Friday Night-Tumble: Doing What Apes Can’t
Ready to get FUNKY? Join us this Friday at the Walnut Place Laundromat for a whole new spin cycle, featuring the mind-blowing musical stylings of Doing What Apes Can’t. Described by some as sounding “like fresh mint & ginger, gently packed into the nasal cavity with a liberal helping of wasabi…in a good way.” … Read more
Cyclotrope Cinema – Feature Presentation!
Great crowd for a festive evening of animation-making. The bike shop was sparkling as a make-shift screening space!
Byproduct: Eric Fleischauer presents “Relax + Watch”
“As the launderers wait, they share a durational experience, watching moving pictures in a communal space. It is here that the laundromat becomes a sort of impromptu-cinema.”-EF “Prima facia this comparison might seem askew because many of the cinema’s distinguishing features are inverted: dark––bright; big screen––small screen; escapism––drudgery. However, one of the cinema’s most organic elements, … Read more
Cyclotrope Cinema visits Dr. Jeff’s
Dr. Jeff’s Optometry – the perfect venue to exhibit this fantastic blinking eye piece by workshop participant Ciaran Sullivan!
Cyclotrope Cinema visits Bank Barber
Off to work installing the Cyclotrope at Bank Barber in Downtown Topeka. Heard stories from patrons who remembered flip-book style animation players at the Kansas Free Fair!
Byproduct: Eric May
All signs were in collaboration with Walle (the owner of Walnut Place Laundromat).
A Story about Our Kids and the Community that Raises Them
Today, we launched our first chapter of Art is Long, Life is Short, based on true stories told by youth living in at-risk communities. Join us at http://www.literatiplayers.com to view the online social art project produced by Literati Players (Michele Fritz, Richard Fritz and Crystal Gould). Please interact with us at the end of the … Read more
Cyclotrope Cinema : Animation Workshop
Great turnout today for a Cyclotrope Cinema workshop despite some rainy weather. Youth and adults from a Topeka home school network learned about basic animation and created imaginative gestures (rocket ships, blinking eyes and stars!) to be exhibited in downtown storefronts next week.
Cyclotrope Cinema : Work in Progress
Preparations are under way for Cyclotrope Cinema at the Topeka Community Cycle Project shop space. Inspired by a nifty bicycle picnic box, TCCP volunteer Ben Alford whipped one together. Ours will stand in as a laptop holder…
