World Premiere of h0t club’s Freeicecream.network: May 7th
Join us on Saturday, May 7th 2022 as art collective h0t club present their World Premiere of Freeicecream.network at CounterPulse’s annual Gala art party and auction event, online and in San Fransisco.
h0t club, featuring Miller Puckette (author of PureData), Kate Bergstrom, and Martim S. Galvão, will debut their experimental multimedia performance Freeicecream.network which explores how our desire for connection and delicious treats entangles us with networks of information technologies.
The World Premiere will feature the three human performers and three robots throughout a 25 minute experience. The livestream showing at 9pm (PDT) midnight (EST) on Saturday, May 7th invites audiences from the comfort of their homes. Regrettably, only in-person audiences will receive free ice cream as part of the show.
Reserve tickets now to attend
There are two ways to attend the h0t club performance, either online via livestream or in person:
A one-off virtual livestream of freeicecream.network lasting approximately 25 minutes will take place from 9:00pm PDT. This will be followed by Art Party DJ Sets 9:25pm-midnight. Those with ticket reservations will be provided a link 2 hours prior to the performance.
Attendance of the livestream is on a sliding scale 0-$25, however, we strongly encourage those who can to pay for tickets, as all proceeds from sales go to support CounterPulse programming and the purchase of their building at 80 Turk Street.
Reserve your Livestream ticket now
Attend the In-Person Performance (San Francisco)
Freeicecream.network’s World Premiere will be presented as part of CounterPulse’s annual Innerspace Art Party & Auction: Homecoming alongside dozens of other artists, performances, and DJ sets.
The address is CounterPulse, 80 Turk Street, San Francisco, CA 94102. Innerspace: Homecoming runs from 7pm-midnight PDT, and h0t club’s performance times are 7:30, 8:00 & 9:00pm PDT. Each of these performances lasts approximately 25 minutes.
Reserve your In-Person ticket now
Reserve tickets now to secure your place for Saturday, May 7th, 2022.
About h0t club
During h0t club’s 16-week residency at Thoughtworks Arts and CounterPulse the artists developed performing robots who respond to sensors and cameras placed throughout CounterPulse’s project space moving autonomously and communicating with one another via a wireless network. This hybrid virtual/physical network of human and non-human agents is influenced and guided by the emergent behaviors of the system’s inhabitants.
This showcase is an extension of their previous work:
About CounterPulse
CounterPulse is a space for art and community in the Tenderloin district of San Fransisco, California. CounterPulse provides resources for emerging artists and cultural innovators, serving as an incubator for the creation of socially relevant, community-based art and culture.
Freeicecream.network’s world premiere will be presented as part of CounterPulse’s annual Innerspace Art Party & Auction: Homecoming alongside dozens of other artists, performances, and DJ sets including both in-person and through a special performance livestream.
To learn more about h0t club and our partnership with CounterPulse, read our blog on their residency kick-off presentation at CounterPulse.
Originally published at https://thoughtworksarts.io on April 26, 2022.
