TRIP stages a final, spectacular evening in Manhattan.

Interwoven with TRIP’s unique combination of music and film will be live, interactive entertainment – from acrobats and dancers to performance artists and DJ Paul Sevigny. Come energize your senses and be engulfed in visual and audio stimulation as TRIP is projected five-10 foot screens encircling Arena nightclub, 135 West 41st Street on November 27th.

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Inspired by the many marine sequences in the film, TRIP screened at the Underwater Lounge in DUMBO on Thursday, November 15th. The buoyant crowd was ushered in by retro-stewardesses and their experience was enhanced by thematic Christiania vodka cocktails.

TRIP’s hypnotic imagery was enhanced by the many plasma screens strategically placed around the grotto-esque décor. This marked the first time that each of the movies was shown individually, setting the stage for the large screen format of the Manhattan event. The pageantry and motif were a perfect compliment to the live mermaid enjoyed during the P.S.1 after-party at Dean Project’s inaugural show in Long Island City and the sunglass screening at the Bronx Museum.

TRIP's 5-borough journey was launched on an outdoor terrace with river views in Staten Island, just steps away from the Staten Island Ferry Terminal. Click here for photos of these TRIP events in NYC.

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TRIP New York Events

TRIP NYC will be a series of 5 viral launch parties – one in each borough – from August through October, which will build to a final spectacular performance in Manhattan in November.  TRIP will be screened for a new crowd at each location, a mix of local artists and culture vultures who love original, creative events.  Each borough will have a TRIP ambassador, who will focus on bringing in the unique flavor of the borough’s community.  These five events will highlight the years of artistic collaboration which produced TRIP as well as celebrate the distribution of the TRIP DVD, which has recently been picked up for distribution by Icon Mes Inc. in the U.S. 

The first event, TRIP: Staten Island, has taken place at Ruddy & Dean’s – steps away from the Staten Island Ferry Terminal, on an outdoor terrace with views across the river. This event focused on the notion of “journey,” an homage to one of the four films, Playing Planet.  The TRIP DVD will be given out upon request.

The schedule for the remaining events will be as follows: TRIP: Brooklyn in October and TRIP: Manhattan in November. Dates and venues are tbd, but will be circulated on this website

"There's a local and a large rhythm going on in the movies, interjections of multitudes of lives, merman, and animal, all on one planet living, surviving.   It's not just about one life, fleeting in a larger spectrum of creation.  It's many simple lives, many grand moments… more than one version of myself for the planet to absorb."
 
"Stunning, magic.  A rapid explosion of visual images held together by a matrix of audio pleasure."
 
"I entered tired, hungry, and thirsty.  I leave refreshed physically, visually, and aurally."
 
"I was immediately with the music…I found myself dancing."
 
AND A FEW MORE, ON THE CRAZY BUT GREAT SIDE
 
"I am a drunken bunny, dancing precariously between love and despair, but never losing sight of the ultimate goal.   I am the baby turtle, struggling, ever struggling to emerge from what was, to what will be."
 
"I felt like the mermaid lifted herself from the flat screen and embraced the crowd…I am worried she will sink back beneath the liquid screen and leave me alone again."

"Truly an experience - audio, visual, and entrancing.  You want to see and not miss what might come next - engaging.  A different artistic experience, a trip not to be missed - thank you!"

"The film was visually stimulating and engaging - the music was upbeat, creative, and relaxing - despite the overwhelming images, I
felt in a trance due to the great connection between the visuals and
the music."

"The "TRIP" was a never-ending travel through nature and an exposure to culture expertly using sight and sound."

"The images, especially the underwater creatures, the dancing bare feet, and the 'I miss you' sequence made me think of freedom, and reminded me of experiencing new things for the first time, the way a child would."

"TRIP was something I wasn't at all expecting. The music was the foundation of the emotional and the visual elements, and propelled the storyline throughout the film.  I felt like the woman on the subway [in the film] - not knowing what I was getting into, and then, at the end, wondering why everyone hadn't been with me on the trip.  I may have entered with a group, but I was distant from the rest. I was on my own journey."

"TRIP was creative and different...though they were all different images they invoked similar emotions, allowing the viewer of this world to connect to different cultural customs through our emotions. This makes us more human."