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Event Date as Display String:

Thursday, May 2, 2019, 7:30pm - 8:30pm

Location:

Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, 24 Quincy St., Cambridge

URL:

https://carpenter.center/events/perle-noire-meditations-for-josephine

Event Description:

Gazette Classification: Art/Design,Music,Opera Organization/Sponsor:
Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts Cost: Free - RSVP Required Link:
https://carpenter.center/events/perle-noire-meditations-for-josephine
In conjunction with "Perle Noire: Meditations for Joséphine" presented
by Harvard University Music Department, is a talk at the Carpenter
Center Bookshop on May 2 with curator Naomi Beckwith, vocalist Julia
Bullock, director Peter Sellars, composer Tyshawn Sorey will speak
about Perle Noire its unique and poignant take on the iconic Josephine
Baker and her brilliance, public courage, and private tragedies.
Conceived by Peter Sellars, with original music by Tyshawn Sorey and
texts by Claudia Rankine, ​"Perle Noire: Meditations for Joséphine​"
is an 85-minute, staged, one-act song-cycle featuring Julia Bullock as
vocal soloist and living embodiment of the spirit of Joséphine Baker.
Composer Tyshawn Sorey is joined by the International Contemporary
Ensemble in an instrumental sextet that weaves composed music and
improvisation together to create a seamless interplay between song,
spoken word, dance, and contemplative instrumental interludes. The May
3rd performance "Perle Noire: Meditations for Joséphine" is presented
at the Oberon. Tickets are free, but reservations are required. For
more information, ​ visit Harvard University Music Department.

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Event Start Date as Date Type:

Thursday, May 2, 2019 - 19:30 to 20:30

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