History | Audium

The Audium Archive

PRE-AUDIUM 1956 – 60

1956 – 1958

Beginning development of spatial ideas interacting with light and sound projections.

1959 – 1960

Instrumental and tape music work with Anna Halprin’s Dancer’s Workshop.

First concerts at composer Stan Shaff’s home in San Francisco.

FROM “SPACE AUDIUMS” TO AUDIUM: 1962 – 64

AUDIUM I

August 2, 1962 (one day show)
SAN FRANCISCO STATE COLLEGE Gallery Lounge

AUDIUM II

October 17, 1963 (one day show)
San Francisco Museum of Art

AUDIUM III

October 15 and 16, 1964 (two days show)
San Francisco Museum of Art

AUDIUM IV 1967

May 23, 1967 premiere
May 26, first public performance

First AUDIUM Theatre 309 4th Ave. & Clement St., San Francisco.

Two performances weekly.

44 Speakers

AUDIUM V 1969

September 3, 1969 premiere

September 5, first public performance of new program

61 Speakers

AUDIUM: A THEATRE IN SOUND

AUDIUM TO CLOSE? 1970

October 2, 1970

Audium’s first theatre closes, due to sale of the building.

A NEW THEATER OPENS 1970 – 1975

1970-1975

A new theatre was designed and built at 1616 Bush St., in San Francisco.

AUDIUM VI 1975

October 31, 1975

First public performance in new theatre

136 Speakers

A Theatre of Sound-Sculptured Space

AUDIUM VII 1979

November 23, 1979 premiere

136 Speakers

SEMINARS 1975 – 1981

1975 – 1981

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS GRANTS

AUDIUM VIII 1984

January 20, 1984 premiere

169 Speakers

INTERMISSION 1984-2008

1984-2008

From 169 to 176 speakers

From 1984 to 2008, AUDIUM continued offering weekly public performances.

AUDIUM IX 2008

October 1, 2008

Multiple updates to theatre.

AUDIUM X 2018

June 15, 2018 premiere

Audium X premieres.

SOUND & SPACE WORKSHOP SERIES 2019

February 18, 2019

New bimonthly workshop series begins.

AUDIUM XI 2019

November 22, 2019

Composition by Stan and David Shaff.

Visual art installation in lobby by Ryan Elisabeth Reid.

Multiple updates to theatre and entire building.

FULL SYSTEM DIGITIZATION 2020

August 1, 2020

Fall 2020-2021: Full digitization of sound control system by tech director Paul Barton.

SOUND HOUR 2021

May 6, 2021

Composition & lobby installation by Dave Shaff.

RESIDENCY 2021 – 2022

October 18, 2021 residency begins

February 10, 2021
New Voices show premiere

AUDIUM’S RESIDENCY PROGRAM BEGINS

RESIDENCY 2022-2023

October 10, 2022 residency begins

February 9, 2022
New Voices II show premiere

SECOND EDITION OF AUDIUM’S RESIDENCY PROGRAM