POLLOCK TAKES FLIGHT AT HOLLYWOOD FRINGE 2018

Matthew Marcum Pollock: A Frequency Parable

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Matthew Marcum, Artistic Director and co-founder of The Unconventional Empire, explodes onto the stage using a combination of dialogue, music and experimental sound to explore the world of expressionism in art and paying homage to rock star expressionist-icon, Jackson Pollock. After premiering at The New Experimental Works Festival in San Francisco, CA this piece has continued to pick up steam across the country, appearing at the St. Louis Fringe Festival, where it received the Artistic Innovation award and at the Asheville Fringe Arts Festival, receiving the Fringiest of the Fringe Award, and most recently making it’s Los Angeles debut as part of the Whitefire Theatre Festival in February 2018. Pollock will be featured as part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival 2018 at The Complex – Flight Theatre starting June 2nd at 6:00 p.m. for a special press preview.

All show times listed below:
June 2nd – 6:00pm (Press Preview)
June 9th – 6:00 p.m.
June 16th – 6:00 p.m.
June 21st – 9:00 p.m. (Late Night Performance)
June 23rd – 6:00 p.m.

Tickets: $12 (Special Comp Code for Press available)
Ticket Link: http://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/5118

Matthew Marcum – Pollock: A Frequency Parable is an avant-operatic sound performance piece that explores elements of abstract expressionism through nonlinear narrative and extended vocal techniques. By re-conceptualizing key elements used in this revolutionary style of art making such as energy, motion, scale, and improvisation, a challenge is presented to both the performer and the audience to free the voice from the confines of form and language allowing it to transcend tradition and be experienced for it’s potential – Modern Art. The creator of this piece, Matthew Marcum, is an interdisciplinary performance artist that infuses text, sound, movement, and optics to create contemporary theatre productions, live art exhibitions, and conceptual installations. Mixing southern charm and fierce intellect Marcum’s work is both innovative and captivating giving new definition to what it means to be an “expressionist”.

This piece has a run time of 25 minutes and includes music, video projection, and theatrical lighting. Content is appropriate for all audiences. More information concerning Matthew Marcum – Pollock: A Frequency Parable can be found at www.theunconventionalempire.com or www.fb/theunconventionalempireofficial.com.