Equal parts community organizer, Elizabethan fool and bedazzled bon vivant, Taylor Mac has created internationally award-winning performance events that at once provoke and embrace his diverse audience. Mac is beloved for his iconic beauty, disarming vulnerability, and soaring spirit. Drawing from his current project, A 24 Decade History of Popular Music, which was developed in part at the Sundance Institute Theatre Lab and includes an epic performance over 24 continuous hours, this show will kick off MLK Week on campus…
Find out more »Taylor Mac is the American theater’s most beloved maximalist. Creating extravagant performances with jester-like charm, Mac’s work reflects the vast mosaic of the American imagination. With Mac as our puckish guide, join us for an abridged version of his epic 24-hour performance art concert, which decodes the social history of the United States—all 240 years and counting—through popular songs ranging from “Yankee Doodle Dandy” to disco. The show is a dazzling, community-building experience that reflects our nation’s diverse and sometimes…
Find out more »The Keller Williams Grateful Grass featuring Jeff Austin, Andy Hall, Jeremy Garrett and Danton Boller delivers anything-but-traditional bluegrass versions of Grateful Dead favorites. “Loose interpretations of Grateful Dead songs done in a bluegrass style. Take my fascination with Grateful Dead songs and mix it together with my love of psychedelic improvisational bluegrass music and out burps this project. WARNING: If you like your Grateful Dead songs performed in their original way, or if you prefer traditional bluegrass, this is not…
Find out more »In the spirit of Ellington and Zappa's bands, the MLO consists of unique improvisers/instrumentalists, performing Leonhart's innovative arrangements. At age 17, Michael was honored as the youngest Grammy recipient in history, cited as the most outstanding musician in a U.S. high school. Michael has performed with Steely Dan since 1996, recording two albums with them, including 2000's Grammy winning Album of the Year "Two Against Nature" on which he was a featured soloist, arranger and conductor. He has performed and/or…
Find out more »Keller Williams' Grateful Grass featuring Jeff Austin, Jay Starling (Love Canon) and Danton Boller delivers anything-but-traditional bluegrass versions of Grateful Dead favorites. “Loose interpretations of Grateful Dead songs done in a bluegrass style. Take my fascination with Grateful Dead songs and mix it together with my love of psychedelic improvisational bluegrass music and out burps this project. WARNING: If you like your Grateful Dead songs performed in their original way, or if you prefer traditional bluegrass, this is not the…
Find out more »Keller Williams' Grateful Grass featuring Jeff Austin, Jay Starling (Love Canon) and Danton Boller delivers anything-but-traditional bluegrass versions of Grateful Dead favorites. “Loose interpretations of Grateful Dead songs done in a bluegrass style. Take my fascination with Grateful Dead songs and mix it together with my love of psychedelic improvisational bluegrass music and out burps this project. WARNING: If you like your Grateful Dead songs performed in their original way, or if you prefer traditional bluegrass, this is not the…
Find out more »Keller Williams' Grateful Grass featuring Jeff Austin, Jay Starling (Love Canon) and Danton Boller delivers anything-but-traditional bluegrass versions of Grateful Dead favorites. “Loose interpretations of Grateful Dead songs done in a bluegrass style. Take my fascination with Grateful Dead songs and mix it together with my love of psychedelic improvisational bluegrass music and out burps this project. WARNING: If you like your Grateful Dead songs performed in their original way, or if you prefer traditional bluegrass, this is not the project…
Find out more »Aperture’s 65th Anniversary Gala celebrates the contributions of four visionary artists working at the intersection of photography, style, and human potential: Kwame Brathwaite, Zackary Drucker, Inez & Vinoodh. Aperture, a not-for-profit foundation, connects the photo community and its audiences with the most inspiring work, the sharpest ideas, and with each other—in print, in person, and online. Mx Justin Vivian Bond is a trans-genre artist living in New York City. As a performer both on and Off-Broadway, Mx Bond has received numerous…
Find out more »"Who says the city no longer produces artists who challenge, provoke and even, on occasion, dare to disgust? She can rock hard and does!" -The New York Times Hot on the heels of her critically acclaimed and completely sold out production of Rock Bottom, New York’s downtown darling Bridget Everett returns the stage with her band, The Tender Moments, and a bottle of chardonnay to sing all her favorite love songs and share the stories of the men that made…
Find out more »"Who says the city no longer produces artists who challenge, provoke and even, on occasion, dare to disgust? She can rock hard and does!" -The New York Times Hot on the heels of her critically acclaimed and completely sold out production of Rock Bottom, New York’s downtown darling Bridget Everett returns the stage with her band, The Tender Moments, and a bottle of chardonnay to sing all her favorite love songs and share the stories of the men that made…
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