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date = "2017-05-16T12:18:00-04:00"
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preamble = "Image: selections to be used in the multi-sensory *Becoming Sensor* installation room, designed by Ayelen Liberona and Natasha Myers, with sound design by Allison Cameron."
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short_description = "The event is created for CART/ACRT 2017 Conference Performing the Anthropocene: Setting the Stage for the End of the World, and centres on a performance of John Cage&#039;s performance piece, Lecture on the Weather (1976). The piece was commissioned by the CBC, in recognition of the American bicentennial; the text, delivered by 12 performers, features an introduction by Cage himself, expressing dismay at the actions (or inaction) of the American government."
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title = "An &quot;imaginative multi-room transformation&quot; with Music in the Barns"
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[Music in the Barns](/scene/companies/music-in-the-barns/) is gearing up for an ambitious night at The Great Hall on **May 28**. The "imaginative multi-room transformation" includes live chamber music and interactive creative installations, all meant to address social and environmental issues that ring particularly true today.

The event is created for [CART/ACRT 2017 Conference Performing the Anthropocene: Setting the Stage for the End of the World](http://catracrt.ca/conference/catracrt-2017-performing-anthropocene/), and centres on a performance of John Cage's performance piece, *Lecture on the Weather* (1976). The piece was commissioned by the CBC, in recognition of the American bicentennial; the text, delivered by 12 performers, features an introduction by Cage himself, expressing dismay at the actions (or inaction) of the American government.

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Doors open at 6:30pm, and leading up to the mainstage event at 8pm, you can take [*Becoming Sensor*](https://plantstudies.wordpress.com/becoming-sensor-in-an-oak-savannah/), the multi-sensory installation by Ayelen Liberona, Natasha Myers, and Allison Cameron, and *The Great Arc*, performed by NYC duo [Dana Lyn and Kyle Sanna](http://danalynkylesanna.com/).

Along with *Lecture on the Weather*, the mainstage performance by the Music in the Barns chamber ensemble features works by Philip Glass and Michael Osterle, and is preceded by a talk about Cage's work, led by David Jaeger (previously of the CBC), and Music in the Barns Artistic Director Carol Gimbel.

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<iframe width="854" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2SWyZxZTtKI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><figcaption>Image from Music in the Barns' January 2014 production, *Cinerama* at Artscape Wychwood Barns, featuring *Hitchcock Études* by Nicole Lizée. Photo by Chris Hutcheson.</figcaption>
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>For more details, and to reserve tickets for **May 28, 6:30-10pm** at The Great Hall, 1087 Queen St. West, [click here.](https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/music-in-the-barns-at-the-great-hall-tickets-31455148195) To stay in the loop with Music in the Barns, follow them on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/musicinthebarns) and [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/musicinthebarns/).
