{"id":1158,"date":"2012-10-23T13:53:42","date_gmt":"2012-10-23T19:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pressreleases.uccs.edu\/?p=1158"},"modified":"2012-11-01T09:19:04","modified_gmt":"2012-11-01T15:19:04","slug":"sun-palace-a-tribute-to-cragmor-to-be-performed-at-uccs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pressreleases.uccs.edu\/?p=1158","title":{"rendered":"\u201cSun Palace: A Tribute to Cragmor\u201d to be performed at UCCS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. \u2013 Philip Blackburn will present \u201cSun Palace: A Tribute to Cragmor Sanatorium\u201d at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 2 and 3 p.m. Nov. 3 at Berger Hall on the campus of the University of Colorado Colorado Springs.<\/p>\n<p>This multi-media \u201chyper-opera\u201d is free and open to all. A trailer is below.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/51701361\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/51701361\">The Sun Palace: A Tribute to Cragmor TB Sanatorium (trailer)<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/user5442317\">Philip Blackburn<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Additional images are available upon request.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Sun Palace\u201d is a multi-media performance that pays tribute to the history of Cragmor in its heyday as a tuberculosis sanatorium. In the early years of the 20th century, it flourished as a luxury establishment for wealthy society elites to rest and chase the cure of America\u2019s leading cause of death, tuberculosis. The fresh air and sunshine offered the best prescription for treating the disease that had no other cure at that time. Cragmor attracted the richest victims, including many celebrities and artists who mentioned that they were \u201cvacationing in Colorado\u201d until further notice, such was the stigma of the disease.. Some stayed behind after their recovery and helped Colorado Springs prosper. Thus, a bacterium led to the creation of a sizeable city.<\/p>\n<p>The Cragmor Sanatorium grounds became what is now known as the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. Main and Cragmor halls on the UCCS campus trace their linage to the sanatorium.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Sun Palace\u201d draws on descriptions of daily life at the premier tuberculosis hospital and the artistic output of the residents who were painters, composers, singers, photographers, poets, and dancers. Approximately 90 minutes in duration, it is not a historical documentary so much as a cultural remix, an immersive environment of sights, sounds, and movement that together epitomize the experience of the place: merry melancholy, where sunbathing and parties are routine, and death is as present as the view of Pikes Peak.<\/p>\n<p>Antibiotic-resistant strains of tuberculosis are making a comeback around the world, often in conjunction with HIV infection. This performance will evoke parallels between these deadly plagues and the stigmas associated with them while celebrating the joys of life and healing.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the program please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uccs.edu\/peakfreq\">www.uccs.edu\/peakfreq<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uccs.edu\/arts\">www.uccs.edu\/arts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Philip Blackburn was born in Cambridge, England, and studied music there as a choral scholar at Clare College.He earned his Ph.D. in composition from the University of Iowa where he studied with Kenneth Gaburo and began work on publishing the Harry Partch archives. Blackburn&#8217;s book, \u201cEnclosure Three: Harry Partch,\u201d won an American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Deems Taylor Award. He has worked at the American Composers Forum since 1991, running the innova Recordings label while developing re-granting programs and opportunities for composers.<\/p>\n<p>He is also a public artist specializing in sound \u2014 a composer\/environmental sound-artist \u2014 and has served as teaching artist for school residencies, creating large scale multi-media performances using home-made instruments. His \u201cCar Horn Fanfare for 8 ArtCars\u201d recently opened the Northern Spark Festival, and his \u201cDuluth Harbor Serenade\u201d was heard by many residents along the shores of Lake Superior. Blackburn has incorporated brainwave sensors and dowsing rods in performance as well as balloon flutes, car horns, smart phones, video, and wind-powered harps. He has published articles on topics such as Vietnamese, Garifuna, and Cuban music, the social dynamics of ensemble performance, and the use of sound in public art.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on Blackburn, artist in residence at UCCS, visit \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.philipblackburn.com\/\">http:\/\/www.philipblackburn.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This project is made possible by the support of the University of Colorado Diversity and Excellence Grant, funded through the Office of the President, the UCCS Department of Visual and Performing Arts, the UCCS College of Letters, Arts and Science, UCCS Matrix Center, and Theatreworks. UCCS Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences students will also contribute to the event.<\/p>\n<p>The University of Colorado Colorado Springs, located on Austin Bluffs Parkway in Colorado Springs, is one of the fastest growing universities in the nation. The University offers 36 bachelor\u2019s degrees, 19 master\u2019s and five doctoral degrees. UCCS enrolls about 9,800 students on campus annually and another 2,000 in online programs. For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uccs.edu\">www.uccs.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. \u2013 Philip Blackburn will present \u201cSun Palace: A Tribute to Cragmor Sanatorium\u201d at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 2 and 3 p.m. Nov. 3 at Berger Hall on the campus of the University of <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/pressreleases.uccs.edu\/?p=1158\" title=\"\u201cSun Palace: A Tribute to Cragmor\u201d to be performed at UCCS\">(Full Press Release)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pressreleases"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressreleases.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressreleases.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressreleases.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressreleases.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressreleases.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1158"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/pressreleases.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1173,"href":"https:\/\/pressreleases.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1158\/revisions\/1173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressreleases.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressreleases.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressreleases.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}