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Eric Theise @erictheise.com · 04/10/2026

A few photos from the Q & A following Wednesday's program in BAMPFA’s Georgian Cinema Now part 1: three films by Anna Dziapshipa: Self-Portrait Along the Borderline, Contemplation, & Dear Dirty Tbilisi. @bampfa.bsky.social #GeorgianCinemaNow

Susan Oxtoby, Anna Dziapshipa, & Salomé Asatiani

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Eric Theise @erictheise.com · 30/09/2026

Sunday’s matinée paired Orjonikidze & Arsenishvili’s English Teacher w/Gujabidze’s Bakhmaro 2050. Former illuminates why visiting Georgians are so fluent; latter's about a spa town threatened w/development. Gujabidze’s compositing reminded me of Pat O’Neill’s. @bampfa.bsky.social #GeorgianCinemaNow

Susan Oxtoby, Vano Arsenishvili, Nino Orjonikidze, & Anka Gujabidze

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Eric Theise @erictheise.com · 30/09/2026

Orjonikidze & Arsenishvili's A Tunnel: years of footage from a Georgian village on the route of a new high speed train. Central theme: villagers’ disenfranchisement from their lives as they await bulldozing decisions. Beautiful valleys. @bampfa.bsky.social #GeorgianCinemaNow bampfa.org/event/tunnel

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Eric Theise @erictheise.com · 29/09/2026

If I could recommend only one film from @bampfa.bsky.social's #GeorgianCinemaNow it’d be Elene Naveriani's Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry. Phenomenal performance by Eka Chavleishvili, surprising bursts of unreality, sensitive use of color & framing. Photos from the Q&A. bampfa.org/event/blackb...

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Eric Theise @erictheise.com · 29/09/2026

Susan Oxtoby’s Georgian Cinema Now launched Weds @bampfa.bsky.social, continues through next autumn. Been to four screenings; phenomenal films, North American premieres, + a delegation of ten filmmakers & advocates from Tbilisi, Berlin, Geneva, & Prague are in town. Photos from the first Q & A.

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Eric Theise @erictheise.com · 16/09/2026

New favorite refinery for tonight's #ASynesthetesAtlas @ Et al., San Francisco. $15/NOTAFLOF, 7:30p, w/Nancy Beckman (shakuhachi), Tom Bickley (recorders), Ron Heglin (voice, invented languages), & Petra Zélie (noise). etaletc.com/events #performance #cartography #expandedCinema #OpenStreetMap

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Eric Theise @erictheise.com · 10/09/2026

Reminder about next Weds' performance @ Et al.: A Synesthete's Atlas w/Nancy Beckman, Tom Bickley, Ron Heglin, & Petra Zélie, part of "Open Net". Come early to check out their bookstore & chat. etaletc.com/events #ASynesthetesAtlas #performance #cartography #expandedCinema #OpenStreetMap

promotional image for the performance containing the same information from the post as well as photographs of the four performers, all overlaid on a map of a fragment of San Francisco

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Eric Theise @erictheise.com · 03/09/2026

Et al. (San Francisco Mission District) opened up their Sep/Oct programming as "Open Net". I'll perform A Synesthete's Atlas on Wed, Sep 16, w/Nancy Beckman, Tom Bickley, Ron Heglin, & Petra Zélie, but do check out the whole, eclectic series (starts tomorrow) etaletc.com/events #ASynesthetesAtlas

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Eric Theise @erictheise.com · 15/08/2026

40+ years old but still applicable.

Matt Groening's Guide to Modern Creative Artistic Types

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Eric Theise @erictheise.com · 26/06/2026

Blown away by Christopher Harto's Feb recital: Adams, Ives, Gershwin, Rzewski. ⅓ of my Sunday set: a duo w/him, manipulating maps to improvisation on themes by Ravel. & my set's only ⅓ of the program. sfsound.info #WestOaklandSoundSeries #ASynesthetesAtlas #performance #cartography #openstreetmap

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Eric Theise @erictheise.com · 25/06/2026

Suki O’Kane & Graham Viegut will perform piece Shahrzad Talebi & I composed for Line Upon Line. West Coast premiere, West Oakland Sound Series; Su, 28 Jun, 7:15p ⅓ of my set & I'm only ⅓ of the show sfsound.info #WestOaklandSoundSeries #ASynesthetesAtlas #performance #cartography #openstreetmap

fragment of the score showing staves for two live percussionists and one pre-recorded electronics track

taking a bow at the piece's premiere: Matthew Teodori, Eric Theise, Cullen Faulk, & Shahrzad Talebi

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Eric Theise @erictheise.com · 12/06/2026

Had a blast talking w/Greg Scharpen on his KALX/Berkeley Arts in Review program yesterday. Archived at kalx.berkeley.edu/archives/ until 25 Jun 2026, after which a copy'll be on my website. Curious what you think. #ASynesthetesAtlas #performance #cartography #improvisation #OpenStreetMap

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Eric Theise @erictheise.com · 05/06/2026

Looking forward to talking about my work on Gregory Scharpen's Arts in Review program, Th, 11 Jun, noon-12:30 Pacific. Tried-and-true airwaves @ 90.7 FM or stream from kalx.berkeley.edu @kalxberkeley.bsky.social #ASynesthetesAtlas #performance #cartography #improvisation #OpenStreetMap

A blue cat spinning records w/their tail plugged into a wall outlet yowling "KALX 90.7 FM Berkeley"

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Eric Theise @erictheise.com · 31/05/2026

Fresh from the image mill: "flyer" for the Beauty Supply (downtown Oakland, CA) performance on 13 Jun w/Fred Lonberg-Holm, Tasya Abbot, Lorin Benedict, Nathan Corder, David Golightly, & Emily Pothast. Details via my email list (erictheise.com/mailing-list/) or DM. #ASynesthetesAtlas #OpenStreetMap

Flyer reads: Beauty Supply Arts / Sat. June 13 / 8pm / $15 NOTAFLOF
Eric Theise (Performance Cartography)
Fred Lonberg-Holm
Quintet: Tasya Abbot, Lorin Benedict, Nathan Corder, David Golightly, Emily Pothast

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Eric Theise @erictheise.com · 30/05/2026

This guy should not come to my upcoming Bay Area performances. But you should. Jun 13: Beauty Supply Jun 21: Garden of Memory, Chapel of the Chimes (Cloister of Cherubs!) Jun 28: West Oakland Sound Series, Dresher Ensemble Studio Jul 09: Center for New Music Details to come. #ASynesthetesAtlas

A comic book image of an agitated white man with a drafting table behind him saying "Maps, maps, maps! I'm sick of them -- all of them! I can't stand looking at them any more!"

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Eric Theise @erictheise.com · 21/04/2026

I did laugh out loud when I passed this sign in Bishop, California. Passed, circled back, all the while thinking of friends who have a place out on the Cape.

A road sign saying that Provincetown, MA, is 3205 miles away.

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Eric Theise @erictheise.com · 18/04/2026

Michael Heizer's Double Negative.

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Eric Theise @erictheise.com · 18/04/2026

Always ask for a room with a view but don't forget to wander outside as there may be a better one only steps away. Version: Bishop, CA, 18 April 2026.

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Eric Theise @erictheise.com · 06/04/2026

I promise I pulled over & set the parking brake before taking this photo.

a billboard with a photo of a cow and the text "cud you not text and drive?".

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Eric Theise @erictheise.com · 04/04/2026

7 days/1250 miles ago CAST premiered #ShahrzadTalebi & my piece for #LineUponLine. Video: Brussels touchdown+liftoff. 7p tonight @ #WaveArchive #Tucson improvised #cartography returns, music w/Jeffrey Gordon Evans, Hannah Joyce, & Steev Hise. #ASynesthetesAtlas #expandedCinema #maps #OpenStreetMap

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Eric Theise @erictheise.com · 02/04/2026

1 point's not a line, 1 date's not a tour. 9 Apr, performing @ #GuildCinema #Albuquerque w/ #KennethCornell & #CliffordGrindstaff. Been in the Guild's audience, never on stage; thrilled to share w/these 2. #ASynesthetesAtlas #DukeCity #improvisation #expandedCinema #maps #cartography #OpenStreetMap

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Eric Theise @erictheise.com · 01/04/2026

Post-Austin/CAST I'm touring #ASynesthetesAtlas through AZ, NM, & CO. First up: Sat 4 Apr 2026, #Tucson @ #WaveArchive, loaded program w/locals #JeffreyGordonEvans, #HannahJoyce , & #SteevHise in various configs. #experimental #improvisation #expandedCinema #maps #cartography #OpenStreetMap #foss4g

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Eric Theise @erictheise.com · 24/03/2026

maps - geography = labels & icons (w/apologies to Niklaus Wirth). dadageek.org/cast #ASynesthetesAtlas

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Eric Theise @erictheise.com · 23/03/2026

Projection surface @ #dadaLab is 4 screens wide: 2 at back, 2 on sides. For my collab w/ #ShahrzadTalebi I created maps that fill ⅛, ⅕, ¼, ⅓, ½, multiples thereof, & full screen. First viewing in situ; needs tweaks before rehearsals & Sat premiere but pleased. dadageek.org/cast #ASynesthetesAtlas

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Eric Theise @erictheise.com · 28/02/2026

From North Oakland, California, happy #GlobalScouseDay to all who celebrate.

a bowl of the Liverpudlian favorite, scouse; lamb, potatoes, onions, turnips, carrots, & thyme, w/quick-pickled roasted beets on the side

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Eric Theise @erictheise.com · 23/11/2025

People’ve deleted my posts elsewhere on this topic, blocked my account. All along, those in a position to address the issue¹ have resorted to hand-wringing & “oh, that’s a shame”. Doubters: my check. #sfcinematheque #lifetimemember #StevePolta #experimentalfilm #avantgardefilm #nonprofit #yearend

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Eric Theise @erictheise.com · 23/11/2025

In 1993 I gave #sfcinematheque $1500 (3312 in 2025 $) to be a #lifetimemember. #StevePolta denied my annual publications benefit starting 2002 & eventually whittled all promised benefits to zero. #experimentalfilm #avantgardefilm #nonprofit #yearend #bullypulpit

frontside of the 1993 prospectus for #sfcinematheque membership

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Eric Theise @erictheise.com · 25/10/2025

Stoked to learn that I'll be part of the inaugural cohort (March 2026) of CAST (Contemporary Art & Sound Technologies), a new platform dedicated to supporting experimental creators working at the intersection of sound, music, and visual media. #soundmap_ensemble #lulpercussion #dadageek #atx

CAST (Contemporary Art & Sound Technologies) 2026 Selected Artists Announcement

Selected Visual Artists:
Krista Faist
Britt Moseley
David Sydiongco
Eric Theise
Jonathan Monaghan
Shirley Steele

Selected Musical Artists:
Carolina Carrizo
Stylianos Dimou
Rafael Godoi
Haeun Park
Mathis Saunier
Shahrzad Talebi

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Eric Theise @erictheise.com · 22/09/2025

Story of The Map Center/Andrew Middleton where I'll perform w/Ed Osborn: thepublicsradio.org/artscape/the... Th, 25 Sep 2025 6:30p preception/7p show $10 general/$8 students NOTAFLOF www.eventbrite.com/e/a-synesthe... #ASynesthetesAtlas @mapcenter.com #experimental #cartography #OpenStreetMap

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Eric Theise @erictheise.com · 20/09/2025

Favorite map of the trip … thus far. Dish with a Map of Japan 1830-44 Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration @ Philadelphia Museum of Art

front view of plate in plexiglas enclosure

side view of plate in plexiglas enclosure

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Eric Theise @erictheise.com · 19/09/2025

10 Sep 2025. 8 days, 350 mi ago. Class, informal group @ Penn State Geo by day; Manny’s Performance Space by night. Kris Pylant: what would be useful? Hands+iPad, projected map in background. Bingo. #ASynesthetesAtlas #maps #cartography #improvisation #OpenStreetMap www.geog.psu.edu/directory/kr...

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Eric Theise @erictheise.com · 14/09/2025

Don't know the next time I (10 Sep) will appear on the same calendar as Jonathan Richman (21 Oct).  I do know I'm performing at #RhizomeDC tomorrow night (15 Sep) on a split bill with guitarist #IvanLiptak.   #ASynesthetesAtlas

Sep/Oct 2025 performance calendar for Manny's Performance Space, State College, Pennsylvania

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Eric Theise @erictheise.com · 10/09/2025

After speaking to geography classes at Penn State today I'll present A Synesthete's Atlas tonight at Manny's Performance Space. 7p 101 Hiester St #ASynesthetesAtlas @mannysperformancespace @gorintoproductions #experimental #improvisation #expandedCinema #maps #cartography #OpenStreetMap #foss4g

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Eric Theise @erictheise.com · 03/09/2025

Tristan Turner shared some footage from Sat's Fuse Factory show w/The Hut Improvisers ( #Columbus). Hey #Pittsburgh! • Fri, 5 Sep: speaking @ Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry • Sat, 6 Sep: performing @ Glitterbox Theater #ASynesthetesAtlas #maps #cartography #improvisation #expandedCinema

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Eric Theise @erictheise.com · 17/08/2025

Tonight! Collaborating with Abigail Hinson and Matt Ingalls, sharing the bill with a trio of Ben Davis, Fred Lonberg-Holm, and Larry Ochs. 7:15 Paul Dresher Ensemble Studio 2201 Poplar St @ West Grand Oakland #WestOaklandSoundSeries #ASynesthetesAtlas

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Eric Theise @erictheise.com · 30/06/2025

Been away–NL, BE, DE last autumn; MX, Louisiana, & Texas this year–so a bit sleepy about booking local performances. Four lined up Jul & Aug, each different, the first: 11 Jul 2025 Sonic Cartographies II w/Klank.ist Collective 2727 California St @ Ward, Berkeley erictheise.com/a-synesthete...

An abstract, globe-like form, overprinted with location information contained in the post

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Eric Theise @erictheise.com · 01/06/2025

The Lab in the round tonight for Bill Orcutt's The Four Louies, a mashup of Steve Reich's Four Organs & Louie, Louie. Willie Winant, at center, above the cheat sheet, held the whole thundercloud together on maracas. Much fun, very glad I was packing earplugs.

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Eric Theise @erictheise.com · 30/05/2025

Kerouac's #DharmaBums got me interested in mountains & wilderness, Sierra Club got me out into it: first as Service Trip participant, then as cook, ultimately paving the way for my move to San Francisco. Selfie atop California's Matterhorn late summer 1989. Facial hair: poor Scan by Photoworks SF.

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Eric Theise @erictheise.com · 26/05/2025

People grill but I couldn't shake a video of Bay-caught anchovies from my mind. Dubious to claim boquerones are backbreaking work but 2 hrs of standing & gutting did deter me for years. Stool acquired at #Minimo liquidation = improved ergonomics. #HankShaw recipe: honest-food.net/boquerones-r...

oiled anchovies with garlic, chile, and parsley

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Eric Theise @erictheise.com · 27/04/2025

Last week I noticed one vendor selling cherries at the farmers' market; this week there were three. Season's on and I'm celebrating with the first crumble of 2025: cherries w/tucked in tarragon, ¼ cup chopped pistachios added to the topping. Pitting's a fussy job but it smelled terrific as it baked.

in-process photo of whole cherries in a sieve, pitted cherries in a baking dish, & a compost bowl containing pits & stems.

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Eric Theise @erictheise.com · 31/03/2025

20/21 is WTUL’s program of contemporary classical & experimental music. Tonight hear DJ Pennebaker’s interview w/Carl Stone & me in advance of our 5 Apr New Orleans gig. 8p-12a Central/1-5a UTC, interview begins an hour in, Carl’s music throughout. www.wtulneworleans.com #ASynesthetesAtlas

poster for 5 Apr performance of A Synesthete's Atlas; Silver City Grocery, 838 Pacific Av, Algiers Point, New Orleans, Louisiana; doors 7p
/ show 7:30p, $15 general / $10 students.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-synesthetes-atlas-cartographic-improvisations-eric-theise-carl-stone-tickets-1301811014789

photo of Carl Stone seated on tatami mats surrounded by electronic music gear

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Eric Theise @erictheise.com · 09/03/2025

Some shots from the first of Todd Haynes' appearances at @bampfa.bsky.social this weekend. A post-Safe conversation with his former teacher, Mary Ann Doane; series curator Kate MacKay cracking herself up over struggles with the word "physiognomy" in Doanes' bio. Velvet Goldmine screens at 18:30.

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Eric Theise @erictheise.com · 20/02/2025

Had the chance to see #ZyanyaYax (sax) & #ChinoOrtega (bass) perform last night. We’re collaborating on a #ASynesthetesAtlas performance tomorrow @ #CineMayahuel (#Guadalajara / #GDL) & I cannot wait to see where we take it. #experimental #expandedCinema #maps #cartography #OpenStreetMap #foss4g

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Eric Theise @erictheise.com · 17/02/2025

Back to born-digital … for first of two #Guadalajara / #GDL #ASynesthetesAtlas performances I'll collaborate w/Maria Camarena, voice; Eliud Ernandes, bass & electronics; & Gustavo Larroyo, guitar. @ #Jupiterfab. #experimental #improvisation #expandedCinema #maps #cartography #OpenStreetMap #foss4g

A colorful map is displayed underneath text giving details of the performance (doors @ 7p, show @ 7:30p, C. Penitenciaría 660, Col Americana, Americana, 44160 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico).

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