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2011-2012 Season Brochure, Office Of Arts + Cultural Programming, Peak Performances At Montclair State University
2011-2012 Season Brochure, Office Of Arts + Cultural Programming, Peak Performances At Montclair State University
2011-2012 Expose of Global Creativity
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Shanghai Quartet, Office Of Arts + Cultural Programming, Peak Performances At Montclair State University
Shanghai Quartet, Office Of Arts + Cultural Programming, Peak Performances At Montclair State University
2011-2012 Expose of Global Creativity
Ever since Franz Josef Haydn developed the modern version of a string quartet in the mid-18th century, the most daring and innovative practitioners of the art form has to be Béla Bartók. In this special double program, the Shanghai Quartet flexes its musical muscles by performing the complete Bartók quartet cycle. Written over a 30-year span, Bartók’s six quartets stand as a sonic biography of one of the 20th century’s most enigmatic and essential composers.
Fame, Office Of Arts + Cultural Programming, Peak Performances At Montclair State University
Fame, Office Of Arts + Cultural Programming, Peak Performances At Montclair State University
2011-2012 Expose of Global Creativity
In the world premiere of FAME, an international company of six performers will strive to reach moments of fame as viewed through numerous pop culture filters and reference points. Utilizing an extremely physical and sensual performance style, truths are told and fragile secrets revealed as the audience strives to interpret the difference between what is seen… and what is perceived. Director/writer Lee Sher and dancer/choreographer Saar Harari joined the Israeli military at age 18, as is required of all citizens. After their service, both entered upon a life in the performing arts, bringing their intense focus and drive along with …
Gardenia, Office Of Arts + Cultural Programming, Peak Performances At Montclair State University
Gardenia, Office Of Arts + Cultural Programming, Peak Performances At Montclair State University
2011-2012 Expose of Global Creativity
Inspired by Yo soy así, a penetrating film regarding the closing of a transvestite cabaret in Barcelona, actress Vanessa Van Durme has collected a group of her transsexual and transvestite friends to explore a riveting set of circumstances…the life of a performer, the struggle of one’s true identity, the voyeuristic nature of our modern world. In a groundbreaking American premiere, directors Alain Platel and Frank Van Laecke present a story of the essential truths that can be found within illusion: Gardenia.Based on the real experiences of the cast, this most intimate of tales goes deep into the turbulent lives of …
Vertical Road, Office Of Arts + Cultural Programming, Peak Performances At Montclair State University
Vertical Road, Office Of Arts + Cultural Programming, Peak Performances At Montclair State University
2011-2012 Expose of Global Creativity
Akram Khan uses his body as a voice, one that strives to speak clearly in a chaotic world. Recipient of the 2011 Distinguished Artist Award by the International Society for the Performing Arts, Khan blends eastern and western traditions (including those of his ancestral home, Bangladesh) into a vibrant expression of our shared humanity that obliterates the borders of both genre and geography.Vertical Road (The Age Critics’ Award for Best New Work, 2010) aims to change the direction of our stream of consciousness. This transcendent production is a meditation on humanity’s constant struggle between gravity and grace, drawing inspiration from …
The Power Of Love, Office Of Arts + Cultural Programming, Peak Performances At Montclair State University
The Power Of Love, Office Of Arts + Cultural Programming, Peak Performances At Montclair State University
2011-2012 Expose of Global Creativity
The Power of Love is an amorous stroll through some of the most beautiful English love songs of the 17th century, with Ellen Hargis and Paul O’Dette’s masterful interpretations of works by English composers Nicholas Lanier, Henry Lawes and John Wilson. The pop hits of their time, these tales portray heroes and lovers as they tangle with the trials, triumphs and tribulations of eternal love. Set your passions afire with this delightful program celebrating the undeniable force of the human heart.Friends and colleagues for over 25 years, Ellen Hargis and Paul O’Dette bring an irrepressible spirit of drama, vivid musical …
Puerto Rico Nació En Mi: Tales From The Diaspora, Office Of Arts + Cultural Programming, Peak Performances At Montclair State University
Puerto Rico Nació En Mi: Tales From The Diaspora, Office Of Arts + Cultural Programming, Peak Performances At Montclair State University
2011-2012 Expose of Global Creativity
Grammy-nominated saxophonist Miguel Zenón and an array of supporting talent present a world premiere song cycle reflecting the myriad ways in which Puertoriqqueños define their identity. No matter the location - be it New York, New Jersey or countless places around the world - those that have emigrated from La Isla del Encanto (The Enchanted Isle) have a story to tell, and all would do well to listen.Over the past ten years, Miguel Zenón has blazed an incendiary trail across the jazz pantheon by consistently challenging the established notions of what jazz can be. His fusion of Puerto Rican “plena” …
Story/Time, Office Of Arts + Cultural Programming, Peak Performances At Montclair State University
Story/Time, Office Of Arts + Cultural Programming, Peak Performances At Montclair State University
2011-2012 Expose of Global Creativity
Director and choreographer Bill T. Jones – whose major honors include a MacArthur “Genius” Award, the Kennedy Center Honors and two Tony Awards for Best Choreography – returns to the stage in a spellbinding new work. Story/Time finds Jones engaging in the beloved form of storytelling, offering glancing takes on ideas, feelings and impressions from his life. Inspired by John Cage’s Indeterminacy, a performance of ninety one-minute stories, Jones creates a landscape of dance, music, and his own stories, arranged by chance procedure. In previously celebrated works such as A Quarreling Pair and Blind Date, the brilliance of Bill T. …