David Byrne News

New Diorama Theatre - London's top theatre for work by emerging companies will present a sparkling range of shows this November, leaping around different theatrical forms, covering subject matter ranging from pressing real-life issues to fantastical (yet oddly familiar) universes, and made by companies from around the UK and beyond.

Mr. Trifonov has already developed an international career as a solo artist, a champion of the concerto repertoire, a collaborator at the keyboard in chamber music and song, and as a composer artistic facets that will all be showcased in his seven-concert Perspectives series this season, beginning with a solo recital in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage today, October 28. At 26 years of age, Mr. Trifonov is the youngest artist ever to curate a Perspectives series at Carnegie Hall.

New Diorama Theatre - London's top theatre for work by emerging companies will present a sparkling range of shows this November, leaping around different theatrical forms, covering subject matter ranging from pressing real-life issues to fantastical (yet oddly familiar) universes, and made by companies from around the UK and beyond.

Gearing up for the release of its first full length album in over seven years, (they released a tour-only EP last year) seminal electronic band MEAT BEAT MANIFESTO (MBM) is ready for the release of IMPOSSIBLE STAR on January 19, 2018 via Flexidisc distributed by Virtual Label. The album will be available for preorder through iTunes

On behalf of J.R. 'Bob' Dobbs, Black and Boone Productions announces the first ever documentary on the Church of the SubGenius, Slacking Towards Bethlehem: J.R. 'Bob' Dobbs and the Church of the SubGenius.

Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts announces, due to popular demand, a second show added to Rufus Wainwright's Orlando February concert schedule.

Mr. Trifonov has already developed an international career as a solo artist, a champion of the concerto repertoire, a collaborator at the keyboard in chamber music and song, and as a composer artistic facets that will all be showcased in his seven-concert Perspectives series this season, beginning with a solo recital in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage on Saturday, October 28. At 26 years of age, Mr. Trifonov is the youngest artist ever to curate a Perspectives series at Carnegie Hall.

Benjamin Clementine, the acclaimed British singer, songwriter and pianist, will headline Carnegie Hall on October 5, 2017. Starting Friday, April 21, tickets will be available at carnegiehall.org or by calling Carnegiecharge at 212 247-7800. Prices range from $30 to $70. In this concert, a major milestone in an already remarkable early career, Clementine will debut songs from his forthcoming new album, the follow-up to his Mercury Prize winning album At Least for Now, due for release this fall.

Kings - the latest play by Oli Forsyth and award-winning new writing company Smoke & Oakum Theatre- opens at New Diorama Theatre today. The darkly comic fairytale is the company's first full-length London run and follows on from the success of Cornermen and Happy Dave.

Today Mercury Prize-winner Benjamin Clementine releases his sophomore album, I Tell A Fly via Capitol Records. Clementine headlines Carnegie Hall this Thursday, October 5.

Mercury Prize-winner Benjamin Clementine today releases a new single, “Jupiter,” from his forthcoming sophomore album, I Tell A Fly. Capitol Records releases the new album October 2, just before Clementine headlines Carnegie Hall on October 5.

The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts is thrilled to announce internationally-renowned jazz artist and educator Anthony Tidd will move forward as the Kimmel Center's Jazz Artistic Advisor, acting as an expert consultant and vital resource for all matters involving jazz on the Kimmel Center Cultural Campus. Longtime curator of both Sittin' In and the Education Department's Creative Music Program for Jazz, Tidd will bring 20+ years of expertise as a performer, producer, and teacher to both programmatic and educational activities.

By day, one of the most respected stage directors, actors, writers, and impresarios in Europe; by night, a cabaret chanteuse expunging life's pain and love's agony-this unusual artistic double identity comes together when the director of Festival d'Avignon Olivier Py makes a rare US stage appearance in Olivier Py Sings Les Premiers Adieux de Miss Knife.

The Gish Prize Trust today announced that the widely influential, utterly inimitable Meredith Monk has been selected to receive the 24th annual Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize, in recognition of her ongoing achievements as a composer, singer and interdisciplinary artist. Established in 1994 through the will of legendary stage and screen actress Lillian Gish, known as the First Lady of Cinema, the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize is one of the most prestigious honors given to artists in the United States and bears one of the largest cash awards, currently valued at approximately $250,000.

Linda Shelton, Executive Director of The Joyce Theater, will welcome back onto its stage Twyla Tharp Dance, under the artistic direction of legendary award-winning choreographer Twyla Tharp, for a special three-week engagement, from September 19 - October 8.

The New Museum has announce the schedule of events for IdeasCity New York, taking place Today, September 16, 2017, at Sara D. Roosevelt Park on Chrystie Street, one block from the New Museum.

St. Ann's Warehouse launches into its ambitious international 2017-18 Season, the third in its waterfront theater in Brooklyn Bridge Park, with highlights that exemplify the institution's role as a home for major new works from singular international companies and American avant-garde masters.

The WICKED Tour will welcome Mary Kate Morrissey as Elphaba, beginning Tuesday, September 26th at the Aronoff Center in Cincinnati, OH.

The Latin Recording Academy announced today Lucecita Ben tez, Jo o Bosco, Ilan Chester, Victor Heredia, Los Del R o (Antonio Romero Monge and Rafael Ruiz Perdigones), Guadalupe Pineda, and Cuco Valoy will receive the this year's Lifetime Achievement Award.

Mercury Prize-winner Benjamin Clementine today streams new track, “Quintessence,” from his forthcoming sophomore album, I Tell A Fly. Capitol Records releases the new album October 2, just before Clementine headlines Carnegie Hall on October 5.