If Igor Stravinsky, the influential 20th century Russian, French, and American composer, is known for one thing, it is his stylistic diversity. From Russian ballets to Tchaikovsky-influenced neoclassical music to a serial rhythmic manipulation unique to his own, Stravinsky wrote music outside the conventional norms of the time. Drawing on the composer’s revolutionary spirit, musicians [...]
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During his 15-year career, theater director Daniel Aukin has been recognized for his natural, truthful performances. Aukin’s directing approach is unconventional: He pushes his actors and collaborators to make mistakes—and learn from them. Two years ago, Aukin brought his talent to The New School for Drama as a visiting professor; this semester, he leads a [...]
Playing for four performances only, this year’s fall theater production from Lang College is One Will Speak /The Other is Dead a new work written, directed and designed by Kenneth Sean Collins, the artistic director of Temporary Distortion. Inspired by August Strindberg’s Damascus Trilogy, the piece is a looping, nonlinear evening of performance, installation, video [...]
Mannes College The New School for Music has launched an exclusive partnership with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO), to give up-and-coming conductors professional experience with a leading American orchestra. Student Conductors-in-Residence from Mannes College will serve as cover conductors for the Philharmonic, as well as receive exposure to real-world experience in the artistic decisions and [...]
Jazzmeia Horn a current student at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, brought the crowd to its feet singing “Sweet Georgia Brown” Monday night when she performed at the final event of the James Moody Democracy of Jazz Festival at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, where the winners of the Sarah Vaughan [...]
On October 13, Jodi DiPiazza, an 11 year-old student who has for three years studied at Mannes College The New School for Music’s preparatory division, put her practicing to the test in a big way. Jodi took the stage to perform “Firework” with none other than pop idol Katy Perry at the Comedy Central benefit [...]
