Beatrice et Benedict

Academy of Vocal Arts

2006

$60,000

The Academy of Vocal Arts' performance of notable French composer and conductor Hector Berlioz's final opera, Beatrice et Benedict, featured sopranos Evelyn Pollock and Ariya Sawadivong, mezzo-sopranos Jennifer Hsiung and Elspeth Kincaid, and tenor Stephen Costello. Founded in 1934, the Academy of Vocal Arts provides tuition-free vocal training and opera experience to talented young singers.

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Flamenco's Influence on Visual Arts and Popular Culture

Four flamenco scholars weigh in on the connections between flamenco and popular culture in varying historical contexts.

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Collaborators & Colleagues

Brent Hayes Edwards

Brent Hayes Edwards is Peng Family professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University, and a 2015 Guggenheim Fellow.

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Grants & Grantees

Unity at the Initiative

An exhibition, pop-up performances, and workshops underscore the intersections of art, sport, and queer identity in the work of print artist and professional skateboarder Jeffrey Cheung.

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Philadelphia Museum of Dance

In Drexel University Westphal College's Philadelphia Museum of Dance, choreographer Boris Charmatz transforms the Barnes Foundation with a one-day free exhibit of live dance.

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Collaborators & Colleagues

Estelle Parsons

Actress Estelle Parsons has found success on stage, screen, and television, often playing characters who can best be described as fanatical or neurotic.

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Grants & Grantees

Philadelphia Assembled

Dutch artist Jeanne van Heeswijk initiated collaborations that reimagined Philadelphia's changing landscape through a series of installations and events across the city, laying the foundation for an installation that activated the Philadelphia Museum of Art's Perelman Building.

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In Terms of Performance at BAM

The online keywords anthology In Terms of Performance is reimagined as an installation at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), on view March 6 through May 8.

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Questions of Practice

What if an Art Collection Were Treated Like a Choreographic or Musical Score?

For the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s 2016 “Museum as Score” symposium, curator Carlos Basualdo contemplates the idea of a museum as a choreographic score.

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News

In Memoriam: Tokay Tomah, Traditional African Vocalist and Pew Fellow

Tokay Tomah, 2016 Pew Fellow and celebrated singer, composer, and recording artist, passed away on November 14, 2017.

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There

The Wilma Theater presents a world premiere adaptation of There by Lebanese American poet Etel Adnan.

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Collaborators & Colleagues

Lucy Shelton

Winner of two Walter W. Naumburg Awards, soprano Lucy Shelton enjoys an international career bringing her dramatic vocalism and interpretive skills to repertoire of all periods.

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Collaborators & Colleagues

David Lang

David Lang is one of America's most performed composers, with an extensive catalog that includes opera, orchestra, chamber, and solo works.

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Available Light

Experience this monumental and deeply-realized artistic encounter of dance, light, sound, and architecture on a scale not seen since its premiere 30 years ago.

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Grants & Grantees

ear-whispered: works by Tania El Khoury

The immersive installation work of Lebanese artist Tania El Khoury is highlighted in a multi-part performance project that shares the narratives of Syrian citizens and refugees and addresses displacement, oppression, and justice.

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Radio Silence

Mural Arts Philadelphia presents a large-scale performance inspired by the late Iraqi broadcaster Bahjat Abdulwahed—dubbed the “Walter Cronkite of Baghdad.”

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Collaborators & Colleagues

Boris Charmatz

Boris Charmatz is a choreographer, dancer, and director of Musée de la danse (Museum of Dance).

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Collaborators & Colleagues

Stephanie Richards

Stephanie Richards is an avant-garde trumpeter and composer who has become a prominent voice in the New York experimental scene, collaborating with improvisational pioneers including Henry Threadgill, Butch Morris, John Zorn, Laurie Anderson, and Anthony Braxton.

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Donald Nally

Donald Nally is conductor of The Crossing, a professional chamber choir focused on new music.

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A Season in the Life of J.S. Bach: Trinity Season

Choral Arts Philadelphia presents the first of three concert series as part of A Season in the Life of J.S. Bach.

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Metamorphosis, Premiere Recording

The Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia produced the album Higdon, Clearfield, Primosch: Metamorphosis on Innova Recordings.

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