Notes – Property of Opaqueness

Thank you to Takahiro Yamamoto for including me in his performance Property of Opaqueness, made possible by the Henry Art Gallery and performed at Velocity Dance Center in Seattle, WA. Thanks to all the staff of the Henry, Velocity, Nina, Ian, Erin, Rana, and Taka.

Notes – the Overseas Banquet at TBA Festival

Thank you to everyone who attended and supported The Overseas Banquet at TBA Festival. Special thanks to Mekong Bistro, the Cooley Gallery and staff, PICA and PICA staff, Stephanie Snyder, Ella Marra-Ketelaar, and performers Nazli Rahmanian and Shao Way Wu. Audio contributions from: d.a. carter, Intisar Abioto, Craig Epplin, Sahra Brahim. Photography: Alexander Pomper.

Notes – TBA event on Sept 10

THE OVERSEAS BANQUET
Installation and performance
Sept 10, 2019
6.30pm
Mekong Bistro, 82nd and NE Siskiyou
Free – reservations required through the TBA site:

Link to PICA’s TBA festival event page

Notes – Property of Opaqueness performance in Seattle

I will be participating in Takahiro Yamamoto’s PROPERTY OF OPAQUENESS performance on October 6, 2019 at Velocity Dance Center in Seattle.

Henry Museum link

Velocity Dance Center link

Notes – Installation at Everson Museum of Art

Thanks to curators Ashley Stull Meyers and DJ Hellerman for including my work in Everson Museum of Art’s Video in America series.

Notes – ARENA – VIDEO AND BEYOND (CORTONA ON THE MOVE FESTIVAL)

July 11 opening.

INFO

Cantonese translation and voiceover: Shao Way Wu
Italian translation: Valentina Scaramella
Curator: Liza Faktor
Supported by the Regional Arts & Culture Council

Short excerpt

Notes – Converge 45

August 10 opening.

INFO

Notes – FIVAC video art festival in Cuba

Thank you to the organizers of the Festival Internacional de Videoarte de Camagüey (FIVAC) for including my work in their festival April 22-29, 2019. Thank you also to Hector Remedios for the initial encouragement. And special thanks to Stephanie Snyder and the Cooley Gallery for their generous support.

Notes – video festival in Italy

Excited to show a video piece in the upcoming festival Cortona on the Move (section: Arena – Video and Beyond) in Cortona, Italy. The work will be exhibited for the duration of the festival: July – September, 2019. Many thanks to Liza Faktor for curation.

LINK TO INFO

Notes – Takahiro Yamamoto performance at Lumber Room

Thank you to Takahiro Yamamoto for asking me to perform with him in his piece Property of Opaqueness at the lumber room on May 5, 2019.

Fotos from our rehearsal.

Notes – claire barrera performance

I had the pleasure of contributing to claire barrera’s performance SUGAR on May 3, 4, 5 at De-Canon’s space at Milepost 5.

Performance by claire barrera, with dramaturgy by Allie Hankins and video by Roland Dahwen.

Notes – Screening at Boathouse Microcinema

On Sunday, April 14, THERE ARE NO BIRDS IN THE NESTS OF YESTERDAY is screening at Boathouse Microcinema, alongside work by Pam Minty and Julia Oldham.

Doors at 7.30pm, showing at 8pm. $8 at the door – no advance tickets.

INFO HERE

Notes – Traveler's Ode in Cadence Video Poetry Festival

April 4, 2019 screening of Dao Strom’s Traveler’s Ode in Cadence Video Poetry Festival in Seattle, Washington.

Notes – Conversation at the Cooley Gallery

Thanks to Stephanie, Leo, and everyone who attended Monday’s conversation at the Cooley Gallery.

Notes – Upcoming screenings and exhibitions

UPCOMING SCREENINGS AND EXHIBITIONS

TRAVELER’S ODE
April 4, 2019
Performance video
Cadence Video Poetry Festival – Seattle, USA

THERE ARE NO BIRDS IN THE NESTS OF YESTERDAY
April 14, 2019
Documentary short
Boathouse Microcinema – Portland, USA

MAY 35 (short)
April 22 – 29, 2019
Video installation
Festival Internacional de Videoarte de Camagüey – Camagüey, Cuba

MAY 35 (expanded)
July 11 – September 29, 2019
Video installation
Cortona on the Move Festival (ARENA) – Cortona, Italy

Notes – Screening at White Noise Project

Thanks to Jake and Ryan for inviting us to show our short film THREE MOONS (made with Stephanie Adams-Santos, Kazumi and Rikuku Heshiki, Alma García, and Amanda Consuelo García) at their White Noise Project reading series. The event was their two year anniversary of the reading series. Thanks to everyone who attended.

Notes – Panel at Reed College

Thanks to the organizers and everyone who attended last Friday’s film panel at Reed College with Carmen García and Maya Scherr-Willson. Special thanks to Libby Drumm for her constant support and encouragement.

Notes – De-Canon photo exhibit closing reception

We’re holding an informal closing reception for the De-Canon photography exhibit that has been installed in the library since May. The exhibit features photography by Intisar Abioto, Vi Son Trinh, Dao Strom, and myself.

Sunday, January 27, 2019
6.30pm
De-Canon Library @ Milepost 5
8155 NE Oregon St, Portland, OR

Notes – «Traveler's Ode» video in Poetry NW

Poetry NW published Dao Strom’s video «Traveler’s Ode» this month.

LINK TO PUBLICATION

Video credits:

Traveler's Ode
music & words: Dao Strom
director: Roland Dahwen
director of photography: Edward Pack Davee
sound recording & mixing: sidony o’neal, Dao Strom, Jim Han
mastered by Timothy Stollenwerk at Stereophonic Mastering
with thanks to Kyle Macdonald
with project support from Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) & Creative Capital Foundation
filmed at Satsop Power Plant, Elma WA
video produced by Patuá Films
daostrom.com
patuafilms.com

Notes – Screening of «Traveler's Ode» «Three Moons» and «We are all the production line (part V)»

Thank you to everyone who attended last night’s screening at the De-Canon Library at Milepost 5. Special thanks to Dao, Neil, Kyle, Lincoln, Ted, and everyone who made the event possible.

The «Traveler’s Ode» video will be released online soon by Poetry NW.