Tête-a-Tête

Lightbox Film Center at International House Philadelphia

2008

$40,000

International House Philadelphia collaborated with Ars Nova Workshop to present Tête-a-Tête, a series of duets showcasing a cross-selection of experimental, improvisational, and exploratory music from the past 40 years. The five-concert series featured performances by Tony Conrad and John Cale; Pharoah Sanders and Hamid Drake; Mats Gustaffson and Thurston Moore; The Paul Bley Duo; and Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid.

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Sruti Presents the Philadelphia Premiere Screening of The Unseen Sequence

"The Unseen Sequence – Exploring Bharatanatyam Through the Art of Malavika Sarukkai* offers a glimpse into the talent and journey of one of India's leading choreographers and dancers.

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Stories of Refuge from ear-whispered: works by Tania El Khoury

Bryn Mawr College presents Stories of Refuge at Twelve Gates Arts, part of ear-whispered: works by Tania El Khoury.

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Collaborators & Colleagues

Neta Pulvermacher

Neta Pulvermacher is artistic director of the Ben Gurion University Dance Company in Beer Sheva, Israel, and professor of dance at Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance.

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Heritage/Evolution: The PRISM Quartet with Tim Ries and Miguel Zenón

The PRISM Quartet presents new works composed and performed by Tim Ries and Miguel Zenón.

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Grants & Grantees

Welcome to Yuba City

This new theater work was a cowboy-clown odyssey presenting fragments of a mythic American desertscape.

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Collaborators & Colleagues

Martin Hartung

Martin Hartung is a doctoral fellow at the Institute for the History and Theory of Architecture (gta) at ETH Zurich, Switzerland, where he researches the exhibition history of architectural projects on the art market.

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Grants & Grantees

Deep Blue Sea

A newly commissioned work from the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company explores the relationship between the individual and the larger community and brings 100 professional and local amateur performers to the Mann’s outdoor stage.

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Pig Iron: I Promised Myself to Live Faster

Conceived by Co-Artistic Director Dito van Reigersberg and directed by Dan Rothenberg, this new work builds on Pig Iron's longtime fascination with characters that live on the margins of society.

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Collaborators & Colleagues

Paula Marincola

Paula Marincola was named the first executive director of The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage in June 2008. She leads the organization in developing and implementing its strategic agenda as both grantmaker and hub for knowledge-sharing.

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Mending Wall New York performance

PRISM Quartet, along with soprano Tony Arnold and pianist Arturo O’Farrill, perform works by four composers—Martin Bresnick, George Lewis, Juri Seo, and O’Farrill—that explore the contemporary meaning of walls by giving musical form to questions about identity, community, division, and freedom.

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GRANTS & GRANTEES

MJ Kaufman

MJ Kaufman is a playwright whose work examines the human experience, often focusing on the lives of queer and transpeople.

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Mendelssohn Club Open Rehearsal

Get a sneak peek at a rehearsal of the Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia's Bach/Mendelssohn St. Matthew Passion. for an introduction to the world of choral music.

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jumatatu m. poe

A young choreographer who has already produced provocative, experimental dance works, Poe (Pew Fellow, 2011) is the founder of dance/theater company idiosynCrazy productions.

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News

Pew Fellows News: Honors for Musicians Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Diane Monroe, Bobby Zankel; Joy Feasley and Paul Swenbeck Collaborate on Exhibition and Book; and More

The summer months haven’t slowed down for our Pew Fellows who are busy with exhibitions, publications, murals, performances, and more. Catch up with their newest projects below.

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Questions of Practice

Questions of Practice: Choreographer Reggie Wilson on the “Cultural Retentions” of Sacred Spaces

Choreographer Reggie Wilson discusses his approach to choreographing and curating dance in religious spaces with Pew Fellow Yolanda Wisher.

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Zappa's Radical Classical Roots

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Zydeco Crossroads Presents Rockin' Dopsie Jr. and Marcus Ardoin

WXPN continues their Zydeco Crossroads project with this free concert featuring two prominent Zydeco musicians.

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Color Theory Concert: PRISM Quartet and So Percussion

PRISM Quartet's Center-funded project Color Theory features a series of performances, lectures, and workshops that investigate the concept of "musical color," including a concert with the ensemble So Percussion.

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Ogun & the People: World Premiere

Kulu Mele African Dance & Drum Ensemble debuts Ogun & the People at the Annenberg Center.

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Grants & Grantees

Krzysztof Penderecki Week

A weeklong series honored the prolific composer's 75th birthday with concerts, lectures, and workshops.

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