SEATTLE, WA, Apr 09 (MARKET WIRE) --
The 38th annual Bumbershoot: Seattle's Music & Arts Festival, Presented by
Samsung Mobile announces the partial 2008 lineup. The 3-day urban event takes
place Labor Day Weekend (August 30 - September 1). The Festival stretches
across the 74-acre Seattle Center, located beneath the city's iconic Space
Needle, and programs 20 indoor and unique outdoor venues. This progressive
Festival features a diverse array of arts including live music, comedy,
theatre, dance, film, urban crafts, and literary and visual arts. Complete
Festival details are located at bumbershoot.org.
MUSIC
Beck / Stone Temple Pilots / Lucinda Williams / Neko Case / Ingrid
Michaelson /
Jakob Dylan / Del Tha Funky Homosapien / !!! / Lee "Scratch" Perry / Saul
Williams / Joe Bonamassa / M. Ward / The Walkmen / Asylum St. Spankers / Dan
Deacon / MIDIval PunditZ / Blitzen Trapper / Bedouin Soundclash / Tim Finn /
Dale
Watson / John Vanderslice / Final Fantasy / The Fall of Troy / Orgone / Forro
in the Dark / Ryan Bingham / Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby / Arthur & Yu /
Darondo and Nino Moschella / Pacifika and many more to be announced.
LITERARY ARTS
Bumbershoot's Literary Arts program has seen tremendous audience growth in
the past few years, which coincides with Seattle's burgeoning national
reputation
as the place for books and live events ("Book Lovers Ask, What's Seattle's
Secret?" -- NYT, 3/9/08). This year the program will feature graphic novelists
Dan Clowes and Adrian Tomine, sci-fi legend William Gibson, a special edition of
Starlee Kine and Arthur Jones' Post-It Note Reading Series, authors Nathan
McCall, Francesca Lia-Block, Kevin Sessums, and other delicious things we will
reveal in the coming months.
DANCE AND PERFORMANCE
Bumbershoot is proud to present a brand new collaboration between San
Francisco-based choreographer Joe Goode and New York-based puppeteer Basil
Twist. The show, called "Wonderboy," exhibits Goode's distinctive blend of
dance and theatre. It will debut this summer at San Francisco's Yerba
BuenaCenter for the Performing Arts and then travel to Bumbershoot. The dance
and
performance programs will also include Pacific Northwest Ballet and a slate
of other regional and national performance companies.
VISUAL ARTS
"These exhibits are out to get you," wrote Regina Hackett in the Seattle
Post-Intelligencer last year, and this year's visual arts will be equally as
compelling. The Gage Academy will host a 3-day Drawing Jam, where
Festival-goers will get a taste of the classical art studio. Marita Holdaway of
Benham Gallery has curated a monumental photo and multimedia exhibit called "The
Power of One," which will explore the ways individuals make an impact in
society, be
it war, peace, environment, and other contexts. Last year's hit graphic design
show (The Seattle-Havana Poster Show, now installed in the National Gallery in
Havana) has been reprised -- the brand-new Seattle-Tehran Poster Show will
showcase some of Iran's top graphic artists. The Henry Art Gallery is back
bigger than last year, with an exhibit of local and national contemporary
video work, including work by performance artists Grand Openings of New
York. With a wide palette of Arts on display, Bumbershoot will also take a
look at artistic taste with a special "One Pot" residency and exhibit
(complete with some wonderfully themed meals), curated by Michael Hebberoy. More
additions will be announced in the months to come.
SPECTACLE & INSTALLATION
Bumbershoot's penchant for playful performance continues with acts of
installation and spectacle from near and far. Strange Fruit, a performing arts
company hailing from Melbourne, Australia, will fuse theatre, dance and circus,
perched atop 12-foot poles that bend and sway in choreographed elegance. A bit
closer
to home (and the ground), will be an outdoor table as part of the One Pot
residency, site-specific work by regional artists, and more spectacular sights
to
be announced soon.
COMEDY
When we expanded our comedy program to three stages last year, we wondered
if we
were crazy. Apparently not -- all three venues, including the new Northwest
comedy stage at the Vera Project, were huge crowd favorites, each featuring
the freshest comedians from around the nation and here at home. The three
stages will return in 2008 with a complete comic lineup to be announced this
summer.
1 REEL FILM FESTIVAL
Now in its 13th edition, the 1 Reel Film Festival presents the year's best
film shorts from around the world. Curated by the renowned Seattle International
Film Festival (SIFF) -- the largest and most highly-attended film festival in
the United
States -- the 1 Reel Film Festival will feature live-action, animated,
experimental, and documentary short films; and music videos from regional,
national, and international filmmakers. Themed one-hour programs will include
films for families, films about food, films from Iran, and favorites from the
2008 SIFF. Whether you're a film aficionado or simply curious, the 1 Reel Film
Festival has something for you.
FLATSTOCK
The American Poster Institute's Flatstock returns for its sixth reigning
year at
Bumbershoot and historically is a haven for music and art fans alike. Poster
artists from around the country convene during the Festival to display their
diverse collection of rock-inspired art, and provide collectors the opportunity
to meet the artists and pick up an affordable limited edition piece to take
home.
THEATRE
Tucked inside the Center House is an intimate black box theater, which at
Bumbershoot becomes home to some of our best Northwest theatre performers and
companies. In the past these have included Lauren Weedman, Sarah Rudinoff,
Annex Theatre, and the Neutrino Project. Co-curated by Theatre Puget Sound
(TPS),
the "TPS Stage" will host three exceptional days of regional theatre. TPS
nurtures a healthy and vibrant theatre community, develops strong ties among the
region's theatre professionals and raises visibility of this region's theatre
scene at the local, national, and international levels. A complete 2008
theatre program will be announced this summer.
TICKETS
The special $60 3-day passes made available only to BumberFan members as
an"Insider's Deal" during the holiday season are SOLD OUT. Three-day passes are
available NOW at bumbershoot.org for $80 through Friday, August 15 and $100
thereafter.
Single day-specific tickets will be available Tuesday, July 15 at
bumbershoot.org, Ticketmaster outlets, or by calling 206.628.0888, and
beginning Saturday, August 2 at Western Washington Starbucks stores. There are
no service fees for tickets purchased at Starbucks. Single day-specific tickets
are
$35 through August 15, and $40 thereafter. For more ticket information visit
www.bumbershoot.org/tickets.htm.
Expect another Insider's Deal -- a discount on single day-specific tickets
for
BumberFans only -- in the months to come. Anyone can become a BumberFan online
atbumbershoot.org. BumberFan Club membership is FREE and provides
subscriberswith Insider Deals, breaking Festival news and other exclusive
opportunities.
A Special Entry (discounted) ticket for seniors 65 and over, patrons with
permanent disabilities and kids aged 6-10 (accompanied by a paying adult) will
be available for $15 / day at two gates during the Festival, and ONLY the day
of the event (no advance sales of any kind).
GREEN GOALS
For nearly four decades, Bumbershoot has strived to be a socially
responsible and
environmentally friendly Festival. Bumbershoot's continued efforts for 2008, as
well as future goals for environmental and social sustainability will be
outlined in the coming months. For more details, visit
www.bumbershoot.org/green.
MORE ABOUT ONE REEL
The 38th annual Bumbershoot: Seattle's Music & Arts Festival, Presented by
Samsung Mobile is produced by One Reel, in collaboration with Seattle Center and
AEG Live. One Reel is the independent, not-for-profit producer of the
Northwest's
premier arts events also including WaMu Family 4th at Lake Union and Teatro
ZinZanni. For more information, visit www.onereel.org.
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