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NON:op's immersive platform for virtual performance and participation
volume 5:2
Please Join Us
as we investigate alternative futures
through music, art, poetry, performance, and observation
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Welcome to the September 2024 issue of NON:onLINE!
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Explore the Sounds of Chicago
 Are you a Chicago high school student interested in sound, music, art?Â
 Do you want to learn critical listening skills,Â
 how to record and edit sound, and public speaking skills?Â
 Would you like to meet like-minded youth from other neighborhoods?Â
Listening Across Neighborhoods is a new sound and public speaking project in which Chicago youth work together to learn critical listening, audio recording and editing, storytelling, and public speaking as they learn about each other's neighborhoods and how gentrification impacts the sound and feel of their neighborhoods.
LAN consists of a series of four cumulative Saturday workshops in sound—including soundwalks, field recording, editing—and public speaking—organizing and creativing a presentation, public speaking skills—beginning on September 7. At the end of the project, participats will have the opportunity to present their finds and recordings in public settings in and outside their neighborhoods.
Participants completing the program will receive a $200 stipend.
Workshop dates and locations are:
- September 7, Sound Workshop 1: Theatre Y
3611 W Cermak Rd Chicago 60623
- September 14, Sound Workshop 2, Legler Regional Library
115 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago 60624
- September 21, Sound Workshop 3: Build Chicago
5100 W Harrison St, Chicago 60644
- September 28, Public Speaking Workshop: St. Ignatius College Prep
1076 W Roosevelt Rd, Chicago 60608
Public speaking dates and locations are:
- October 12, Public Presentation 1: Build Chicago
5100 W Harrison St, Chicago 60644
- September 7, Public Presentation 2: St. Ignatius College Prep (Lead Listening Conference)
1076 W Roosevelt Rd, Chicago 60608
Other public speaking dates and locations TBA.
To find out more about Listening Across Neighborhoods visit
https://www.nonopera.org/WP2/experiences/LAN
or email LAN [at] nonopera.org.
To register follow the QR code below.
Thank you to our partners and funders!
  
   
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[ BREAKING ] Announcing NON:op's 2024-25 Season!!
 Something old, something new, something borrowed…I'm thrilled to announce a preview of NON:op Open Opera Works’ 2024-25 season. We are also making changes to our mission to better reflect the work that we have been doing for the past few years.
Over the years, NON:op has evolved from a group of artists creating immersive experiences for the music and art community. Work that we wanted to create for ourselves and for those in our immediate sphere. Over the years we became more engaged with Chicago's diverse communities and with social concerns. In the summer of 2020, we have shifted our focus from serving communities on Chicago's north side to serving the entire Chicagoland community. Our mission now reflects how we engage with all of Chicago:
NON:op is a Chicago-based experimental arts and humanities organization that creates experimental art experiences by and for all Chicagoans. NON:op engages diverse chicago communities with participatory projects where people use the arts to create a more just society.
This season NON:op is getting back to its roots, something old, and planning two salons—performances, food, libations—to take place in the fall and spring. In the fall we will have public presentations from our NEW Listening Across Neighborhoods project. (See above for dates and locations.) We continue to develop our SAY THEIR NAMES interactive map and database—stay tuned for important updates. And later this fall we will announce one to two new participatory projects for the spring.
Thank you for your support!
Christophe Preissing
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[ IMMERSIVE ] A Performance Happening, Alma Gallery
Join curator Kao Ra Zen for the third iteration of A Performance Happening on Friday, September 20, at Alma Gallery in Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood.
A Performance Happening
Friday, September 20, 6:00 – 10:00 PM
Alma Art and Interiors, 3636 S Iron St., Chicago 60609
FREE! Donations Accepted.
Alma Art and Interiors is not wheelchair accessible.
Please contact non [at] nonopera [dot] org for other accessibility requests.
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[ IMMERSIVE ] NON:op Hits New York City with L'sGA!!
Willie "Prince Roc" Round as the Politico in Sal Martirano's L'sGA
Funded by a Learning Exchange grant from New Music USA, L'sGA: Lincoln's Gettysburg Address was performed to a New York City audience on June 29th. In collaboration with RESONATOR ARTS, a New York based presenting organization, Ja Nelle Davenport-Pleasure, Kao Ra Zen, and AJ McClenon, and Willie "Prince Roc" Round presented their commissioned works!!
Ja Nelle Davenport-Pleasure in The Score
Kao Ra Zen in FATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS
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NON:op is growing, and like many organizations coming out of the pandemic, we are growing with projects, installations, and performances. It's quite an exciting time for us! Are you savvy about one or more aspects of running a non-profit? Join our board of directors. Do you have a passion for planning engaging events and projects? Join our programming committee. For more information, contact Christophe at non [at] nonopera [dot] org. And to find out more about NON:op Open Opera Works and our initiatives visit our WEBSITE.
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Governing and Programming Board Positions
Do you believe in the work we are doing? If so, please contact non [at] nonopera [dot] org to find out how you can support NON:op as a Board member. NON:op is seeking creative, passionate, and inspired individuals to join our board of directors in one of the following roles:
Programming Committee
The programming committee meets monthly with the artistic director and is responsible for supporting current programming and devising and producing future programming and events.
Governing Committee
The governing committee is responsible for finances, governance, and legal matters in support of the organization and its programming. The governing committee meets once per quarter and is joined by members of the programming committee.
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Thank You to Our Funders
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 Board, Volunteer, Intern, and Other OpportunitiesNON:op is seeking board members, volunteers, interns, participants, assistants, artists, and all who have creative ideas and who would like to work with NON:op to implement a shared vision. Please contact Christophe at non [at] nonopera [dot] org if you would like to find out more and join us as we create an alternative future.
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SUPPORT NON:op by purchasing NON:op merch!
Click here to order and support NON:op and its artists. |
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Thank you for taking care of each other by staying indoors and practicing social distancing.
We hope you and yours are well and staying safe as we work to create an alternative future.
SHARE. INTERACT. COLLABORATE.
Christophe, Saba, Theo, Arlene, Kao, Ja Nelle, Kyle, and all of NON:op's creatives, staff, volunteers, and interns
NON:op is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Please consider supporting NON:op's program initiatives, creatives, and mission with a donation today.
All donations are tax deductible according to federal guidelines. Thank you. Â
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Something old, something new, something borrowed…
Board, Volunteer, Intern, and Other Opportunities
