The Shape, the Scent, the Feel of Things

Performances October 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, and 29, 2006, at 2 pm

Dia:Beacon
Riggio Galleries
3 Beekman Street
Beacon, New York 12508
845 440 0100 www.diaart.org

Dia presents an encore performance by Joan Jonas, first staged at Dia:Beacon in October 2005. Incorporating movement, sound, live music, and projected video footage, The Shape, the Scent, the Feel of Things is, in part, a response to the writings of German art historian Aby Warburg based on his visit to the American Southwest in 1896. Jason Moran, who will perform live on the piano, has composed new music for this collaborative work.

Tickets are $15 general, $10 students and seniors, and $3 members. Tickets include museum admission. To reserve a ticket, please call 845 440 0100 x 45.

Current hours at Dia:Beacon are 11am to 6pm, Thursday through Monday (closed Tuesday and Wednesday). From October 19 through November 13, 2006, hours will be Thursday through Monday 11am to 4pm (closed Tuesday and Wednesday). Admission to the museum is $10 general, $7 for students and seniors, and free for Dia members and children under 12. The museum is easily reachable via Metro-North Railroad (the MTA’s Hudson Line station in Beacon is within walking distance of the museum). On Saturdays and Sundays, the 11:51am train from Grand Central arrives in Beacon at 1:17pm. Full schedules are available on the MTA’s website at http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/. The museum is also reachable by major roadways. Driving directions are available on Dia’s website at http://www.diaart.org/dia/visitor/index.html.

Joan Jonas’s commission for Dia:Beacon is made possible by the Dutchess County Arts Council; the Dyson Foundation; Jean Stein, JKW Foundation; and the New York State Council on the Arts. Support for video production during this project was provided, in part, by the Renaissance Society, Chicago, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.