[RE:CON]VERSATIONS :: THERE MIGHT BE OTHERS :: Choreographer Rebecca Lazier and Composer Dan Trueman
[box][articlequote]Seminal works of the avant-garde become so when the inherent risk at the heart of the experiment catalyzing the vision to its fruition pushes the work’s sphere of influence beyond its original form and often its intended meaning. Intrepid choreographer
A VERY SPECIAL INVITATION to a CELEBRATION of APPRECIATION :: The OS is now accepting submissions for our 4th annual Poetry Month 30/30/30 series!
The Operating System is thrilled to invite you to participate in the 4th Annual 30-on-30-in-30 Poetry Month Celebration! In this series, we invite creative people from a range of backgrounds to share a story about how their work has been influenced
REMAIN COMPOSED :: TODD LEREW :: FIELD NOTES :: THOUGHTS ON MUSICAL FAILURE, PART II
[box] For this special feature in our ongoing Field Notes series (where creators from all disciplines shine light behind the curtain at their daily practice — revealing the often messy, sometimes frustrating, surprisingly beautiful life along the way) the OS is excited to
REMAIN COMPOSED :: LAURELLO, LEREW, and WARREN :: FIELD NOTES from THE AMERICAN COMPOSERS FORUM FINALISTS
[textwrap_image align="left"]http://www.theoperatingsystem.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2012_NWF_SoPercussion_305x305.jpg[/textwrap_image] [textwrap_image align="left"]http://www.theoperatingsystem.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Unknown.jpeg[/textwrap_image] The Operating System is pleased to introduce you to our newest guest contributors - composers Michael Laurello, Todd Lerew, and Kristina Warren. Just recently, these extraordinarily talented folk were chosen from hundreds of applicants as finalists in the
CREATIVE PRACTICE AT THE CROSSROADS :: 'PERFORMANCE SCIENCE' AT SYMPHONY SPACE
[line] [articlequote] Crossroads is conceived of as a communications project. I had been presenting the science of climate change and sustainability to people of all flavors for five years
UNPACKING DAVID LANG's "THE SO-CALLED LAWS OF NATURE" with SO PERCUSSION's Adam Sliwinski
Adam Sliwinski (percussionist, teacher, conductor, and member of the groundbreaking ensemble So Percussion), brings us this insightful, deep analysis of composer David Lang's The So-Called Laws of Nature, which the group will perform this weekend at Zankel Hall. The evening, aptly titled
WELCOME! THE OPERATING SYSTEM IS REBOOTING, PLEASE STAND BY
GREETINGS FRIENDS! We're so happy you are here. The Operating System is in the process of shifting to its new home here, as we say goodbye to our beta test iteration, Exit Strata. For the meanwhile, you will continue to
AWESOME CREATORS :: BAYO AKOMOLAFE and the ECONOMICS OF HAPPINESS
This is Bayo Akomolafe's plenary talk at ISEC's Economics of Happiness conference held in Byron Bay, Australia in March 2013. Bayo is a lecturer in the Department of Psychology at Covenant University, Nigeria. For more information about the conference or
NYC Readings Roundup :: July 1-7
Editor’s note: welcome to the 18th iteration of our new weekly series, the Readings Roundup…which you might notice is growing steadily! Sorry if I’m repeating myself to some of you but if this is your first time here it bears
COMMUNITY :: LAUNCHPAD BK :: Silkscreen Saturday July 6 @ LaunchPad
July 6th @ 10am - 3pm Silkscreen Saturday @ LaunchPad Now the darling of pop artists, punks, and political activists, screen printing dates back to the Song Dynasty in China, over 3000 years ago. Versatile, affordable, graphic, and technically accessible, silkscreen opens