John Cage News

The second LA Phil Green Umbrella 2011/12 season concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall focuses on the music of one of America's greatest living composers, Steve Reich, Tuesday, January 17, at 8 pm.

Joe's Pub has announced the following upcoming events.

La MaMa will present the World Premiere of You, My Mother, a production by the Obie Award-winning performance group Two-Headed Calf. You, My Mother is an opera project in two parts, created by composer Brendan Connelly and playwright Karinne Keithley Syers, Obie Award-winning composer Rick Burkhardt and playwright Kristen Kosmas, directed by Brooke O'Harra, with music performed by Yarn/Wire + Strings.

The second LA Phil Green Umbrella 2011/12 season concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall focuses on the music of one of America's greatest living composers, Steve Reich, Tuesday, January 17, at 8 pm.

In their 2011-12 Centennial Season Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas (MTT) and the San Francisco Symphony (SFS) will break new ground with a far-reaching month-long American Mavericks Festival of music by pioneers of the American sound at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco March 8-18; on a national tour to Ann Arbor, Chicago and Carnegie Hall through March 30; and with educational partnerships, experiential learning and a host of new media tools to engage audiences in this music.

Critically acclaimed soprano Jessica Gould, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra members harpsichordist Bradley Brookshire and lutenist Daniel Swenberg are joined by The Rose of the Compass Ensemble (Nina Stern, recorders, Ara Dinkjian, oud & Glen Velez, percussion) for a unique performance of the music of West and East in the Venetian Empire.

Peggy Baker Dance Projects will present the sound and feel of it, a stunning evening of audio and physical contrasts by legendary dancer and choreographer Peggy Baker.

Cinnabar Theater pays tribute to Tom Lehrer in 'Tomfoolery,' a cabaret style, musical revue featuring the witty, wicked, offbeat and thoroughly twisted world of the famed satirical songwriter who delighted millions of fans during the 1950's and 60's with his cynical but good-humored attacks on everything from the A-bomb to pollution.

As it enters the final four months of its Legacy Tour, the Merce Cunningham Dance Company (MCDC) announced today that it has commissioned artist Daniel Arsham to create the décor for its final performances, to be held December 29 - 31 at Park Avenue Armory in New York City.

Mikhail Baryshnikov will perform at an October 4 benefit beginning 'a new collaboration between the Merce Cunningham Dance Company and the Baryshnikov Arts Center,' The New York Times reports. Baryshnikov and the Merce Cunningham Dance Company will perform 'Occasion Piece2,' accompanied by Joan La Barbara and John Kelly performing music from John Cage's 'Song Books.' The film 'With Merce,' created by Charles Atlas, will also be shown.

The Merce Cunningham Dance Company (MCDC) will present its final performances, a series of Cunningham's signature site-specific Events, December 29 - 31 at Park Avenue Armory in New York City.

As it enters the final four months of its Legacy Tour, the Merce Cunningham Dance Company (MCDC) announced today that it has commissioned artist Daniel Arsham to create the décor for its final performances, to be held December 29 - 31 at Park Avenue Armory in New York City.

The Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company will present the world premiere of Jones' "Story/Time" at Peak Performances at Montclair State University, January 21-22 & 26-29. "Story/Time" marks Jones' third commission from Peak.

January 2012 will kick off the momentous 80th Anniversary of Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, a National Historic Landmark, National Medal of Arts honoree, and America’s longest-running international dance festival.

The Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC) ihas announced the spring 2012 performance season, which runs January 12 to June 17 and features a dynamic roster of international artists from the worlds of theater, dance, music, and film. The program includes several New York, U.S., and World Premieres, works developed in residence at BAC, and presentations made especially to be performed on BAC's stages.

The Niki Charitable Art Foundation today announced the recent gift of a work of great historical and artistic significance by Niki de Saint Phalle to The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York.

The Merce Cunningham Dance Company (MCDC) will present its final performances, a series of Cunningham's signature site-specific Events, December 29 - 31 at Park Avenue Armory in New York City.

Cinnabar Theater pays tribute to Tom Lehrer in 'Tomfoolery,' a cabaret style, musical revue featuring the witty, wicked, offbeat and thoroughly twisted world of the famed satirical songwriter who delighted millions of fans during the 1950's and 60's with his cynical but good-humored attacks on everything from the A-bomb to pollution.

A tree may grow in Brooklyn, but the avant-garde is flourishing in the Garden State this spring, with Peak Performances once again confirming its singular status as the presenter of some of the most challenging and original performing artists from the US and abroad.

The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) will present nearly 1,000 public events throughout the year and offers free admission to many of its performances.