National Geographic Live – Greenwood: A Century of Resilience with Alicia Odewale
Newman Center for the Performing Arts 2344 East Iliff Avenue, DenverA native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, archaeologist Alicia Odewale is uncovering stories of resilience in the hundred years since the attack on Black Wall Street in the city’s vibrant Greenwood district. Considered one of the worst episodes of racial violence committed against Black people in American history, the Tulsa Race Massacre left a devastating toll on ... Read more
KODO Taiko Performing Arts Ensemble
Newman Center for the Performing Arts 2344 East Iliff Avenue, DenverFeel the reverberations of heaven and earth in harmony with this all-new performance from internationally renowned taiko performing arts ensemble, KODO. Entitled “Tsuzumi,” this explosive performance, created to commemorate the ensemble’s 40th anniversary, will electrify, dazzle and uplift audiences of all ages. Guided by three words that underpin the KODO mission – living, learning, creating – the visceral ... Read more
KODO Taiko Performing Arts Ensemble
Newman Center for the Performing Arts 2344 East Iliff Avenue, DenverFeel the reverberations of heaven and earth in harmony with this all-new performance from internationally renowned taiko performing arts ensemble, KODO. Entitled “Tsuzumi,” this explosive performance, created to commemorate the ensemble’s 40th anniversary, will electrify, dazzle and uplift audiences of all ages. Guided by three words that underpin the KODO mission – living, learning, creating – the visceral ... Read more
The Philip Glass Ensemble
Newman Center for the Performing Arts 2344 East Iliff Avenue, DenverThe Philip Glass Ensemble will perform Philip Glass’s “Music in Eight Parts” from 1970, thought to be lost, for one of the first times in 50 years, along with selections from Glass’s major works “Koyaanisqatsi,” “Glassworks,” “The Photographer,” and “Einstein on the Beach.” The Philip Glass Ensemble (PGE) comprises the principal performers of the music ... Read more
Kenny Barron Trio
Newman Center for the Performing Arts 2344 East Iliff Avenue, DenverA 2010 National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master, Kenny Barron has an unmatched ability to mesmerize audiences with his elegant playing, sensitive melodies and infectious rhythms. The Los Angeles Times named him “one of the top jazz pianists in the world” and Jazz Weekly calls him “The most lyrical piano player of our time.” ... Read more
Sam Bush, Mike Marshall, Edgar Meyer, George Meyer
Newman Center for the Performing Arts 2344 East Iliff Avenue, DenverAmerican music masters Sam Bush, Mike Marshall, Edgar Meyer and George Meyer bring the best of bluegrass to the Newman Center. Expect to hear works from the genre bending Short Trip Home album, as well as new music written especially for this tour. Bush and Marshall are mandolin virtuosos rooted in bluegrass. The Meyers (Edgar on acoustic ... Read more
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