On November 16-18, 2007 UMass Amherst will host Unbroken Chain, the largest conference on the legacy of the Grateful Dead, and the first to be held by a major university.
Scholars, artists, performers, students and members of the extended Grateful Dead family will gather for the event featuring more than 50 presenters for 20 panel sessions ranging from music composition and improvisation to an examination of the band’s business model – as well as a musical performances, gallery exhibits, and more. Peak Experience's Creative Director Johnny Dwork, who is known in GD circles for his three volume encyclopedia entitled "The Deadhead's Taping Compendium," as well as publishing the much-loved Dupree's Diamond News magazine and newsletters for more than a decade, is a featured panel presenter at this conference.
On Saturday, November 17th, at the creative pinnacle of this conference, Peak Experience Productions will be collaborating with the Dark
Star Orchestra and several visionary light show ensembles including Spectral Visions, The Speed of Light Show, Optical Delusions (as well as inspiration from the legendary Joshua Light Show) to co-create a multi-media journey through the music and mythology of the Grateful Dead Experience. This event, which starts at 8pm, takes place at the stunning UMASS Fine Arts Center. A full description of this conference, as well as tickets to the DSO/Peak Experience production are available via:
www.umassconnections.com/unbro...x.html
Scholars, artists, performers, students and members of the extended Grateful Dead family will gather for the event featuring more than 50 presenters for 20 panel sessions ranging from music composition and improvisation to an examination of the band’s business model – as well as a musical performances, gallery exhibits, and more. Peak Experience's Creative Director Johnny Dwork, who is known in GD circles for his three volume encyclopedia entitled "The Deadhead's Taping Compendium," as well as publishing the much-loved Dupree's Diamond News magazine and newsletters for more than a decade, is a featured panel presenter at this conference.
On Saturday, November 17th, at the creative pinnacle of this conference, Peak Experience Productions will be collaborating with the Dark
Star Orchestra and several visionary light show ensembles including Spectral Visions, The Speed of Light Show, Optical Delusions (as well as inspiration from the legendary Joshua Light Show) to co-create a multi-media journey through the music and mythology of the Grateful Dead Experience. This event, which starts at 8pm, takes place at the stunning UMASS Fine Arts Center. A full description of this conference, as well as tickets to the DSO/Peak Experience production are available via:
www.umassconnections.com/unbro...x.html
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Re: UNBROKEN CHAIN - Nov 16-18 at U Mass, Amherst
Sun, November 4, 2007 - 6:58 PMwow....just checked out the website and the event calendar - it looks amazing! would love to be there myself......must keep practicing astral projection....
~ inspiration move me brightly ~
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Re: UNBROKEN CHAIN - Nov 16-18 at U Mass, Amherst
Sat, November 10, 2007 - 7:26 AMJust posted on the BBC website this morning.
Grateful Dead fans get academic
The band's following built up around their live shows
Fans of cult 1960s band The Grateful Dead will gather for an academic conference to analyse the group's influence later this month.
About 400 fans are expected to attend the three-day event at the University of Massachusetts.
More than 50 historians, authors and critics will take part but former band members are unlikely to attend.
The psychedelic group, which formed in 1965, split 30 years later following the death of frontman Jerry Garcia.
Grateful Dead tribute bands will play two concerts during the conference, which is titled Unbroken Chain: The Grateful Dead in Music, Culture and Memory.
Counter-culture
"We have the opportunity to do something a bit more unique than have a bunch of people sitting around talking about favourite concert memories," said Rob Weir, a visiting lecturer at the university.
Former band members were invited but they have other commitments when the conference takes place on 16, 17 and 18 November.
However, Carolyn Garcia, Jerry Garcia's second wife, will be taking part in a discussion on gender and counter-culture.
"The Grateful Dead kind of entered the national consciousness in a broad way," she said.
"So people of a scholarly nature find things to explore there," she added.
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Re: UNBROKEN CHAIN - Nov 16-18 at U Mass, Amherst
Tue, November 20, 2007 - 8:11 AMIt was INCREDIBLE! -
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Re: UNBROKEN CHAIN - Nov 16-18 at U Mass, Amherst
Thu, December 13, 2007 - 3:29 AMI was so awesome for me to see my old tour crew in on place again. Seeing Johnny D at the helm on the lightshow in the old stomping grounds of Western Mass was a dose of really old, warm & familiar magic. Let's do it again next year! :-)
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