SONIC DESIGNS by Elise Kermani (contact:ishtarlab@aol.com)
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photo by Donald Swearingen
2010 "Silence" - Evelin Stermitz, Video. Elise Kermani, Sound. view online
2009 "Blue House" - Dance Performance Improvisation - Evelin Stermitz, Video. Elise Kermani, Music. view online
2009 "Glimpse" - The Trafo, Budapest, Hungary - Vicky Shick, Choreographer; Barbara Kilpatrick, set installation and design; Elise Kermani, sound design.
2008 "Keep-Sake" - Ancram Opera House - Barbara Kilpatrick, Set and Photography, Elise Kermani, Sound and Video Excerpt on YouTube
2008 "JOCASTA-an art film" - Various Film Festivals - Alan McIntyre Smith - Cinematographer; Barbara Kilpatrick, production design, Elise Kermani-writer, director, editor and sound designer. YouTube 8 min excerpt
2007 "Plum House" - Dance Theater Workshop - Vicky Shick, Choreographer; Barbara Kilpatrick, set installation and design; Elise Kermani, sound design.
2006 "Venus Hum" - New Arts Program - Barbara Kilpatrick, visuals; Elise Kermani, sound and video sound sample (mp3)
2005 "Repair" - St. Marks Church - Vicky Shick, Choreographer; Barbara Kilpatrick, set installation and design, Elise Kermani, sound and electronics. "Radiator Girl" mp3
2004 "Blur Ear" - solo performance by Elise KermaniTurning Sounds Festival, Poland; San Francisco Electronic Music Festival Webpage for Project, "BlurEar" mp3
2003 "dice3" - , Elise Kermani, Producer. CD-R, IshtarLab Recordings. web site "The diceProject".pdf
2003 "Sonic Designs" - CD of music, IshtarLab Recordings "photo and info .pdf
2003 "Undoing" - Dance Theater Workshop - Vicky Shick, Choreographer; Barbara Kilpatrick, Set installation and design; Elise Kermani, Sound Design "Undoing" .mp3
2002 "The Aleph Exhibitions" @ Deep Listening Space created by Elise Kermani in collaboration with Barbara Kilpatrick Syn*tax .pdf bi payan .pdf Metamorphosis .pdf Digital Dragons .pdf
2002 "The Ava Project" - Arts Center of the Capital Region, with Kathleen Ruiz, Visual Artist, Elise Kermani, sound and electronics. Photos and Info .pdf
2001 "Wak Auf" - various locations - Elise Kermani, composer. Downtown Ensemble score and review .pdf
2000 "Hestia Project" - created by Elise Kermani Interactive CD-rom, Albany Center Galleries Aleph, Mem and He .mov
1998 "Sacred Spaces" - Madame Walker Theater - Indianapolis, Melli Hoppe, Choreographer; Elise Kermani, music composition. photos .pdf
1998 "Women in History" - Asphalt Green Theater - Marty New, director; Elise Kermani, composer.
1997 "dice2" - Tour and CD - The Kitchen, Thundergulch and iEAR Studios. Elise Kermani, composer/producer.
1997 "DREADmonad" - CD musings with Don Malone - Elise Kermani, vocalist/composer
1996 "Trousers" - Tour to Eastern Europe, Kermani, founder/composer. Trousers press .pdf
1996 "123sumthing" - One Dream Theater-Marty New, Director; Kermani, composer. "Loss".mp3 "WorkSong".mp3
1996 "ANNE" - Experimental Intermedia Foundation Excerpt from ANNE .mp3
1995 "Private Eye/Public Hand" - Cleveland International Performance Art Festival, P.S. 122. Kermani, composer/performer. PE/PH (and ANNE) info.pdf
1995 "Dreaming the Page" - Kermani, composer/performer. Knitting Factory, P.S.122. performance script .pdf
1994 "Dead Awaken" - Rachel Wineberg, Director; Kermani, composer. Knitting Factory Train Song
1993 "Artem(Is) Rising" - Kermani, composer/performer.The Kitchen, Cybertronics Festival. In collaboration with 77Hz. AIR .pdf
1993 "Private Eye/Public Hand" - premiere at The Roulette, in collaboration with Nancy Meli Walker. PEPH photos
1992 "dice" IshtarLab Recordings, music CD. Kermani, composer/producer.
1991 "THe HearTH" - DiverseWorks Artspace, Houston, TX. Kermani, composer/performer. Elise solo voice mp3