MUSIC
Dorian Wood
20/21
November 13, 2021 at FRANKIE
“A fearless artist and performer whose voice inhabits a room like a choir of ghosts” — LA WEEKLY
A multichannel elegiacal sound performance by Dorian Wood, interwoven with stories and remembrances of those we have lost during the past two years.
Dorian Wood (b. 1975, pronouns: she/they) is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Los Angeles. Using subject matter informed by her own perspective as a non-binary brown person, a child of Costa Rican and Nicaraguan immigrants, and an autodidact, Wood’s intent of “infecting” spaces and ideologies with her artistic practice is born from a desire to challenge traditions and systems that have contributed to the marginalization of people. Her work has been showcased in concert halls and performance spaces around the world, including at institutions like The Broad (Los Angeles), REDCAT (Los Angeles), Museo Nacional Del Prado (Madrid), the City Hall of Madrid and Teatro de la Ciudad Esperanza Iris (Mexico City). From 2019 to 2020, Wood completed several successful tours throughout Europe, Mexico and the U.S. with her chamber orchestra tribute to Chavela Vargas, XAVELA LUX AETERNA. Wood is a 2020 Creative Capital Award recipient and a 2020 Art Matters Foundation grant recipient. Wood has released over a dozen recordings, among them the albums BOLKA (Independent, 2007); Brutus (Independent, 2010); Rattle Rattle (Atonal Industries, 2013); Down, The Dirty Roof (Atonal Industries, 2013), XALÁ (Atonal Industries, 2017) and 2020’s back-to-back albums ARDOR and REACTOR (Independent).
Photo Highlights
Photo Credits: Michael C. Palma
This presentation is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs and New Music USA.
