March 21 & 22, 2010 8:00 pm

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arts>World Financial Center presents Sounds from the Black Box, William Kentridge’s most recent animation work and the latest in his long series of collaborations with South African composer Philip Miller. A follow-up to and expansion of Kentridge and Miller's renowned “9 Drawings for Projection” project, Sounds from the Black Box combines the artist's stunning animations with scores by Miller, which will be performed live by the New York City-based Ensemble Pi. Joining Ensemble Pi on stage will be the South African vocalist Tshidi Manye (also playing Rafiki in Broadway’s The Lion King) and Miller who will be sampling sound clips to create audio landscapes.

The screenings coincide with a major Kentridge exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art (Feb 24–March 17) and a Kentridge-directed-and-designed production of Shostakovich’s "The Nose" at the Metropolitan Opera (March 5–25).

Based in Johannesburg, South Africa, William Kentridge began his "Drawings for Projections" series in 1989, introducing what would become his trademark technique of animating sequences of charcoal drawings that are rubbed out and sketched over on one piece of paper. He has since established himself as one of South Africa's leading artists, and his work has been exhibited in major institutions throughout the world.

Philip Miller is a South African composer and music producer who creates music and sound for television, video, live performance, and film, including director Philip Noyce's 2006 feature film "Catch a Fire." Ensemble Pi is a socially conscious new music group dedicated to performing the works of living and undiscovered composers.

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