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LISTENING MIX // Sarah Kirkland Snider / Shara Worden / yMusic
The Green Room
Feb 22
LISTENING MIX provides a musical preview for the musicians visiting the Walker. Combing their music with sounds from a variety of contextual sources, LISTENING MIX can be experienced before or after a performance. Musician Shara Worden (of band My Brightest Diamond) is the lead vocalist for composer Sarah Kirkland Snider’s song cycle Penelope. String ensemble yMusic will […]
LISTENING MIX provides a…
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Headline Rewind: The Oscars and Ingmar Bergman
Crosscuts
Feb 22
On weekends when the Walker Cinema is empty, Walker Staff will point you to other films pulled from a headline in the week’s news in a series called Headline Rewind. News Event: The Oscars As the 85th Academy Awards loom only days away (they’ll air on ABC this Sunday night, starting at 6pm), a flurry […]
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Performance, Dreaming Big, and Cat T-Shirts: An Interview with Shara Worden
The Green Room
Feb 21
Musical and theatrical story-teller Shara Worden, of the band My Brightest Diamond (and many other collaborations), is a master of her voice and her stage presence. Combining acoustic with electronic sounds, classical chamber groups with rock musicians, and mythical fictions with autobiographical narratives, Worden is prolific as a songwriter, vocalist, performer, and producer. Since 2009, […]
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Shamans and Wizards: Glenn Kotche at the Walker
The Green Room
Feb 21
To spark discussion, the Walker invites local artists and critics to write overnight reviews of our performances. The ongoing Re:View series shares a diverse array of independent voices and opinions; it doesn’t reflect the views or opinions of the Walker or its curators. Today, filmmaker and writer Justin Schell shares his perspective on Saturday’s concert by Glenn Kotche. Agree or disagree? […]
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The Pivots of an Interdisciplinary Career: Stanford Makishi Visits the Interdisciplinary Work Group
Untitled (Blog)
Feb 19
Early on in our Interdisciplinary Work Group convenings, a fundamental question emerged: Is our interdisciplinary focus solely concerned with collaborations that happen among artists, or are we also drawn to how the interdisciplinary could apply to our daily work as Walker Art Center staff members? While our diverse range of IWG invited guests spoke to […]
Early on in ourInterdisciplinary Work Group…
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Headline Rewind: Meteor and Stalker
Crosscuts
Feb 15
On weekends when the Walker Cinema is empty, Walker Staff will point you to other films pulled from a headline in the week’s news in a series called Headline Rewind. News Event: Russian Fireball Meteor If you are on the internet right now, you’ve probably heard about the unexpected meteor crash in western Siberia, injuring […]
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LISTENING MIX // Glenn Kotche / Dosh / John Luther Adams
The Green Room
Feb 15
LISTENING MIX provides a musical preview for the musicians visiting the Walker Art Center. Combing sounds from these musicians with sounds from a variety of contextual sources, LISTENING MIX can be experienced before or after a performance. Each deeply fascinated with contemporary percussion, creative sound textures, and minimalistic repetition, living American musicians Glenn Kotche (drummer…