Born of the ancient Appalachian mountains, Briana Merkel sings of love, loss, healing and redemption, with a genre bending style all her own. You can find her on stages throughout the mid Atlantic performing with her band JiggleBilly.
From dance inducing Old Time rhythms and foot stomping Irish melodies to hard-driving Bluegrass, Baltimore-based acoustic roots quartet Charm City Junction creates a fresh soundscape that keeps listeners on the edge of their seats wondering where they'll go next. Featuring fiddle, clawhammer banjo, button accordion and upright bass, this quartet isn’t afraid to take roots music to new places — but always with an eye on tradition.
The Eye must travel
Where do my insirations come from....this short video tells The story of my journey
Medium: video
Year: 2022
Details: 14min 10 sec
Make your Mark
Process of my work at my studio in Santa Fe
Medium: performance media
Year: 2017
Details: 3min 48
My name is Daniel Conrad. My principle arts interest is color-changing light art, an art-form that uses LED lights and barriers behind a diffusing screen with a digital controller. I am also a painter, MFA from MICA.
I have studied color theories, and color perception. In 1972 I made a color-performance instrument, the “chromaccord”, using colored lights and dimmers, and performed on it in San Francisco. Moving back East, I performed in Baltimore and other locations, including the Orpheum Cinema (Baltimore), Andy Warhol Museum (Pittsburgh), and Diapason Sound Gallery (NYC).
I've been playing guitar since the eighties. I spent a few years in Seattle in the early-mid nineties, immersing my self in the arts scene there. While out West, I added hand drumming and visual arts to my modes of expression. At that time it was mostly colored pencil explorations of conceptual mindscapes. I was able to spend the better part of a summer living in the Redwood forests of Oregon. I had something of a religious conversion experience at a Grateful Dead show, which sent me on a 15 year exploration of various Christian churches in America.
HUBBA HUBBA
Created and performed by the Jim Henson Foundation grant award winning Alex and Olmsted (Milo the Magnificent® and MAROONED! A Space Comedy) comes the world premiere of HUBBA HUBBA*, a collection of vignettes that explores the different aspects of romantic love using puppetry and physical comedy. From the dawn of life to modern romance and everything in between, HUBBA HUBBA is a comedy that incorporates handmade puppets, dynamic masks, and innovative storytelling to investigate the many qualities of love’s triumphs and obstacles. Suitable for all ages!
*HUBBA HUBBA was awarded a 2023 creativity grant from the Maryland State Arts Council.
*HUBBA HUBBA was awarded a 2023 creativity grant from the Maryland State Arts Council.
Medium: Puppet Theater, Physical Theater
Year: 2023
Details: 70 minutes, no intermission
Scenes from a MasterPique Theater
A collaboration with Black Cherry Puppet Theater combining theatrical musical performance with puppetry.
Year: 2020
Details: 1'
Candas Sisman, Syn Phon
This recording is from a performance featuring Graphic Scores at Union Collective. This performance follows Syn Phon as a moving graphic score that the group interprets in real time.
Year: 2017
Details: 11'