The Glendale Community College Planetarium presents
SPONTANEOUS FANTASIA
in their state-of-the-art
immersive digital fulldome theater

Summer 2008 schedule begins Friday, June 11

Click here for show times and ticket information

"Indescribably delicious"
-Los Angeles Times

“... A New Art Medium that’s simply out of this world”
- Los Angeles Journal

“...somehow [J.Walt] manages to move entire universes.”
- Backstage West

"...an experience that needs to be seen to be believed."
- Shannon Harvey, Immersive Theater Institute

Spontaneous Fantasia is the live performance work of J.Walt. He utilizes the latest in interactive computer graphics techniques to bring paintings to life. The result is a Spontaneous Fantasia, a live animated movie that unfolds before an audience. These works incorporate elements of animation, theater, dance, painting, sculpture, music, architecture, and interactive art.

"With my performances, I take literally the meaning of the word 'animation': making images come to life. I use my drawing skills to give directions to computer programs I've written. I aim to capture the sensitivity of gesture, but I also use techniques which amplify and augment the gestures. The wave of the arm or the stroke of the pen is my foundation, but the effect is much more. My creative process for these pieces is to continually shift between painting, programming, composing music, and performing. My goal is to create a wholly integrated experience for the eye, ear, and mind."

J.Walt is performing live in Glendale throughout the summer of 2008