EMPAC at Rensselaer invites Capital District Theater audiences to the world premiere performance of SUSCEPTIBLE CHAMBERS by Antonia Barnett-McIntosh & Jessie Marino, Friday, April 5 at 8PM. Presented in EMPAC Studio 1-Goodman Theater on the campus of RPI, in Troy, NY. The newest production from composer-performers Antonia Barnett-McIntosh and Jessie…
Dancer and choreographer Ligia Lewis takes up “plot” in its multiple meanings. EMPAC at Rensselaer invites Capital District Theater audiences to A PLOT / A SCANDAL by Ligia Lewis, February 16+17, 2024. Presented in the EMPAC Theater (50 Eighth Street in Troy NY) on the campus of RPI, in Troy,…
The dynamic fall program also celebrates 15 years of experimental media and performing arts at EMPAC with a lively schedule of free talks, work-in-progress demonstrations, tours, and more including artists Antonia Barnett-McIntosh, Jessie Marino, Alexis Blake, Petra Kuppers, and the newly added album release event from Christopher Fisher-Lochhead with Ben…
EMPAC Expands Curatorial Team with Appointment of Katherine C.M. Adams as Assistant Curator & Opens Shifting Center Exhibition to the Public in October 2023 Troy, NY: EMPAC / Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute–renowned for commissioning artists in residence to produce ambitious works…
EMPAC / Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center at Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY is where the arts, sciences, and technology meet under one roof. Winner of the EMPAC/CINARS Open Call, Theatre Junction is a bilingual multidisciplinary live art ensemble based in Montreal, Canada. Their newest…
RPI Players announces auditions for “Heathers” on January 21 at 10 am at the RPI Playhouse. Contacts James Alexander, Director (jwalexanderiii@gmail.com) – for questions about creative direction Garrett Smelcer, Musical Director (garrettsmelcer@gmail.com) – for questions about musical direction Charlie Silveria, Producer (silvec2@rpi.edu) – for questions about technical aspects Samantha Neumann,…
EMPAC Artists in Residence Use New Art Forms and Technologies to Explore Political, Social, and Global Issues Troy, NY: The Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute unveils their Spring 2023 season of interdisciplinary performances that bridge the gap between artistic practices, and…
Johannes Goebel, Founding Director of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC), To Retire TROY, N.Y. — After 20 years of guiding the Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) to become a nationally and internationally…
