SOLD OUT • Fifteen-time Grammy winner Béla Fleck and postmodern, old-time singer-songwriter Abigail Washburn present an evening of virtuosic works that challenge all preconceived notions of the limitations of the banjo.
With their newest work joyUS justUS, the Los Angeles-based company CONTRA-TIEMPO Urban Latin Dance Theater takes on joy as the ultimate expression of resistance.
The Westerlies have been hailed by NPR’s Fresh Air as “skilled interpreters” and “adept improvisers" as they explore jazz, roots and chamber music influences to create the rarest of hybrids: music that is both “folk-like and composerly, lovely and intellectually rigorous” (NPR Music).
Two Pints by Abbey Theatre
The Abbey Theatre, renowned as the national theatre of Ireland, takes over the Back Room Pub at Brewbaker’s Restaurant. Pull up a bar stool, order a pint and prepare yourself for an intimate theatrical experience.
Revered singer Martha Redbone performs a concert version of Bone Hill, a new musical theatre work in progress inspired by the artist’s family lineage in the Appalachian Mountains.
Founded by legendary cellist Yo-Yo Ma, Silkroad Ensemble draws on a rich tapestry of traditions to create a new musical language—a uniquely engaging and accessible encounter between the foreign and the familiar that reflects our many-layered contemporary identities.
