12 Minutes Max is a monthly showcase of short works and works-in-progress by local artists in many disciplines.
12 Minutes Max is a year-round monthly performance series featuring short works by local artists in many disciplines. One Sunday a month, we present three original pieces in a varied mix, chosen from music, dance, film, writing, theater, performance art, and the like—each 12 minutes or less. The whole event is short and sweet, taking about an hour.
After each month's performances, coffee and cookies are served — a time for conversation and feedback.
OCTOBER 21 PERFORMANCES
Dance-artist Brooklyn Draper will present an excerpt from her upcoming MFA thesis work that will be performed at the Hayes Christensen Dance Theatre November 15–17. The dancers and collaborators are Micah Burkhardt, Cameron Mertz, Tori Meyer, Georgia Patterson, Emma Sargent, and Victoria Sharam. This piece is an investigation of how logic can be formed utilizing randomness in the choreographic process, and how random movements begin to form meaning once they are placed in relationship to one another. She says "perhaps the outcomes of the things that we see occurring around us are complex, but maybe the laws concealed under them are quite simple." Brooklyn is in her final year at the U's MFA program in Modern Dance.
Local composer Austin Gren will present his piece A Visceral Impulse, a set of seven short variations for wind trio, performed by Mitchell Atencio - flute, Michal Tvrdik - clarinet, and Jessica Wiley - bassoon. The piece is a play on extreme emotional states with a focus on outbursts of violent impulses and the contrasting calm that surrounds them. Austin says "as a consistently calm and non-violent person, I’ve always found that there is something liberating in composing-out the inner savage that lies beneath the surface of all civilized humanity." Austin is currently studying music composition at the University of Utah, and performs regularly as a professional classical guitarist.
Choreographer Molly Heller will present a new work which she directs called Heartland. The piece is part of a larger body of solo research and work, in which Heller is exploring the idioms, sensations, associations, and physical spaces of the heart. Molly choreographed the work with the performers, Liu Chang, Troy Martin, and Bailey Smallwood. Music is by Michael Wall. Molly is an Assistant Professor within the School of Dance at the University of Utah. Her research investigates performance as a healing practice and the relationship between physical expression and emotion. Molly has presented her work nationally and is premiering an iteration of Heartland this November at the Marriott Center for Dance.
This program is modeled after 12 Minutes Max, a performance laboratory originated by On the Boards in Seattle.
AGE GROUP: | Teens | All Ages | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Performances & Presentations | Music | Arts & Creativity |
NOTE: The Main Library's Rooftop Terrace is closed for renovations.
Salt Lake City's Main Library, designed by internationally-acclaimed architect Moshe Safdie in conjunction with VCBO Architecture, opened in February 2003 and remains one of the most architecturally unique structures in Utah. This striking 240,000 square-foot structure houses more than 500,000 books and other materials, yet serves as more than just a repository of books and computers. It reflects and engages the city's imagination and aspirations. The structure embraces a public plaza, with shops and services at ground level, reading galleries above, and a 300-seat auditorium.
A multi-level reading area along the Glass Lens at the southern facade of the building looks out onto the plaza with stunning views of the city and Wasatch Mountains beyond. Spiraling fireplaces on four floors resemble a column of flame from the vantage of 200 East and 400 South. The Urban Room between the Library and the Crescent Wall is a space for all seasons, generously endowed with daylight and open to magnificent views.
