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List of upcoming Millennium Stage performances.Archives
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Learn about the goals and mission of the Performing Arts for Everyone initiative.Conservatory Project
Music's rising stars from the nation's top conservatories performing in the Terrace TheaterHighlights
Bearfoot Bluegrass October 26, 2007
Based out of Anchorage, Alaska, Bearfoot Bluegrass, has an up-and-coming acoustic band feel with fully fledged music chops.
March Fourth October 11, 2007
March Fourth characterizes itself as little bit Duke Ellington meets Sgt. Pepper in a big-top tent pastiche.
Chango Spasiuk October 3, 2007
Accordion player Chango Spasiuk performs chamamé, a unique Argentine folk music. AMERICARTES.
17 Hippies September 23, 2007
Berlin-based ensemble 17 Hippies mixes traditional music from Eastern Europe, France, and America.
And More ...
- Portland Taiko September 9, 2007
- Skatalites/Shaggy June 19, 2007
- NEA Jazz Masters March 7, 2007
- Ondrej Havelka and his Melody Makers June 26, 2007
- Sara Tavares January 23, 2007
- The Roaring 40s November 23, 2006
- Polyphonic Spree October 1, 2004
Performances from the Past Week
March 2, 2009 - Watch this PerformanceSixteen year old Iraqi classical pianist Tami Meekoo began to play the piano at the age of five. His talent has taken him to many venues around the world. His program includes works by Bach, Mozart, Schubert, Chopin, Ravel, and others. Part of ARABESQUE: Arts of the Arab World
Featured Artist(s): Tami Meekoo
March 1, 2009 - Watch this Performance
Algerian theater company Coopérative Théâtrale Hammou Boutlélis presents a humorous one-man show written by Mourad Senouci and performed by Samir Bouanani. It’s the hilarious account of the transformation of a man who doesn’t truly appreciate his wife until she goes on vacation. Performed in Arabic with English surtitles. Part of ARABESQUE: Arts of the Arab World
Featured Artist(s): Coopérative Théâtrale Hammou Boutlélis
February 28, 2009 - Watch this Performance
Nawal, the singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist known as “The Voice of Comoros,” performs her acoustic roots-based fusion, which is rhythmically compelling and beautifully lyrical. Part of ARABESQUE: Arts of the Arab World
Featured Artist(s): Nawal
February 27, 2009 - Watch this Performance
Hailing from war-torn Mogadishu, Somalia, hip hop artist K’NAAN grew up during the Somali civil war. Despite speaking no English, he taught himself hip hop and rap diction. Critics have said K’NAAN has “a sound that fuses Bob Marley, conscious American hip hop, and brilliant protest poetry.” Part of ARABESQUE: Arts of the Arab World
Featured Artist(s): K’NAAN
February 26, 2009 - Watch this Performance
Award-winning Tunisian brothers, oud player Amine and qanun player Hamza M’Raihi play classical Middle Eastern music, as well as their own compositions. Part of ARABESQUE: Arts of the Arab World
Featured Artist(s): Amine and Hamza
February 25, 2009 - Watch this Performance
The orchestra from Rabat, Morocco seeks to preserve the traditions and artistic heritage of Andalusian music. The musicians perform traditional songs and chants using Arabic poems and traditional instruments. Part of ARABESQUE: Arts of the Arab World
Featured Artist(s): Chabab Al Andalous Rabat Orchestra with Mohammed Bajeddoub and Bahae Ronda
February 24, 2009 - Watch this Performance
Based in the Lady of Damascus Church in Syria, more than 100 children of the choir perform Byzantine, Muslim, and Arab songs. IN THE EISENHOWER THEATER Part of ARABESQUE: Arts of the Arab World
Featured Artist(s): Al-Farah Choir