IAC Presents
About The IAC Presents
The IAC Presents is the annual outreach and performance series of the Institute for Applied Creativity at Texas A&M University. Dedicated to showcasing interdisciplinary research and artistic innovation, the series brings new productions to audiences in Bryan-College Station and across Texas. Through performances that merge art, scholarship and community engagement, IAC Presents reflects the mission of the institute and the College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts to advance creativity and share the impact of the arts with diverse communities.
Upcoming Performances
Energ-ii
When: March 27-28 at 7 p.m.
What: A 30-minute performance followed by a 30-minute artist talk.
Where: Degallery art gallery, 930 N. Rosemary Drive in Bryan. 979-704-3090.
“Energ-ii” is dedicated to the many manifestations of energy — physical, creative and historical — and how they can be expressed through sound and image. The performance is centered around the vibraphone, whose metallic timbre and long resonance make it uniquely suited to embody the invisible movements of energy.
Audiences will hear music that evokes the crackle of static electricity, the vibrations of radiation, the relentless drive of kinetic force and the spark of creativity itself as energy. A work featuring water transports the audience into a living sculpture of flowing sound, while other pieces reflect on the legacy of Oppenheimer and the atomic age, where energy’s dual nature of creation and destruction is most apparent.
Adding a powerful visual dimension, Michael Bruner’s digital visualizations triggered by sound in real time expand the performance into a multisensory experience. Projected images shimmer, ripple and pulse alongside the music, making the intangible vibrations of energy visible.
Together, these works form a meditation on the sounds and sights of energy: intangible yet undeniable, dangerous yet beautiful, endlessly transformative. “Energ-ii” invites listeners to experience energy not just as power, but as vibration, resonance and imagination made audible and visible.