Rubenstein Atrium Adds Unsound Festival, Heartbeat of the Highlands

Just added to the April schedule of FREE events at the David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center is the return of the Unsound Festival New York on April 19 with "Interzone." The Target^®Free Thursdays concert, at a special time, 7:30 p.m., features two duo projects that explore The Edges of sound, melding psychedelic, rock, dub, and other influences in engaging new ways: Polish duo LXMP, (pictured, right) making their U.S. debut, and American duo Peaking Lights.  And in honor of Tartan Day, Meet the Artist Saturdays' April 7 program, Heartbeat of the Highlands will feature the dazzling Scottish dancers of Shot of Scotch (pictured, left) in a one-hour family program.

Admission is FREE. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. The David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center is located at Broadway between 62nd and 63^rd Streets.  Easy access via subway: No. 1 IRT to 66^th Street/Lincoln Center or A, B, C, D or No. 1 to 59^th Street/Columbus Circle; Buses: M5, M7, M11, M66, M104 to Broadway.  Parking is available.   

For more information, including an updated calendar of performances and programs at the Atrium, visit LincolnCenter.org/Atrium.

 

Target^® Free Thursdays

David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center

April 2012

 

Thursday, April 5 at 8:30 p.m.

KAMILYA JUBRAN

MAKAN

Kamilya Jubran is a Palestinian musician, composer, singer, and performer. From 1982 to 2002, while part of the Jerusalem based artists' organization Sabreen, she helped to shape a powerful new style of a modern Arabic song. In 2002 Jubran moved to Europe and found herself constantly traveling between different cities and countries. Makan consists of nine songs by Jubran set to contemporary Arabic texts, including four poems she commissioned from their authors. Preoccupied by the idea of "place," Jubran examines the different physical and emotional spaces each poet occupied while observing his world. Makan traces Jubran's own journey of ancient roots and sounds as they collide with modern life and the recent places that continue to shape her experience.

This performance has been curated in collaboration with Zeyba Rahman. Kamilya Jubran is presented in partnership with ArteEast to expand cultural exchanges and deepen understanding of cultures from the Middle East and North Africa regions. Ms. Jubran's appearance is supported by grant from the Ford Foundation administered by ArteEast.

 

Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 8:30 p.m.
TITANIC TALES: STORIES OF COURAGE AND COWARDICE (World Premiere)

Written by Duncan McCargo and Stephanie Winters

Directed by Stephanie Braxton

Actors: Duncan McCargo and Stephanie Winters, with David Khouri and David Smilow

Musicians: Stephanie Winters, cello, Seth Farber, piano, David Shenton, violin

April 10, 2012 will mark the 100^th anniversary of the date the Titanic left Southampton, England on her tragic maiden voyage.  This original music theater piece weaves together survivors' recollections, taken from testimony given at the American and British boards of inquiry, with music of the period, including works performed by the Titanic's band on that fateful night, ("Autumn," and "Nearer My God to Thee"), to reveal stories of courage and cowardice.

Commissioned by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts for Target Free Thursdays at the David Rubenstein Atrium

 

JUST ADDED……

Thursday, April 19, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. (note special time)

Unsound Festival New York: "INTERZONE"

Featuring

LXMP (U.S. Debut)

PEAKING LIGHTS

Acclaimed Polish Synth/Drum duo LXMP, Piotr Zabrodzki and Macio Moretti, two noted figures on the Polish music scene, make their U.S. debut with a special live reshape of the classic Herbie Hancock album Future Shock into their own brand of twisted fun. Peaking Lights (Madison, Wisconsin-based husband-and-wife duo Aaron Coyes and Indra Dunis) perform their own unique mix of rhythmic contemporary dub and Afrobeat inspired psychedelica as heard on their album 936. Both appear as part of Unsound Festival New York, the New York offshoot of the Kraków festival which is returning for a third year at venues across New York City, including the Atrium, from Wednesday, April 18 through Sunday, April 22.

UNSOUND FESTIVAL NEW YORK is presented by Fundacja Tone, the Polish Cultural Institute New York and Goethe-Institut New York. In Cooperation With Trust for Mutual Understanding, the Royal Norwegian Consulate General in New York and San Francisco, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, MIC Music Information Centre Norway, the Consulate General of Finland in New York, the Netherlands Cultural Service, European Commission Programme Culture, ECAS - European Cities of Advanced Sound.

 

Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 8:30 p.m.

ESSENTIALLY ELLINGTON ALUMNI ALL STARS

An all-star ensemble of Essentially Ellington alumni plays the music of Duke Ellington and celebrates the 16th anniversary of the annual Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC) education event that invites select high school jazz bands from across North America to spend three days immersed in workshops, rehearsals, jam sessions, and performances at JALC. Alumni of the Essentially Ellington (High School Jazz Band Program) include Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra bassist Carlos Henriquez, saxophonist Erika von Kleist, and bassist David Wong. Join us for this special performance that leads up to the final concert of the annual competition and festival at Avery Fisher Hall on May 6th. More information about Essentially Ellington is available at: http://jalc.org/jazzed/ee/welcome09.html

Presented in collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center

 

MEET THE ARTIST SATURDAYS THIS APRIL

 

Saturday, April 7, 2012 at 11:00 a.m.

HEARTBEAT OF THE HIGHLANDS

Scottish Music and Dance

In honor of Tartan Day (April 6), the annual national celebration of Scottish heritage, the Atrium will come alive with the fancy footwork of Shot of Scotch dancers and musicians in a fun-filled show for the whole family. Featuring some of the world's premier Scottish highland dancers, the group Shot of Scotch is committed to keeping highland dancing in the public eye with innovative performances showcasing both traditional dances and modern choreography. Members, some of whom are qualified teachers with the Scottish Official Board of Highland Dance, will perform and teach the audience some of the basics, before inviting them to join in on some quick-stepping Scottish flings.  Tams are optional, but bring your high spirits.  Appropriate for ages 5 and up.  Visit: www.shotofscotch.org

 

COMING THIS MAY TO TARGET^® FREE THURSDAYS

Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 8:30 p.m.

LINDIGO (New York debut)

From Réunion Island, the boisterous Lindigo reinvents its roots in Maloya, an ecstatic and propulsive voice and percussion-based music that was banned as recently as the 1960s because of its association with Creole culture. Lindigo was recently featured in the documentary, Creole Cousins, which traced the band's first visit to Brazil, and the meeting of Réunion's black identity with the African-rooted culture in Recife.

 

Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 8:30 p.m.

ORQUESTA SARABIA (Project Debut)

Featuring

Zafer Taweel – Oud, Canun, Darbuka, Voice
Igor Arias – Congas, Bongos, Voice
Amir El Saffar – Santoor, Trumpet, Voice
Lefteris Bournias – Clarinet
Megan Weeder Gould – Violin
Hadar Noiberg – Ney, Flute
Jennifer Vincent – Bass
Tareq Abboushi – Bouzuk, Percussion, Voice
Uri Sharlin – Accordion, Piano
Roberto Rodriguez – Percussion, Composer

Just think of cooking up a spicy gumbo of Buena Vista Social Club doing the music of Nino Rota, and Farid al-Atrash adding beautiful Cuban, Andalusian and Arabic melodies. It's what percussionist/composer Roberto Rodriguez calls "All World Music," "And that's me!" says Rodriguez. That's Orquesta Sarabia. Known for his mashup of Cuban-Jewish music, Rodriguez continues to evolve as bandleader composer with the debut of Orquesta Sarabia. For his dream project, Rodriguez pushes for a fresh dynamic sound with new arrangements from Baila! Gitano Baila! (his 2004 CD on the downtown Tzadik label), as well as new compositions. With a cosmopolitan cast of New York musicians, the band does a tribute a la Rodriguez, to the music of Maurice El Medioni and John Zorn as well as for two of the musical giants of Algeria, El Medioni and Dahmane El Harrachi, the composer of "Ya Rayah," (The Passenger-Oh Emigrant). Medioni and Rodriguez won BBC Radio 3's Best CD Of The Year for "Crossing Cultures" category in 2007 for the CD Descarga Oriental.

 

Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 8:30 p.m.

Sak Tzevul

The leading indigenous rock band from Chiapas, Mexico

Presented in collaboration with Habana/Harlem

http://www.habanaharlem.blogspot.com/search/label/Sak%20Tzevul

 

Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 8:30 p.m.

Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival

The theater company will preview its summer season, with a selection of excerpts from the planned repertory, in an interactive evening.

www.hvshakespeare.org/

 

Go to LincolnCenter.org/Atrium for an updated schedule of Atrium concerts and events.