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    TANKIAN'S 'ELECT THE DEAD SYMPHONY' IN A THEATER NEAR YOU
    By Nanore Barsoumian

    Armenian Weekly
    February 8, 2010

    BOSTON, Mass. (A.W.)-On March 16, 2009, Serj Tankian and New Zealand's
    70-piece Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra took the stage at the
    Auckland Town Hall in New Zealand and delivered an exhilarating and
    unique performance of Tankian's latest solo album, "Elect the Dead."

    Six cameras were set up to capture the performance in HD, and the
    resulting product is the impressive "Elect the Dead Symphony" CD/DVD
    set, due to be released on March 9, 2010. Tankian, Reprise Records,
    and Cinema Purgatorio have been working together towards worldwide
    movie screenings of "Elect the Dead Symphony" starting in February
    (confirmed screening dates and locations are listed below). Many of
    the show locations are being requested by fans and are being organized
    together with the Armenian American community, including the Armenian
    National Committee of America (ANCA).

    The cover of Tankian's "Elect the Dead Symphony" album "We are actively
    accepting suggestions for venues around the world," announced Cinema
    Purgatorio. "These can be movie theaters, rock clubs, barns, bars,
    classrooms with video projectors, Armenian emigre cultural centers,
    and other assorted locations around the world.

    Suggest a screening, and we'll see what we can do." To make a screening
    suggestion, visit http://cinemapurgatorio.com/forms/etdss.

    Aside from the orchestral performance of the tracks on the album, the
    "Elect the Dead Symphony" includes two bonus, never-before-heard songs,
    "Gate 21" and "The Charade," interviews with Tankian and members of
    the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, as well as backstage footage.

    What's next for Tankian? It has been reported that his next album
    project, "Music Without Borders," will most likely be released
    this summer. "It's a new genre of music in some ways," Tankian told
    Billboard.com. "It's electro orchestra jazz-rock. It's basically a
    full orchestra, full, heavy electronic beats, live instrumentation
    and resampling... You name it, it's there. It's a huge wall of sound."

    Meanwhile, Tankian has been collaborating with writer and lyricist
    Steven Sater and Harvard University's American Repertory Theatre's
    Diane Paulus, toward a musical adaptation of Aescchylus' tragedy,
    "Prometheus Bound."

    Confirmed screening dates Note: These are movie screenings, not live
    performances. As of now, Tankian is not personally scheduled to attend
    any screening.

    North America Portland, Ore.: Feb. 19 at The Hollywood Indianapolis,
    Ind.: Feb. 19 at Republic Theatres Bloomington, Ind.: Feb. 19-20 at
    The Ryder at the Fine Arts New Concord, Ohio: Feb. 19-21 at Muskingum
    University Iowa City, Iowa: Feb. 19-21 at The Bijou Providence, R.I.:
    Feb. 20 at The Cable Car Seattle, Wash.: Feb. 20 at Northwest Film
    Forum San Antonio, Texas: Feb. 21 at Alamo Drafthouse Westlakes New
    York, N.Y.: Feb. 21 at The Leonard Nimoy Theatre at Symphony Space
    Brookline, Mass.: Feb. 22 at The Coolidge Corner Mount Pleasant,
    S.C.: Feb. 25 at Cinebarre Salt Lake City, Utah: Feb. 26-27 at The
    Tower New Haven, Conn.: Feb. 27 at Criterion Cinemas Syracuse, N.Y.:
    March 4 at The Palace Theatre Tempe, Ariz.: March 4 at Madcap Theaters
    Shreveport, La.: March 6 at Robinson Film Center Olympia, Wash.: March
    6-11 at Olympia Film Society Chicago, Ill.: March 7 at Lincoln Hall

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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