Three-Day October Multi-Arts Festival Celebrates Return of Hothouse, The AACM@50 and Composer Don Cherry
Old and New Dreams: Hothouse Festival Updates
CHICAGO, IL – On Friday October 17, the acclaimed non-profit arts organization HotHouse will kick off its OLD AND NEW DREAMS FESTIVAL at the Promontory in Hyde Park.
The OLD AND NEW DREAMS FESTIVAL is the culminating event in HotHouse’s year-long series that explored immigration, migrations, exiles and transmutations of borders in a multi-disciplinary arts context.
With this major Festival, HotHouse is celebrating its return to the local presenting arena and publicly announcing its plans to rebuild a new home for its cultural enterprises.
HotHouse is also using the occasion of this Festival to pay homage to one of its most steadfast institutional collaborators – The Association for the Advancement for Creative Musicians (AACM), on the cusp of their 50th Anniversary. HotHouse has been the primary presenter of music performed by the individual members of the AACM for over 25 years.
An all-ages, free community event on Saturday, October 18 (from noon to 3pm) will feature: DJ Ayana Contreras spinning vintage AACM vinyl records, film screenings, and AACM member Douglas Ewart leading a participatory oral history project.
The weekend’s activities will also pay tribute to the composer and musician Don Cherry for his enormous contributions to “world music†and groundbreaking achievements as an artist. A piece specially choreographed in Cherry’s honor will be performed on Saturday night by Amansu Eason and dancers from the acclaimed Muntu ensemble.
Other homages to Cherry include the world premiere of the Chicago Underground Duo’s partnership with legendary saxophonist Pharoah Sanders (headlining Saturday night) and appearances by Rajanstani Sufi masters Lahka Khan with world-renowned Chicago percussionist Hamid Drake.
Additional Festival premieres include the debut concert appearance of Classic Black, led by acclaimed story teller Shanta Nurullah, the US debut of Amsterdam-based trio Oliver’s Cinema, and the highly anticipated return to Chicago of tenor saxophonist David Murray.
Replete with unusual pairings, Chicago debuts the long-overdue appearance of major jazz artists. OLD AND NEW DREAMS should be heralded as a spectacular entry in the fall calendar of arts and culture events. The entire lineup represents a snapshot of the kind of artists and endeavors HotHouse championed in its long history as a nationally recognized cultural leader.
HotHouse presents the OLD AND NEW DREAMS FESTIVAL at Promontory (5311 S. Lake Park, Chicago)
Friday October 17: Doors open at 7pm for Concert at 8pm
Saturday October 18: FREE Community Programs from Noon to 3pm
Saturday October 18: Doors open at 7pm for Concert at 8pm
Sunday October 19: Doors open at 1pm for Concert from 2 to 4pm
Tickets $22-$40 & Information: hothouse3.0@gmail.com, www.hothouse.net
