A SIDE MAN 5000 ADVENTURE

A work by Darsha Hewitt and Nelly-Ève Rajotte

First made in 1959, the Wurlitzer Side Man 5000 was the original beat-box and the world’s heaviest portable musical instrument. The display of this fascinating device is enhanced with films explaining how it works and projections and audio clips providing an immersive experience that reveals the instrument’s unique, complex inner workings.

Presented from October 1^st to 15 2015 at Goethe-Institut, as part of the project Common Space ?.

ABOUT COMMON SPACE ?

Common Space ? is an NFB, Quartier des Spectacles Partnership and MUTEK co-production, and is part of the much larger Human Futures project, produced with the support of the European Union’s Culture Programme.

Press releases

THE NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA AND THE QUARTIER DES SPECTACLES PARTNERSHIP JOIN FORCES TO PRODUCE TWO INNOVATIVE INTERNATIONAL ART PROJECTS DESIGNED FOR PUBLIC SPACES

COMMON SPACE?

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