Afro-Latin ensemble QUITAPENAS—one word, all caps; four syllables, all claps!—gives you a taste of their rhythmic contagion. Born under the warm California sun, these irresistible musicians celebrate the (almost) forgotten rhythms of Afro-Indigenous communities across Latin America. With call and response rhythms and pulsating beats...
Originally from Venezuela, the GRAMMY-nominated bassist Álvaro Benavides is now based out of NYC, where he regularly performs with some of the world's most renowned Cuban bands. Famed for his unshakeable timing and unerring instinct, Benavides' beats and grooves combust alongside the cajón into an...
Welcome to an intimate forum led by the musical legend and technological savant Nona Hendryx. Together, with a panel of creative minds and futurist spirits including Kate Freer, Mimi Lien, Miles Regis, and more to be announced, we'll explore the threshold spaces between analog craft...
Presented in collaboration with the New York Philharmonic An evening of exploration into Rzewski’s The People United Will Never Be Defeated investigates the revolutionary spirit and how political and social change manifests from the international to the local. This world premiere of a newly commissioned orchestration of...
Founded and led by interdisciplinary artists Amanda Dunne Acevedo and Lindsey Barlag Thornton, the Chicago-based collective Genesis hybridizes theater, performance art, and dance to blur the boundaries of live performance. Genesis's newly restaged ensemble production of there are no dead people is a rumination on death and...
Join us for Convergence: A Transformative Evening of Sound, Story, and Sistahood, an unprecedented gathering featuring the iconic Afrofuturist musician and technological innovator Nona Hendryx in collaboration with an array of other visionary artists to be announced. These groundbreaking voices will untangle the creative intersections...
This February performance of Voices of a People's History takes its inspiration from the new book Black History Is for Everyone, written by New York Public Library educator Brian Jones. Black History challenges our understanding of race, nation, and the stories we tell about who we are. Understanding...
The “never playing a song the same way once” scents drifting over Burnt Sugar The Arkestra Chamber’s fence has drawn a like-minded crew to the latest edition of the Burnt Sugar SmokeHouse. Get ready for a high-heat feast of sound from Val Inc. aka Val...
The Future in the Now unites young African-American creators at the convergence of art, technology, science, and humanities. This revolutionary panel explores XR immersion; AR integration; VR design and development; and AI collaboration in storytelling, visual design, and music creation. Through discussion and interactive demonstrations, creators...
Spend the morning at a free, live performance of Tumble Science Podcast for Kids, featuring science, storytelling, games, and music—all about the sounds of space! Co-hosted by Lindsay Patterson and Marshall Escamilla with the help of scientists, Tumble weaves scientists’ lives and research into entertaining, engaging, and relatable...