Annie Dorsen and Authors in Conversation
Annie Dorsen and Authors in Conversation
Bryn Mawr, PA
This discussion celebrates Annie Dorsen: Algorithmic Theater, 2012-2022, the first collection of writing by and about Dorsen. Join us for a conversation with some of the publication’s authors, as they reflect on these writings, the significance of Bryn Mawr’s performance retrospective, and the radi…
Sunday, September 11 2022
2:00 PM
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3:30 PM
Algorithmic Theater: A Piece of Work
Algorithmic Theater: A Piece of Work
Bryn Mawr, PA
With post-performance reception! ABOUT “Mesmerizing, maddening, and agreeably peculiar”—The Village Voice What a piece of work is a man! How noble in reason. How infinite in faculties, in form and moving how express and admirable, in action how like angel, in apprehension how like a God! The bea…
Friday, September 9 2022
8:00 PM
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9:15 PM
Kulu Mele African Dance and Drum Ensemble
Kulu Mele African Dance and Drum Ensemble
Bryn Mawr, PA
Inspired by the voices of their ancestors, Kulu Mele African Dance & Drum Ensemble preserves and presents traditional dance and music of Africa and the African diaspora. This performance will include live dance and drum artistry with origins in Cuba and West Africa. This program will also feature…
Wednesday, February 22 2023
6:30 PM
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7:30 PM
People of Earth Music
People of Earth Music
Bryn Mawr, PA
People of Earth is a global music collective quickly emerging as one of the United States’ most exciting Latin and tropical bands, with an explosive blend of the music of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Brazil and beyond. The 13 musicians comprising this supergroup represent a cross-section of the world, boasti…
Friday, October 6 2023
7:30 PM
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9:00 PM
Algorithmic Theater: Hello Hi There
Algorithmic Theater: Hello Hi There
Bryn Mawr, PA
ABOUT "Profoundly original … a paradigm shift”— La Souffleur Can you call it a play when two Macbooks are the actors? This unusual performance illustrates the extent to which a human can be replaced by a computer. Hello Hi There (2010) uses the famous 1970s television debate between philosopher…
Sat, Sep 10 2022
8:00 PM
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Sun, Sep 11 2022
9:00 PM
Performing Arts Series: Soles of Duende
Performing Arts Series: Soles of Duende
Bryn Mawr, PA
The performance Feb. 3 will have a waitlist. If you would like to join the waitlist, please plan on coming to McPherson Auditorium around 6:30pm to join the list, which will be first come, first served. Friday, Feb. 2 - All Levels Dance Workshop (no cost to attend)Saturday, Feb. 3 - Soles of Duend…
Fri, Feb 2 2024
5:00 PM
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Sat, Feb 3 2024
8:00 PM
Media/Medea
Media/Medea
Bryn Mawr, PA
Pulitzer Prize Winning Playwright James Ijames Writes New Version of Medea for the Bi-Co Theater Program. It will be directed by internationally recognized director and founder of local Philadelphia company Azuka Theatre, Raelle Myrick-Hodges, and will feature Barrymore Award and Haas Award winning…
Thu, Apr 13 2023
7:30 PM
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Sun, Apr 16 2023
9:00 PM
Algorithmic Theater: Yesterday Tomorrow
Algorithmic Theater: Yesterday Tomorrow
Bryn Mawr, PA
With post-performance reception on 9/15 and Q&A on 9/17! ABOUT “Haunting and strangely beautiful”— The New York Times A new kind of musical, Yesterday Tomorrow (2015) is a collaboration between human artists and evolutionary algorithms. In this work, a chorus of live singers are fed a real-time …
Thu, Sep 15 2022
8:00 PM
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Sat, Sep 17 2022
9:00 PM
Prometheus (working title)
Prometheus (working title)
Bryn Mawr, PA
“What shall I do?” This is the question at the heart of Greek tragedy. When there are no good options, when every course of action comes with unbearable costs, how do you choose? The question anchors a new lecture-discussion-performance by Annie Dorsen. Across all of her work, Dorsen investigates…
Thu, Jan 26 2023
8:00 PM
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Sat, Jan 28 2023
9:00 PM
Algorithmic Theater: Spokaoke
Algorithmic Theater: Spokaoke
Bryn Mawr, PA
FREE! No advance reservation required. With food provided by Algorithm Food Truck! And special guest emcee Martha Graham Cracker! ABOUT "Creative energy sparking through the space”— New York Theatre Review Spokaoke (2012) invites the audience to perform speeches as they would ordinarily perform…
Saturday, September 10 2022
10:00 PM
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11:30 PM