{"546181":{"#nid":"546181","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Arts@Tech Performance Season Set for 2016-17","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Office of the Arts announces the 2016-17 Arts@Tech performance season. The 25\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E season is highlighted by great performances in music, dance and theater that cross genres and exemplify the innovative and inspiring work at the intersection of art, science, and technology.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech community will enjoy performances by\u003Cstrong\u003E Second City\u003C\/strong\u003E comedy troupe, jazz artists\u003Cstrong\u003E SFJazz Collectiv\u003C\/strong\u003Ee and the \u003Cstrong\u003EVijay Iyer Trio,\u003C\/strong\u003E gospel favorites\u003Cstrong\u003E The Blind Boys of Alabama,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Eand the spectacular percussion of \u003Cstrong\u003EDRUMLine Live,\u003C\/strong\u003E and so much more.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOften a 25-year anniversary makes you think about the past,\u201d said Georgia Tech Office of the Arts Director Madison Cario. \u201cBut this season is about \u2019the next\u2019 so in addition to presenting traditional performing arts forms, we are now curating and commissioning experiences whose creators are integrating dance, theater, and live music with light, sound, spoken word, interactive media, and live design in exciting new ways.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;At the forefront of art, science, and technology are mixed media\/theater artist \u003Cstrong\u003ENatasha Tsakos\u003C\/strong\u003E, composer \u003Cstrong\u003EDJ Spooky\u003C\/strong\u003E, wearable technology\/dance company \u003Cstrong\u003EiLuminate\u003C\/strong\u003E, visual\/dance artist \u003Cstrong\u003EKatherine Helen Fisher\u003C\/strong\u003E, and theater company \u003Cstrong\u003EEarFilms\u003C\/strong\u003E. \u0026nbsp;New immersive arts experiences can also be found in the 2016-17 season, along with many artists with exemplary work in traditional performing arts forms.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESeason ticket packages for Georgia Tech faculty, staff, and students are now on sale at discounted prices.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESee the full season listing at arts.gatech.edu.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Office of the Arts announces the 2016-17 Arts@Tech performance season."}],"uid":"27780","created_gmt":"2016-06-20 16:54:42","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:21:57","author":"Stephanie Lee","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-06-20T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-06-20T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"546191":{"id":"546191","type":"image","title":"Alonzo King LINES Ballet","body":null,"created":"1466521201","gmt_created":"2016-06-21 15:00:01","changed":"1475895338","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:55:38","alt":"Alonzo King LINES Ballet","file":{"fid":"217695","name":"michael--salt-from-resin-lo.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/michael--salt-from-resin-lo.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/michael--salt-from-resin-lo.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":72392,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/michael--salt-from-resin-lo.jpg?itok=ErS1y8ik"}}},"media_ids":["546191"],"groups":[],"categories":[{"id":"42891","name":"Georgia Tech Arts"},{"id":"42931","name":"Performances"}],"keywords":[{"id":"75831","name":"arts @ tech"},{"id":"8604","name":"performances"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOffice of the Arts\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-9600\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["info@arts.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}