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.

Grants & Grantees

Facing Front: The Duets of Jonathan Burrows and Matteo Fargion

Drozdowski, a curator of performance, will host European duo Jonathan Burrows and Matteo Fargion for a two-week retrospective of their collaborative career.

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Event

Dancing Diplomats

A public screening for *Dancing Diplomats* follows choreographer Taras Lewyckyj's work with Ukrainian artist Anatoly Kryvochyzha.

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Collaborators & Colleagues

Kyle deCamp

Kyle deCamp is a cross-media performance artist whose work investigates the intersections of art, history, space, and individual lives.

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Composer to Composer: A talk with John Harbison

Network for New Music hosts a talk with composer John Harbison.

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GRANTS & GRANTEES

WXPN, University of Pennsylvania

WXPN (88.5 FM) is a nationally recognized public radio station operated by the University of Pennsylvania, with a focus on rock, blues, roots, and folk music.

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Collaborators & Colleagues

Fiach Mac Conghail

Fiach Mac Conghail has led the Abbey Theatre, the national theatre of Ireland, as director and CEO since 2005.

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Grants & Grantees

Body of Text

Choreographer Nichole Canuso and her ensemble will engage in an interdisciplinary discovery process with an oral historian, a writer, and a vocal teacher to develop new performance techniques that integrate movement, voice, and personal history.

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2006–07 Choreographers Project

Susan Hess Modern Dance continued its annual Choreographers Project program for four emerging independent choreographers.

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Telemann 360º Concerts

Tempesta di Mare – Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra presents a two-part concert program that offers audiences a renewed perspective on baroque composer Georg Philipp Telemann.

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Collaborators & Colleagues

Michèle Steinwald

Michèle Steinwald is an independent curator and dance producer, and former assistant curator for the performing arts at the Walker Art Center.

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WXPN Concert Featuring Leon Chavis & The Zydeco Flames + Koray Broussard & The Zydeco Unit

Join WXPN for two free performances, featuring Leon Chavis & The Zydeco Flames and Koray Broussard & The Zydeco Unit.

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Grants & Grantees

Chopin Without Piano

This large-scale performance piece revealed unique insights into Fryderyk Chopin as both a historical figure and a masterful composer, as the piano parts for two concerti were replaced with powerful spoken monologues constructed from fragments of Chopin's letters and biographies, performed in Polish by actress Barbara Wysocka and accompanied by the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia.

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Facing Front: Lectures and Performances by Jonathan Burrows and Matteo Fargion (second set)

Anna Drozdowski hosts European duo Jonathan Burrows and Matteo Fargion for a two-week retrospective of their collaborative career. In addition to their performances, the two-week period includes discussions on June 26–27.

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Grants & Grantees

The Persians

Ellen McLaughlin's adaptation of the ancient Greek tragedy by Aeschylus included original music by sound designer Daniel Kluger.

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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

Judy Hussie-Taylor

Judy Hussie-Taylor has served as Executive Director of Danspace Project, a New York City venue for independent experimental choreographers, since 2008. Hussie-Taylor served as a Pew Fellowships panelist in 2012 and 2013, a Performance LOI panelist in 2014, and as the Performance panel chair in 2015.

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Grants & Grantees

New Edge Performing Artists Residency

Dance artists Megan Mazarick, Shavon Norris, and Meredith Rainey created new works in residency at the Community Education Center.

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The Quiet Circus: River Charrette 3

Headlong presents the third performance in its series of River Charrettes, featuring artist Martha McDonald and Headlong co-founder David Brick, who will lead an audience through the grounds of The Andalusia Foundation.

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News

Pew Fellows News: Jennifer Higdon Awarded Nemmers Prize in Music Composition, King Britt’s Orchestral collaboration, Plays from Jennifer Kidwell and Bruce Graham in the News, and More.

This month’s Pew Fellows news includes new exhibitions and performances from coast-to-coast, critically-acclaimed plays, and a national award in music composition.

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Collaborators & Colleagues

Ernesto Pujol

Performance artist and social choreographer Ernesto Pujol has performed with urban and rural communities worldwide.

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