PAMELIA KURSTIN

California-born of Thai ancestry, Pamelia Kurstin’s vibrant personality and extraordinary musical talent have combined to bring this most curious of musical instruments to a wider audience in recent years.

Played without being touched, by moving the hands around two antennae that control the pitch and volume of an electric signal, the theremin was invented in 1919, the product of Russian government-sponsored research. Bolshevik leader Lenin hailed it as a triumph of Soviet achievement and as the foundation of a new ‘electronic music’.

Inspired by a 1997 documentary by Steve Martin, Kurstin began to study the theremin, and her eclectic style and innovative approach have seen her since collaborate with David Byrne, appear on Saturday Night Live in the US, and release an album for John Zorn’s Tzadik label.

 

DEAF Junior [10-14yrs]

Tutors: Donal Tierney [Special guest Pamelia Kurstin – Thailand / Austria ]

Date: Saturday October 27th

Venue: The Ark

Address: Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

Admission: 65 / 55 euro [weekend workshops]

Time: 11am - 4pm
Tickets available exclusively from The Ark – Tel: +353 (0)1 6707788 /
E: boxoffice@ark.ie

 

DEAF @ Uki Yo Restaurant (over 2 floors incl 12 live Karaoke Booths sets)

Artists: Pamelia Kurstin [Thailand / Austria] , Baiyon [Japan) , Swantology Asia [Ireland] , Wu Fei [China] , Cosmic Shenggy [China], Takeshi Nishimoto [Japan], Miya Masaoka [Japan], Chequerboard
[Ireland], Lakker [Ireland], Junshi [Japan], The Quiet Club [Ireland], Glissen [Ireland]

Date: Sunday October 28th

Venue: Uki Yo Karaoke Booths & Restaurant over 2 floors

Address: 7 Exchequer Street, Dublin 2 tel+353 1 633 4071

Admission: Free

Time: 4pm – 7pm

 

DEAF @ St Audoen's Church Part 1

Artists: Pamelia Kurstin [Thailand / Austria], Takeshi Nishimoto [Japan] & Daniel Jacobson [Ireland]
with Visual design by Tim Redfern

Date: Friday October 26th

Venue: St Audoen's Church

Address: Cornmarket, High Street, Dublin 8 [Between Christchurch Cathedral and Thomas Street.]

Admission: 15 Euro  www.tickets.ie

Time: 7.30 - 10.30pm

 

Links:

Interview: http://www.macmusic.org/articles/view.php/lang/EN/id/101/
Interview: http://www.eoipso.net/artists_portraits/frmset_pamelia1.html
Interview: http://www.allaboutjazz.com/iviews/pkurstin.htm
Website: http://www.pameliakurstin.com
Website: http://www.myspace.com/pameliakurstin
Website of Barbez: http://www.barbez.com

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