Lorenzo Micheli, guitar
Lorenzo Micheli, guitar Since winning the Guitar Foundation of America’s annual competition in 1999, Lorenzo Micheli has been a prolific player in the international classical guitar scene. Over … Read more
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Finding New Forms: Technology and Live Performance
Bringing together cutting-edge thinkers and makers of live theatrical performance with their counterparts in the world of immersive and interactive digital art, this Finding New Forms weekend of events is inspired by the interplay between new technology (VR / AR / XR / installation / ‘immersion’) and contemporary performance practices. These weekend events aim to begin conversations about how to shake up, challenge and cross-pollinate the fields of art and performance.
Featured guests include Robin McNicholas from the London-based experiential arts collective Marshmallow Laser Feast; theatre director Annie Dorsen, who is working at the intersection of algorithmic art and live performances amongst others.
Hang Time
Three men chew the fat under an old, wide tree. In Hang Time, we peek into the interiority – the great loves and bitter blues – of Black men in America. Setting the romantic and the macabre in sharp relief, the work invites the viewer to envisage the living Black body triumphant over the legacy of violence that it holds. Written and directed by Pulitzer Prize Finalist Zora Howard in her directorial debut, Hang Time is a deeply moving and subversive work not to be missed.
Imagine U: Doctor De Soto
Award-winning playwright Idris Goodwin brings William Steig’s tale of wit, wisdom, and whimsy to the stage with an eye-popping blend of live-action, puppetry, music, and rhyme. Despite the sign outside stating that they do not treat predators, the De Soto family dentist practice takes pity on a suffering fox with a rotten tooth. But once he opens his jaws and they must step inside, they begin to rethink their decision. Full of excitement and laughter, this modern-day fable proves that even the smallest creatures can make a big difference with kindness and a little quick thinking.
The Magic of Light
“There are those who cannot see and who are not seen. But their music can open our eyes. Light pours in, like magic, and we are brought home…”
Yara Arts Group’s “The Magic of Light” interweaves puppetry, language, music and poetry to illustrate the cultural and spiritual awakening of an artist in the 1870s. Inspired by the haunting epic songs of Ukrainian blind bards (kobzari), a young man embarks on a lifelong quest to record, preserve and illuminate Ukrainian traditions against the tremendous pressures of history. The production is performed with an intimate, transforming puppet stage by puppeteer Tom Lee and features musician Julian Kytasty, a third-generation master of the bandura, a traditional Ukrainian plucked-stringed folk instrument.