Events

Marfa Independent school district teachers organized a production of Kinder Goes West. The Marfa Elementary Kindergarten class performed as wranglers and ponies representing the United States and Texas.

Performance by a duo of cellists during their United States tour. Their music has been described as “a duet between violoncello and piano taking place in a cathedral of sound.”

Pianist Sarah Rothenberg performed.

An installment of film.text.performance.film, a two-part program pairing the seemingly disparate disciplines of contemporary cinematic film, performance and visual text.

A conversation with the artists Jonah Freeman, Justin Lowe and Alexandre Singh for the exhibit Hello Meth Lab in the Sun.

The culminating performance for March 2 Marfa 2008.

A performance by worldly chanteuse Keren Ann and gauzy pop duo Dean & Britta (formerly of Luna).

The Big Read, an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts, included a Latino/Latina film festival, a lecture about the novel Bless Me Ultima’s place in history from local historian Dr. Cecilia Thompson and a staged adaptation of Bless Me Ultima.

Conceptual artist Mel Chin brought two seemingly separate incidents together in his first animated film, 9-11/9-11, Chile/USA, a fiction that weaves the lives of a Santiago couple embroiled in the attack on Santiago in 1973 with two young lovers in New York City, 2001.

Two special solo acoustic concerts by Texas singer-songwriter Robert Earl Keen.

Three evenings of performance from Jakie Pepper and band.

The launch of film.text.performance.film, a two-part program organized by Ralph McKay. The event paired seemingly disparate areas of contemporary cinematic practice, bringing together a diverse roster of artists with established international reputations rooted in either filmic performance or visual text.

A community-wide talent show of all ages, featuring acts from across the tri-county region. Pachanga featured animal acts, barbershop quartets, singers and dancers. Prizes were awarded by local celebrity judges.

A reading with Mattew Zapruder, Lannan writer in residence, and poet Richard Siken.

Lectures for Chinati Open House 2007 including a conversation with David Rabinowitch and and Kenneth Baker.