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The Social Contexts of Light, a sprout spaghetti dinner

James David Morgan wrote this post at 12:53 pm on January 19th, 2010.

Tomorrow night, sprout will offer an exploration of light as a means of political, artistic, and cultural expression.  Join us for a Food Not Bombs dinner at 7:30PM, performances begin at 8. The address is 339R Summer St., Somerville MA, and a description of the performances follows:

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Nell Breyer is an artist who combines projections and choreography.  She will demonstrate an interactive projection program.

John Hulsey and Ilaria Minio Paluello worked to install a series of shadow projections in foreclosed houses throughout Roxbury and Jamaica Plains.  They will be discussing and sharing the role of light in addressing the complicated situation around the mortgage crisis.

The Aaatack is a local ambient/electronic/techno band who will performing a set of original songs.

John Bell and Shaunalynn Duffy will present a series of toy theater tableaux looking at the social history of light accompanied by Mike Romanyshyn on clarinet.

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