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Front Row
The SEATTLE CHANNEL ART ZONE presents Front Row, highlighting the best in local performance. Music, dance, theatre, literary arts and just about anything that takes place in a concert hall, auditorium or theater is fair game for the roving SEATTLE CHANNEL cameras! More information about this show
There are 73 videos to watch.
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Front Row: Poetry + Motion: Woman`s Work 3/24/2013
Local African-American poets and writers join jazz/blues vocalist Elnah Jordan in a celebration of the work life of African-American women. |
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Front Row: Hadley Caliman 10/22/2010
A living history of jazz music in America, Caliman`s works are full of fire and intensity. Experience his music from 2010`s Ballard Jazz Festival. |
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Front Row: Kasey Anderson and Star Anna 2/14/2013
Alt-country acoustic singer/songwriters Kasey Anderson and Star Anna pair up for a summertime concert on Seattle City Hall`s outdoor plaza. |
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Front Row: Jennifer Johns 8/2/2012
Soul singer and food justice evolutionary Jennifer Johns celebrates culture, community and good food with a musical celebration at the newly renovated Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center. As the inaugural Artist in Residence at the Center, Johns was able to immerse herself in the Central District community to get an in-depth feel of the nation`s most diverse zip code. |
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Front Row: An Improvised Christmas Carol 12/12/2012
First performed in 1985, An Improvised Christmas Carol brings Charles Dickens`s Christmas classic to the stage but it`s not the story you`re used to seeing! |
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Front Row: Seattle Poetry Slam 8/10/2012
In Seattle Poetry Slam`s biggest show of the year, the top eight poets from a season of competitions throw down one last time. |
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Front Row: Stokley Towles` Stormwater 6/21/2012
Should beavers build Seattle dams? Who stops toxins before they hit Lake Union? What`s the secret cat network? Stokley Towles uncovers the world of urban rainfall and meets the people who work and live in it. |
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Front Row: Free Desiree 5/10/2012
Amontaine Aurore`s funny yet thoughtful one woman show about Desiree`s crisis. The H.S. band drummer has committed suicide. No one around her cares, including Shauna, her cheerleader sister, plotting to be the first pom-pom wielding blaxploitation star. |
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5th Avenue Spotlight Night: Damn Yankees 4/19/2012
5th Ave`s David Armstrong talks about the musical Damn Yankees, written by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop, music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. A modern version of the Faust legend set in the 1950s when the New York Yankees dominated Baseball. |
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Front Row: Joshua Roman - Bach Cello Suites Parts 4-6 3/29/2012
TownMusic artistic director Joshua Roman, former principal cellist with the Seattle Symphony, performs all six Bach Cello Suites in a special two-part concert (with a dinner break in between). |
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Front Row: Joshua Roman - Bach Cello Suites Parts 1-3 3/22/2012
TownMusic artistic director Joshua Roman, former principal cellist with the Seattle Symphony, performs all six Bach Cello Suites in a special two-part concert. |
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5th Avenue Spotlight Night: Oklahoma 2/2/2012
Oklahoma, based on Green Grow the Lilacs, is Rodgers` and Hammerstein`s first collaboration. Cowboy Curly`s romance with farm girl Laurey, first produced in 1943, was a hit for an unprecedented 2,212 performances. 5th`s David Armstrong explains. |
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Front Row: Jim Page 12/22/2011
Song writing and performing for 40+ years, Jim Page`s songs of biting political truths are still in constant demand by the social movements of today. Joined by Artis the Spoon Man, Billy Oskay, Erin Corday, Joe Martin, Orville Johnson, and Sam Weis. |
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Front Row: Below U.S. 12/8/2011
Experiences and stories of mixed heritage peoples are combined into a multimedia theater experience using physical & shadow puppetry, interviews, and animation by Tess Martin, to explore Intergenerational Roots. A U.W. mixed family oral history project.
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5th Avenue Spotlight Night: Cinderella 11/23/2011
Originally written as a Julie Andrews television special in 1956, Rodgers` and Hammerstein`s musical Cinderella is not to be confused with the Disney version. 5th Ave`s David Armstrong tells the history as stars sing along. |
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5th Avenue Spotlight Night: Saving Aimee 9/22/2011
Before evangelists Bakker, Swaggart and Robertson, was Aimee Semple McPherson. Her story was tangled with scandalous affairs and tabloid-frenzied trial. David Armstrong, 5th Ave`s Prod. Artistic Dir. talks with Book and Lyric writer Kathie Lee Gifford. |
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Front Row: Weird & Awesome with Emmett Montgomery 7/21/2011
"Weird & Awesome with Emmett Montgomery," is entertainment at its most human and inexplicable with comic Emmett Montgomery, Kevin Hyder as a human puppet show, "Ziegfeld-girl" clowns, standup comedy with former "Almost Live" host John Keister and more! |
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5th Ave. Spotlight Night: Aladdin 7/7/2011
Meet the composer, lyricist, producer and Tony winning director of 5th Avenue`s musical premiere of Aladdin. Hear stories of its creation and songs performed by the cast. The 5th`s Producing Artistic Director, David Armstrong, moderates. |
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5th Ave. Spotlight Night: Guys and Dolls 5/11/2011
5th Avenue Theatre`s David Armstrong hosts an evening of Guys and Dolls, often called `the greatest musical comedy of all time.` Newspaperman Damon Runyon knew politicians, showgirls and gangsters who showed up in his hilarious Broadway stories. |
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Front Row: Claudio Roditi - Ballard Jazz Festival 3/3/2011
Brazilian jazz trumpeter Claudio Roditi leads his own jazz band, has fourteen critically acclaimed albums, and plays jazz festivals throughout the world, including the Ballard Jazz Festival.
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5th Avenue Theatre: Next to Normal 2/17/2011
From the director of Rent comes the most talked about new show on Broadway, NEXT TO NORMAL, winner of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and three 2009 Tony Awards including Best Score. Starring the Tony Award-winning actress Alice Ripley. |
Front Row EXTRA: Martin Luther King Jr.`s Speech "Beyond Vietnam" 1/18/2011
The Central District Forum for Arts & Ideas presents a staged reading of Martin Luther King Jr.`s landmark speech. This video includes extra footage. |
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Front Row: Martin Luther King Jr.`s Speech "Beyond Vietnam" 1/18/2011
The Central District Forum for Arts & Ideas presents a staged reading of Martin Luther King Jr.`s landmark speech in which he called the United States government "the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today". |
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Front Row: Wheedle`s Groove 1/13/2011
Seattle`s historic soul funksters Wheedle`s Groove unite and reunite at Bumbershoot 2010 to perform an array of hits from the 60`s and 70`s. Performers include Overton Berry, Ural Thomas, Ron Buford, Calvin Law, Jr., Patrinell Wright, Bernadette Bascom, Robbie Hill, Cookin` Bag, Broham, Cold, Bold & Together, and a combined 450 years of musical talent take the stage during this memorable performance at Seattle`s largest music and arts festival. |
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5th Avenue Theatre: A Christmas Story 11/23/2010
A Christmas Story: The Musical, from Jean Shepherd`s inspired work. Songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul preview their new music. Meet the cast, including the newly discovered "Raphael Parker" lead. 5th Avenue Theatre`s David Armstrong hosts. |
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Front Row: Spotlight Night at 5th Avenue - "In the Heights" 9/30/2010
This Spotlight Night program goes behind the curtain for 5th Avenue`s productions of IN THE HEIGHTS and MEMPHIS. |
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Front Row: Show Brazil 9/2/2010
Show Brazil!, led by well-known recording artist Eduardo Mendonca, presents an exciting and dynamic introduction to Brazil through its music and dance. This performance was recorded in Sumner, Washington`s Heritage Park in 2009. |
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Front Row: Caspar Baby Pants 7/29/2010
Chris Ballew, lead singer of The Presidents of the United States of America, lends his wacky chops to Caspar Babypants. Nursery rhymes, folk songs, and original tunes pitched at infants and their parents, the songs are short and surprising. |
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Front Row: Medieval Women`s Choir 7/22/2010
The Medieval Women`s Choir presents the biblical Song of Songs at St. James Cathedral. Song of Songs (or Song of Solomon) holds a central place in both the Christian and Jewish traditions. It`s imagery of love and longing has inspired poets and composers through the ages. Boston soprano Laurie Monahan is guest soloist for this concert, the culminating event in the choir`s 20th anniversary season. The choir has also commissioned two compositions especially for this program, by Seattle composer Karen P. Thomas and Shira Kammen from Berkeley, CA. Ms. Kammen and Medieval Women`s Choir Artistic Director Margriet Tindemans also play medieval fiddle in the concert. |
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Front Row: CD Forum Presents Creation Project 7/1/2010
Local Black contemporary artists performance showcase created by the CD Forum. |
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Front Row: Lisa Koch 6/10/2010
Seattle actor/musician Lisa Koch`s new one-woman piece, "Demonstrate the Place of My Abode" is an intimate look at her funny father and a candid glimpse into Death With Dignity. Combining comedy, recollections, and a photo montage of her family, "Abode" is a touching and humorous tribute to a father and his courageous end-of-life choices. For more information on Lisa, go to: www.heylisa.com/bio.html |
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Front Row: Why Music Celebration for Musician Corps 6/3/2010
Why Music was a benefit concert and launch celebration for MusicianCorps Seattle. A diverse lineup of Seattle`s extraordinary musical talent performed music from multiple genres and world traditions. |
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Front Row: Recess Monkey 4/29/2010
Catchy, up-tempo songs and high-energy concerts have gained Seattle kid`s band Recess Monkey a wildly enthusiastic following. The band is a side project for Drew Holloway (guitar, vocals), Jack Forman (bass, vocals), and Daron Henry (percussion), who are all full-time elementary teachers in Seattle. Join a packed house of energetic, excited kids (and parents) rocking out at University Child Development Center to the fantastic, fun tunes of Recess Monkey! |
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5th. Avenue Theatre Spotlight Night: Leonard Bernstein 4/8/2010
5th Avenue`s Executive Producer and Artistic Director David Armstrong celebrates the life and music of the legendary American composer/conductor/writer/activist Leonard Bernstein. Seattle singers Greg McCormick Allen, Anne Allgood, Candice Donehoo, Mary Jo DuGaw, Brandon O`Neill, Matt Owen, Sarah Rudinoff, Billie Wildrick and guest artists Laura Griffith, Joe Aaron Reid and the Seattle Women`s Chorus perform songs of Bernstein`s theatrical works, West Side Story, Wonderful Town, On The Town and Candide. |
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Front Row: Zolfonum Ensemble 2/25/2010
Jalal Zolfonun, born 1937 in Abadeh, Fars, Iran, is a master of the setar, as well a composer and teacher of Persian music. In 1967, Jalal was accepted into the faculty of the Fine Arts department of Tehran University, where he studied the setar, dedicating himself to the delicate instrument. At age 72, Jalal Zolfonun continues to record a number albums on which he is featured as lead soloist, composer and ensemble player with a number of well-known singers and musicians he has toured worldwide. He lives in Iran, but tours outside in Europe, the US, Canada and Japan with his son, Soheil, and other musicians. |
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Front Row: Zubatto Syndicate 1/14/2010
The Zubatto Syndicate is a 12-piece ensemble under the direction of composer and guitarist Andrew Boscardin. Featuring a unique synthesis of reed instruments and electric sounds, brass and stand up bass, Zubatto Syndicate is a highly original take on the Big Band jazz tradition. Seeking to find the musical place where Maria Schneider meets the Mahavishnu Orchestra, and the Roots meet Radiohead by way of Mingus, Zubatto combines detailed arrangements and inventive harmonic ideas with rhythmic settings and idioms atypical of the jazz orchestra, as realized by the some of the top improvising musicians in Seattle. |
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Front Row: Men`s Chorus Holiday Concert 12/17/2009
For thirty years, Seattle Men`s Chorus has sung traditional carols spiced with something new and zany. The parody medley "Heavy Christmas" begins the show with music by the likes of Strauss, Wagner, Grieg, Verdi, Bizet, Khachaturian and Tchaikovsky, with lyrics, and accompanied by Benaroya Hall`s Watjen Concert Organ. This concert is a full bag traditional classics plus surprises from Captain Smarty Pants and the jubilant "Bolly Jolly Holiday," which plays like Bombay Dreams of a white Christmas. Of course, the wacky will be balanced with the sublime as the Chorus` more traditional fare that creates a sound as heavenly as the season. To learn more about the Seattle Men`s and Women`s Choruses, go to: flyinghouse.org |
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Front Row: Toni Hill 11/19/2009
The R&B songstress performs music from her new album "Only Love" with an eight-piece band featuring special guests Syndel of Sirens Echo and DJ B-Girl. Seductive and soulful, Hill`s music will move your body and may even stir a summer romance. Taped at Seattle City Hall Plaza.
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Front Row: Seattle Women's Chorus - Cris Williamson 10/22/2009
Decades before indie labels were the norm, and years before women had any real access in the industry, Cris Williamson was busy changing the face of popular music. Her lyrics appear on a regular basis in books and thesis papers. Thousands of people who may not even know her name join their voices in "Song of the Soul" around campfires and places of worship. Finally, the stage had been set for women, and particularly for lesbians, to write, produce, record, and issue their own material -- on their own terms. |
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Front Row: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat 10/13/2009
David Armstrong, 5th Avenue Theatre's Producing Artistic Director, explains the history making Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice story of Joseph's very loud garment! A colorful tale that spans musical styles from calypso to rock to disco to country. Stage actors Anthony Fedorov, also an American Idol finalist, Jennifer Paz and Billy Joe Huels chat with David Armstrong this worldwide phenomenon that has been an audience favorite for more than thirty-five years! To learn more about upcoming Spotlight Nights, go to: www.5thavenue.org Featuring "Any Dream Will Do," "Close Every Door" and "Go, Go, Go Joseph!" Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Lyrics by Tim Rice.
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Front Row: 5th Ave High School Musical Awards 2009 8/8/2009
This half-hour special captures the electricity of the seventh annual 5th Avenue High School Musical Awards in Seattle, featuring 82 schools across the State and some 2,200 students in attendance. This program includes backstage interviews with award-winners and presenters, showcasing the energetic performances that make this event unique. Performance arts are alive and well in the Pacific Northwest, courtesy of the 5th Avenue Theatre. |
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Front Row: On the Boards - Intermission Impossible 6/25/2009
Nancy Guppy hosts this Front Rows presentation featuring On the Boards` 30 year anniversary celebration of hot artists making cool art. A no-holds-barred performance where everything is possible except intermissions. Recorded at On the Boards` lower Queen Anne space with performances by local artists from OtB`s past and future, including; Dayna Hanson, Erin Jorgensen, Allen Johnson, Pat Graney, The children of Run/Remain, Matt Smith and Ivory Smith, Robert McGinley, Amy O`Neal and locust, Off the Wall Players, Joe von Appen, and Degenerate Art Ensemble. |
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Front Row: Gospelfest 2009 Part 2 6/4/2009
GospelFest 2009 celebrates the history, performance practice and legacy of gospel music. The program features performances from The Sound of the Northwest, Mt. Zion Baptist Church Choir and UW Gospel Choir, SPU Concert and Gospel Choir, JudahSong, Total Experience Gospel Choir, Surehouse, and a five hundred person Mass Choir. Northwest choir directors Phyllis Byrdwell, Juan Huey-Ray, Cora Jackson, Pat Wright, and Gary Wyatt are also honored. |
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Front Row: Gospelfest 2009 5/28/2009
GospelFest 2009 celebrates the history, performance practice and legacy of gospel music. The program features performances from The Sound of the Northwest, Mt. Zion Baptist Church Choir and UW Gospel Choir, SPU Concert and Gospel Choir, JudahSong, Total Experience Gospel Choir, Surehouse, and a five hundred person Mass Choir. Northwest choir directors Phyllis Byrdwell, Juan Huey-Ray, Cora Jackson, Pat Wright, and Gary Wyatt are also honored. |
Front Row: Spectrum Dance Icono-Clan 4/25/2009
3 artists, 1 lineage, 3 distinctive voices. Spectrum Dance Theater presents works by three of the most original movement creators and free thinkers of their times. Featuring the choreography of Merce Cunningham, Gus Solomons Jr., and Donald Byrd. |
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Front Row: Songs of Sevdeh 1/29/2009
Sevdah, a word of Arabic origin meaning love, describes the poetic traditional urban music of old Bosnia and Herzegovina. Artists from Bosnia, Croatia and more perform the beautiful and melodic Ottoman-influenced love songs accompanied by a variety of traditional instruments including saz, tamburica, and the modern accordion. Presented by Sevdah North America. |
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Front Row: Memphis 1/22/2009
This 5th Avenue Theatre`s Spotlight Night features discussions with Roosevelt High School graduate and MEMPHIS star Chad Kimball, creative team Joe DiPietro, book and lyric writer, David Bryan composer, and producers of this and other award-winning Broadway musicals. Memphis is a high-energy new musical about race, romance, Rock N’ Roll and the segregated South of the 1950s. MEMPHIS follows the fictionalized life story of a white disc jockey who shocked his city by playing black music on the radio. For more information, go to: www.5thavenue.org |
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Front Row: 5th Ave. High School Musical Awards 12/11/2008
The 5th Avenue High School Musical Theatre Awards is a Tony Awards-style show was created to honor the work, talent and commitment that students devote to their school's yearly musical productions. Each year, the 5th Avenue Theatre's adjudicators visit high schools around Washington State to view their musical productions. Nominations are made in a variety of categories, including overall musical production, lead actors, supporting actors, chorus, ensemble group, direction, music direction, choreography, orchestra, design, stage crew, lobby display, and program design. Each award recipient is invited to give an acceptance speech. In addition, nominees for Outstanding Musical Production, Outstanding Male Actor and Outstanding Female Actor perform on The 5th Avenue Theatre's beautiful stage. |
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Front Row: Snow White and The 7 - Each One Teach One 11/26/2008
Inspired by the re-telling of Snow White by Marilyn Joshua Shearer, Snow White and the 7; Each One Teach One, is set in both America and Africa and follows the journey of discovery experienced by young people who are strengthened by their re-connection to the African culture and African American traditions. As Snow White discovers her roots, her self-confidence and capability to share this rich culture is enhanced by her trusty companions, The 7, inspired by the 7 principles of Kwanzaa. An original piece written and directed by Isaiah Anderson, Jr., Snow White and the 7, is filled with original music, contemporary story lines and traditional rhythms. |
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Front Row: Seattle Women's Chorus - Vixen Fiction 11/20/2008
The Seattle Women's Chorus goes back in time to the provocative days of racy pulp fiction and the history of women's music. Taking a fond and campy look at the spicy novels that captured the attention of the underground lesbian community in the '50s and '60s, Vixen Fiction includes love songs, torch songs and songs of forbidden desire. According to one writer, Ann Bannon never considered that her stories would become legends, inspiring countless fledgling dykes to flock to Greenwich Village, dog-eared copies of her books in hand, to find their own Beebos and Lauras and others who shared that unnamable love. |
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Front Row: Spin the Bottle 11/13/2008
Spin the Bottle is Annex Theatre's late night monthly cabaret. It incorporates "music, dance, comedy and whatever else anyone comes up with," according to the company's manifesto. Since his first Spin the Bottle, MC Bruce Hall has hosted the late night show for 10 years! Learn more about this collection of performances that appear on the Annex main stage at www.annextheatre.org |
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Front Row: City of Music 11/6/2008
Former Mayor Greg Nickels announces a strategy to make Seattle a destination for musicians and music-related business in the coming decade. The Seattle City of Music Vision 2020 was kicked off at a celebration at the Paramount Theater where dozens of music-related entities came together to honor Seattle's rich music history and its ongoing importance in our city's economy and culture. |
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Front Row: Creation Project Showcase - Rachel Ferguson 10/30/2008
Rachael Ferguson: The Oh, My God-It's So True Story of Haly Bere. Halybere is a muse of Happenstance. She lives in her brother's bar. She has a pet juke box and a boyfriend who's a legend. Halybere's father, Zeus, does not approve of her random and carefree lifestyle. The CREATION Project Showcase is a Central District Forum for Arts & Ideas Program. |
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Front Row: Creation Project Showcase - Amber Flame 10/23/2008
Amber Flame: Binary. The artist draws a raw and honest picture of class consciousness, racial tensions and the frustrations of nonconformist sexuality that plague our happiness of being. The CREATION Project Showcase is a Central District Forum for Arts & Ideas Program. |
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Front Row: Creation Project Showcase - Chad Goller-Sojourner 10/16/2008
Chad Goller-Sojourner: Sitting in Circles with Rich Whiter Girls - the Memoirs of a Bulimic Black Boy. At times funny, biting and somber, Goller-Sojourner's monologue chronicles his long affair with the scale and his eating disorder. It is also a study in growing up fat, dark-skinned, gay, and adopter by white folks, but still finding the ability playfulness in the midst of grief. The CREATION Project Showcase is a Central District Forum for Arts & Ideas Program. |
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Front Row: Creation Project Showcase - Gin Hammond 10/9/2008
Gin Hammond: Returning the Bones. In 1946 a young, black medical student from rural Texas finds that she has been chosen to represent Howard University in war-ravaged Europe. This is the true story of Dr. Caroline Montier, and how her life is forever changed for the better. The CREATION Project Showcase is a Central District Forum for Arts & Ideas Program. |
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Front Row: Creation Project Showcase - Vania Bynum 10/2/2008
Vania Bynum: Excerpts from the Soul of a Woman. Expressed through the artistry of dance and music, this anthology explores struggles and triumphs that women face. Bynum started her career as a computer engineer, but her love of the arts led her to return to school for a B.F.A. in dance at Cornish College. The CREATION Project Showcase is a Central District Forum for Arts & Ideas Program. |
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Front Row: Nora Chipaumire’s "Chimurenga" 9/25/2008
Presented by the Central District Forum for the Arts, Nora Chipaumire’s solo contemporary dance performance, Chimurenga (meaning “struggle” in the Shona language) is a trilogy that describes the personal as well as the collective trauma of surviving war/revolution in Zimbabwe. Her work is inspired by art from her native country such as Shona sculpture and chimurenga music - art that results from the often violent convergence of rural, urban, African, non-African, cultural, economic, colonial and technological ideas. A visionary African contemporary dance artist, her work speaks to the human condition with power, authority, and urgency. The CREATION Project Showcase is a Central District Forum for Arts & Ideas Program. |
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Front Row: Wayne Horvitz 9/18/2008
Bassist Geoff Harper and drummer Eric Eagle join maverick composer and pianist Wayne Horvitz, whose music has been described as "...sonic experiment gone horribly right" by Guitar Player magazine. For more information about the Seattle Presents and City Hall noon concerts, go to: www.seattle.gov/arts/ |
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Front Row: Men's Chorus Foreign Affair 8/14/2008
The Seattle MEN'S CHORUS takes you overseas with tour guide Rick Steves, via folk songs and classical music to creating a cultural postcard. If you’ve seen Rick on PBS you’re familiar with how entertaining and engaging he is. He’s even more so when performing live. Rick shares his attitude about the importance of understanding through travel. To learn more about the Seattle MEN'S CHORUS, visit: www.flyinghouse.org. Rick Steves information is at: www.ricksteves.com |
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Front Row: Dances Under the Crescent Moon 7/31/2008
Helene Eriksen's Traditional Dance Theater presents a showcase of traditional dances from Algeria, the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, Uzbekistan, Amenia, and from the Roma (Gypsy) communities of Hungary. Facilitating cultural exchange beyond stereotypes, politics and rhetoric, these dances portray a diverse range of female expression from a region under-represented in mainstream media. For additional information go to: www.helene-eriksen.com |
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Front Row: Unicycle Monologues II 7/24/2008
Mark Siano, Jennifer Jasper and K. Brian Neel, deliver a captivating buffet of short performances ranging from the silly to serious and poetic to absurd. Dylan Sladky of the SEATTLE WEEKLY writes: an astounding collection of honest voices from an even more astounding collection of people. The company is committed to the development and presentation of original solo theatrical work that challenges forms, fosters artistic growth, and ignites audiences. For information about upcoming performances, go to: www.unicyclecollective.org |
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Front Row: Answered Prayers and Other Tragedies Program 2 7/3/2008
What happens when our dreams come true? New written works by David Schmader attempt to answer the question. Presented by Richard Hugo House. |
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Front Row: Hossein Omoumi and Ensemble Part 1 5/31/2008
Town Halls Global Rhythms presents Hossein Omoumi. Persia born in, Omoumi began his musical education singing with his father. At age 14 he began to study the Ney, the traditional reed flute of Iran. He has performed at theSan Francisco’s World Music Festival, UCLA’s Schoenberg Hall and Wadsworth Theater the Getty Center, in Los Angeles, the World Music Institute and Asia Society in New York, and Theatre de la Ville in Paris. He is now Maseeh Professor in Persian Performing Arts of music at the University of California, Irvine. Part 1 of 2. |
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Front Row: Hossein Omoumi and Ensemble Part 2 5/29/2008
Town Halls Global Rhythms presents Hossein Omoumi. Born in Persia, Omoumi began his musical education singing with his father. At age 14 he began to study the Ney, the traditional reed flute of Iran. He has performed at the San Francisco’s World Music Festival, UCLA’s Schoenberg Hall and Wadsworth Theater the Getty Center, in Los Angeles, the World Music Institute and Asia Society in New York, and Theatre de la Ville in Paris. He is now Maseeh Professor in Persian Performing Arts of music at the University of California, Irvine. Part 2 of 2. |
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Front Row: Answered Prayers and Other Tragedies Program 1 5/8/2008
We live in an era in which the pursuit of happiness is relentless, and completely predicated on our getting what we want-the right car, the perfect mate, the dream job. Yet Oscar Wilde once remarked that “the only real tragedy in life is getting what you want.” What happens when our dreams come true? Is there a downside to answered prayers? Works on this theme are presented by Michelle Tea and Ben Blum. Sean Nelson, a writer and musician best known as the front man for Harvey Danger, provides music. Presented by Richard Hugo House. |
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Front Row: Out to Lunch Concert with Carrie Akre 4/10/2008
The Seattle Channel is privileged to present as part of its Front Row series, a City Of Seattle Out to Lunch Concert with Carrie Akre. If the name is somewhat familiar to you ~ she's Seattle's darling musical daughter. Carrie is well known for having fronted Seattle bands Hammerbox and Goodness as well as providing lead vocals for the Rockfords which included Mike McCready of Pearl Jam. Akre released her solo debut, Home, in 2000 and followed that up in 2002 with Invitation. She's since released her third cd, Last the Evening. |
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Front Row: Accordi-O-Rama - A Squeezebox Spectacular 4/3/2008
Featured are the wild and wonderful sounds of the Northwest’s finest players including Irish accordion master Johnny Connolly with fiddler Dale Russ, avant-gardist Amy Denio and Hell’s Bellows!, Toby Hanson, Tom Demski and the Smilin’ Scandinavians, Bulgarian star Milen Slavov with singer Zhivka Papancheva, and harmonica virtuoso Mark Graham (the harmonica is a member of family of free reed instruments to which squeezeboxes belong). Special guest will be Zhongxi Wu, accompanied by Karen Wong, playing the sheng, an ancient Chinese instrument with 21 pipes that is the ancestor of the present day accordion. For more information about other programs in the Town Hall Global Rhythms Series visit www.townhallseattle.org |
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Front Row: ACT Theater's 2008 Season Preview 3/27/2008
Join us for a sneak peek into ACT's 2008 Season, featuring staged readings of scenes from upcoming plays. Learn about ACT's plans for the season ahead from Artistic Director Kurt Beattie, Director of New Works Carlo Scandiuzzi, Managing Director Kevin Hughes, and "Sister" from Late Nite Catechism at ACT Aubrey Manning. For more information about A Contemporary Theatre, go to www.acttheatre.org |
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Front Row: 5th Avenue Theatre Spotlight Night Kander and Ebb 3/20/2008
Composer John Kander and lyricist Fred Ebb are best known for their musicals Cabaret, Chicago, Woman of the Year, Kiss of the Spider Woman, and Curtains. 5th Avenue Theatre Producing Artistic Director David Armstrong explains Kander and Ebbs work on Cabaret, and how music from the Weimar Germany period of the 1920's and early '30's influenced them and other composers like Kurt Weill. |
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Front Row: Cavalieri's The Play of the Soul and the Body 3/13/2008
Emilio de Cavalieri wrote his sacred opera "The Play of the Soul and the Body" in 1600. As a young man he had grown up in Rome at the time that Michelangelo was painting the Last Judgment in the Sistine Chapel. He created a sacred musical drama depicting the same events: the trumpets of judgment day blaring as the blessed souls make their way to their heavenly reward and the damned are sent to their eternal punishment. This work was recreated by the Seattle Academy of Baroque Opera in November 2007 at St. James Cathedral under the musical direction of Stephen Stubbs and the stage direction and choreography of Anna Mansbridge. |
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Front Row: Unicycle Monologues 3/6/2008
Unicycle Collective creates original theater by Seattle veterans and talented rising stars, presented in solo, one act performances of comedy, drama, poetic language, funny physical antics, and more. Mary Purdy, Jose Amador, Sean O'Connor, Seth Rosenbloom and Joe von Appen are featured in this episode taped live at Seattle's Theatre Off Jackson. For more information go to: www.unicyclecollective.org |
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Front Row: Cornish College and Bill Evans Mixin' It Up 2/28/2008
Seattle had a limited modern dance scene when Bill Evans was invited here from Utah in the mid 1970's. Dancers flocked to Seattle to perform with the Bill Evans Dance Company. This program is about that history, focusing on the restaging of Mixin' It Up by the students at Cornish College of the Arts. Bill Evans oversaw the project as a visiting artist. Originally performed in 1979 as "A Double Bill" using the music of Jazz pianist Bill Evans, no relation, the 2007 version is accompanied by students from the Cornish Jazz Ensemble. |
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