“Azad” Storytelling: Interactive Karagöz Puppetry Experience

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This live storytelling performance tells of a woman’s magical, multi-generational, healing journey from the Armenian Genocide to the Syrian war, weaving Karagöz shadow puppetry, traditional Hakawati storytelling, and indigenous Middle-Eastern music. Azad (“Free” in Armenian, Farsi, Kurdish) is a kaleidoscopic story within a story, centered on a storyteller’s discovery of her great-great grandfather’s shadow puppets in Aleppo during the Syrian war.

Dear Diary, Here’s a Joke For You: Telling Your Story Through Stand-Up Comedy

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This event features seven diverse comedians whose material encapsulates real moments of the human experience. Topics range from uncomfortable encounters, daily challenges, and the experience of loss. “Dear Diary” reveals how stand-up comedy is made up of creative risks and promotes social justice within performance.

Oral History Project: Alice Coltrane

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Part of the U-M Alice Coltrane Residency celebrating the life and work of trailblazing musician, composer, and spiritual leader Alice Coltrane. In this program, vocalist Michelle Coltrane and harpist Brandee Younger come together for part conversation, part performance, featuring oral histories and biographical stories of Alice Coltrane interwoven with performances and demonstrations.

Brandee Younger Trio featuring Michelle Coltrane

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Part of the U-M Alice Coltrane Residency: “The Year of Alice” – celebrating the life and work of trailblazing musician, composer, and spiritual leader Alice Coltrane. Brandee Younger, award winning jazz harpist, teacher and premiere interpreter of Alice Coltrane’s music, will be joined by Trio members Allan Mednard and Rashaan Carter, with featured vocalist Michelle Coltrane.