"Basement Performances" curated by renowned composer and performer #JohnZorn will take place at The Drawing Center in late January and early February 2016 on Fridays and Saturdays. Jan 29-Feb 13. The six cutting edge multi-media performances in our Lab will bring together improvised music with expanded cinema and feature some of Downtown New York’s most adventurous musicians and visual artists including: #OkkyungLee and #AndrewLampert; #RahaRaissnia and #PanagiotisMavridis; #BillLaswell; #KennyWollesen and #JuliaElsas; #ElaTroyano and #UziParnes; and #IkueMori. The Basement Performances are produced by Brett Littman, Executive Director. Go to drawingcenter.org for details and tickets $10-20. #BasementPerformances #JohnZorn #improvised #music #expanded #cinema Image: Raha Raissnia, "Longing", detail, 2014. 16 mm film, color, 20-minute loop, optical sound. Dimensions variable. Image courtesy of the artist and Miguel Abreu Gallery, New York.