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by A.A. Cristi - Nov 17, 2022
The Paul Dresher Ensemble, OPERA America's New Works Forum, Ensemble Ipse, and First Look Sonoma present the New York premiere of Both Eyes Open, an experimental chamber opera by Brooklyn-based composer Max Giteck Duykers and Berkeley-based playwright Philip Kan Gotanda.

by A.A. Cristi - Nov 7, 2022
Remote Theater, an award-winning, online theater company born at the beginning of the pandemic, has announced that THE CHOICE, an anthology of seven short plays about the rise and fall of Roe v. Wade, is now available on demand, free of charge, until December 1, 2022.

by Stephi Wild - Jul 29, 2022
Remote Theater, an award-winning, online theater company born at the beginning of the pandemic, announces the full artistic team for 'The Choice,' an integrated anthology of nine short plays about the rise and fall of Roe v. Wade. The event will premiere on September 24, 2022, 4PM Pacific, 5 Eastern. It will then be available to view on-demand up until Election Day, November 8.

by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 25, 2022
Remote Theater, an award-winning online theater company born at the beginning of the pandemic, announces the full artistic team for 'The Choice,' an integrated anthology of nine short plays about the rise and fall of Roe v. Wade. The event will premiere on September 24, 2022, at 4 PM Pacific/7 PM Eastern.

by A.A. Cristi - May 20, 2022
The renowned Kronos Quartet today releases the world premiere recording of Mỹ Lai, the acclaimed opera composed by Jonathan Berger with libretto by Harriet Scott Chessman, on Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.

by Marissa Tomeo - Apr 2, 2022
First Look Sonoma, Paul Dresher Ensemble, and Presidio Theatre Performing Arts Center will present the world premiere in San Francisco of a new opera, Both Eyes Open, by composer, Max Giteck Duykers and librettist, Philip Kan Gotanda. Directed by Melissa Weaver and conducted by Benjamin Makino. An open dress rehearsal/preview is set for Friday, June 24, 2022 at 2:00pm, while the show premieres on Saturday, June 25, 2022 at 8:00pm and Sunday June 26, 2022 at 7:00 pm. All performances take place at the Presidio Theatre Performing Arts Center, 99 Moraga Avenue, San Francisco, California, in Presidio National Park.Â

by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 16, 2022
On Friday, May 20, 2022, the renowned Kronos Quartet releases the world premiere recording of Mỹ Lai, the acclaimed opera composed by Jonathan Berger with libretto by Harriet Scott Chessman, on Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.

by Stephi Wild - Dec 8, 2021
Crowded Fire Theater (CFT), known as a vital home for new play development and production on the West Coast, announce Kenan Arun, Nathaniel J. Bice, Chibueze Crouch, Mitchell Jakubka, Gabriel Nuñez de Arco, and Grisel (GG) Torres as the fifth cohort of IGNITE FUND awardees.

by A.A. Cristi - Oct 11, 2021
Presented by the Mills College Music Department and Center for Contemporary Music, the 2021-22 Mills Music Now Concert Series celebrates a rich tradition of experimentation and a glimpse into the future of a broad range of musical practices. The October Mills Music Now Concert offers a springboard into this tradition of experimentation with Sarah Cahill in the The Future is Female concert on October 30. Â

by Stephi Wild - Apr 27, 2021
Remote Studios, a pioneering online performance group born near the beginning of the pandemic, announced today that they have entered a partnership with The Marsh, a leading Bay Area theatre with a rich history of developing new performance.
Paul Dresher Videos
by BroadwayWorld TV - Apr 20, 2010
Fela!, the critically acclaimed new musical based on the life and music of groundbreaking African composer, performer and activist Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, is directed and choreographed by Tony® Award-winner Bill T. Jones (Spring Awakening), with a book by Jim Lewis and Bill T. Jones. Sahr Ngaujah and Kevin Mambo play the title character at alternate performances, while the world renowned Antibalas and other members of the NYC Afrobeat community, under the direction of Aaron Johnson, perform Kuti's rousing music live onstage.
by BroadwayWorld TV - Dec 19, 2009
Sting and Alicia Keys were amongst other well-known music and entertainment personalities to visit the Broadway sensation Fela! during its first week run, and the praise for this dazzling production was unanimous.