PechaKucha Night in Washington DC Vol. 12 is coming up (May 20), to be held at the ML2 Showroom. We’re including the full press release for the event, as well as the full list of presenters with links, which you’ll also find on the official event page.
M2L hosts this special edition of Capitol PechaKucha Night TAKE 12 on Thursday, May 20th at their Showroom in Cady’s Alley.
“EXPOSING DC’S CRIME SOLVERS, PERFORMERS, ARTISTS AND PRANKSTERS”
Be ready for a unique mix of presenters including a writer of fashion crime mysteries, directors of Moliere, an organizer of pillow fights, a wonderland creator, a Floating Museum curator, an expert on voyeurism, a tactile dinner planner and transformers of the underground.
PechaKucha –Japanese for the sound of conversation– taps into a demand for a forum in which creative work can be easily and informally shown. The brainchild of Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham, Klein Dytham architecture, Tokyo, began in 2003 as a forum for designers to meet, network, and show their current work to the public, and has since spread to over 300 cities across the world.
Organized and launched in March 2007 by sisters and partners of ita-design, Rouzita and Bita Vahhabaghai, Capitol PechaKucha promotes local DC creatives working in all media including the visual arts, architecture, fashion, design, music, film, and literature. Also referred to as “Twitter for the visually inclined”, the PechaKucha Night presentation format allows presenters 20 images each shown for 20 seconds – giving 6 minutes 40 seconds of fame before the next presenter is up. Talks are concise, the interest level is constant, and more presenters receive the opportunity to share their work.
Reception 8:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Presentations 8:30 PM – 9:30 PM
After Party 9:30 – Midnight with Music by Resident DJ Brien WatsonMedia Sponsor: DC Modern Luxury
Complimentary wine, beverage and finger food will be provided.
TICKETS IN ADVANCE ONLINE: $10 – SPACE IS LIMITED
Featured presenters:
Ellen Byerrum, well-known Author of the Crime of Fashion mysteries
Bruce Witzenburg of the Capitol Improv Group responsible for the No Pants Metro Ride, DC Pillow Fight and Survive DC
Edgar Endress of the Floating Lab Collective known for transforming a taco delivery truck into a mobile museum
Breeze Giannasio of the Arts Coalition for Dupont Underground on their efforts to revive the old Dupont Trolley Station into an Arts Hub
Stanley Ira Hallet, FAIA, Architect and Professor, discusses The Voyeur in Architecture and the Cinema
Cade Martin, Photographer also known for his collaboration on Wonderland: The Washington Ballet book
Carmen Wong of Banished Productions on the synaesthetic experience of A Tactile Dinner
Bruce MacPhail and Oli Robinson, Cofounders of the Picnic Theater Company, give an exclusive peak behind the scenes of their outdoor summer production of Moliere’s “The Hypochondriac”