Penn State s Center for the Performing Arts will celebrate Juneteenth with a film titled Juneteenth: A Fierce Urgency Celebration! that features several Black artists, faculty and organizations.
The free one-hour film will be available on CPA s website from 7:30 p.m. on June 19 to 7:30 p.m. on June 21.
The film will contain musical performances, reflections and historical context from Black guests, according to the release.
Artist, historian and leader of the funk-jazz band Mwenso and The Shakes Michael Mwenso will host the film. We are very happy to have this space as Black artists to reflect on our ancestral history and the sacrifices they made for us, Mwenso said. We use this significant day as a reflection of celebration as we continue the work toward social change and an equitable and just world.
Tony Award-winning dance artist Bill T Jones to join live Meeting April 28
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Clarinetist Anthony McGill performs in Front Row: National starting April 21
Musician and activist Anthony McGill is the featured soloist in the next episode of Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s “Front Row: National.” The program includes works by Olivier Messiaen and Francis Poulenc, and Johannes Brahms, which also features cellist Alisa Weilerstein and pianist Inon Barnatan.
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Clarinetist Anthony McGill performs in Front Row: National starting April 21
April 09, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Musician and activist Anthony McGill is the featured soloist in the next episode of Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s “Front Row: National.”
The free virtual event begins at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 21, and will be available to stream until 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 28. Visit Center for the Performing Arts online for more information.
Small Island Big Song
In addition to raising awareness of environmental issues facing island nations, the project explores a migration theory that seeks to establish musical links between cultures and accentuates similarities in regional instruments, voices and rhythm. More than 100 musicians represent waterfront countries facing climate-related challenges, including Madagascar, Borneo, Tahiti, Bali, Guam, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Taiwan.
The live touring production of “Small Island Big Song,” including an artist residency, is scheduled for the center’s spring 2022 season.
Related Earth Day engagement event
The Center for the Performing Arts and Penn State’s Sustainability Institute will partner to host two of the artists featured in “Small Island Big Song: An Oceanic Songline” in an Earth Day panel discussion at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 22. The free public event will be available via the Zoom conferencing app and will be followed by an open Q&A and short perfo