The Cinematic Cello

2006

$4,700

Chamber Music Now (CMN) presented The Cinematic Cello, a multimedia concert featuring cellist Ovidiu Marinescu alongside video and electronic accompaniment. CMN commissioned four world-premiere works for the production, pairing local composers and filmmakers to create collaborative compositions inspired by Philadelphia. Collaborators included composers Richard Belcastro, Andrea Clearfield, David Ludwig, and Paul Geissinger, and filmmakers Deron Albright, Ed Feldman, and Can Yegen.

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Trisha Brown In the New Body Classes

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Curator and co-director of Icebox Project Space Timothy Belknap presents Killjoy's Kastle, an immersive performance and visual art installation.

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Grants & Grantees

The Partita Project

Choreographer Lisa Kraus developed a postmodern dance featuring a live violin performance by musician Diane Monroe.

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Collaborators & Colleagues

Kelley Rourke

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News

Coming in 2018: Center-Funded Projects from Taylor Mac, Nels Cline, Tania El Khoury, Trenton Doyle Hancock, and More

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How Sweet the Sound: Network for New Music Concert with John Harbison

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Ars Nova's New Paths Festival Presents Ken Vandermark's Made to Break Ensemble at the Barnes

MacArthur Fellow Ken Vandermark and the Made to Break Ensemble premiere a piece inspired by the Barnes Foundation's collection.

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Temple Contemporary’s Symphony for a Broken Orchestra Makes Headlines in The New York Times, The Guardian, and More

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Odean Pope: Sounds of the Circle at The Barnes

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Collaborators & Colleagues

Liz Munsell

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Free Simulcast Screening of Supper, People on the Move at Independence Mall

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Philadelphia Flamenco Festival TAPAS Performances

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Perfect Blue

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Stephen Petronio

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On Stage This Fall: Immersive Works from Artist Tania El Khoury, Choreographer Boris Charmatz at the Barnes Foundation, International Contemporary Ensemble at Christ Church and More

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Pew Fellows News: Tiona McClodden Receives Keith Haring Fellowship, Justin Cronin’s The Passage Adapted Into TV Series, Heidi Saman Selected for International Emerging Film Talent Association Initiative, and More

This month’s Pew Fellows news includes fellowships, grants, and honors, a new television series, and critically-acclaimed performances and exhibitions.

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Vespers, Premiere Recording

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Questions of Practice

Fellows Friday: Q&A with Bassist and Composer Jymie Merritt

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