Center for World Performance Studies
Upcoming Events
Mark Stone: The Music of Bernard Soglinsog Woma
Watkins Lecture HallEarl V. Moore Building
Free - no tickets required
Professor Mark Allen Stone (Oakland University) will present a lecture-recital on his current research focusing on Bernard Soglinsog Woma’s compositions for the Dagara gyil, a xylophone from northern Ghana. Woma was a distinguished Gyil Gɔba (master gyil artist) and a world-renowned African music performer/teacher. As a member of the Bernard Woma Ensemble, Stone performed with Woma at festivals in Ghana, conferences and concert venues throughout the US, and premiered his gyil concerti with major orchestras in the US, Germany, and South Africa. Presented by the U-M Center for World Performance Studies within the School of Music, Theatre & Dance.
Ari Hoenig Trio
Keene TheaterEast Quadrangle
Free - no tickets required
The Center for World Performance Studies hosts jazz drummer, composer and educator, Ari Hoenig, known for his unusual and intense approach to drumming emphasizing complex rhythms in direct harmony with other group members. Hoenig will be joined by his Trio (Gadi Lehavi and Ben Tiberio) in performance at the Keene Theater.
Onstage: Kunqu Dramatizations of Chinese Beauties, Clowns, Heroes, and Villains
Central Campus Classroom Building, 1225 Geddes Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Free - no tickets required
Professional performers from the most prestigious Kunqu opera theater company in China will star in a multi-part showcase of the history, richness, and wonders of this dynamic traditional theater. Featuring guest artists from Kun Opera Theatre of the Jiangsu Performing Arts Group of Nanjing, Jiangsu Province. At the center of this event will be the performance of four short plays that dramatize Chinese social roles/stereotypes in traditional contexts (3-5 pm). Before the performances, there will be a lecture-demonstration to introduce the performative expressions of kunqu (2-2:45 pm). After the performance, the audience will have a chance to ask questions of the performers (5-5:30 pm). This event is free and open to all.
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Ancestral Haiku ft. Marion Hayden, M. Saffell Gardner, and Robin Wilson | September 2022
Guinea Sweet Suite – T. Ayo Alston/Ayodele Drum & Dance Performance at the Keene Theater | March 2022
Makuyeika Colectivo Teatral at the University of Michigan | October 2019
Anishinaabe Theater Exchange at University of Michigan | February 2019