Residency Program: Dissonance/Resonance
Summer 2026
In this inaugural year of the residency program, Lawrence-based performer and musician Cliff Hoitt-Lange and KU Expanded Media MFA candidate Ian O’Neill explore themes of durational dissonance through experimental performance, video, and sound. During their month-long tenure at Off-Site, Ian and Cliff collaborated to create a pop-up performance and exhibition, "Dissonance/Resonance".Dissonance is the tension between two forces in a given space, through unresolved sound, visual imagery, or perception. Resonance is those same forces amplifying each other towards an enduring imprint. The motivation for Dissonance/Resonance lives in the fluidity between friction and clarity. During the installation, a group of local artists will build an improvised, evolving soundscape in concert with multimedia and interactive artworks throughout the gallery. These seemingly ephemeral actions ebb and flow through interconnection, altering the space and time at which they exist. Through Dissonance/Resonance, Ian O’Neill and Cliff Hoitt-Lange look to build an environment where the present moment becomes influenced by the push and pull of these forces that shape our collective experience.
Featuring Lawrence and Kansas City artists and performers:
Calvin Arsenia
Hadiza.
Evan Verploegh
Aaron Osborne
Thea Maloney
Eric Couture
Ian O'Neill
Ian O’Neill is a Kansas City-based media artist who examines the myths, norms, and mechanics of our intertwined digital/physical experiences. O’Neill employs a range of tools, including video, generative systems, interactive media, and live performance. Central to his work is imposing the “full range of humanity” onto his systems, often embracing glitch, noise, and distortion as precious imperfections that shape our existence. Ian’s work has been featured in exhibitions and events, including the New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival, Charlotte Street Foundation (Kansas City, Missouri), the Missouri Experimental Sonic Arts Festival, and TechArtista (St. Louis, Missouri).
Cliff Hoitt-Lange
Cliff Hoitt-Lange is a multi-hyphenate artist based in Lawrence, Kansas, with a practice spanning theater, puppetry, opera, music, and writing. They perform under the alias Rawhide, an experimental act of ethereal, operatic sound utilizing electric violin, pedals, and vocals. Rawhide explores visceral sensations and trance states, primarily through long-form improvisational sets, and performs or has collaborated with EMAS Kansas City, Megafauna, Agrekulture, and Apricot Glow. In the past year, Cliff has written a queer coming-of-age libretto for the Come as You Are Festival, commissioned by No Divide KC and Lyric Opera of Kansas City, went on tour with the acclaimed Bread & Puppet Theater, staged and managed for the Exponential Festival (NYC), and acted in the world premiere of The Devil’s Eyelash (Charlie Wood). Originally from New York, they have a B.F.A. in Theater with a minor in English from New York University. They are currently working on their first album and a gender-nightmare libretto.
