Conjuring Presence

I am pleased to announce my participation in Conjuring Presence at Fenwick Gallery on the campus of George Mason University. I worked with Poet Vivick Narayanan on a piece we call Encounters. It uses poems we wrote, paired with Unreal Engine’s Metahumans and Replica Studio’s AI voice actors. “Conjuring Presence” October 20-December 11 2021, online… Continue reading Conjuring Presence

Lens at the Kennedy Center

Originally set to premiere in summer 2020… LENS has been rescheduled for Saturday, September 18, 2021, as part of the Kennedy Center’s National Dance Day programming at The REACH.  LENS is a series of four movement-based installations each viewed through different technological means created/produced by Ben Levine in collaboration with over two dozen artists from the DMV… Continue reading Lens at the Kennedy Center

With Good Reason

When I was a kid I dreamed of being on the radio. I loved listening to Ken Nordine on NPR, the sometimes odd music programs and the old and not so old radio dramas. Now my dream has come true. In this interview I sing, recite a poem and talk with Sarah McConnell of With… Continue reading With Good Reason

My Italian Summer

I had a great time in Italy this summer visiting my partner’s family and seeing the beautiful countryside. It is was especially great to meet up with friends from here who were also either living in or visiting Capri and Puglia. Watch USA online porn https://mat6tube.com teens, milfs, matures!

New Online Class Setup

I’ve been working on getting a good setup for teaching. This has taken a while but I think I like what I have so far. The heart of the operation is the ATEM Mini Pro. It is a switcher that allows me to show different cameras or computers. I have a MacBook Pro which is… Continue reading New Online Class Setup

Ulysses

Many years ago I took a class with the amazing Suzanne Carbonneau called Aesthetics Awareness. We did many unique and innovated things and one of them was to reimagine the last page of James Joyces’ Ulysses. Also, I have always been a big fan of Ken Nordine and his Word Jazz and spent many hours… Continue reading Ulysses

The Salon

Worked on a live stream at Busboys and Poets last Saturday with Todd Clark of Onanon Productions. We used the ATEM Mini pro and Steamyard to go their Facebook and YouTube. I didn’t know about StreamYard before this and now I wonder why so many people use OBS Studio over Steamyard. We had 2 GH5’s… Continue reading The Salon

Revision Dance Company Tech

I was delighted to work as a media specialist for Revision Dance Company recently. I created a virtual production in Unreal Engine using dancers in front of a green screen. We decided against a live shoot since the green screen would have to live in the performance space so the dances were prerecorded. The virtual… Continue reading Revision Dance Company Tech