Just over a week from now on Saturday, August 20, cliff divers will converge on Boston as part of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. The lack of cliffs in Boston didn't deter the divers from making the Hub the Series' first-ever east coast stop. The competition is scheduled for the roof of the Institute of Contemporary Art building on Fan Pier. Yes, ICA/Boston is now a gigantic diving board, some 80 feet above the water. Eleven divers from nine countries will compete in the seven series events in Chile, Mexico, Greece, France, Italy, Boston, and the Ukraine. Five judges score the dives. Two-time Olympic Gold medallist Greg Louganis is one of five judges The Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series eventruns from 3-6 p.m. and is free.
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A few of the region's top chefs will be featured on Fridays in July as part of the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston's "Talking Taste" series. Each chef will discuss the foods that made them famous and will provide samples from the outdoor ICA Grandstand. Each Friday event begins at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 for general admission and $10 for members and students. A package for the entire series costs $40 for general admission, $32 students, and $20 for members. For more information, call (617) 478-3100 or visit www.icaboston.org.
If you're looking for a chance to see a top dance crew at work, you can catch the 30th anniversary performance from The Floorlords at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston on Saturday, June 25 from 6-10 p.m. It's called "Return the Burn" and it's presented by ICA/Boston and Alliger Arts at the Barbara Lee Family Foundation Theater at 100 Northern Avenue in Boston. The Floorlords of 2011 are one of the country's best B-Boy/Girl Crews after beginning on Boston's streets in 1981. Current and former Floorlords members will performance along with guests Dynasty Rockers from France and Fresh Format from Canada. General admission tickets are $18 and $15 for members, seniors and students; reserved seating: $25, $22 members, seniors and students. Visit www.icaboston.org or call (617) 478-3103 for ticket information. ALLIGER ARTS is Jeremy Alliger's production group that creates innovative projects. Alliger founded Boston’s "Dance Umbrella" and ran it for 20 years.
The Institute of Contemporary Art will once again profile Academy Award-nominated short films. The 2011 nominated films will be presented in two shows, Animated Shorts and Live Action Shorts, from February 21 to March 6. Every film will be shown entirely so fans can evaluate the eventual Oscar-winning films. The 85-minute animated program features Madagascar, Carnet de Voyage, Let’s Pollute, The Gruffalo, The Lost Thing, Day & Night, URS, and The Cow That Wanted to Be a Hamburger and is open to anyone age 7 and up. The 160-minute live action program features The Confession, Wish 143, Na Wewe, The Crush, and God of Love. For more information, call 617-478-3103 or visit icaboston.org. Tickets are $10 and $8 for members, students, and seniors.
The New Music Now, presented by the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston (ICA), series continues on Friday, February 25 at 7:30 p.m. when the Celestial Septet: Rova and Nels Cline Singers perform. Tickets are $20, $18 for members and students, and are available at www.icaboston.org or 617-478-3103. The Celestial Septet combines a trio of guitar, bass, and drums, and a quartet of saxophones offering a creative interpretation of composition.
The Ottawa International Animation Festival is the largest festival of its kind in North America and its coming to Boston's Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA/Boston) Sunday, January 30. The 85 minute show, scheduled for 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. in the Barbara Lee Family Foundation Theater, includes diverse styles and animation subjects. Featured films include OIAF 2010 Signal Film, Playtime, This is love, LGFUAD, A Family Portrait, Midtown Twist, Little Deaths, Sorry film not ready, Kuchao (A Gum Boy) , La Traversée, Prayers for Peace, Jean-François , Blockhead ‘The Music Scene’, Sinna Mann (Angry Man), and Love & Theft. Tickets are $10, or $8 for members, students, and seniors and are available at 617-478-3103 or www.icaboston.org.
Dance innovator Bill T. Jones, who just received a Tony Award for Best Choreography for the Broadway musical FELA! and the Kennedy Center Honors, brings his Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company to Boston's Institute of Contemporary Art to present the World Premiere of Body Against Body, a revival of the trendsetting modern dance programs created by Bill T. Jones and Arnie Zane. This show includes renditions of Continuous Replay (1978), Blauvelt Mountain (1980), and Monkey Run Road (1979). Performances are slated for Friday, February 4 and Saturday, February 5 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, February 6 at 2 p.m. Tickets, $45 reserved, $40 for members and students, are availabe at 617-478-3103 or www.icaboston.org.
--For something completely different, rising alt-country act Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles, fresh off a homecoming at the Lizard Lounge, will be playing at Dante's in Marlborough at 9:30 pm.
After revealing his approach in last night's speech, DJ Spooky dispenses with the theory and dives into the practice. He'll be spinning for the ICA's Experiment, and the ICA lobby will turn into a dance floor. Ghostdad, Kingdon, DJ Lone Wolf, DJ Die Young, and Baltimoroder will be on hand. Learn more about this weekend's DJ Spooky marathon. ICA Boston, 8:00 pm until midnight, $20.
Roz Chast and Maira Kalman Wednesday, November 14, 6:30 pm ICA Boston, $25 More info. Roz Chast and Maira Kalman's talk at the ICA has a loooong title: "A Shaky Yet Curiously Enlightening Evening with Roz Chast and Maira Kalman Who Will Show Work and Then Answer with Chipper Doubt Any Questions You Might Have About This, That, or the Other." It's surprising that the two offer such a long title when they are best...