Excerpts from Jacqueline Bobak's experimental opera Dada Divas, performed at REDCAT in Los Angeles on February 8, 2020. Performed by Jacqueline Bobak, Meltem Ege, Sharon Chohi Kim, and Micaela Tobin, with special guest Juris Žvikovs.
Highlights from Jacqueline Bobak's Dada Divas, performed at the Festival Vértice in Mexico City on October 26, 2018. Performed by Jacqueline Bobak, Carmina Escobar, Micaela Tobin, and Meltem Ege.
An example scene from Dada Divas by Jacqueline Bobak, recorded in 2016. Performed by Jacqueline Bobak (who sings the solo), Carmina Escobar, and Micaela Tobin, with sound design by Mark Bobak.
A trailer for Dada Divas made in 2016, showing scenes-in-progress performed by Jacqueline Bobak, Carmina Escobar, and Micaela Tobin. Directed by Cordelia Istel. Sound design and editing by Mark Bobak.
A work sample featuring two pieces from Dada Divas, produced in 2017. Performed by Jacqueline Bobak, Carmina Escobar, and Micaela Tobin, who sings the solo in the second piece (which starts about 4 minutes into the video).
An experimental video realization of John Cage's Song Books, created at CalArts in 2008 by Jacqueline Bobak (voice), Paul Berkolds (voice), Mark Bobak (electronics), and Aleigh Lewis (videography) as a pilot for the Vir2Ual Cage project.
Scenes from The Long Books, a four-hour performance including all pieces from John Cage's Song Books, produced by Jacqueline Bobak at CalArts in February 2012
Another work sample featuring two pieces from Dada Divas, produced in 2017. Performed by Jacqueline Bobak, Micaela Tobin, and Carmina Escobar, who sings the solo in the second piece (which starts about 9 minutes into the video).
Excerpts from a performance of John Cage's Song Books in Columbus, Ohio in 2009 as part of the Vir2Ual Cage project. Principal performers included Jacqueline Bobak (voice), Paul Berkolds (voice), Kathy Carbone (dance), students and faculty from the Columbus College of Art and Design, and other artists (streamed live) from the Orpheus Institute in Ghent, Belgium.
Performing John Cage’s Song Books at REDCAT in Los Angeles in 2010 with the renowned Merce Cunningham Dance Company and Mikhail Baryshnikov, who performed Occasion Piece 2 at a special event on the company’s Legacy Tour. This video alternates between footage of the dancers’ rehearsals in New York and excerpts from the performance in Los Angeles.