The Hollenbeck Commission

Painted Bride Art Center

2008

$50,000

Painted Bride Art Center commissioned composer, bandleader, and jazz drummer John Hollenbeck to create and perform a new work with his Large Ensemble. Hollenbeck also participated in a two-week residency program, during which he produced and performed a new work in collaboration with 10 Philadelphia musicians.

A virtuosic percussionist with a daring approach to composition, Hollenbeck is a Grammy-nominated artist best known for his work with the big band group the John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble and the avant-garde jazz ensemble The Claudia Quintet.

Collaborators & Colleagues

Susan Foster

Dr. Susan Leigh Foster is a choreographer, dancer, and scholar. Her "danced lectures" became a launching point for the third iteration of the Center's danceworkbook series.

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News

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage Announces 2018 Grants for Philadelphia Artists, Organizations

2018 Grants Announcement Custom PageThe Pew Center for Arts & Heritage today announced 45 grants today in support of the Philadelphia region’s cultural organizations and artists.

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A Billion Nights on Earth FringeArts Holiday Performances

Thaddeus Phillips' family-friendly, visual theater work returns to FringeArts for a series of special holiday performances.

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KLANG

Elizabeth Huston presents a daylong series of chamber music compositions by pioneering composer Karlheinz Stockhausen each written to represent an hour of the day.

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Questions of Practice

Questions of Practice: Curator Ruth Estévez on Why Some Performances Should Remain in the Past

Curator Ruth Estévez on why the practice of restaging may be both “interesting” and “dangerous.”

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The Sentient Archive and Knowing Dance More

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage and The University of the Arts School of Dance present scholar and writer Jenn Joy and choreographer and dancer Maria Hassabi in conversation on March 27.

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Trisha Brown In the New Body: Early Works

Bryn Mawr College presents two performances of Trisha Brown's pioneering Early Works, created between 1968 and 1975, blurring the boundaries between performance and visual art.

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Pennsylvania Ballet Performs Trisha Brown's O zlozony/O composite

As part of Bryn Mawr College's ongoing retrospective, Trisha Brown: In the New Body, the Pennsylvania Ballet performs Brown's O zlozony/O composite, becoming the first US ballet company to perform Brown's choreography.

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Re-Place-ing Philadelphia

Built on a foundation of public dialogue and interaction, the Re-Place-ing Philadelphia project used art as a lens for viewing the city and its history.

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Questions of Practice

Questions of Practice: Elevator Repair Service’s John Collins on Process in Theater-Making

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Jerome Robbins’ In the Night

Pennsylvania Ballet presented Jerome Robbins’ ballet masterpiece, In the Night, as part of its 2007 program dedicated to the work of Robbins.

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Nels Cline's Lovers (for Philadelphia)

Ars Nova Workshop presents a new commission created and performed by Nels Cline, lead guitarist for the band Wilco. An expansion of Cline’s 2016 recording Lovers (Blue Note Records), the new commission is inspired by research trips that led Cline on an inspiring journey through significant Philadelphia moments, artifacts, and sites.

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Supper, People on the Move at La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival

Choreographer Silvana Cardell's Supper, People on the Move travels to the experimental theater La MaMA in New York City, as part of the 2016 La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival.

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Departure and Discovery: Waywardness

The work of Schumann, Gesualdo, Brahms, and Mozart will be performed to evoke themes of fragility, unconventionality, and playfulness explored by the composers late in their careers.

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Scenes View 2

BalletX commissioned Finnish choreographer Jorma Elo to create a new dance work that combined sharp movements, dynamic athleticism, and classical ballet vocabulary.

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Superterranean

The world premiere of a design-driven theater work, created in collaboration with MacArthur Fellow and Tony Award-winner Mimi Lien, considers how underground architecture, built environments, and hidden networks influence human behavior.

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25+ Ways to Engage with Philadelphia Arts and Culture from Home

These organizations have a range of digital exhibitions and performances, art tutorials, music, and films available to anyone seeking to stay connected to Philadelphia’s art scene.

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Let ‘im Move You: This is a Formation Tour

Choreographer jumatatu poe’s Let 'im Move You: This is a Formation, created with Jermone “Donte” Beacham, tours to a number of US cities this summer.

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Vijayalakshmi

Vijayalakshmi is a classical Indian dancer and a renowned expert in the mohiniyattam dance form.

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Endless Shout: Virago-Man Dem In-Process Showings by Cynthia Oliver

The Institute of Contemporary Art presents in-process showings of Cynthia Oliver’s dance-theatre work Virago-Man Dem, organized by Danielle Goldman.

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