The inaugural M.A.R.S. FESTIVAL (Music & Arts ReSound) will take place Friday, April 14 through Sunday, April 23, 2017 in Downtown Los Angeles at Angel City Brewery and Art Share L.A. Tickets are on sale now at festivalmars.com, with many events being available for free (details below). This new 10-day festival will expand audience's imaginations via never-before-seen pairings of music, art, fashion and dance. The festival's programming features performances from over 35 local and internationally established contemporary musicians (ensembles, composers, and experimental bands) and artists (performance and visual).
Festival headliners include the Los Angeles-based Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra, International Contemporary Ensemble (makingtheir Los Angeles-debut and only local appearance of the year), composer/performer collective Ensemble Pamplemousse, and the newly-formed M.A.R.S. Collective (a fluid ensemble consisting of local contemporary musicians showcasing a style of new music specific to Los Angeles and the festival). Full list of artists confirmed below.
"Through technology, human beings are more connected on a global level than ever before," M.A.R.S. Festival Executive and Artistic Director Mak Grgic shares. "M.A.R.S. was born out of a need for a global interactive artistic platform, where different arts are paired and explored on a grand scale and everyone is welcomed. M.A.R.S. offers an insight into art reflecting the swooshing tempos of today - left, right, up and down. This is possible through cool new technologies of virtual reality, artificial intelligence, plus creative and interactive programming. We aim to give performance art a new spin - that of freedom of choice as to the place and time of events, looking beyond traditional venues in favor of exploring less conventional spaces. Eventually, everyone will be able to plug into a platform, where a performance is happening, just like in a matrix, but from anywhere and anytime. M.A.R.S. is what the future brings to the arts."
The line-up for M.A.R.S. FESTIVAL 2017 here:
Ensembles
Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra
M.A.R.S. Collective
International Contemporary Ensemble
Ensemble Pamplemousse
Composers
Jorge Sánchez Chiong
Katharina Rosenberger
Saad Haddad
Charles Peck
Alyssa Weinberg
Clemens Gadenstätter
Chaya Czernowin
Salvatore Sciarrino
Ashley Fure
Stefan Prins
Alexander Schubert
Natacha Diels
David Broome
Andrew Greenwald
Jessie Marino
Wen Liu
Performance/Visual Artists
Tiffany Trenda
Victor Wilde
Jay Mark Johnson
Amy Kaps
Daniel Leighton
Dosshaus
Jennifer Vanderpool
Jesse Gilbert
Joe Rubinstein
Kio Griffith
Kristine Schomaker
Ned&Shiva Productions
Osceola Refetoff
Pearl C. Hsiung
Bryan Jacobs
Thomas Sturm
Experimental Bands
Thumpasaurus
Korduroy
M.A.R.S. FESTIVAL 2017 will offer eight-days of free events -- titled M.A.R.S. Test Site Salons -- curated by art critic Shana Nys Dambrot featuring multimedia experiences, performance art, as well as artists using new technologies to create festival-specific sculptural installations. These artists, combined with experimental musical guests, will invite and activate these spaces in a nightly series of salon-style cross-platform events throughout the week.
Individual show passes with complimentary parking are available for $30 per person ($10 for students). In addition, a variety of ticketing and VIP packages are available -- ranging from $50-$250 per person -- that include perks, such as access to artist rehearsals, participation in exclusive artist gatherings and after parties, VIP Meet & Greets, and personalized gifts from the M.A.R.S. team and artists. For tickets and more info, visit festivalmars.com and connect @festivalmars on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
