Author: Music MCM

The Southbank Centre today announces that iconic singer and musician Chaka Khan will be the 29th curator of its annual contemporary music festival, Meltdown. Chaka Khan’s Meltdown will take place Friday 14 June until Sunday 23 June 2024 as Khan celebrates 50 years of a pioneering career, bringing her incredible voice and global influence to the Southbank Centre during the 10-day summer festival. Commenting on her curatorship, Chaka Khan said: “Get ready to experience the heart and soul of Meltdown 2024, where the magic of music meets the warmth of community. I’m beyond excited to be a part of this legacy, bringing everyone together, young and old, for a…

Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre announces a choreography workshop based around the motifs and structures of Habit Formed on February 21, 2023 at 2pm at The BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center, located on the campus of the Borough of Manhattan Community College, 199 Chambers Street, New York, NY 10007. For more info on the workshop, visit https://tribecapac.org/event/amanda-selwyn-dance-theatre-workshop. For CUNY students interested in participating in the workshop, please email marketing@tribecapac.org. In this choreography workshop, Selwyn and her company of dancers will introduce some of the over-arching movement motifs that weave throughout Habit Formed. Then, she will guide students to develop short choreographic studies that explore these motifs and add their own nuance,…

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NEW YORK –  Philadanco will return to Manhattan’s Joyce Theater for the 32nd time, and first since 2018, with “Intangible,” a program of New York premieres by four emerging choreographers, from February 6 through February 10, 2024. Performances are Tuesday, February 6th and Wednesday, February 7th at 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, February 8th and Friday, February 9th at 8 p.m.; and Saturday, February 10th at 2 p.m. (a family matinee) and 8 p.m. Tickets, starting at $10, are available online.    The works on “Intangible” are Nijawwon K. Matthews’s From Dystopia to Our Declaration; Christopher Rudd’s Mating Season; Ray Mercer’s Balance of Power; and Tommie-Waheed Evans’s Somewhere Between Heaven and Earth, made in collaboration with the Philadanco…

New York, NY — January 23, 2024 — The 92nd Street Y, New York (92NY), one of New York’s leading cultural venues, presents Sandbox Percussion — Jonny Allen, Victor Caccese, Ian Rosenbaum, and Terry Sweeney, — with Conor Hanick, piano on Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 7:30 pm at Buttenwieser Hall at The Arnhold Center. Online streaming is also available for 72 hours following the performance. Tickets start at $40 and are available at https://www.92ny.org/event/sandbox-percussion-with-conor-hanick. A leader in a new era of contemporary percussion chamber music, Sandbox Percussion and brilliant pianist and new-music champion Conor Hanick bring a program of premieres, including the first…

The Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company presents Red Firecrackers, the story of Nian and the origin Chinese Lunar New Year customs. The performance will take place at 3pm on Sunday, February 25, 2024 at Flushing Town Hall Theater, 137-35 Northern Blvd., Flushing, NYC. Tickets are $15 for general admission, $12 for members, seniors and students, and $8 with ID, and can be purchased at https://www.flushingtownhall.org/red-firecrackers. Red Firecracker is a spectacular production of dazzling props, colorful costumes, mesmerizing music, fantastic acrobatics and lively dance by top notch performers telling the story of the origin of the Chinese Lunar New Year Celebration where a group of villagers, working together, defeated a…

New York, NY, January 19, 2024 – The Martha Graham Dance Company’s Studio Series continues with an in-process showing of a new work for the Company by Jamar Roberts. NEW@Graham will take place February 6-7 (Tuesday and Wednesday), at 7pm, at the Martha Graham Studio Theater, 55 Bethune Street, 11th Floor, in Manhattan. This special evening offers a first look at Jamar Roberts’s brand-new work for the Company just a few days before its world premiere at the University Musical Society in Ann Arbor, MI. This new dance features a commissioned score by Grammy-winning composer Rhiannon Giddens. The evening will include a conversation about…

The International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD) announces the world-renowned dance faculty and celebrated instructors for on the 1 | memphis, a dance class series from January 25-27, 2024 at Collage Dance Collective and Ballet Memphis. Classes are being offered across over a dozen different genres for levels ranging from beginner to advanced. Tuition is $20 per class for IABD members and $25 per class for non-members. For more information and to register, visit https://www.iabdassociation.org/onthe1memphis-about. This weekend of technical training and innovative methodologies creates an environment of exploration and meaningful intergenerational exchange. And this perfect dance experience continues the IABD tradition of maintaining aesthetic integrity…

New York, NY, December 7, 2023 – Acclaimed choreographer Molissa Fenley will present new work in an evening of dance: From the Light, Between the Lamps. Performances will take place at Roulette January 31-February 3 (Wednesday-Saturday), at 8pm. The program features three world premieres: De la Lumière, Entre les Lampes, a new work of two duets performed by alternating members of the company, and featuring a new score by longtime collaborator Philip Glass, performed live by Michael Ferrera on piano; the quintet Etruscan Matisse/Blake with music by Ryuichi Sakamoto, and In the Garden (with Ryuichi), performed to the sound of birdsong. In the Garden (with Ryuichi) was commissioned by the Fine Arts Center of the University…

New York, NY — Baryshnikov Arts today announced its 2024 Spring Season, which includes newly commissioned projects including film, dance, music, visual art, opera, and puppetry. The new season builds on the organization’s rich history as a multi-disciplinary, multi-platform haven for artistic freedom, and will take place at the Jerome Robbins Theater at Baryshnikov Arts, 450 W 37th St, NYC. Pre-sale starts Wednesday, January 17, 2024 and general public on-sale ticketing opens Wednesday, January 24, 2024. Tickets are available at https://baryshnikovarts.org/. The season will open with MERCE / MISHA / MORE_A Film Event followed by a newly commissioned dance piece, 4 | 2…

“GOAT” is the debut single by the esteemed Japanese pop and hip-hop trio, Number_i, released on January 1, 2024. The track serves as a bold and self-assured proclamation of their identity and ambition, with lyrics proudly proclaiming themselves as the “GOAT” (Greatest Of All Time). With its infectious melodies and upbeat tempo, this powerful song quickly ascended to the summit of the Japanese charts, captivating listeners and earning the title of the week’s best-selling single.

12 JANUARY 2024 (TORONTO, ON) — Charles Lloyd returns with his latest musical offering, The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow, a majestic double album of new studio recordings from the legendary saxophonist which will be released on March 15, Lloyd’s 86th birthday. One of the most significant musicians of the 20th and 21st centuries, Lloyd remains at the peak of his powers in the company of a newly assembled quartet of four distinctive voices with the NEA Jazz Master joined by pianist Jason Moran, bassist Larry Grenadier, and drummer Brian Blade. With The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow—Lloyd’s eleventh Blue Note album and his first new studio…