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Eric Theise @erictheise.com · 19/09/2026

from a scene early on in Jacques Tati's 1967 masterpiece, PlayTime (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playtime).

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Playtime - Wikipedia

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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

Eric Theise @erictheise.com · 08/09/2026

Don't recall learning "HOMES" in Chicago, maybe because we have a run of Great Lakes streets intersecting w/Michigan Av along the "Magnificent Mile". This talk of mnemonics reminds me of my fave, the underdetermined "Jesus Christ Made Seattle Under Protest". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_...

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Street layout of Seattle - Wikipedia

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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 · 02/09/2026

My other contacts in Philadelphia are in the arts or non-geo academia. I helped a grad school buddy move there in the late 80s & visit every few years. I quite like the city. Let me know if you want an intro to Ashley.

Eric Theise @erictheise.com · 02/09/2026

Interesting strip of boutiques along 3rd St … e.g., Philadelphia Independents (www.philadelphiaindependents.com) sells local artisan work & cofounder Ashley Peel might be an excellent person to talk to about small business. Nearby Museum for Art in Wood had beautiful things when I last visited.

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Philadelphia Independents

Located in Old City, Philadelphia Independents is a retail gift store that features only handmade items from the best talent in the city including jewelry, ceramics, handbags, accessories, prints, hom...

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Eric Theise @erictheise.com · 02/09/2026

Cesium (cesium.com) is based in Philadelphia and the data visualization community seems to be active (www.meetup.com/philadelphia...).

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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

Eric Theise @erictheise.com · 12/08/2026

ah, “to fail to appear”; that clarifies Antonioni's choice of title for L'Eclisse.

Lord Chief Justice @lordchiefjustice.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

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MATMOS in San Francisco this SATURDAY! Come see us at Gray Area! We will play some unusual stuff, which I guess in itself is not unusual?

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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

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"

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!"

Eric Theise @erictheise.com · 29/05/2026

Some of those algorithms use a heuristic approach called simulated annealing; that seems a rich source of wordplay. "Norwegian Seaman's Church" elbowed its way to prominence in my New Orleans performance & provoked laughs from the locals. Sad to find it renamed when I updated my OSM planet file.

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

It'd be most useful for a project due 31 May, so if you've got a box (or dumpster) full first half of May I'd be happy to make a run out your way. Let me know, thanks for posting about the cleanup!

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

if you end up deaccessioning ANYTHING on transparent media, @mmcnma.bsky.social, I would love to take it off your hands.

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.

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

Michael Heizer's Double Negative.

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?".

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

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

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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I blurred my signature because it hasn’t much changed. The PO Box, the account, the bank: long gone. ISTR I had a Working Assets long distance phone plan, too, for my landline. #sfcinematheque #lifetimemember #StevePolta #experimentalfilm #avantgardefilm #nonprofit #yearend

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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This former Board Member/President, program note compiler/author, monograph co-author, occasional curator & fundraiser, says: time for callous treatment of individual donors to come home to roost. #sfcinematheque #lifetimemember #StevePolta #experimentalfilm #avantgardefilm #nonprofit #yearend

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No invitations to “special members events” ever. Naturally, social media delivers member party photos to me after the fact. #sfcinematheque #lifetimemember #StevePolta #experimentalfilm #avantgardefilm #nonprofit #yearend #bullypulpit

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No publications since 2002. No printed calendars since 2009. No free admission since the mid-2000s. #sfcinematheque #lifetimemember #StevePolta #experimentalfilm #avantgardefilm #nonprofit #yearend

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

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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Thanks, Json. You remind me of my campaig to change "break a leg" to "muita merda", a phrase I picked up from performers in Lisbon. It's said that it traces back to when people arrived at the opera by stagecoach: the more sh*t in the street in front of the theater, the bigger the audience.