April 16-18, 2004 Saint Ann's Warehouse, Brooklyn, NY

Arts at St. Ann's and True Love Productions in association w. Pomegranate Arts and UCLA Live! present

ANTONY AND THE JOHNSONS | CHARLES ATLAS

TURNING

APR 16, 17, 18 Fri, Sat 8PM | Sun 7PM

Live video by Charles Atlas

Featuring

Antony and the Johnsons with Maxim Moston violin | Julia Kent cello | Jeff Langston bass | Todd Cohen drums | Vanessa Saft vocals | Miguel Gutierrez vocals

Beauties: Bianca Casady | Giselle | Harry* | Honey Dijon Joie Iacono | Joey Gabriel | Kembra Pfahler | Nomi | Stacey Mark | Morisane Sunny Shiroma

Antony and the Johnsons, joined by ground-breaking film director and video artist Charles Atlas, journey through an exotic terrain of innocence, metamorphosis and androgyny by way of an elegantly stylized blend of music, projected imagery, and live performance.

Antony, whose vocal stylings have been compared to the likes of Nina Simone and Lotte Lenya, will be accompanied by the Johnsons -- string trio, piano, bass and drums - whose performance of Antony's highly dramatic and lyrical music unfolds before Atlas' intimate and hypnotic portraits of thirteen Beauties slowly turning onstage while their images are captured and projected onscreen.

Known for his award-winning collaborations with such pioneers as Merce Cunningham, Michael Clark, Leigh Bowery, and John Kelly, Charles Atlas' most recent series of live video portraits entitled "Instant Fame," was presented at Participant Inc. Gallery in 2003.

Antony is a featured artist in the 2004 Whitney Museum's 2004 Biennial Exhibition Antony and the Johnsons new album, "I am a Bird Now," is scheduled for release in August 2004.