Karaoke Practice!

When: March 13, 2025 @ 6:00 - 8:00 PM

Where: Francis Kite Club

40 Loisaida Ave, New York, NY 10009

Organized by: Department of Transformation

Department of Transformation (DOT) is thrilled to announce the launch of “Karaoke Practice!” at The Francis Kite Club, a new series of experimental and participatory gatherings where collective voice, performance, and transformation take center stage.

Founded by designer, author, and educator Prem Krishnamurthy, Department of Transformation is an artist-organized group that prototypes new formats for togetherness, learning, and collective healing. As part of DOT’s ongoing micro-residency at The Clemente, “Karaoke Practice!” sessions at The Francis Kite Club invite the DOT community and the public to explore karaoke as a medium for expression, experimentation, connection, and community.

As a readymade format, karaoke can generate varying levels of discomfort in people while also demonstrating a person’s virtuosic potential. Karaoke creates community through a shared sense of vulnerability and mutual support. Whether you are a pro or novice or simply love a good time, we invite you to our fun-filled karaoke gathering!

To inaugurate the series, DOT is teaming up with artist Athena Kokoronis and Domestic Performance Agency (DPA) for Kitchen Act!, a parallel performance in which a menu of novel takeaway dishes emerges from DPA’s repertory of choreographic meals and ongoing culinary research, created and served in real-time harmony with karaoke classics to create new flavors for new times.

Department of Transformation and Karaoke Practice! are supported by The Clemente Soto Velez Cultural & Educational Center. Graphics by Mark Foss.