Roulette, in collaboration with Experimental Sound Studio in Chicago, enthusiastically presents an evening celebrating the work of Sun Ra and his enormous influence on the creative music community through an extended marathon event.

Sun Ra Marathon will feature a 50th anniversary screening of the classic Sun Ra film Space is The Place, performances and screenings of Sun Ra related projects by Angels & Demons (Darius Jones / Amirtha Kidambi) and Kamau Patton (premiering his new piece: Sekhet Hetepu), plus special screenings of archival films and videos from the Sun Ra/El Saturn Collection at Experimental Sound Studio in Chicago—including Phill Niblock’s experimental film of the Arkestra The Magic Sun, rarely seen archival interview and performance footage, music videos created by Sun Ra and the Arkestra in collaboration with Bill Sebastian and his “visual music instrument” (the OVC), a rare audio recording of one of Sun Ra’s UC Berkeley lectures, and more!