produced this music video for Fischerspooner's song "Get Confused" from their album Odyssey. Directed by Casey Spooner, Director of Photography Graham Willoughby. Shot in the Jim Drain and Ara Peterson installation "Hypnogoogia" at Deitch Projects. Casey is also overseeing a ten-channel video installation created from the footage that is part of the group show It's Not Only Rock'N'Roll, Baby! at the Centre for the Fine Arts in Brussels, Belgium. Download the video here. Watch it on MySpace here. |
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Performance
Space 122 and AM Nylon Productions present MAY 28 through JUNE 15, 2008 I designed the set for this new play premiering at P.S. 122 directed by Alan Miller. |
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ADAM
& MIA APRIL 21, 2008 Adam & Mia, being myself and the incomparable harpist Mia Theodoratus, will present a private recital of songs at a luxurious location on the island of Manhattan. We will present material ranging from Kraftwerk and Syd Barrett to English folk tunes and the Baroque art songs of Henry Purcell. Read Linda Yablonsky's coverage from Artforum.com here. |
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ADAM
& MIA February 29, 2008 At private reception for the artist's recent gallery show, Adam & Mia presented a short selection of work from the repetoire. |
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CHAOS & CANDY 6: CHICKEN IN THE SNOW TWO NIGHTS ONLY! THE
NEW NEW YORK NON-TRADITIONAL HOLIDAY TRADITION RETURNS!!! CHAOS & CANDY, the riotous holiday spectacular created by Adam Dugas, returns to the Box in its sixth annual installment. Inspired by supernatural legends of the Yuletide, this year’s show, Chicken in the Snow, will transform the Box into a haunted holiday honky-tonk with ghostly visits from imaginary country stars of yore. |
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LADY J: THE GOSPEL OF DOLLY Our Lady J returns to The Zipper Factory with THE GOSPEL OF DOLLY, an inspiring evening focusing on Dolly Parton’s most beloved music. THE GOSPEL OF DOLLY, featuring the Pink Champagne Orchestra and the Train To Kill Gospel Choir, will also include Our Lady J originals and newly crafted covers of the music of Nine Inch Nails, Alanis Morrisette and more. Join the Church! Guest stars Todd Almond, Adam Dugas, and Bianca Leigh. |
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Folk
Songs with Ann and Phranc: Songs That Speak to Now and Then Ann Magnuson and Phranc put the Hoot in Hootenanny as they share
the stage -and one acoustic guitar- performing classic tunes of
their own making. |
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DEITCH
PROJECTS presents |
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Aida
Ruilova * LULU
Opening reception Saturday, November 10 from 6 to 8. |
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WEIMAR
NEW YORK |
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DUELING
HARPS Adam Dugas vocalizes
while Mia Theodratus plucks and strums her harp and Ann Magnuson
sings while Alex Rannie tickles the golden strings on his harp.
Two singers, Two harpists. One special night. |
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WEIMAR
NEW YORK |
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ANN
MAGNUSON, MEOW
MEOW with ADAM DUGAS Ann and Meow Meow share a bill and I will duet with them and perform my own short set with Mia Theodoratus on harp. |
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ANN
MAGNUSON with special guest ADAM DUGAS A phantasmagorical evening with the actress, writer, performer and lead singer/lyricist of the cult band BONGWATER, featuring music, monologue, video and suprise guests. A vibrant presence on the New York and Los Angeles art and music scenes, Magnuson debuts new songs and spoken word from her new CD "Pretty Songs & Ugly Stories" with help from her producer/collaborator Kristian Hoffman and New York City's very own Loser's Lounge Band. Her first collection of all-new musical material since her Geffen release "The Luv Show", the album is a swirling confection of Baroque Pop and psycho-sexual angst sprinkled with sly wit and hard-won wisdom. "Ann Magnuson wears irony well" says the L.A. Times "She makes it sparkle and shimmer - seductively, seditiously. (Magnuson is) sequins on the outside, punk inside." |
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GRAMERCY
YOO by STARCK I produced the entertainment for and sang at the opening of the luxury condominiums designed by Philippe Starck. |
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VERNAL
HOODOO: AN EASTER PAGEANT ONE NIGHT
ONLY! Breaking through the cold, hard crust of winter come fertile shoots of energy and life – welcome Spring with the madcap pageant celebrating the rites of Easter. Following in the tradition of CHAOS & CANDY, Adam Dugas hatches an all-new seasonal spectacular unleashing the pastel heathen power of Easter. Downtown’s jewel of a venue, The Box, will be transformed into a hothouse of singers, dancers and musicians as they fill the night with songs that celebrate fertility, nature, magic, and baby animals. Discover the little-known underpinnings of the holiday, thrill to the mysterious appearance of Black Rabbit, revel in the resurrection of flora and fauna, and get swept up in the fertile vernal wonderland of Earth’s rebirth. Don’t forget your Easter Bonnet. Featuring Adam Dugas, Justin Bond, Robert Bose, Yana Chupenko, Nick Demopoulos, Angela DiCarlo, Mike Jackson, Jon Natchez, Ian Pai, Kelly Pratt, Viva Ruiz, Jaiko Suzuki, Mia Theodoratus and more! View photos and hear MP3s from the show HERE.
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I will sing accompanied by Mia Theodoratus during an evening of performance put together by dancer and choreographer Vanessa Walters. |
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SPEAKEASY I am a guest singer in Speakeasy at Birdland. |
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Ports
161, Vanity Fair and the Accompanied Literary Society present I am the live musical entertainment at this event celebrating the new book by Burt Boyar featuring photos by Sammy Davis, Jr. You can read about it here. |
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"LOUD
FAST SHINY MACHINES" Premiere of a short
video I made called "Loud Fast Shiny Machines (Firecracker
400)" in a program of new work curated by Giorgio Handman.
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JASON
SCHMIDT ARTIST BANQUET WITH GELATIN I curated a music program for this event, a banquet at Deitch Projects following the opening of Jason Schmidt's "Artists" exhibit. The Viennese artist collective Gelatin constructed an elaborate scaffold structure over the banquet tables while we performed. Performers included Armen Ra on Theremin, countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo (who sang from atop the in-progress structure), Tristan Perich and a combo led by Mia Theodoratus featuring Steve Gorn, Matthew Leyner, and Michael Evans. I also sang. View images from the event here. |
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WEIMAR
NEW YORK SOLD OUT! |
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CHAOS & CANDY 5: COSMIC YULE ONE NIGHT ONLY! THE
NEW NEW YORK NON-TRADITIONAL HOLIDAY TRADITION RETURNS!!! View Tricia Romano's
photo gallery HERE. |
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SWEETIE'S XMAS SIDESHOW
This balls to the wall
Xmas Sideshow is to benefit B.A.R.C.
(Brooklyn Animal Rescue Coallition). |
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BLACK
MARKET CABARET Thursday, December
7, 2006 Designed to showcase new performers and develop material for the hugely popular Weimar New York, Black Market Cabaret affords the audience a unique opportunity to be a part of the creative process.you'll find that you see things at this cabaret you've never seen before -- and perhaps things you'll never see again! |
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SHANGHAI Two very special appearances in the city of Shanghai accompanied by Mia Theodoratus on electric harp. Thursday, October
26 Friday, October
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P.S.1
30th Anniversary Homecoming Gala |
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Adam has a recurring style column in the sensational seasonal men's magazine. |
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WEIMAR
NEW YORK |
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THE
ART PARADE SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER
9, 2006 Adam previews his new project, Black Rabbit, at The Art Parade. Black Rabbit designed by Desi Santiago. Deitch
Projects |
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AFTER
DARK AFTER DARK conjures
up the nostalgic atmosphere of smoky nights of yore at The Stork
Club, Siro’s or the Coconut Grove. |
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ADAM SOLO SET Tuesday, AUGUST
1, 2006 Wednesday,
August 2, 2006 Adam sings songs old and new in a bluesy, jazzy style; haunted ballads and casbah blowouts by songwriters from Cole Porter to David Lynch (yes, that one!) Featuring the amazing musicians: Robert Bose, Evan Pazner, Mike Jackson and Jon Natchez. |
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THE
PATRIOTS They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security. -- Benjamin Franklin |
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WEIMAR
NEW YORK The creative team at
Joe's Pub and independent curator Earl Dax bring you WEIMAR NEW
YORK -- a late-night cabaret that combines Weimar-era music (particularly
Kurt Weill) with performances from New York's contemporary downtown
scene. |
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THE CITIZENS BAND * CHEWING UP THE SCENERY Presented by Deitch Projects MARCH 11, 12, 13, 2006
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THE
CITIZENS BAND * THE TREPANNING OPERA Presented by Deitch Projects, MAC Cosmetics and The Raleigh Hotel Wednesday,
NOVEMBER 30, 2005 Ailing in an asthmatic
neverland, the all-star ensemble cabaret suffers fashionable malaise,
hectic flush, and performs heroic acts of self-surgery. |
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BOO! Monday, OCTOBER 31, 2005 Adam sings
with a very special Halloween band that will perform at the Fischerspooner
afterparty following their Irving Plaza show.
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THE
CITIZENS BAND * CANAL PARK RESTORATION CELEBRATION Friday, OCTOBER
21, 2005 To celebrate the restoration and rededication of historic Canal Park, there will be an evening of live music, performance and projections. Performers include The Citizens Band, Lou Reed, Laurie Anderson, Nellie McKay, Lezlie Harrison, The Jazz Gallery, and Jana Haimsohu with Heyna Second Sons & Coster Massamba. Canal Park, Canal Street at the West Side Highway |
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Adam is featured in the new international men's magazine Fantastic Man. A story and fashion editorial with photographs by Jason Evans are inside. Coming to select newsstands this October. Look for it! |
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SHADOWS
CHOOSE THEIR HORRORS Sunday, October
2nd, 2005 Walter Reade
Theater |
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THE
CITIZENS BAND * "THE TREPANNING OPERA Friday and
Saturday, SEPTEMBER 23 & 24, 2005 Ailing in an asthmatic neverland, the all-star ensemble cabaret suffers fashionable malaise, hectic flush, and performs heroic acts of self-surgery. Deitch
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THE
ART PARADE SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER
10, 2005 The Citizens Band marches in The Art Parade and performs a short set at Deitch Projects' Wooster Gallery afterward. Deitch
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THE
CITIZENS BAND * "No New Thing Under the Sun" Wednesday,
JULY 6, 2005 The all-star ensemble cabaret unveils its new show, NO NEW THING UNDER THE SUN, a biblical epic of heavenly music and earthly delights. Hiro Ballroom
at The Maritime Hotel |
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THE
CITIZENS BAND * "Je T'Aime, Scumbag" Wednesday, April 13, 2005 The all-star ensemble cabaret unveils its new show “Je T'Aime, Scumbag” at Deitch Projects on Wooster Street. Featuring Adam Dugas and other very special musical guests. View images from the performance here. |
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THE CITIZENS BAND * "Whatshisname" Wednesday, January 26, 2005 The all-star ensemble cabaret debuts their new show “Whatshisname?” at the Maritime Hotel bar. Hailing from a fantastic neverland that lies somewhere between a carnival side show and Weimar Berlin, the saucy, sexy revue features songs both new and old reflecting on war, poverty, loss and the inauguration. Starring (in alphabetical order) Melissa Auf Der Maur, Chelsea Bacon, Jorjee Douglas, Adam Dugas, Karen Elson, Sarah Sophie Flicker, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Eugene Hutz, Angela McClusky, Rain Phoenix, Alyssa Wendt, and Yelena Yemchuk. Accompanied by Paul Cantelon, Adam Crystal and other very special musical guests. Read Tricia
Romano's write-up in the Village Voice here. |
