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Welcome to Stanford Live's 2023–24 Season

We take a moment to recognize that Stanford sits on the ancestral land of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe. This land was and continues to be of great importance to the Ohlone people. Consistent with our values of community and inclusion, we have a responsibility to acknowledge, honor, and make visible the University’s relationship to Native peoples.

This acknowledgment has been developed in collaboration with the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe.

Curatorial Statement

I’m so happy to welcome you to Stanford Live’s 2023-24 season in my role as Acting Director. The artists who will animate our stages in the coming months are bringing stories of reflection, reinvention and reimagination at a time of transition in the world around us and also at home.

As we move through our own transition at Stanford Live, we’d like to give a special thanks to Chris Lorway for his leadership from 2016 to 2023. Through his strategic and expansive vision, Chris has left an indelible mark on the organization. He was instrumental in significantly expanding the programming at our celebrated venues of Bing Concert Hall and Frost Amphitheater, working with a diverse group of artists to commission new work, and placing Stanford Live at the forefront of the performing arts.

We invite you to join us as we imagine new pathways and possibilities and hope to see you at a performance soon.

Deborah Cullinan

Acting Director, Stanford Live Vice President for the Arts, Stanford

"Human beings have told stories from time immemorial, for stories are a natural product of spoken language, an outgrowth of the imaginative power that most clearly separates us from other animals. The story is a universal ingredient of human culture, bringing relief from the tedium of everyday labor and reminding listeners of their own values, beliefs and history.” — B

Powell

When choreographer Akram Khan visited Stanford in 2017, he spoke on a public panel about how society keeps returning to the same myths and how artists will often take these foundational stories and reshape them through a contemporary lens (as he did, drawing from the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata for his Until the Lions). This process often helps bridge between generations as stories–both written and through oral traditions–are passed down across time.

At the core of this season are stories we know well – Frankenstein , Moby Dick , Romeo and Juliet, and The Jungle Book. In each case, artists have reinvented these tales in ways that may challenge your memories of them. What if Romeo and Juliet survived the poison and now found themselves facing a midlife crisis? How would the tales of The Jungle Book be retold against the backdrop of a climate crisis? What happened in the life of Mary Shelley that led her to create the world’s most famous monster?

As a child, one of my favorite things to do when visiting my grandparents was to dig through their bookcases looking for my next read. In many of the older editions, there were beautiful black and white etchings that visually captured key moments in the narrative. In this vein, we’ve commissioned four etchings from artist Steven Noble that are interspersed throughout the brochure, designed to illustrate the transformation from old to new.

In addition to the programs above, we have once again assembled a stellar line-up of music, dance and theater from around the world, including return visits from Rhiannon Giddens (with the Silk Road Ensemble), Takács Quartet, and Emanuel Ax. And stay tuned for exciting announcements throughout the season about Frost Amphitheater shows and our popular Studio series.

Finally, it has been an amazing seven years for me at Stanford Live and I will miss all the great friends I have made here. I’m very proud of all that the Stanford Live team has accomplished during my tenure and will forever be cheering you on from north of the border.

Have a wonderful season!

Chris Lorway

Outgoing McMurtry Family Director, Stanford Live

2023-24 Season Performances

Music to Accompany a Departure : Los Angeles Master

Chorale, Directed by Peter Sellars

Akram Khan's Jungle Book reimagined

Claire Chase and JACK Quartet

Kronos Quartet: Five Decades

Broken Chord : Gregory Maqoma

Wonderful Joe : Ronnie Burkett

Manchester Collective with Abel Selaocoe: Sirocco

Sundays with the St. Lawrence

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

Samara Joy

The Sound of (Black) Music

Manual Cinema's Frankenstein

American Railroad : Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens

Carminho

Kayhan Kalhor, Wu Man, Sandeep Das

KOSA - between two mirrors : Sankai Juku

Malpaso Dance Company

Terri Lyne Carrington: New Standards

Lakecia Benjamin

Linda May Han Oh

Hiromi

Gretchen Parlato and Lionel Loueke: Lean In

Joshua Redman: Where Are We

Joey Alexander

Bruce Liu

Emanuel Ax

New Century Chamber Orchestra: Pulcinella Suite

Wu Tsang's MOBY DICK; or, The Whale

El Niño: Nativity Reconsidered : Concept by Julia Bullock

An American Modern Opera Company Production

Storm Large: Holiday Ordeal

Davina and the Vagabonds: A Vagabond Holiday

Rob Kapilow's What Makes It Great?

A Chanticleer Christmas

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Wild Up: The Music of Julius Eastman

Junction Trio

Sphinx Virtuosi

Calder Quartet + Antoine Hunter: The Mind's Ear:

Motion Beyond Silence

Coco in Concert

John Cameron Mitchell & Amber Martin: Cassette Roulette

Juliet & Romeo : Devised by Ben Duke & Solène Weinachter

Directed by Ben Duke

Jakub Josef Orlinski with II Pomo D'oro: Beyond

Les Violons du Roy with special guest Miloš:

Jonathan Cohen, Music Director

Sasha Cooke

Viano String Quartet and Mahan Esfahan

Mahan Esfahan In Recital

Takács Quartet with Julian Labro

Daniel Lozakovich and Behzod Abduraimov

Book of Mountains and Seas : Huang Ruo, composer and librettist, Basil Twist, director and designer

The Living Earth Show: Lyra

Stanford Live’s K-12 programs are generously supported by the Koret Foundation along with additional funding from individual donors.

Stanford Live’s 2023–24 season sponsor is Stanford Medicine.

Stanford Live’s 2023–24 season is generously supported by Helen and Peter Bing.

Stanford Live Arts Festival 2023

This summer, Frost Amphitheater will spring to life once again with a celebration of music and dance. July marks the return of Stanford Live’s five-week arts festival featuring Bay Area partners SFJAZZ, San Francisco Symphony, and San Francisco Ballet.

TIckets are on sale now. Visit live.stanford.edu/frost for more information.

Stanford Live Arts Festival sponsor:

Stanford Live and SF Symphony present

Dvořák’s New World Symphony

Friday, July 7 at 7:30 PM

Elgar & Rachmaninoff

Friday, July 14 at 7:30 PM

The Golden Age of Cinema

Friday, July 21 at 7:30 PM

Raiders of the Lost Ark Film with Live Orchestra

Friday, July 28 at 7:30 PM

For full program details visit live.stanford.edu/frost

Stanford Live and SFJAZZ present Sérgio Mendes

Saturday, July 8 at 7:30 PM

Andrew Bird

Uwade

Saturday, July 22 at 7:30 PM

Jorge Drexler

Thursday, July 27 at 7:30 PM

Stanford Live presents

Jake Shimabukuro, Anuhea, and John Cruz

Sunday, July 9 at 6:30 PM

Steve Hackman’s And I Love Her (The Beatles Re-Imagined)

Sunday, July 16 at 6:30 PM

National Youth Orchestra of the USA

Sir Andrew Davis, conductor Gil Shaham, violin

Wednesday, July 26 at 7:30 PM

Stanford Live and SF Ballet present Starry Nights

Violin Concerto by Yuri Possokhov

Selections from SF Ballet’s gala performance MADCAP by Danielle Rowe

Thursday, August 3 and Friday, August 4 at 7:30 PM

Stanford Live is thrilled to once again partner with Goldenvoice in 2023 to bring some of the world’s top artists to the iconic Frost Amphitheater.

More shows to be announced. For more information and to buy tickets, visit live.stanford.edu/frost

Keshi: HELL & BACK TOUR

With No Rome, James Ivy

Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 7:00 PM

Willie Nelson & Family

Monday, April 24, 2023 at 6:30 PM

Frost Music & Arts Festival

Featuring Denzel Curry with 070 Shake and Jean Dawson

Saturday, May 20, 2023 at 6:00 PM

An Evening with James Taylor & His All-Star Band

Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at 7:00 PM

Re:SET

Featuring LCD Soundsystem, Steve Lacy, boygenius

June 2-4, 2023 at 4:00 PM

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

With special guest Deer Tick

Thursday, June 29, 2023 at 6:30 PM

Stick Figure

Wisdom Tour with Pepper and The Elovaters

Thursday, July 20, 2023 at 6:30 PM

Cavetown

Bittersweet Daze Tour

Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 5:30 PM

Rebelution

Good Vibes Summer Tour

Saturday, August 5, 2023 at 5:00 PM

Joe Russo's Almost Dead

Friday, October 13, 2023 at 6:30 PM

SHOW TIME: 7:30 PM

VENUE: BING CONCERT HALL

Music to Accompany a Departure

Los Angeles Master Chorale

Directed by Peter Sellars

Following their widely acclaimed collaboration on Lagrime di San Pietro, Peter Sellars, Grant Gershon and singers of the Los Angeles Master Chorale reunite with a deeply personal meditation on what it means to say goodbye in times of struggle. The luminous music of the Baroque composer Heinrich Schütz serves as the inspiration for this ceremony of remembrance and devotion.

Schütz composed the Musikalische Exequien (Music to Accompany a Departure) during the terrible ravages of the 30 Years War, and it was dedicated to the

memory of one of his dearest friends and benefactors. Schütz is widely regarded as the greatest German composer before Bach, and the Musikalische Exequien was the first requiem written in the language of the people rather than Latin. The music speaks with both quiet emotion and enormous depth of feeling. This is a vocal work of soaring purity, with solo voices interacting with a constantly shifting combination of choral forces.

Co-commissioned by Stanford Live and generously supported by the Stanford Live Commissions and Programming Fund.

Akram Khan Jungle Book reimagined

In Akram Khan’s new dance-theater production based on the original story of Rudyard Kipling’s much-loved family classic, Khan and his team reinvent the journey of Mowgli through the eyes of a climate refugee.

Featuring an original score, ten international dancers and state-of-the-art animation and visuals, Jungle Book reimagined is a beautifully compelling and vital piece of storytelling about our intrinsic need to belong and bond with others, and placing the importance of connecting with and respecting our natural world at its heart.

Co-commissioned by Stanford Live and generously supported by the Stanford Live Commissions and Programming Fund.

“Now, don’t be angry after you’ve been afraid. That’s the worst kind of cowardice.”

PERFORMANCE NO. 1

WHEN: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2023

SHOW TIME: 7:30 PM

VENUE: MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM

As a child who grew up slightly obsessed with The Bare Necessities, Kipling’s The Jungle Book has been a story I keep returning to. So, I was excited to learn that Akram Khan (who's Until the Lions was the hit of our 2017-18 season) was creating a new movement theater version of this iconic tale, exploring the tensions between humanity, nature and the climate crisis. The result is everything that you would expect from Akram – masterful storytelling, magical design and mesmerizing choreography, converging to breathe new life into one of the world’s most celebrated collections of stories.

—Chris Lorway, Outgoing McMurtry Family Director, Stanford Live

PERFORMANCE NO. 2

WHEN: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2023

SHOW TIME: 2:30 PM

VENUE: MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM

Rudyard Kipling, The Jungle Book

PERFORMANCE NO. 1

WHEN: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2023

SHOW TIME: 7:30 PM

PERFORMANCE NO. 2

VENUE: MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM

WHEN: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2023

SHOW TIME: 2:30 PM

VENUE: MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM

Claire Chase and JACK Quartet

Claire Chase is a gifted flutist, interdisciplinary artist, and educator passionate about elevating the creations of composers of this generation. Chase has given the world premieres of hundreds of new works with her trademark grace and thoughtful execution. Accompanied by JACK Quartet, she will premiere a new, Stanford Live commissioned piece by the brilliant minimalist composer Terry Riley.

Co-commissioned by Stanford Live and generously supported by the Stanford Live Commissions and Programming Fund.

WHEN: WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2024

SHOW TIME: 7:30 PM

VENUE: BING CONCERT HALL

Kronos Quartet: Five Decades

For nearly 50 years, San Francisco’s Kronos Quartet - David Harrington (violin), John Sherba (violin), Hank Dutt (viola), and Paul Wiancko (cello) - have blended sounds across lines of culture and era, moving beyond the typical terrain for a string quartet. Through brave sonic explorations into the pressing issues of our time, Kronos has established a worldwide influence. To celebrate their 50th anniversary they’ll be performing a piece by Gabriella Smith, commissioned by Stanford Live, along with “Chernobyl. The Harvest” by Mariana Sadovska.

Co-commissioned by Stanford Live and generously supported by the Stanford Live Commissions and Programming Fund.

WHEN: SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 2024

SHOW TIME: 7:30 PM

VENUE: BING

CONCERT HALL

Co-commissioned by Stanford Live and generously supported by the Stanford Live Commissions and Programming Fund.

Special thanks to the Market Theatre Foundation, Tshwane University of Technology Performing Arts (VocalArts), and Carlos Cansino Pérez.

Broken Chord

Gregory Maqoma

South African choreographer Gregory Maqoma is a curatorial visionary who merges movement, theater, dance, visuals, and music with a sense of pulse and breath. Featuring four soloists and an onstage a cappella chorus, Maqoma’s new work tells the story of a South African–based chorus whose tour through North America and England in the late 19th century was marred by the realities of racism. The piece concretizes the burden of the white gaze and what it feels like to move beyond the constricting box it constructs.

WHEN: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2023

SHOW TIME: 7:30 PM

VENUE: BING CONCERT HALL

Wonderful Joe

Canadian puppeteer Ronnie Burkett ( Little Willy, The Daisy Theatre) returns with a new Stanford Live commissioned work examining the feelings of isolation and loneliness. Dark and poetic, yet magical, Wonderful Joe and his dog Mister go on a fantastic journey into the world in search of home.

Co-commissioned by Stanford Live and generously supported by the Stanford Live Commissions and Programming Fund.

PERFORMANCE NO. 1

WHEN: WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2024

SHOW TIME: 8:00 PM

PERFORMANCE NO. 2

WHEN: THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2024

SHOW TIME: 8:00 PM

PERFORMANCE NO. 3

WHEN: FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2024

SHOW TIME: 8:00 PM

PERFORMANCE NO. 4

WHEN: SATURDAY, MAY 4, 2024

VENUE: STUDIO

VENUE: STUDIO

VENUE: STUDIO

SHOW TIME: 8:00 PM

VENUE: STUDIO

STANFORD

Ronnie Burkett

Manchester Collective with Abel Selaocoe

Sirocco

A collaboration between UK-based Manchester Collective and South-African cellist Abel Selaocoe, Sirocco, is a celebration of folk traditions from around the world led by the inimitable Selaocoe, a musician described as “a star in the making” (The Arts Desk). Expect a bristling, high-energy performance with a program that weaves between original settings of African music, Danish folk songs, and classical music like you’ve never heard it before.

WHEN: SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 2024

SHOW TIME: 7:30 PM

VENUE: BING

CONCERT HALL

PERFORMANCE NO. 1

SCOTT ST. JOHN, VIOLIN & SHARON WEI ST. JOHN, VIOLA

WHEN: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2023

SHOW TIME: 2:30 PM

PERFORMANCE NO. 2

STEPHEN PRUTSMAN, PIANO

WHEN: SUNDAY, JANUARY 21, 2024

SHOW TIME: 2:30 PM

PERFORMANCE NO. 3

STEVEN BANKS, SAXOPHONE

WHEN: SUNDAY, MAY 12, 2024

SHOW TIME: 2:30 PM

VENUE: STUDIO

Sundays with the St. Lawrence

VENUE: BING CONCERT HALL

Hailed by The New Yorker ”not simply for the quality of their music making, exalted as it is, but for the joy they take in the act of connection,” the acclaimed St. Lawrence continues its fabled partnership with Stanford.

We’d like to dedicate this season of Sundays with the St. Lawrence to co-founder Geoff Nuttall, who passed away last year. He was a charismatic musician who played boldly as the first violinist of the St. Lawrence String Quartet.

VENUE: BING CONCERT HALL

CHAMBER

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

Under the musical direction of Richard Egarr, the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale (PBO) is one of the Bay Area’s greatest musical treasures. Considered the most versatile ensemble of its kind, and performing on period instruments, PBO presents repertoire ranging from early Baroque to late Romantic, as well as new works and major operatic productions.

PERFORMANCE NO. 1

GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL

WHEN: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2023

SHOW TIME: 7:30 PM

VENUE: BING CONCERT

HALL

Handel was a man who understood the theater and its audience - always after his next hit, seeking to please his public. In this concert of contrasts and connections, we showcase his music for the stage, always recognizable by its emotional clarity, and at the heart of the evening place a duo of compositions exploring the creation story by two of today’s most powerful musical voices: Errollyn Wallen and PBO’s Composer in Residence Tarik O’Regan. Star British countertenor Tim Mead reprises these powerful performances in the Bay Area following acclaimed concerts in the United Kingdom last summer.

PERFORMANCE NO. 2

PER II SANTISSIMO NATALE: 6 CENTURIES OF CHRISTMAS MUSIC

WHEN: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2023

SHOW TIME: 7:30 PM

VENUE: BING CONCERT

HALL

Be inspired, transported and uplifted in this, a journey through no less than 600 years of music celebrating Christmas. From Pachelbel’s beloved Canon, heard afresh on their period instruments, through to the rich, melting harmonies of Tchaikovsky and John Taverner’s spare, haunting, The Lamb, plus a brand new piece by Roderick Williams, written especially for the occasion. Music that will resonate with you for long after the concert, and a perfect start to the holiday season.

PERFORMANCE NO. 3

ROMANTIC RADIANCE: MENDELSSOHN AND SCHUMANN

WHEN: FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2024

SHOW TIME: 7:30 PM

VENUE: BING CONCERT

HALL

Mendelssohn’s ever-popular violin concerto, full of drama and exquisite melody, here accompanies a real raritySchumann’s hauntingly beautiful Requiem. Written after he had committed himself to an asylum, it’s a fantastic showcase for the rich, resonant sound of the Philharmonia Chorale.

Samara Joy

Born and raised in the Bronx, rising star Samara Joy’s velvety, smooth voice puts her own enchanting interpretation on jazz standards from the Great American Songbook. On her Grammy award winning album, Linger Awhile, 23-year-old Samara Joy makes her case to join the likes of Sarah, Ella, and Billie as the next jazz singing sensation recorded by the venerable Verve Records.

WHEN: WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 2024

SHOW TIME: 7:30 PM

VENUE: BING

CONCERT HALL

JAZZ/ROOTS/R&B

The Sound of (Black) Music

Experience the songs from one of the most beloved American musical classics reimagined through an Afrofuturistic lens, led by a dynamic group of artists, including Brianna Thomas, Chareene Wade, Vuyo Sotashe, and more.

Here’s The Sound of Music you thought you knew transmuted through the lens of Black joy. This show was the hit of New York’s annual industry showcase last year with its irresistibly soulful take on Rogers and Hammerstein. You will never hear “Do Re Mi” quite the same way again - so radical and fun!

—Laura Evans, Director of Programming and Engagement

WHEN: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2024

SHOW TIME: 7:30 PM

VENUE: BING

CONCERT HALL

Manual Cinema's Frankenstein

Love, loss, and creation merge in unexpected ways as Manual Cinema presents its thrilling version of the classic Gothic tale Frankenstein The Chicago-based performance collective imaginatively combines shadow puppetry, cinematic techniques, sound effects, and live music in haunting shows like nothing else you’ve ever seen.

“Thus strangely are our souls constructed, and by slight ligaments are we bound to prosperity and ruin.”

As modern-day society wrestles with the implications of new advances in artificial intelligence, one cannot help but reflect on the ethical questions raised in Shelley’s Frankenstein, where the intersection of science and humanity births a tragic creature who both is feared and pitied. In their third visit to Stanford Live, Manuel Cinema (Ada/Ava, No Blue Memories: The Life of Gwendolyn Brooks) brings its largest and most complex multidisciplinary spectacle to the Bing Concert Hall.

PERFORMANCE NO. 1

WHEN: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2023

SHOW TIME: 7:30 PM

VENUE: BING

CONCERT HALL

PERFORMANCE NO. 2

WHEN: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2023

SHOW TIME: 2:30 PM

VENUE: BING

CONCERT HALL

—Chris Lorway, Outgoing McMurtry Family Director, Stanford Live

—Mary Shelley, Frankenstein

Samara Joy

Born and raised in the Bronx, rising star Samara Joy’s velvety, smooth voice puts her own enchanting interpretation on jazz standards from the Great American Songbook. On her Grammy award winning album, Linger Awhile, 23-year-old Samara Joy makes her case to join the likes of Sarah, Ella, and Billie as the next jazz singing sensation recorded by the venerable Verve Records.

The Sound of (Black) Music

Experience the songs from one of the most beloved American musical classics reimagined through an Afrofuturistic lens, led by a dynamic group of artists, including Brianna Thomas, Chareene Wade, Vuyo Sotashe, and more.

Here’s The Sound of Music you thought you knew transmuted through the lens of Black joy. This show was the hit of New York’s annual industry showcase last year with its irresistibly soulful take on Rogers and Hammerstein. You will never hear “Do Re Mi” quite the same way again - so radical and fun!

—Laura Evans, Director of Programming and Engagement

WHEN:

VENUE:

PERFORMANCE NO. 1

WHEN: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2023

SHOW TIME: 7:30 PM

VENUE: BING

CONCERT HALL

PERFORMANCE NO. 2

WHEN: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2023

SHOW TIME: 2:30 PM

VENUE: BING

CONCERT HALL

American Railroad

American Railroad highlights the cultural diffusion and collaboration that resulted as African American, Chinese, Irish, and Native American communities made vital contributions to the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Rhiannon Giddens, the Grammy Award-winning Silkroad Ensemble recontextualizes the railroad through the sounds of the worlds that collided through its creation.

WHEN: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2023

SHOW TIME: 7:30 PM

VENUE: BING

CONCERT HALL

AMERICANA

Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens

Carminho

Fado’s ongoing renaissance shows no signs of slowing down, and the emergence of Carminho on the world stage is a sure sign that the haunting Portuguese style continues to thrive. The daughter of esteemed fadista Teresa Siqueira, Carminho is steeped in the soul-bearing tradition, but she’s honing a palette that embraces influences from the far-flung Lusophone world, particularly Brazil, Angola and Cape Verde.

WHEN: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2023

SHOW TIME: 7:30 PM

VENUE: BING CONCERT HALL GLOBAL

Kayhan Kalhor, Wu Man, Sandeep Das

Three masters and old friends join together in a new collaboration. Kayhan Kalhor (kamancheh), Wu Man (pipa), and Sandeep Das (tabla) are established soloists in their individual traditions. Their new trio highlights the ancient traditions of Iran, China, and India through a 21st century lens.

WHEN: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2024

SHOW TIME: 7:30 PM

VENUE: BING CONCERT HALL

KŌSA - between two mirrors

Sankai Juku

In KŌSA - between two mirrors, the world-renowned Butoh dance troupe Sankai Juku explores themes of anxiety and grief in the visceral, captivating cadence they are known best for. Directed, choreographed, and designed by Ushio Amagatsu, the group’s founder, this piece is a meditation on the anxieties acutely felt by many in the past few years. With KŌSA , excerpts of Amagatsu’s previous masterpieces come together in Memorial Auditorium to create a catharsis to behold.

PERFORMANCE NO. 1

WHEN:

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2023

SHOW TIME: 7:30 PM

VENUE: MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM

PERFORMANCE NO. 2

WHEN: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2023

SHOW TIME: 2:30 PM

VENUE: MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM

PERFORMANCE NO. 1

WHEN:

SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 2024

DANCE

Malpaso Dance Company

“Sparklingly present…and remarkably strong” (The New York Times), Cuba’s Malpaso Dance Company joins us for two performances with its dazzling, classically trained dancers.

The program will include Osnel Delgado's 24 Hours and a Dog, Aszure Barton's Stillness in Bloom, and Mats Ek's Woman with Water

SHOW TIME: 7:30 PM

VENUE:

MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM

PERFORMANCE NO. 2

WHEN:

SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 2024

SHOW TIME: 2:30 PM

VENUE:

MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM

Terri Lyne Carrington

New Standards

Terri Lyne Carrington presents an evening of jazz tunes composed by women – now there’s an idea. For too long, jazz standards – the tunes that dominate jazz repertory and that young musicians are taught to master – have almost exclusively been composed by men. From “My Funny Valentine ” to “Maiden Voyage,” they are beloved compositions. But where are the women? As founder and artistic director of the Berklee Institute for Jazz and Gender Justice, Carrington has curated a newly published compilation of New Standards composed by women, including Carla Bley, Cassandra Wilson, Marilyn Crispell, Lil Hardin Armstrong, Eliane Elias, Jaime Branch, Luciana Souza, Hiromi, Emily Remler, Anat Cohen, and others.

Lakecia Benjamin

It is easy to hear why saxophonist and composer Lakecia Benjamin was named a 2020 Rising Star by the Downbeat Magazine Critics’ Poll. Her third album Pursuance is a sax-driven set of standards by both Alice and John Coltrane, featuring Benjamin and her band joined by a stellar multi-generational lineup of guest artists.

WHEN: SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 2024

SHOW TIME: 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM

VENUE: STUDIO JAZZ

WHEN: THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 2024

SHOW TIME: 7:30 PM

VENUE: BING CONCERT HALL

Linda May Han Oh

Born in Malaysia, raised in Western Australia, and now living in New York City, Linda May Han Oh began playing piano, bassoon, and electric bass before starting upright bass in 2002 at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts where she graduated with first-class honors. Oh has performed with the likes of Joe Lovano, Steve Wilson, Vijay Iyer, Dave Douglas, Kenny Barron, Geri Allen, Fabian Almazan, and Terri Lyne Carrington.

WHEN: FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2024

SHOW TIME: 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM

VENUE: STUDIO

Hiromi

Grammy Award-winning jazz composer and pianist, Hiromi, is utterly talented. With a mastery of dissonance and release, swift balance, and soulful expansion, Hiromi carves out a sound that’s unequivocally her own. Her incisive, yet fluid melodic movement has captivated audiences around the world.

WHEN: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2023

SHOW TIME: 7:30 PM

VENUE: BING

CONCERT HALL

JAZZ

Gretchen Parlato and Lionel Loueke

Lean In

A long-awaited collaboration between Grammy-nominated vocalist Gretchen Parlato and acclaimed guitarist Lionel Loueke, Lean In tells the story of 20 years of connection, inspiration and friendship between two musical soulmates.

WHEN: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2023

SHOW TIME: 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM

VENUE: STUDIO

Joshua Redman

Where Are We

Hailed as one of the greatest jazz saxophonists of his generation, Joshua Redman kicks off Stanford Live’s 2023-24 season with his new album, Where Are We . Redman will be joined by Gabrielle Cavassa (vocals), Aaron Parks (piano), Joe Saunders (bass) and Brian Blade (drums). Redman is also a visiting artist and lecturer in jazz improvisation at Stanford’s Department of Music.

WHEN: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

SHOW TIME: 7:30 PM

VENUE: BING

CONCERT HALL

Joey Alexander

As a pianist, composer, and bandleader, Joey Alexander has been enjoying one of the most ascendant careers in jazz, thanks to his mind-blowing technique, innate musical smarts, and ability to communicate irresistible joy. Whether playing harmonic hide-and-seek with a Monk tune, negotiating the hairpin turns of a Coltrane classic, or gracefully swinging on his own song “Bali,” this three-time Grammy nominee leaves audiences breathless.

WHEN: FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 2024

SHOW TIME: 7:30 PM

VENUE: BING

CONCERT HALL

Emanuel Ax

With an impressively precise attunement to each piece he plays, Grammy Award-winning pianist Emanuel Ax is a powerhouse. His ability to bring audiences both levity and potent power points to the warm strength he carries as a musician. A Sony Classical exclusive recording artist since 1987, Ax has been crafting perfectly balanced and deeply impactful performances for decades, this one will be no exception.

Bruce Liu

Bruce Liu is an extraordinary pianist whose international reputation soared in 2021, when he won the First Prize at the 18th Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw. Since then he has toured the world, sharing a spellbinding synthesis of his myriad cultural and artistic inspirations. His tender, attentive approach lends to an impressive range of expression and poignant articulation.

WHEN: WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 2024

SHOW TIME: 7:30 PM

VENUE: BING

CONCERT HALL

WHEN: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2023

SHOW TIME: 2:30 PM

VENUE: BING

CONCERT HALL

WHEN: SUNDAY, MARCH 10, 2024

SHOW TIME: 2:30 PM

VENUE: BING

CONCERT HALL

New Century Chamber Orchestra

Pulcinella Suite

Embrace the elegant structure and exquisite sense of restraint of Austrian composer Joseph Haydn, one of music’s most prominent “architects” during the Classical period. American cellist Sterling Elliott joins Daniel Hope and New Century for Haydn’s beloved first cello concerto, a virtuoso showpiece for the instrument. In the second half of the program, Igor Stravinsky’s playful ballet suite from Pulcinella offers a contrasting 20th century response to Haydn, using the amorous hijinks of the famous Italian clown to tinker unpredictably (and to the delight of modern audiences) with the shapes and patterns of centuries-old Classical melodies.

Wu Tsang's MOBY DICK; or, The Whale

Award-winning filmmaker and visual artist Wu Tsang and the collective Moved by the Motion embark upon a feature-length, silent-film telling of Herman Melville’s great American novel. The film includes original music composed by Caroline Shaw and Andrew Yee with Asma Maroof, performed live by the New Century Chamber Orchestra.

This adaptation, written by Sophia Al-Maria and directed by Tsang, follows the white whale above and below the surface of the water, developing a visual cosmology that resists the exploration and exploitation of the earth under imperial colonialism. The narrative is interwoven with extracts by the Sub-Sub-Librarian, and tackles the novel’s subterranean currents, encountering the resistance of the ship’s hydrarchy, or organizational structure, and collectives of “mariners, renegades, and cast aways,” as described by historian C.L.R. James.

“Human madness is oftentimes a cunning and most feline thing. When you think it fled, it may have but become transfigured into some still subtler form.”

WHEN: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2023

SHOW TIME: 7:30 PM

VENUE: BING

CONCERT HALL

Moby Dick is a classic story of man versus nature. Captain Ahab’s obsession with the whale suggests the only way for humans to gain dominion over something is to destroy it. At a time when the culture wars are once again dividing American society, Tsang’s Moby Dick presents a world that aims to transcend these issues. In a recent feature in the NY Times, she suggested that her work is designed “to find ways of bringing together people who might not otherwise see each other as worthy of interaction.”

Presented in partnership with San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

—Chris Lorway, Outgoing McMurtry Family Director, Stanford Live

Herman Melville, Moby-Dick or, the Whale

PERFORMANCE

WHEN: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2023

SHOW TIME: 7:30 PM

VENUE: BING

CONCERT HALL

WHEN:

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2023

SHOW TIME: 7:30 PM

VENUE:

El Niño: Nativity Reconsidered

Concept by Julia Bullock An American Modern Opera Company Production

Experience a uniquely distilled rendering of the Christmas Oratorio. This new arrangement by Christian Reif has been called “intimate, affecting and quietly rich with activism” by the New York Times. The piece created by John Adams and Peter Sellars celebrates Latin American poets and the voices of women. A rarely performed work, El Niño ruminates on the notion that with the promise of new life, there is the equal threat of inexplicable violence and sacrifice.

Storm Large: Holiday Ordeal

What better way to spend a holiday than with Storm Large? Storm will love you, leave you, delight you and abuse you with wicked charm and stunning vocals ‘til you’re begging for more. Holiday Ordeal is a night of music, gags, gifts, with songs ranging from “2000 Miles,” “Hallelujah,” and “Sock it to Me Santa,” to the greatest holiday song never written for the holidays, “Somebody to Love.”

PERFORMANCE NO. 1

WHEN: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2023

SHOW TIME: 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM

VENUE: STUDIO

PERFORMANCE NO. 2

WHEN: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2023

SHOW TIME: 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM

VENUE: STUDIO

HOLIDAY

Davina and the Vagabonds

A Vagabond Holiday

Davina and the Vagabonds have an unforgettable sound, merging vocals that are both charming and tactful with brilliant jazz instrumentation. In A Vagabond Holiday , this internationally-renowned quintet shares an energetically soulful celebration full of holiday cheer.

WHEN: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2023

SHOW TIME: 4:00 PM

VENUE: BING CONCERT HALL

Rob Kapilow's What Makes It Great?

PERFORMANCE NO. 1

DREAMING OF A JEWISH CHRISTMAS

PERFORMANCE NO. 2

WHEN:

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2023

SHOW TIME: 7:30 PM

VENUE: BING CONCERT HALL

Come hear and think about some of the most beloved and celebrated Christmas songs in a whole new way. Rob Kapilow tells the surprising stories behind your favorite holiday songs, including “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and “Silver Bells” – all written by Jewish composers. The story of how this came to be is a remarkable tale of immigrant outsiders who rejected their parents’ European pasts, embraced Tin Pan Alley, Broadway and Hollywood, and began to write the soundtrack to America’s dreams.

WHEN: THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2024

SHOW TIME: 7:30 PM

VENUE: BING CONCERT HALL

Rhapsody in Blue is George Gershwin’s most famous composition and a defining piece of the American Jazz Age, but almost no one has heard the original 1924 version for piano and jazz band. Dramatically different from the orchestral piece we know today, it was written for Paul Whiteman’s jazz band featuring highly unusual instrumentation. Come hear the original composition, and dive into the fascinating story of a piece that marked a new era of American music.

RHAPSODY IN BLUE FEATURING THE STANFORD JAZZ ORCHESTRA, DIRECTED BY MICHAEL GALISATUS

A Chanticleer Christmas

It wouldn’t be the holidays without Chanticleer at Memorial Church. San Francisco’s treasured men’s vocal ensemble creates a new Christmas program each year, activating the church’s gorgeous acoustics to create a feeling of community and serene beauty.

WHEN: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2023

SHOW TIME: 7:30 PM

VENUE: MEMORIAL CHURCH

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

The five-time Grammy-winning choral group from South Africa honors the legacy of late founder Joseph Shabalala as they continue to perform worldwide. From brilliantly harmonized a cappella songs sung in Zulu to traditional English gospel songs such as "This Little Light" and "Amazing Grace," Ladysmith Black Mambazo’s spirited work soothes the soul and brings a smile.

WHEN: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2024

SHOW TIME: 7:30 PM

VENUE: BING

CONCERT HALL

GLOBAL

Wild Up

Julius Eastman was an American maverick and radical who challenged the exclusionary foundations of European classical music and organized his compositions as tools for social change. Eastman was also an activist who deployed his life experiences as a gay African American as the impetus to question what it means to be American and an artist, and the ideals of United States and western classical music. Wild Up Artistic Director Christopher Rountree launched the ensemble in 2010 with a vision that rejected outdated traditions and threw classical repertoire into the context of pop culture, new music, and performance art.

PERFORMANCE NO. 1

WILD UP: THE MUSIC OF JULIUS EASTMAN

WHEN: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2024

SHOW TIME: 7:30 PM

VENUE: BING CONCERT HALL

Following a residency on campus, Stanford students will join Wild Up to perform some of Eastman’s work including Gay Guerilla, Buddha , and Joy Boy Known for “organic music,” Eastman’s work will challenge the students to find their own interpretation and vision.

PERFORMANCE NO. 2

WILD UP: THE MUSIC OF JULIUS EASTMAN FEMENINE

WHEN: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2024

SHOW TIME: 7:30 PM

VENUE: BING CONCERT HALL

A concert of Femenine by maverick composer Julius Eastman, co-presented with and performed by critically acclaimed classical music ensemble Wild Up.

Junction Trio

WHEN: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2023

SHOW TIME: 4:00 PM

VENUE: BING CONCERT HALL

Junction Trio combines the talents of violinist Stefan Jackiw, cellist Jay Campbell, and pianist/composer Conrad Tao, each of whom have been celebrated as soloists performing around the world. “Watching the trio perform, one really couldn’t tell who was happier to be there—the rapt audience or the musicians... These three are onto something special” (The Boston Globe).

Sphinx Virtuosi

Sphinx Virtuosi is a dynamic and inspiring professional self-conducted chamber orchestra and serves as the flagship performing entity of the Sphinx Organization – the leading social justice non-profit dedicated to transforming lives through the power of diversity in the arts. Comprised of eighteen accomplished Black and Latinx artists, a critical aim of the Sphinx Virtuosi is to evolve and transform the face of classical music through artistic excellence, pioneering programming, and impassioned community engagement.

WHEN: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 2024

SHOW TIME: 7:30 PM

VENUE: BING CONCERT HALL

CHAMBER/DANCE

Calder Quartet + Antoine Hunter

The Mind’s Ear: Motion Beyond Silence

In this thrilling collaboration by the imaginative Calder Quartet and dancer, choreographer, and Deaf artist and advocate, Antoine Hunter, audiences are offered an immersive and joyful journey into chamber music and dance – and a special insight into Beethoven’s Op. 130 String Quartet and Grosse Fugue, written toward the end of his life, when his hearing loss had a profound impact on his life and work.

WHEN: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2024

SHOW TIME: 2:30 PM

VENUE: BING CONCERT HALL

Coco in Concert

Gather family and friends for a truly unique concert experience - the joyous and tender Pixar/Disney film Coco projected on a giant screen while a mariachi orchestra plays Michael Giacchino’s magnificent score. Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Héctor and together they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel’s family history.

WHEN:

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2023

SHOW TIME: 7:00 PM

VENUE: BING

CONCERT HALL

WHEN: SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 2024

SHOW TIME: 7:30 PM

John Cameron Mitchell & Amber Martin

Cassette Roulette

Tony Award-winning star of stage and screen

John Cameron Mitchell ( Sandman, Hedwig and the Angry Inch), one of alt-culture’s boldest creators, joins forces with international cabaret star Amber Martin for an evening of songs, stories and characters, all chosen by the hand of fate on the ‘cassette roulette.’

Juliet & Romeo

Directed by Ben Duke

Lost Dog’s Juliet & Romeo reveals the real story of Shakespeare’s most revered couple. In this version, Romeo and Juliet didn’t die in a tragic misunderstanding. They grew up and lived happily ever after. Well, they lived at least.

Now Romeo and Juliet are 40ish. At least one of them is in the grips of a mid-life crisis. They feel constantly mocked by their teenage selves and are haunted by the pressures of being the poster couple for romantic love. They have decided to confront their current struggles by putting on a performance in front of a live audience – about themselves. Their therapist told them it was a terrible idea.

Directed by Olivier Award-nominated Ben Duke, Juliet & Romeo takes on our obsession with youth and the inevitable issues with romantic longevity.

“Do not swear by the moon, for she changes constantly. Then your love would also change.”

Romeo and Juliet, arguably Shakespeare’s most famous play, has evolved into one of the core myths of our time. A story of unrequited love that faces unsurmountable obstacles and ends in tragedy, Romeo and Juliet has provided the source material for opera, ballet, popular film and other contemporary mediums (e.g. Bernstein’s West Side Story). Where last season we saw this story interpreted by Ronnie Burkett’s raunchy marionettes, this year we get a slightly different spin on the tale. Award-winning director Ben Duke asks the audience to join in a drama therapy session where the now 40-something couple (who somehow survived their poisonous end) reflect on their past as they grapple with the realities of mid-life and all its challenges.

—Chris Lorway, Outgoing McMurtry Family Director, Stanford Live

PERFORMANCE NO. 1

WHEN: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2024

SHOW TIME: 8:00 PM

PERFORMANCE NO. 2

PERFORMANCE NO. 3

VENUE: STUDIO

WHEN: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2024

SHOW TIME: 8:00 PM

VENUE: STUDIO

WHEN: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2024

SHOW TIME: 2:30 PM

VENUE: STUDIO

Devised by Ben Duke & Solène Weinachter

—William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

Coco in Concert

Gather family and friends for a truly unique concert experience - the joyous and tender Pixar/Disney film Coco projected on a giant screen while a mariachi orchestra plays Michael Giacchino’s magnificent score. Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Héctor and together they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel’s family history.

WHEN: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2023

SHOW TIME: 7:00 PM

WHEN: SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 2024

SHOW TIME: 7:30 PM

VENUE: BING CONCERT HALL

Tony

star of stage and screen

John Cameron Mitchell ( Sandman, Hedwig and the Angry Inch), one of alt-culture’s boldest creators, joins forces with international cabaret star

Amber Martin for an evening of songs, stories and characters, all chosen by the hand of fate on the ‘cassette roulette.’

John Cameron Mitchell & Amber Martin

Award-winning

Cassette Roulette

PERFORMANCE NO. 1

WHEN: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2024

SHOW TIME: 8:00 PM

PERFORMANCE NO. 2

PERFORMANCE NO. 3

VENUE: STUDIO

WHEN: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2024

SHOW TIME: 8:00 PM

VENUE: STUDIO

WHEN: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2024

SHOW TIME: 2:30 PM

VENUE: STUDIO

Jakub Józef Orliński with Il Pomo d’Oro

Beyond

Polish countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński has surged to the heights of the international classical music scene with ease, his vibrancy paving his path and setting him apart from the rest. Founded in 2012 by Giulio D’Alessio and Gesine Lübben, Il Pomo d’Oro swiftly established itself as an ensemble of outstanding quality. These powerful forces come together in stunning synchronicity in this Bing Concert Hall performance.

WHEN: SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2024

SHOW TIME: 2:30 PM

VENUE: BING

CONCERT HALL

Les Violons du Roy with special guest Miloš

Jonathan Cohen, Music Director

Les Violons du Roy has been a focal point of Québec City’s musical life since it was founded by Bernard Labadie in 1984. The ensemble takes its name from the celebrated court orchestra of the French kings. Under music director Jonathan Cohen, this orchestra soars to truly regal heights. With classical guitarist Miloš , Les Violons du Roy explores an expansive chamber orchestra repertoire with a skillful faithfulness to the period of each work.

WHEN: SUNDAY, MAY 5, 2024

SHOW TIME: 4:00 PM

VENUE: BING

CONCERT HALL

RECITAL Sasha Cooke

WHEN: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2024

SHOW TIME: 2:30 PM

VENUE: BING

CONCERT HALL

Two-time Grammy Award-winning mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke comes to Bing Concert Hall to fill the space with lush elegance. Accompanied by Laura Dahl of Stanford’s Department of Music on piano, Cooke will soar with her vocal finesse and agility. Members of the St. Lawrence String Quartet, will perform "Rückert Lieder" alongside Cooke.

Co-presented by the A. Jess Shenson Recital Series.

Viano String Quartet and Mahan Esfahani

In a new piece by Gavin Bryars, Viano String Quartet and Mahan Esfahani come together with sharp coherence. Viano String Quartet are First Prize winners of the 2019 Banff International String Quartet Competition, and their crispness as an ensemble continues to enjoy international praise. The combined force of Viano and critically-acclaimed harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani is bound to inspire awe.

WHEN: SUNDAY, JANUARY 28, 2024

SHOW TIME: 2:30 PM

VENUE: BING CONCERT HALL

Mahan Esfahani In Recital

Mahan Esfahani has made it his life’s mission to rehabilitate the harpsichord, bringing it into the mainstream of concert instruments. Performances by the Iranian-born harpsichordist leave critics breathless and audiences rapt - his light touch and superhuman agility conjuring interpretations that are “exquisite beyond measure” (Los Angeles Times).

We have long wanted to invite harpsichord innovator and Stanford alum Mahan Esfahani to perform on the series. Making up for lost time, audiences can experience his artistry and creative programming in two settings: with Viano and a solo recital where his creative programming choices can really shine.

—Laura Evans, Director of Programming and Engagement

WHEN: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2024

SHOW TIME: 7:30 PM

VENUE: BING

CONCERT HALL

WHEN: SUNDAY, APRIL 21, 2024

SHOW TIME: 2:30 PM

VENUE: BING

CONCERT HALL

Takács Quartet with Julian Labro

The world-renowned Takács Quartet was founded in 1975 in Budapest, Hungary. Today the quartet, comprised of Edward Dusinberre, Harumi Rhodes (violins), Richard O’Neill (viola) and András Fejér (cello), captivates audiences with their innovative programming. In collaboration with bandoneon virtuoso Julian Labro, the program features music from Labro, Dessner, Bach, Ravel, and more.

Daniel Lozakovich and Behzod Abduraimov

Meet two of the international classical scene’s brightest shining stars in a high flying collaboration on the stage at Bing Concert Hall. Daniel Lozakovich, a genius violinist and Behzod Abduraimov, a highly-renowned pianist in his own right, perform a program featuring Prokofieff, Schumann, and Beethoven.

WHEN: FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2024

SHOW TIME: 7:30 PM

VENUE: BING

CONCERT HALL

PUPPETRY/THEATER

Book of Mountains and Seas

Huang Ruo, composer and librettist

Basil Twist, director and designer

PERFORMANCE NO. 1

WHEN: SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 2024

SHOW TIME: 7:30 PM

PERFORMANCE NO. 2

VENUE: BING CONCERT HALL

A daring new work by composer Huang Ruo and puppeteer /designer/director Basil Twist, Book of Mountains and Seas is a modern take on ancient Chinese creation myths, first transcribed in the 4th Century BC, yet strikingly relevant to our current struggle with climate change. An ensemble of massive puppets, as fanciful as they are terrifying, and the chorus of Ars Nova Copenhagen challenge us through music and stunning visual tableaux to consider the power of the natural world and our vital, yet tenuous, relationship to it.

WHEN: SUNDAY, APRIL 7, 2024

SHOW TIME: 2:30 PM

VENUE: BING CONCERT HALL

Basil Twist is a third-generation puppeteer and object theater artist, renowned globally for his visionary adaptations of opera, dance, and theater. Chinese-born American composer Huang Ruo has been called “one of the world’s leading young composers” and was formerly Composer in Residence at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.

The Living Earth Show

Lyra

In their brilliant collaboration, Lyra , The Living Earth Show and Post:ballet embody the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice , viscerally studying questions of empathy, technology, and our relationship to the natural world. The music of composer Samuel Adams, the movement of choreographer Vanessa Thiessen, and the cinematography of Benjamin Tarquin come together in the perfect balance of entrancing rhythms and captivating movement. Created both in quarantine and in person, Lyra seamlessly weaves together digital and physical realms, with The Living Earth Show gracing the stage with their refreshing sonic explorations.

PERFORMANCE NO. 1

WHEN: THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 2024

SHOW TIME: 8:00 PM

PERFORMANCE NO. 2

WHEN: FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 2024

SHOW TIME: 8:00 PM

PERFORMANCE NO. 3

WHEN: SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 2024

VENUE: STUDIO

CONTEMPORARY

Kaki King SEI

VENUE: STUDIO

In her continuous quest to explore the outer bounds of what is possible for the guitar, SEI is a new fulllength performance piece where guitar movement takes over the entire stage. In SEI (which means "six" in Italian), guitarists become dancers, coordinating their whole bodies to perform the rigors of both choreography and composition. Multiple guitars on stands are spaced out strategically, in a design allowing for music and movement to be created between them. In SEI , the relationship between the players is revealed musically and physically, a progression of distance and space-like the progression between the six individual strings of the guitar.

SHOW TIME: 8:00 PM

VENUE: STUDIO

PERFORMANCE NO. 1

WHEN: FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2024

SHOW TIME: 8:00 PM

PERFORMANCE NO. 2

WHEN: SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2024

VENUE: STUDIO

SHOW TIME: 8:00 PM

VENUE: STUDIO

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The Lost Bird Project

Memorials to Extinct Birds

The Lost Bird Project by Todd McGrain is part natural history, part artist’s diary, documenting the extraordinary effort to place a series of public memorials to birds driven to extinction in modern times. As a chronicle of humankind’s impact on our changing world and a moving record of dwindling biodiversity, The Lost Bird Project is an ode to vanished

times and vanished species. The Great Auk, Labrador Duck, Passenger Pigeon, Carolina Parakeet, and Heath Hen were birds that once filled unique niches in the North American landscape from the shores of Labrador and New York to the Midwestern plains. Across the great American prairie, the skies were nearly black with Passenger Pigeons whose

Stanford Arts District

Now on view through Feb 2024

disappearance, like the buffalo’s, was thought to be inconceivable.

As works of site-specific environmental art, the sculptures featured in The Lost Bird Project were originally placed in the locations where the birds were last seen in the wild and are currently placed throughout the Stanford Arts District.

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