Join us for a discussion and performance based on Nikolai Gogol’s The Government Inspector, a satirical Russian play from 1836. Prior to the performance, associate Professor of Russian Literature, Dr. Radislav Lapushin will provide artistic and historical context for Gogol’s … Continued
Photo credit: Casey Moore Santería chants, complex rhythms, fluid jazz stylings and nuanced Afro-Cuban soulfulness mark singer/composer Daymé Arocena’s impact on the unfolding history of Cuban music. One of the most inviting ambassadors for the country’s contemporary sound, her virtuosity, … Continued
Grammy-winning singer/songwriter and banjo player Abigail Washburn returns to the Memorial Hall stage with Beijing-born vocalist and guzheng prodigy Wu Fei. This enchanting duo is a musical resolution to specific and differing issues about home. Prior to the Carolina Performing … Continued
Off the coast of 16th-century China, Portuguese sailors saw a great verdant mass rising from the sea. Anointing the future Taiwan, they exclaimed, Formosa! Beautiful! Born from land and lore, Formosa is a work of abstract beauty in which only … Continued
7:00 pm - Talk in the Pamela Heavner Gallery @ Memorial Hall 8:00 pm - Performance @ Memorial Hall Honors Carolina, in partnership with Carolina Performing Arts and Arts@the Core, presents Concerts in Context: a pre-concert lecture series. Prior to … Continued
Dive into the dreamy multiple worlds of Ghanaian global fusionist Jojo Abot, coupling Afrobeat, jazz, reggae and electronica with fashion, film, literature and performance art. Dividing her time between Accra, Copenhagen and New York City, Jojo Abot's ongoing project FYFYA … Continued
Like an Indian Ocean blast from the seaport megacity it calls home, the new 10-piece supergroup of vocalists and instrumentalists from Karachi (formerly known as Kolachi) blurs raga and western harmony, counterpoint and South Asian melodic lines, all without losing the groove. In … Continued
Hailed for its commitment to the leading edge of modern dance, the Martha Graham Dance Company performs adventurous new works created by some of today’s top dance-makers side by side with the most profound and influential choreography by Martha Graham. Often compared with Pablo … Continued
The House is Black Inspired by the works of Forough Farrokhzad, one of Iran’s most influential feminist poets and filmmakers, this stirring multimedia piece sheds light on the importance of Iranian contemporary arts. Iranian American performance artist/composer Sussan Deyhim examines the prophetic vision of … Continued
Beyond Sacred: Voices of Muslim Identity Ping Chong + Company’s interview-based theater production Beyond Sacred delves into the diverse stories of young Muslims who came of age in a post-9/11 New York City. The participants personify a range of Muslim identities, from converts to Islam … Continued
Singer/songwriter/clawhammer banjo player Abigail Washburn (Béla Fleck duo, Sparrow Quartet, Uncle Earl) creates inventive cross-cultural takes on folk and old-time music with haunting, bare-bones songs, evocative vocals and earthy sophistication. Fluent in Mandarin and armed with profound connections to communities across the … Continued
A leading voice among young composer/performers redefining 21st-century music, Gabriel Kahane has appeared with artists as varied as Sufjan Stevens, Rufus Wainwright, Punch Brothers, Audra McDonald and 2014 Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Luther Adams. A star composer/pianist in his new generation of … Continued
“The young tenor with the breezy, accented voice is a hard-toned, unsentimental instrumentalist steeped in classical jazz”. – ABC News Winner of the 2013 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition and the first female to take first prize in the event’s … Continued
