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Wayne McGregor | Random Dance
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ENTITYBritish!multi-award!winning!choreographer!Wayne!McGregor!sets!the!tone!of!the!season!with!his!groundbreaking!project#!Entity#!combining!neuroscience#!physically-testing!choreography#!and!technology$!Based!on!collaborative!research!with!psychologists#!neuroscientists#!and!so%ware!engineers#!Entity!breathtakingly!portrays!the!relationship!between!the!brain!and!the!moving!body$
Known!for!their!fierce!and!visceral!movement#!ten!of!McGregor’s!hyper-limber!dancers!move!to!the!beat!of!two!of!the!ho&est!new!musical!talents!working!today!–!Jon!Hopkins!and!Joby!Talbot$!Talbot!(The!Divine!Comedy#!Chroma)!has!wri&en!a!propulsive!string!quartet!pitched!against!the!sonic!extremes!of!Hopkins’!(Massive!A&ack#!Coldplay)!electronic!melody$!Linbury!award-winning!set!designer!Patrick!Burnier!has!created!a!multi-screen!installation!with!film/video!by!Ravi!Deepres#!and!lighting!by!the!award-winning!Lucy!Carter$!Entity!is!truly!an!emotionally!astonishing!piece!that!breaks!boundaries!and!defines!McGregor’s!legacy!of!conveying!the!“cu&ing!edge”!of!contemporary!culture$
Friday!"September"##!"$%&&"pm"Northrop
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Funded!in!part!by!the!National!Dance!Project!of!the!New!England!Foundation!for!the!Arts"!with!lead!funding!from!the!Doris!Duke!Charitable!Foundation!and!additional!funding!from!the!Ford!Foundation"!the!Andrew!W#!Mellon!Foundation"!and!the!Community!Connections!Fund!of!the!MetLife!Foundation#
This!presentation!is!supported!by!the!Performing!Arts!Fund"!a!program!of!Arts!Midwest!funded!by!the!National!Endowment!for!the!Arts"!which!believes!that!a!great!nation!deserves!great!art"!with!additional!contributions!from!the!Minnesota!State!Arts!Board"!General!Mills!Foundation"!and!Land!O’Lakes!Foundation#
Sponsored!in!part!by!the!University!of!Minnesota!Institute!for!Advanced!Study!at!the!University!of!Minnesota!and!the!University!of!Minnesota!Imagine!Fund$!Supported!by!a!Generous!Donation!from!the!McKnight!Foundation#
Special!support!provided!by!the!University!of!Minnesota!Medical!Foundation#
Wayne McGregor | Random Dance
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“it looks like
nothing else
on earth.”
The Independent
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Ukrainian National Dance Company
VIRSKYFrom!the!Carpathian!Mountains!to!the!cosmopolitan!city!of!Kiev"!Ukraine!is!a!bastion!of!folklore"!popular!dance"!and!music#!It!has!remained!one!of!the!last!strongholds!of!traditional!culture!in!all!of!Eastern!Europe#!It!was!only!fi$ing!a%er!nearly!&'!years!that!the!“Virskys”!valiantly!return!to!Northrop!with!a!program!that!celebrates!the!cultural!traditions!of!this!amazing!country!and!brings!forth!new!choreography!by!the!next!generations!of!artists#
Named!a%er!national!icon!Pavlo!Virsky"!the!troupe!takes!pride!in!their!homeland"!embracing!the!beauty!of!its!native!country!through!folkloric!tradition"!humor"!and!optimism#!Using!elevated!passion!and!romance"!each!performance!overflows!with!vivid!colors"!acrobatic!athleticism"!and!exuberant!speed!exemplifying!the!exciting!and!quintessential!world!of!Ukraine#!With!numerous!bravura!solo!performances!and!unifying!cadences"!the!artistic!stature!of!the!company!shares!the!wisdom!of!its!people#
Myroslav!Vantukh"!Artistic!Director
Sunday"!October!##"!$%&&!pm!Northrop
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Special!support!given!by!Tapestry!Folkdance!Center"!Ethnic!Dance!Theatre"!and!Ukrainian!Event!Center#
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“Even in a crowded ballet season,
one company remains a must
for any dance lover: the Virsky
Ukrainian Nation Ballet Company.”
Anna Kisselgoff, New York Times
MOULIN!ROUGERoyal Winnipeg Ballet
THE!BALLET
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A%er!the!wild!enthusiasm!of!last!season’s!presentation!of!the!Royal!Winnipeg!Ballet"!the!Canadian!company!returns!with!the!world!premiere!of!their!original!production!of!Moulin"Rouge"–"The"Ballet#!Nothing!captures!the!imagination!like!the!glamour"!decadence"!and!brilliance!of!the!Moulin!Rouge!!–!a!traditional!cabaret!or!nightclub"!located!in!the!red-light!district!of!Pigalle!near!Montmartre"!Paris"!France#!Drawn!to!Paris!by!the!city’s!passion"!Ma$hew!and!Nathalie!tempt!the!fates!as!they!seek!love!and!destiny#
Unveiling!the!story!of!the!most!celebrated!cabaret!in!history"!Canadian!Jorden!Morris’s!Moulin"Rouge"–"The"Ballet!is!the!most!highly!anticipated!event!of!the!ballet!season#!Northrop’s!stage!will!transform!with!the!signature!RWB!cinematic!panache!that!recreates!the!passion!of!Paris!in!a!time!when!pomp!and!excess!ran!hand-in-hand!with!poverty!and!hardship!and!where!the!heady!elixir!of!personal!freedom!bred!lifestyles!that!were!o%en!reckless!and!addictive#!
André!Lewis"!Artistic!Director!Jorden!Morris"!Choreographer
Saturday"!October!#'"!(%&&!pmNorthrop
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Special support provided by the Consulate General of Canada in Minneapolis.
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World Premiere!
In the spirit of the Moulin Rouge of Paris, Moulin Rouge® is a registered trademark of Moulin Rouge S.A.
CLYTEMNESTRAMartha Graham Dance Company
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Demonstrating!Graham’s!pioneering!approach!to!time!and!space!on!stage"!the!Martha!Graham!Dance!Company!returns!with!the!psychodrama!Clytemnestra!–!deemed!a!masterpiece!of!$%th!Century!American!modernism&!Fi'y!years!a'er!its!premiere!at!the!Adelphi!Theater!in!New!York!City!in!()*+"!Graham’s!only!full-evening!work!is!reconstructed"!taking!full!advantage!of!the!latest!in!stagecra'!and!technical!innovation&!Using!her!longtime!collaborator"!Isamu!Noguchi!-a!legend!in!Japanese/American!sculpture."!the!shapes!and!structures!of!the!set!evoke!the!inner!spaces!of!mind!and!memory"!accentuating!dramatic!scenes!of!betrayal"!revenge"!murder"!and!reconciliation&!This!production!also!features!the!modernist!sounds!of!Egyptian!composer!Halim!El-Dabh!and!classic!lighting!by!Jean!Rosenthal&
Told!from!the!perspective!of!Clytemnestra"!the!Queen!of!Mycenae"!it!unfolds!like!the!rivers!of!blood!that!flowed!from!generation!to!generation!in!the!doomed!House!of!Atreus&!Only!Martha!Graham!could!bring!to!life!one!of!literature’s!most!reviled!women!with!modern!themes"!examining!religion"!politics"!and!social!conundrums!similar!to!what!can!be!found!in!the!world!today&!Its!cast!of!$(!dancers!brings!to!life!the!classic!characters"!Clytemnestra"!Agamemnon"!Electra"!Orestes"!Cassandra"!Iphigenia"!Helen!of!Troy"!and!the!timeless!plot!of!redemption&
Janet!Eilber"!Artistic!Director
Thursday"!November!#$"!%&'(!pm!Northrop
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Clytemnestra was made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts’ American Masterpieces: Dance initiative, administered by the New England Foundation for the Arts.
Special support provided by HGA Architects and Engineers.
“One of the seven wonders
of the artistic universe.”
Alan M. Kriegsman, Washington Post
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Created!by!the!infamous!Arthur!Saint-Leon!in!#$%&!for!the!Paris!Opera'!with!a!celebrated!score!by!Leo!Delibes'!the!story!of!Coppélia!has!become!one!of!the!most!beloved'!full-length'!classic!storybook!ballets!in!history(!Though!not!o)en!seen!in!the!Twin!Cities'!this!story!of!a!doll!that!comes!to!life!was!considered!one!of!the!first!comic!ballets!when!premiered!and!set!the!standard!for!many!ballets!of!generations!to!come(!
Though!most!of!the!action!focuses!on!the!mysterious!and!faintly!diabolical!inventor!Doctor!Coppélius'!the!story!ultimately!rests!on!the!love!story!between!the!classic!role!of!Swanhilda!and!her!true!heart’s!desire'!Franz(!Founded!in!#*$*!by!legendary!Bolshoi!Ballet!principal!dancer!Sergei!Radchenko'!the!Moscow!Festival!Ballet!a+ains!the!highest!classical!elements!derived!from!the!great!Bolshoi!and!Kirov!Ballet!companies(!This!production!will!showcase!all!of!the!hallmarks!of!Russian!ballet,!gorgeous!bodies'!beautiful!technique'!and!stunningly!dramatic!interpretation(
Sergei!Radchenko"!artistic!director!Arthur!Saint-Leon"!choreographerLeo!Delibes"!composer
Thursday"!January!$%"!&'()!pm!Friday"!January!$*"!+'))!pmNorthrop
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COPPÉLIAMoscow Festival Ballet
“an impressive performance of a classical
ballet, energized with dramatic expression
and sensational steps.”
The Chronicle; Durham, North Carolina
Pilobolus!began!in!"#$"!as!an!outsider!dance!company%!and!quickly!became!renowned!for!its!imaginative!and!athletic!exploration!of!creative!collaboration&!Nearly!'(!years!later%!it!has!evolved!into!a!pioneering!American!cultural!institution!of!the!)"st!century&!The!mass!appeal!of!Pilobolus!has!stemmed!from!their!physical!vocabulary!that!blends!art!with!transforming!acrobatics%!molding!it!into!a!rousing!poetry&!Their!unique!multi-bodied!weight!sharing!and!creation!of!clever!visual!illusions!are!the!hallmarks!of!this!group!that!will!simply!blow!your!mind&
Named!a+er!a!feisty!fungus%!the!multi-award!winning!Pilobolus%!has!received!a!Primetime!Emmy!Award%!Berlin!Critic’s!Prize%!the!Brandeis!Award%!and!numerous!other!awards!for!their!collaborative!choreographic!approach!with!an!executive!director%!three!artistic!directors%!and!seven!contributing!dancers&!The!famed!group!will!return!to!Northrop!with!two!separate!performances!featuring!classic!mind-morphing!programs&!
Mixed!Repertoire!,Different!programs!for!each!show.
Friday"!February!#$"!%&''!pm*!Saturday"!February!#("!$&''!pmNorthrop
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Special!support!provided!by!Bell!Museum!of!Natural!History!at!the!University!of!Minnesota#
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PILOBOLUSNYC Newsday
“Pilobolus is a mind-blowing troupe of
wildly creative and physically daring
dancers who leap, fly, intertwine and
break all the rules…Audiences should
expect the unexpected with Pilobolus.”
BAHOKAkram Khan Company | National Ballet of China
The!anticipated!work!of!London-based!choreographer!and!dancer#!Akram!Khan#!bahok!depicts!what!it!means!to!be!a!nomad$!Uniting!eight!dancers!from!different!parts!of!the!world#!Khan!highlights!the!challenges!of!speaking!different!languages!and!making!sense!of!their!personal!migrations$!The!relationship!formed!between!classical!ballet!and!contemporary!dancers!reveals!their!deepest#!most!intimate!side#!and!carries!a!poetic!message!about!a!sense!of!home!and!belonging!in!a!globalized!world$!
In!collaboration!with!Walker!Art!Center#!we’re!indulging!the!Twin!Cities!art!scene!with!the!internationally!acclaimed!choreographer!Akram!Khan’s!modern!interpretation!of!being!“lost!in!translation$”!The!contemporary!work!embodies!many!different!styles!of!Khan’s!company#!fusing!traditional!South!Asian!dance!with!modern!movement!and!includes!original!music!by!composer!Nitin!Sawney$!The!blended!performers!take!us!through!their!journey!of!creating!a!utopian!project!despite!speaking!disparate!languages!of!tongue!and!movement$!
Wednesday!"March"#!"$%&&"pmNorthropCopresented!with!Walker!Art!Center
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The!presentation!of!bahok!was!made!possible!by!the!MetLife!Community!Connections!Fund!of!the!National!Dance!Project"!a!program!administered!by!the!New!England!Foundation!for!the!Arts#!Major!support!for!the!National!Dance!Project!is!also!provided!by!the!Doris!Duke!Charitable!Foundation!with!additional!support!from!the!Ford!Foundation!and!the!Andrew!W#!Mellon!Foundation#
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The Guardian
“Through this ultimately powerful
piece, Khan captures both the
exhilaration and the desolation of a
world on the move.”
Classic Balanchine !Friday"#An#evening#of#classic#and#rare$#full–company#works#including#their#latest#piece#from#The#Balanchine#Preservation#Initiative$#the#newly#reconstructed#and#rarely#performed#Haieff"Divertimento&
Haieff"Divertimento#!'())"#*##Music#by#Alexei#HaieffPas"d’Action#from#Divertimento"No#"$%#!'(,-"#*#Music#by#Wolfgang#Amadeus#MozartContrapuntal"Blues"Pas"de"deux#from#Clarinade#!'(-)"#*#Music#by#Glenn#GouldBéjart&#Scene"d’Amour#from"Romeo"and"Juliet#!'(--"#*#Music#by#Hector#BerliozAgon#!'(,."#*#Music#by#Igor#Stravinsky
BALANCHINE'/–Y3A3TThe Suzanne Farrell Ballet
The Balanchine Couple#!Saturday"#A#unique#program#of#nine#classic#Balanchine#duets#with#live$#onstage#narration#by#Suzanne#Farrell&
Apollo#!'(;<"#*#Music#by#Igor#StravinskyLa"Sonnambula#!'()-"#*#Music#by#Vi=orio#RietiThe"Unanswered"Question#from#Ivesiana#!'(,)"#*#Music#by#Charles#IvesLa"Valse#!'(,'"#*#Music#by#Maurice#RavelAgon#!'(,."#*#Music#by#Igor#StravinskyMeditation#!'(->"#*#Music#by#Igor#StravinskyPas"de"Mauresque#from#Don"Quixote#!'(-,"#*#Music#by#Nicolas#NabokovDiamonds#!'(-."#*#Music#by#Peter#Ilyich#TchaikovskyChaconne#!'(.-"#*#Music#by#Christoph#Willibald#GluckGrand"Pas"de"Deux#from#Stars"and"Stripes#!'(,<"#*#Music#by#John#Philip#Sousa
“This enlightened restoration of the most neglected and
personal of [Balanchine’s] full-length works is not just news
but an experience that takes us deep into the soul of genius.”
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The Los Angeles Times
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As#part#of#Northrop’s#new#yearly#commitment#to#presenting#the#work#of#George#Balanchine#in#the#Twin#Cities$#we#are#excited#to#present#the#Minnesota#debut#of#one#of#ballet’s#most#acclaimed#artists$#Suzanne#Farrell&#A#legendary#figure#in#the#dance#world$#Suzanne#Farrell#is#considered#to#be#the#most#influential#American#ballerina#of#the#late#;/th#century#and#emerged#as#the#most#inspiring#ballet#teacher#and#director#a?er#retiring#in#'(<(&#As#part#of#the#Balanchine#Preservation#Initiative$#Farrell#is#dedicated#to#continuing#the#legacy#of#George#Balanchine’s#classic$#rarely#seen$#or#“lost”#work&#The#two#programs#roughly#trace#the#chronology#of#her#mentor’s#work#and#her#own#experiences#with#the#Bejart#Ballet&
Friday!"March"#$!"%&''"pmSaturday!"March"#(!"$&''"pmNorthrop
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A!multimedia!stagecra"!based!on!the!spirit!to!see!the!present!from!the!eye!of!the!future#!MIROKU!was!originally!created!at!the!New!National!Theatre!Tokyo!by!one!of!the!world’s!leading!contemporary!figures#!Saburo!Teshigawara$!This!solo!work!bursts!with!visual!beauty#!rigor!and!clarity$!Teshigawara!contorts!his!body#!plunging!in!a!poetic!flow!of!movement$!Performed!in!a!luminously!lit!box#!his!silhoue%e!reveals!body!transformations!that!will!make!this!experience!unforge%able$
With!an!unparalleled!use!of!lighting#!media#!and!stage!effects#!this!will!not!only!be!one!of!the!greatest!dance!events!of!the!season#!but!also!one!of!the!richest!visual!arts!events!in!the!Twin!Cities$!Teshigawara’s!acute!sculptural!sensibilities#!powerful!sense!of!composition#!command!of!space#!and!unforge%able!movement!creates!a!world!all!his!own$
Thursday!–!Saturday#!April!$$!–!$%#!&'((!pmMcGuire!Theater#!Walker!Art!CenterCopresented!with!Walker!Art!Center
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Support!provided!by!the!Japan!Foundation!through!the!Performing!Arts!JAPAN!Program#
MIROKUSaburo Teshigawara | KARAS LIONS)))
Nora Chipaumire
lions will roar, swans will fly, angels will wrestle heaven, rains will break: gukurahundi
Born!in!Mutare#!Zimbabwe!during!the!Chipurenga!Chechipiri!*second!war!of!liberation+#!Nora!Chipaumire!begins!her!first!major!tour!in!the!United!States!with!her!“love!le%er!to!Zimbabwe#”!lions!will!roar"!swans!will!fly"!angels!will!wrestle!heaven"!rains!will!break#!gukurahundi$!A!self-exiled!artist!and!Bessie!Award!winner#!Chipaumire!is!known!for!her!brave#!transnational!work!that!investigates!cultural#!political#!economical#!and!technological!identities!of!African!contemporary!life$!Teaming!up!with!master!musician!and!poet!Thomas!Mapfumo!*and!his!band!The!Blacks!Unlimited+!who!is!o"en!referred!to!as!“the!Lion!of!Zimbabwe#”!lions…!!is!a!dynamic!hour-long!performance!of!live!music#!dance#!and!projected!video$
The!work!offers!to!take!on!another!Africa#!one!that!is!neither!pleading!nor!begging#!an!Africa!in!conversation!with!itself#!asking!the!difficult!questions#!and!celebrating!its!achievements!and!humanity$!This!new!dance!work!is!dedicated!to!the!visual#!aural!and!kinesthetic!equivalent!of!Africa’s!great!cities!–!cities!full!of!life#!contradictions#!grace#!defiance#!vulgarity#!and!power!–!and!is!created!by!one!of!the!most!exciting#!new!choreographers!on!the!scene!today$
Thursday#!April!$*#!+',(!pmNorthrop
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Funded!in!part!by!the!National!Dance!Project!of!the!New!England!Foundation!for!the!Arts"!with!lead!funding!from!the!Doris!Duke!Charitable!Foundation!and!additional!funding!from!the!Ford!Foundation"!the!Andrew!W#!Mellon!Foundation"!and!the!Community!Connections!Fund!of!the!MetLife!Foundation#
Special!support!provided!by!Global!Spotlight"!Office!of!International!Programs!at!the!University!of!Minnesota# Special!support!provided!by!The!Center!for!Arts!and!Medicine!at!the!University!of!Minnesota"!and!the!University!of!Minnesota!Society!for!the!Arts!in!Healthcare#
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“dance of the soul…
a magnificent epic
of the human spirit.”
Asahi
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“Her dancing hits you
with a vengence.”
The Pheonix
LARRY!OCHS DAFNIS!PRIETOSEXTET
Sax & Drumming Core
Northrop!begins!its!jazz!season!with!a!special!presentation!and!rare!entrée!into!the!world!of!free!jazz"!showcasing!improv!master!Larry!Ochs!at!the!most!intimate!venue!on!campus"!The!Whole!Music!Club!#located!in!the!basement!of!Coffman!Memorial!Union%&!From!the!same!school!as!improv-based!artists!Albert!Ayler!and!Sonny!Rollins"!Larry!Ochs’!free!jazz!weaves!with!the!Drumming!Core"!creating!original!roots!music!with!rigorous!a(ention!to!form!as!was!heard!with!such!duos!as!Coltrane!and!Rashied!Ali"!and!Anthony!Braxton!with!Max!Roach&
Performing!together!since!)***"!the!five-piece!quintet!is!said!to!be!modern!and!urban"!deriving!from!an!interpretation!of!American!and!Eastern!European!blues-shouters!songs!and!traditional!Asian!and!African!chant-singers&!Led!by!the!high!priest!of!improv"!Larry!Ochs!#sopranino"!tenor!sax%"!the!Drumming!Core!also!consists!of!Sco"!Amendola!#drums%"!Donald!Robinson!#drums%!and!special!guests!from!Japan!–!Satoko!Fujii!#piano%!and!Natsuki!Tamura!#trumpet%&
Thursday#!October!$#!%&''!pm!&!(&)*!pmThe!Whole!Music!ClubCopresented!with!The!Whole!Music!Club
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The most impressive drummer to enter the jazz scene in the past decade, Cuban-born Dafnis Prieto has won his fair share of awards, impacting both the Latin and jazz scenes. His world rhythms exhibit a forceful yet flexible sense of groove derived from traditions of Afro Caribbean hand percussion and polyrhythmic post-bop. The music is truly unique, blending sounds from diverse cultures into music that is both euphoric and intelligent. Prieto’s accomplished band includes Peter Apfelbaum (sax), Ralph Alessi (trumpet), Felipe Lamoglia (sax), Manuel Valera (piano), and Charles Flores (bass).
The Walker Art Center and Northrop Jazz are thrilled to copresent the Minnesota debut of jazz’s hot new artist. The essence of Prieto’s style, which references old religious music to modern music within one set of trap drums, will result in a hyper-charged performance.
Saturday#!November!+)#!$&''!pmMcGuire Theater, Walker Art CenterCopresented with Walker Art Center
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“…Larry Ochs leads this multifaceted
exposition through an over-the-top approach
to the drummers’ swarming frameworks and
swirling support mechanisms.”
Glenn Astarita, All About Jazz
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Wall Street Journal
“[Prieto] has transformed Afro-Cuban
rhythms… These pieces are emotionally
charged and stylistically diverse, carried
along not just by rhythm but also through
lovely harmonized passages, horn fanfares,
and powerfully conjured moods.”
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Considered!one!of!the!world’s!most!celebrated!choirs"!The!Swedish!Radio!Choir!transplants!their!awe-inspiring!a!capella!music!to!the!Scandinavian!heart!of!the!U$S$!The!%&-member!group’s!phenomenal!expertise!spans!a!variety!of!music!ranging!from!baroque"!gospel"!folk"!and!commissioned!contemporary!works!drawing!heavily!upon!composers!from!their!home!country!as!well!as!the!celebrated!maestros!of!the!past$!
The!group!began!in!the!'()*’s!and!has!served!under!the!leadership!of!the!famed!choral!conductors!Eric!Ericson!and!Tõnu!Kaljuste"!among!others$!This!tour!is!led!by!conductor!Ragnar!Bohlin"!a!revered!Stockholm!native!who!also!serves!as!choral!director!for!the!San!Francisco!Symphony$!Bohlin!is!a!master!interpreter!of!the!traditional!Swedish!repertoire!as!well!as!the!contemporary!choral!works!that!make!up!this!special!program$
Ragnar!Bohlin"!special!guest!conductor
Friday"!February!#$"!%&''!pmTed!Mann!Concert!Hall
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REVERSE!THREAD
Acclaimed!as!one!of!the!most!transcendent!voices!of!contemporary!violin"!Regina!Carter!brings!her!tenacious!force!to!the!Ted!Mann!stage!to!coincide!with!the!release!of!her!upcoming!album"!Reverse!Thread$!Consisting!of!music!from!the!African!Diaspora"!Reverse!Thread!is!her!latest!contribution!to!the!world!of!contemporary!jazz!offering!a!new!perspective!on!music!from!Mali"!Senegal!and!other!areas$!This!unique!evening!includes!some!traditional!pieces!from!the!Jews!living!in!Uganda"!a!piece!by!Ayub!Ogada!.from!the!movie!The!Constant!Gardener/!as!well!as!some!original!material!and!earlier!repertoire$
Known!for!her!original!compositions!and!collaborations!with!many!jazz!greats"!Carter!illuminates!the!stage!with!her!unique!fusion!of!world!music!and!classical!violin"!interweaving!instruments!from!Mali!.the!kora/!and!Senegal!.powerful!drum!rhythms/$!Carter’s!quartet!brings!together!Will!Holshouser!.accordion/"!Chris!Lightcap!.bass/"!Alvester!Garne(!.drums/"!and!special!guest!from!Mali"!Yocouba!Sissoko!.kora/$
Monday"!March!)*"!+&,'!pmTed!Mann!Concert!Hall
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Regina Carter’s
SWEDISHRADIO!CHOIR
“Wonderfully listenable,
probingly intelligent, and at
times breathtakingly daring.”
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Time Magazine
New York Times
“…beautiful melodies and floating,
enchanting harmonies, with the
gentle voices balanced against the
robust tension of the strings.”
THINGS!TO!COME"#$ST!CENTURY!DIZZYDanilo Perez and Friends
THEHAPPINESS!PROJECTMusic Composition by Charles Spearin Performed with Eight Member Ensemble
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Acclaimed!Panamanian!pianist!and!the!greatest!jazz!composer!of!our!era"!Danilo!Perez!has!pulled!together!an!all-star!global!band!celebrating!the!music!and!profound!inspiration!of!his!mentor"!Dizzy!Gillespie$!This!bountiful!group!includes!David!Sanchez!%tenor!sax!-!Puerto!Rico&"!Rudresh!Mahanthappa!%alto!sax!-!India"!US&"!Jamey!Haddad!%percussion!-!Lebanon"!US&"!Amir!ElSaffar!%trumpet!and!voice!-!Iraq"!US&"!Ben!Street!%bass!-!US&"!Adam!Cruz!%drums!-!Puerto!Rico"!US&$!
As!the!youngest!member!of!the!last!edition!of!Gillespie’s!United!Nation!Orchestra"!Perez!embraces!Gillespie’s!musical!fashion!–!a!melting!pot!of!styles"!genres"!and!global!collaborations!–!and!transforms!his!classical!tunes!into!original!group!compositions$!Perez’s!hand-picked!all-stars"!with!roots!in!Afro-Cuban"!be-bop"!Indian"!African"!and!Middle!Eastern!music"!will!more!than!honor!Dizzy’s!legendary!vision$!!!
Saturday&!April!$'&!("''!pmTed!Mann!Concert!Hall
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Multi-instrumentalist!and!founding!member!of!the!influential!bands!Broken!Social!Scene!and!Do!Make!Say!Think"!Charles!Spearin!blurs!the!line!between!speaking!and!singing"!and!life!and!art!in!his!latest!–!The!Happiness!Project$!Spearin!initiated!the!project!a!year!ago!when!he!began!inviting!neighbors!over!to!his!house!for!casual!interviews!about!their!happiness$!A+er!replaying!conversations"!he!found!a!natural!cadence!and!melody!to!the!speaking!voices!of!his!neighbors!as!they!each!shared!their!views"!longings"!and!life!tales$!
The!project!redefines!the!way!we!perceive!conversation!and!emotion!through!the!mechanics!of!sound!and!musical!melodies$!Spearin!defines!the!sound!as!“the!melodies!of!everyday!life”!comprised!of!real!people!and!the!song!of!their!voices$!Do!Make!Say!Think!and!Broken!Social!Scene!compatriots!Julie!Penner"!Kevin!Drew"!Ohad!Benchetrit"!Leon!Klingstone!and!Evan!Cranley!join!in!with!their!instruments!for!this!profound!examination!of!the!way!sounds!can!be!used!to!convey!concepts$
Saturday&!May!$&!("''!pm!Sunday&!May!#&!)"''!pmThe!Southern!TheaterCopresented!with!The!Southern!Theater
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“When the dust settles, the pianist
Danilo Perez will be looking
like one of the best things that
happened to jazz around the
turn of the millennium…”
The New York Times
SPIN.com
“…a profound examination of the mechanics of sound; with the
accompaniment of a band, the cadences of a person’s voice
become orchestral, redefining the way we perceive human
conversation – and emotion.”
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Dizzy!GillespieBirdland!"NYC!"June"#$%&
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† Presented at McGuire Theater, Walker Art Center‡ Presented at The Whole Music Club, Coffman Union
* Presented at Ted Mann% Presented at The Southern Theater
Program and artists are subject to change.
Wayne McGregor | Random DanceFri | Sep 11 | 8:00 pm
Virsky Ukrainian National Dance CompanySun | Oct 11 | 4:00 pm
Royal Winnipeg BalletSat | Oct 17 | 8:00 pm
Martha Graham Dance CompanyThu | Nov 12 | 7:30 pm
Moscow Festival BalletThu | Jan 14 | 7:30 pm
Moscow Festival BalletFri | Jan 15 | 8:00 pm
PilobolusFri | Feb 12 | 8:00 pm
PilobolusSat | Feb 13 | 2:00 pm
Akram Khan Company | National Ballet of ChinaWed | Mar 3 | 8:00 pm
The Suzanne Farrell BalletFri | Mar 12 | 8:00 pm
The Suzanne Farrell BalletSat | Mar 13 | 2:00 pm
†Saburo Teshigawara | KARASFri | Apr 23 | 8:00 pm
†Saburo Teshigawara | KARASSat | Apr 24 | 8:00 pm
Nora ChipaumireThu | Apr 29 | 7:30 pm
‡Larry Ochs Sax & Drumming CoreThu | Oct 8 | 7:00 pm OR 9:15 pm
†Dafnis Prieto SextetSat | Nov 21 | 8:00 pm
*Swedish Radio ChoirFri | Feb 26 | 8:00 pm
*Regina Carter’s Reverse ThreadMon | Mar 15 | 7:30 pm
*Things to Come: 21st Century DizzySat | Apr 10 | 8:00 pm
%The Happiness ProjectSat | May 1 | 8:00 pm OR Sun | May 2 | 7:00 pm
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