“The duo’s performance as a whole was utterly unique, inviting a deep sense of reflection.”
– Lola Watts, Santa Barbara Independent
Over the years, Thollem and ACVilla have collaborated on a wide variety of unique projects and performances.
Starting in 2025 they will be touring with ‘Stories About People And Everyone Else’.
BOOKING CONTACT
COMING UP IN 2025
March 8th (Urbana, IL) @ University Of Illinois – ‘Stories About People And Everyone Else’
March 13th (Detroit, MI) @ Trinosophes – ‘Stories About People And Everyone Else’
March 31st (Zurich, CH) @ Xenix – ‘Stories About People And Everyone Else’
RESIDENCIES
Livorno IT @ Teatro Refugio – site-specific residency
Palermo, Sicilia @ Curva Minore – The Story Of Curva Minore, a documentary for Artists Engaged
Santa Fe, NM @ Acequias de Las Joyas – continuing work on various documentaries
Poschiavo CH @ Uncool – workshop at local school and creating site-specific visual and audio recordings.
Amsterdam NL @ The Atelier – to gather material for 2024 documentary.
St. Erme FR @ Performing Arts Forum (PAF) – artists exchange.
Porto PT @ Sonoscopia – to develop site-specific piece.
Brooklyn, NY @ Pioneer Works – composing site-specific music and developing contextualizations.
Gary, IN @ Calumet Artist Residency – project about Joe Hill. ACVilla: contextualizations realized with public domain footage. Thollem: compositions of songs with lyrics inspired by Joe Hill.
2024 – Worlds In A Life
Mar 8 (Lisboa PT) @ Casa do Comum
Mar 25-Apr 4 (Livorno IT) @ Teatro Refugio – Residency: Outside In – Livorno
Apr 5/6 (Dublin IE) for the Metronome Series @ the National Concert Hall
June 15 (Philadelphia, PA) @ Pageant Soloveev (Fire Museum Presents)
June 23 (Brooklyn, NY) @ Roulette – Arts For Art Vision Festival 2024
2023 – Obstacle Illusion 2023
Feb 8-9 (Santa Barbara, CA) @ UCSB – Obstacle Illusion Live – performance and Q&A
Mar 14 (Albuquerque, NM) @ The Guild Cinema – premier of Obstacle Illusion Live + The Murals of Nani Chacon (documentary)
April (Poschiavo CH) @ The Uncool Residency – This marks the final event that was cancelled in 2020.
April 11 (Poschiavo CH) @ Scuole Valposchiavo – Thollem/ACVilla workshop
April 22 (Poschiavo CH) @ Casa Hasler Poschiavo
May 5 (Firenze IT) @ La Chute
May 6 (Livorno IT) @ Teatro Refugio
Sep ’23-August ’24 – Interviewing for the 2-part film, Artists Engaged: the film
2022 Bicontinental Tour | Obstacle Illusion 2022
Mar 12 (Albuquerque, NM) @ The Guild Cinema in conjunction with Basement Films
Mar 17 (DC) @ Rhizome
Mar 18 (Baltimore, MD) @ 2640 Space
Mar 19 (Philadelphia, PA) @ The Rotunda (Fire Museum Presents)
Apr 1 (Toronto CA) @ Array Music
Apr 7 (Lisbon PT) @ Ler Devagar
Apr 9 (Porto PT) – @ Sonoscopia
Apr 15 (Palermo IT) – @ Sala Perriera (Presented by Curva Minore)
May 6 (Napoli IT) – @ Infrasuoni l’Asilo
May 13 (Bitonto IT) – @ Resilienza
May 20 (Brescia IT) @ Spettro
Jun 2 (Amsterdam NL) @ OCCii
Jun 23 (Santa Fe, NM) @ Center for Contemporary Art for the Sandbox Series/Currents Festival
Aug 20 (San José, CA) @ School of Arts & Culture Gallery at Mexican Heritage Plaza, presented by Works/San José
Sep 10 (Guelph ON) @ Silence
Sep 19–25 (St. Erme FR) @ Residency at Performing Arts Forum (PAF)
Nov 5 (Palermo IT) @ Sala Faust
Nov 25 (Torino IT) @ Imbarchino
Dec (Amsterdam NL) Residency at The Atelier to create a site-specific piece
2021 Post-lockdown Bicontinental Tour | Who Are U.S. 2021
Aug 29 (San José, CA) @ Works/San José
Sept 11 (Flagstaff, AZ) @ Kickstand Café – Interference Series
Sept 19 (Albuquerque, NM) @ The Guild Theater
Sept 23 (Kansas City, MO) @ 9th and State
Sept 24 (Chicago, IL) @ Elastic Arts
Sept 25 (Plymouth, IN) @ Wild Rose Moon
Sept 30 (Detroit, MI) @ Trinosophes
Oct 24 (Milano IT) @ Macao
Dec 9 (Lisbon PT) @ Damas
Dec (Porto PT) @ Sonoscopia – Residency
Dec 23 (Porto PT) @ Sonoscopia – Canceled due to Omicron
2020 Lockdown
New Mexico: Inside Out for (virtual) High Zero Festival (Curated by High Mayhem, Santa Fe, NM)
Celebration of Silicon Alleys for Gary Singh’s (virtual) book release – presented by Works/San José
(EU tour cancelled due to global pandemic)
2019 US Tour | The Now Of US
A focus on murals with a message. The film shown in progress included clips of an interview with Diné/Chicana muralist Nani Chacon. For each presentation, Thollem/ACVilla invited a local muralist to show her work and talk about her own role in her community.
2018 US Tour
Thollem’s Technicolor Grey Zone: Everyone Knows This To Be True
Tour launched with premiere in Albuquerque, NM @ Guild Cinema
2017
Residencies: Calumet (Gary, IN) & Pioneer Works (Brooklyn, NY)
Electro Music Fest (Indianapolis, IN)
Northwest Film Forum (Seattle, WA)
2016 US Tour | Who Are US
A 7-month, 48-state project made during the run-up to the US elections (without being about the elections). Presented in-progress, with live music, along the way at film societies, art houses, DIY venues, galleries, universities, and museums with Q&A.