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Theme: REIMAGINE

This event occurred on
August 29, 2015
5:30pm - 11:00pm CDT
(UTC -5hrs)
Kansas City, Missouri
United States

See the world as it is / isn't.

Kauffman Center For The Performing Arts
1601 Broadway Street
Kansas City, Missouri, 64108
United States
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Atemporchestra

J. Ashley Miller is a composer, producer and instrument designer from Kansas City. Miller's work has been performed and installed internationally, including at the MoMa PS1 - NYC and the Smart Museum of Chicago, as well as Grand Arts, Charlotte Street and Art-In-The-Loop. ===================== J. Ashley Miller - Conductor Victoria Botero - Soprano Jeff Harshbarger - Double Bass Mark Southerland - Saxaphones Shawn E. Hansen - Casavat Organ Teddy Krulewich - Trumpet Joseph Felton - Tuba Charles Dickinson - Grand Piano Amory Bottorff - Violin Claudia Sudekum - Violin Michael Turnbo - Violin Ian Teeple - Chariot William Bradley - Solar flute Frances Maley - Solar Flute Patrick Conway - Bongos Gary Miller - Cymbals Fritz Hutchison - Bass Drum Cat Mahari - Dance Frank Pham - Dance Special thanks to Frank Jurden, Mike Lundgren and qualia threads for helping to make this performance possible.

Barclay Martin Hemispheres Project

Barclay Martin, Lindsey Jones, Giuliano Mingucci and Rick Willoughby are featured in a mixed media performance entitled Madagascar.

Louisville Leopard Percussionists

The Louisville Leopard Percussionists are a performing ensemble comprised of 60+ student musicians ages 7-14, who reside in 26 different Louisville zip codes and attend 48 different schools in and around Louisville, Kentucky. (more: http://www.louisvilleleopardpercussionists.com/).

Nate Cook, Noah Shomberg & Jesse Parmet

American Man, the band’s second full-length release (and first with Chicago’s Bloodshot Records), will be released on 10/30/15.

A. Dara Dotz

Ashley Dara Dotz is a designer, a humanitarian, and a pioneer in 3D printing in austere environments. She initiated the first 3D printing lab in Haiti (iLab Haiti) and is a co-founder of Field Ready.

Amado Espinoza

Amado Espinoza (Bolivia) respects his folk traditions of the Andes Mountains, while creating compositions that are sincere to his musical-wanderlust personality, demonstrating mastery of over 40 instruments, including the Bolivian charango, the Egyptian doumbek, and native flutes from all over the world. Amado also guides sound meditations, recycled instrument workshops, and is a respected instrument maker in South America and beyond.

Audrey Odom

Audrey R. Odom, MD, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and of Molecular Microbiology at Washington University School of Medicine. She received her M.D. and Ph.D. from Duke University, during which she was recognized by a national Harold Weintraub award for excellence in graduate studies in the biological sciences. Dr. Odom completed her residency in Pediatrics and fellowship in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the University of Washington in Seattle. She joined the faculty at Washington University School of Medicine in 2008. She is a recipient of the Doris Duke Clinical Scientist Development Award and the March of Dimes Basil O'Connor Award.

Barmak Heshmat

Dr. Barmak Heshmat received his Ph.D. at the University of Victoria in 2013 and his M. Sc. and B.Sc. at the Isfahan University of Technology in 2006 and 2008 respectively. He then joined the Camera culture group at MIT media lab as postdoc associate. His research covers a wide range of topics in optics and photonics in which he has published 14 papers and filed 5 patents. Barmak also produces and hosts the channel “Future Avenues” which discusses the trajectory of emerging technologies.

Chaz Ebert

Chaz Hammel-Smith Ebert is the CEO of several Ebert enterprises, including The Ebert Company, Ltd, Ebert Productions LLC and Ebert Digital LLC, which publishes the movie review website, Rogerebert.com. She was the Executive Producer of Ebert Presents At The Movies. She hosts The Roger Ebert Overlooked Film Festival (Ebertfest) at the University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign. Ebertfest was co-founded by Chaz and her husband Roger Ebert, and is now in its 18th year. They are also the subjects of the award-winning documentary, Life Itself, based on the New York Times best-selling memoir by Roger Ebert.

Gary Burr

GARY BURR Is a Nashville Songwriter Hall of Fame member. ASCAP, Billboard and NSAI Country Songwriter of the Year. He has written fifteen #1 hits and has had songs recorded by Faith Hill, Garth Brooks, Carole King, Ringo Starr, Reba McEntire, LeAnn Rimes, Christina Aguilera and Ricky Martin, Kelly Clarkson and many others. Gary is a member of the group Blue Sky Riders with Georgia Middleman and Kenny Loggins. They are currently in the studio working on their sophomore cd.

Georgia Middleman

GEORGIA MIDDLEMAN is an award-winning songwriter who has had songs recorded by Keith Urban, Kenny Chesney, Faith Hill, Reba McEntire, Joe Nichols, Martina McBride, Sheila E., Radney Foster, Maia Sharp, among many others. Recently, Georgia’s had her song “When The Right One Comes Along” featured on the ABC television show “Nashville.” Georgia is one third of the trio, Blue Sky Riders along with Gary Burr and Kenny Loggins and is currently in the studio working on her fourth solo cd.

Martin Pistorius

Martin Pistorius is the author of the New York Times best-selling book "Ghost Boy: The Miraculous Escape of a Misdiagnosed Boy Trapped Inside His Own Body."

Morgana Bailey

A human resources activist, Morgana Bailey wants to see the diversity of society reflected in the workplace, and for employees of all walks of life to feel comfortable being open about who they are.

Scott Hamilton

The most recognized male figure skating star in the world, Scott Hamilton has won 70 titles, awards and honors including an Emmy Award nomination, induction into the United States Olympic
Hall of Fame and a privileged member of the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame. In 1984, he captured
 the attention of the world with his Olympic Gold medal performances in Saravejo and since has shared his love and enthusiasm
for the sport as a commentator, performer, producer and best-selling author (Landing It & The Great Eight). He further inspires others as a speaker, philanthropist and cancer and pituitary brain tumor survivor. Scott is actively involved in his Scott Hamilton C.A.R.E.S. Foundation (Cancer Alliance for Research, Education & Survivorship), Chemocare.com and RadCare.org & patient mentoring program. He serves on the Board of Directors for Special Olympics International, Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and Provision Center for Proton Therapy.

Terri Trespicio

Terri Trespicio is a branding strategist who helps visionaries, experts, entrepreneurs, and businesses communicate with power and precision across media platforms. She consults with a wide range of experts, everyone from surgeons and social media celebs to startups and brand managers.

Tommy Caldwell

Tommy Caldwell began climbing not long after he learned to walk. When his father, a larger-than-life bodybuilder and mountain guide, introduced him to the world of adventure, he handed him an eternal flame. As a teenager, talent and passion led Caldwell to the top of the competition climbing and sport climbing circuits. Soon after, as his appetite for adventure grew, he became obsessed with the incredibly demanding genre of big-wall free climbing. But in his early twenties, Caldwell was held hostage by militants in a harrowing ordeal in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan, and then, upon returning home, he lost his index finger in a home remodeling accident. Caldwell emerged with a renewed grit and ability to suffer, further cultivating his legendary determination. His subsequent free climbing accomplishments on El Capitan – the Mecca of the pursuit – remain unmatched, and most of his peers consider Caldwell the best all-around rock climber in the world.

Zoltan Levay

Zoltan (Zolt) G. Levay produces astronomical images from the Hubble Space Telescope and has spent a career describing the process of producing engaging color images from Hubble data. In 2015, he contributed to "Expanding Universe: Photographs from the Hubble Space Telescope," from by Taschen Books.

Organizing team

Mike
Lundgren

Telluride, CO, United States
Organizer

Frank
Jurden

Kansas City, MO, United States
Co-organizer
  • John Mulvihill
    Sponsorship and Operations
  • John Godsey
    Creative Director
  • Nicole Sassorossi
    Project Management
  • Hannah Kerr
    Act III Manager (afterparty & reception)
  • Leah Sand
    Volunteer Coordinator