Stanford Live presents a wide range of the finest performances from around the world, fostering a vibrant learning community and providing distinctive experiences through the performing arts. With its home at Bing Concert Hall and Frost Amphitheater, Stanford Live draws on the breadth and depth of Stanford University to connect performances to the significant issues, ideas, and discoveries of our time.
Welcome to Stanford Live’s 2023-24 Annual Report. It is a pleasure to reflect on a year marked by remarkable performances, meaningful partnerships, and impactful service—across the stage, campus, and community.
As the incoming McMurtry Family Director of Stanford Live, I am honored to share, on behalf of our entire team, the successes we celebrated and the complexities we navigated during the 2023–24 season.
Under the steady leadership of Deborah Cullinan, Vice President for the Arts and acting Director of Stanford Live, we embraced the power of storytelling through live performances. This was exemplified by our thematic framework Stories You Think You Know, as well as a special focus on Women in Jazz.
Thanks to the generous support of our donors, Stanford Live also deepened its commitment to new creations via the commissioning of works by artists from around the world. In 2023–24, we commissioned six groundbreaking works spanning dance, theater, and music.
This year, however, also unfolded against the backdrop of global conflicts, rising costs, and a pervasive sense of uncertainty across the landscape of the performing arts—challenges that inevitably impacted our financial operations. Producing live performances is increasingly more expensive and logistically challenging, requiring greater resourcefulness and expertise from organizations. We are grateful for the philanthropic support that makes our work possible and is essential to sustaining Stanford Live’s innovation and leadership in the field.
Through all of these intricacies and transitions, we were continually inspired by the unwavering dedication of our audiences, who continued to attend, engage with, and celebrate the extraordinary programs presented by our team in great numbers.
Now, more than ever, we recognize the transformative power of live performances to foster shared joy, celebration, and beauty—connecting us and strengthening our sense of community.
I am excited to begin my first full season with Stanford Live as its executive and artistic director. Thank you for your continued support of our organization and the artists whose work enriches our lives.
With gratitude, Iris Nemani
McMurtry Family Director
Stanford Live
Stories You Think You Know
Stanford Live’s 2023–24 season centered on themes of reflection and reinvention. At its core were stories we know well–Frankenstein, Moby Dick, The Jungle Book, and Romeo and Juliet. In each case, artists reinvented these tales in new ways, challenging how we look at them and providing a new lens through which to appreciate and find meaning. These revived stories helped shape our season and immersed audiences in the art of storytelling, keeping attendees on the edge of their seats while provoking fresh conversations.
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Performances
3,190 Tickets Sold
472
First Time Stanford Live Attendees
Juliet & Romeo
Photo: Michael Spencer
Manual Cinema’s Frankenstein
Photo: Michael Brosilow
Wu Tsang’s MOBY DICK; or, The Whale
Photo: Harrison Truong
STANFORD LIVE MAIN SEASON
$1,634,946
Ticketed Events
Tickets Sold
Tickets
30,222 Total Attendees Unique Stanford Students 3,445
MAIN SEASON PERFORMANCES BY GENRE 16 11 4 3 2 Jazz & Blues
8 1 6 17
Ticketed Events
Tickets
Tickets
2,178
2,956 Total Tickets Sold for Frost Music & Arts Festival Total Blackfest Attendees
$11,974,854 17 140,389 CO-PRESENTED
Student Matinee Tickets Donated to Title 1 Schools 1,356 Program Hours
Julius Eastman
Celebrating the resurgence of postminimalist composer Julius Eastman’s music, Stanford Live presented two performances by the contemporary music ensemble Wild Up that focused on Eastman’s works.
As well, during the 2024 winter quarter, we collaborated with Hans Kretz of the Department of Music to develop a Stanford course titled Gay Guerilla: A Hands-On Experience of the Life, Music and Legacy of Julius Eastman. This course included lectures, guest speakers, and student performances with Wild Up, culminating in two performances at Bing Concert Hall and a free premiere of Eastman’s The Holy Presence of Jeanne d’Arc at Dinkelspiel Auditorium.
Hans Kretz, Stanford professor “Stanford Live has the invaluable ability to bring people across campus together to collaborate.”
Scan QR code to watch Lesson From the Life and Music of Julius Eastman
Views of Stanford Live’s Music Resurgence Article
Stanford Students Perform Public Concert with Wild Up at Bing Concert Hall
Photo: Matthew Huang
Stanford Students Performed with Wild Up
Women in Jazz
Since the emergence of jazz in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the genre has been largely dominated by male musicians. However, in recent years, the recognition and presence of women in jazz have significantly expanded, and in Stanford Live’s 2023–24 season, we proudly spotlighted performances that featured talented female jazz artists.
Among the distinguished artists presented were pianist Hiromi, drummer Terri Lyne Carrington, bassist Linda May Han Oh, saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin, and vocalist Samara Joy. These artists shared with audiences their own compositions and interpretations, paying tribute to their female predecessors.
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Female Jazz Artists in the 2023–24 Season 40
Students Attended a Masterclass with Terri Lyne Carrington
Presentations Featuring Female Jazz Artists
Terri Lyne Carrington Masterclass
Photo: Taylor Jones
Davina and the Vagabonds
Photo: Michael Spencer
Residencies
During the 2023–24 season, Stanford Live hosted three artists for extended residencies, offering them time and space to develop their work while fostering rich exchanges of ideas between artists, students, faculty, and the broader community.
Jazz legend Terri Lyne Carrington led a three-day residency in January with a masterclass for Stanford students and a clinic for Gunn High School’s jazz band, focusing on supporting female students in jazz.
In February 2024, Wild Up explored composer Julius Eastman’s work through an interdisciplinary class open to all students. Class lecturer Hans Kretz curated guest lectures by an array of scholars and artists that included Wild Up’s Christopher Rountree and eminent composer and scholar George Lewis.
Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang spent four days at Stanford in April, researching environmental themes for his Stanford Live commission, before and after nature (premiering February 1, 2025). He drew inspiration from the Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve, fostering dialogue with Environmental Justice groups on topics of art, sustainability, and social justice.
Terri Lyne Carrington Performance
Photo: Michael Spencer
Wild Up Ensemble
Photo: Matthew Huang
David Lang
Photo: Laura Evans
Commissions
Stanford Live has a long history of supporting artists across many genres. We commissioned six new works spanning dance, puppetry, and music in the 2023–24 season, providing support for artists in their creative process and giving them the freedom and resources to bring these meaningful works to life.
2023–24 season commissions:
• South African choregrapher Gregory Maqoma brought Broken Chord, a work that reflected on the African choir that toured North America and the U.K. in the late 19th century.
• Akram Khan presented his sweeping reinterpretation of The Jungle Book as part of an international tour.
• Kronos Quartet returned to Bing to celebrate their 50th anniversary and performed the world premiere of Keep Going by composer Gabriella Smith.
• The Los Angeles Master Chorale performed Music to Accompany a Departure, a reflection on the nature of grief staged by theater director Peter Sellars.
• Flutist Claire Chase performed Holy Lift-off, a new work from Terry Riley.
• Puppeteer Ronnie Burkett performed and presented his latest show Wonderful Joe
Los Angeles Master Chorale
Photo provided by the artist
Ronnie Burkett’s Joe Puppet Photo: Ian Jackson
Kronos Quartet
Photo Nacion Imago
Students
Stanford Live is committed to ensuring that every Stanford student has the opportunity to meaningfully engage with the arts. Through deeply discounted performance tickets, campus residencies for visiting artists, curatorial opportunities, partnerships with student organizations, and performance opportunities for student ensembles, Stanford Live seeks to connect students, artists, and audiences in discovering, participating in, and enjoying the performing arts.
Each year, Stanford Live hosts a series of masterclasses for Stanford students. This season, a dance masterclass series allowed students in the Department of Theater and Performance Studies (TAPS) to work with the season’s dance artists including Sankai Juku, the Akram Khan Company, Ben Duke of Lost Dog, Babatunji Johnson, and Antoine Hunter. Other masterclasses included those with soprano Sasha Cooke and pianist Bruce Liu for students in the Department of Music.
Stanford Live also supported several student-led performances, including the Frost Music and Arts Festival in partnership with the Stanford Concert Network and Goldenvoice. In addition, Stanford Live partnered with Stanford’s Black Family Gathering Committee for Blackfest, the largest free hip-hop/R&B festival in the Bay Area that celebrates Black culture and art.
In addition, Stanford Live offered a range of work opportunities for Stanford students providing hands-on experience developing their skills as arts administrators. This year’s opportunities included Arts Journalism Fellowships, Artist Services Assistants, Curatorial Fellowships, Event Photographers, Front of House Agents, Live Music Industry Apprenticeships, Marketing Internships, and Ticket Office Agents.
“Stanford Live allowed me to learn and explore the inner operations of live events and music across a multitude of departments— from front of house operations to production, to ticketing, to the business and administrative side.” —Andrew Cha, student
Poetry Live! with the Spoken Word Collective Photo: Harrison Truong
Student and staff workers at Dabin
Photo: Reese Dickson
7 Masterclasses
337 Masterclass Registrations
5,991 Student Tickets Sold
22 Paid Work Opportunities
Akram Khan Company Masterclass
Photo: Michael Spencer
Students with Samara Joy
Photo: Matthew Huang
“Stanford Live’s willingness to coordinate face-to-face events and practical opportunities to learn from these artists has created some of my favorite moments as a graduate student at Stanford.”
—Connor Lifson, student
37 Campus Engagement Events 8 Community Engagement Events
Photo: Harrison Truong
Manual Cinema Open Rehearsal with TAPS students
Photo: Joel Simon
Campus Engagement
Each year, Stanford Live collaborates with Stanford faculty, departments, and student organizations to create meaningful opportunities for students and the broader campus community to engage with artists. This season, we increased our campus engagement activities with expanded offerings, meet-and-greets with artists, and small group discussions.
Stanford Live collaborated on the First Fridays program, a monthly conversation series between visiting artists and the Department of Theater and Performance Studies (TAPS) graduate students. Notable artists included members of the shadow puppetry company Manual Cinema, puppeteer Basil Twist, and choreographer Ben Duke.
We also presented three pre-concert talks , where we brought together campus and external partners to deepen audiences’
understanding of the performances. A standout pre-concert talk featured Reverend Dr. Tiffany Steinwert in conversation with theater director Peter Sellars and LA Master Chorale director Grant Gershon, discussing Music to Accompany a Departure, a deeply moving exploration of grief and loss. Another highlight was a lecture by Eungie Joo, curator of modern art at SFMOMA, who provided context for Wu Tsang’s MOBY DICK; or, The Whale, a queer retelling of the classic novel with a live score.
Stanford Live also co-presented several performances in partnership with campus organizations, including Lizzie No in collaboration with the Institute for Diversity in the Arts; and Quetzal, with El Centro Chicano y Latino.
Overall, this season’s collaborations created spaces for dialogue, learning, and connection to enrich the Stanford community’s engagement with the arts.
Akram Khan Company Masterclass
Photo: Michael Spencer
Partnerships
Partnerships with commercial and nonprofit arts organizations have enabled Stanford Live to broaden our support for artists and engage a more diverse audience. These collaborations are a key element of our community and campus engagement strategy, creating winwin opportunities for Stanford Live, its partners, and the audiences we serve.
Partnership with Goldenvoice Since its reopening in 2019, Frost Amphitheater has become a vibrant hub for contemporary performances and serves as the backdrop for our partnership with Goldenvoice, creators of Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival and prominent concert and music festival promoter.
This season, Goldenvoice brought an eclectic lineup of iconic artists like Bob Weir, John Fogerty, Robert Plant, and Alison Krauss; newer talents such as Dabin, Lauren Daigle, and Billy Strings; and genre-defying electronic acts like REZZ and Fred Again. These performances united fans across generations with an unforgettable mix of rock, pop, indie, and electronic sounds.
Stanford Live Arts Festival
The Stanford Live Arts Festival was held at Frost Amphitheater and Bing Concert Hall from July 13 to July 27. The festival brought some of the Bay Area’s eminent performing arts organizations to the peninsula, alongside community events designed to celebrate culture and heritage.
For the first time, Stanford Live hosted CUMBIA!@Frost, a celebration of LatinX culture showcasing vibrant music, dance, and arts and crafts in partnership with local community organizations. The event featured performances from artists that brought unique cumbia sounds and influences to the stage from Colombian, Mexican and Tex-Mex, to folkloric, pop and electronic.
The event was presented in partnership with with 14 campus and community groups, including Stanford’s El Centro Chicano y Latino, the Stanford Jazz Workshop, EPACENTER, MACLA, La Cumbiamba Colombiana, and Senderos. Partner organizations curated diverse arts and crafts offerings that enriched the cultural experience. Frost buzzed with dance workshops, Latin cuisine, art and facepainting, and social services for the community.
The summer festival also brought the return of prominent Bay Area performing arts partners who presented large-scale productions and concerts to peninsula audiences, further enriching Stanford Live’s offerings in ballet, classical music, and jazz.
Audiences enjoyed the San Francisco Symphony’s Spanish Favorites program and the epic film scores featured in Movie Music of John Williams. Together with SFJAZZ , Stanford Live presented the Count Basie Orchestra, led by Scotty Barnhart with special guest Gunhild Carling in Bing Concert Hall, as well as the Taj Mahal Quintet with Charlie Musselwhite opening the show with his harmonica and stories at Frost. The festival concluded with two performances by the San Francisco Ballet that included the second act of Helgi Tomasson’s Swan Lake, as well as works by Ben Stevenson and Hans van Manen.
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2,200+
CUMBIA!@Frost Attendees
14 University and Community Partners for CUMBIA!@Frost
CUMBIA!@Frost dancers
Dabin performing at Frost Amphitheater
Photo: Marlene Sanchez
Photo: Ken Hamel
Charlie Musselwhite on stage at Frost
Photo: Matthew Huang
Starry Nights with San Francisco Ballet Photo: Reneff-Olson Productions
The Movie Music of John Williams with the San Francisco Symphony
Photo: Matthew Huang
K–12 Programming
Stanford Live offers programs serving K–12 school students, providing opportunities for learning, participation, and discovery in the arts. In the 2023–24 season, we hosted four teacher workshops, five student matinees, and close to 90 hours of in-school activities. Nearly half of all student matinee tickets were donated by Stanford Live to Title 1 schools.
We welcomed schools from Silicon Valley and beyond to five K–12 student matinee performances. Highlights included The House Jacks, whose a cappella performance earned a standing ovation; Manual Cinema’s Frankenstein, a captivating mix of puppetry, film, and live performance; and Terri Lyne Carrington, who also led a workshop at Gunn High School. The Sphinx Virtuosi performed symphonic works by Black and Latino composers, with teachers noting how the diversity of the performers resonated with students. The season closed with a vibrant performance by Cuba’s Malpaso Dance Company, during which more than 900 students and teachers viewed a work that depicted 24 hours on the streets of Havana.
We also hosted five teacher workshops that aimed to enhance professional development and integrate the arts into curricula. A standout session featured teaching artist Daniel Barash, who introduced teachers to shadow puppetry, allowing them to create and perform with
their own puppets to teach a variety of subjects.
Through in-school offerings , including assembly performances and classroom activities, we connected with schools across the region. In partnership with the Ravenswood City School District in East Palo Alto, resident teaching artists Quinteto Latino worked with district music teachers to lead creative projects. We also increased artist visits to schools, with performances by members of the Silk Road Ensemble, the Korean duo CelloGayageum, and the pan-Latin group LADAMA.
—Teacher on Shadow Puppet Teacher Workshop “I’m looking forward to using shadow puppetry to teach the digestive system!”
The House Jacks Student Matinee
Photo: Laurel Skehen
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32 Schools in Attendance
33 Teachers Attended Workshops
Terri Lyne Carrington Student Matinee
Photo: Laurel Skehen
Silkroad Ensemble at Duveneck Elementary
Photo: Laura Evans
Music as Communication Workshop with students from Palo Alto High School
Photo: Harrison Truong
K–12 Matinees
Revenue: $10.8 million
Expenses: $11.4 million
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The Stanford Live Advisory Council supports the mission of Stanford Live and provides advice on the strategic direction of the organization.
Fred Harman, Chair
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Peter Bing
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Stanford Live’s 2023–24 season was generously supported by Helen and Peter Bing.
Stanford Live’s artist residency and education programs were generously supported by the Koret Foundation.
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Joshua Redman Group at Bing Concert Hall
Photo: Joel Simon
Stanford Live Staff 2023–24
Deborah Cullinan
Acting Director (to April 2024)
Iris Nemani McMurtry Family Director (April 2024 onwards)
Veronica Ayala Social Media and Editorial Associate
Diana Burnell Assistant Ticket Office Manager
Kelsey Carman Marketing Manager
Robert DeArmond Associate Director of Web and Digital Services
Laura Evans Director of Programming and Engagement
Ben Frandzel Institutional Gifts and Community Engagement Officer
Bryce Freeman Director of Operations
Aisah Gemora Associate Director of Operations
Elisa Gomez-Hird HR & Operations Associate
Carly Gliva Development Program Manager
Kristine Graham Assistant Ticket Office Manager
Danielle Kisner Production Coordinator
Patty Kong
Associate Director of Finance
Zack Leuchars Production Manager
Albert Montañez-Sánchez Producer of Artistic Programs
Hannah Neff Artistic Administrator
Maurice Nounou Director of Ticketing and System Operations
Nick Oldham A/V Manager
Kimberly Pross Director of Operations and Production
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Toni Rivera Operations Coordinator
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Claire Salcido Artist Liaison
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