• The Geryon Trio
    (Johanna Poehig + Chris Brown + Rafi Garabedian)
    Dana Reason + Philip Gelb + Kyle Bruckman

    Dresher Ensemble Studio 2201 Poplar Street, Oakland, CA, United States

    The Geryon Trio performs Random Ruminations. Drawing on themes of absurdity, chance, and fluidity, JOHANNA POETHIG'S text, image, and oracle project intersects with an aleatoric performance by CHRIS BROWN and RAFFI GARABEDIAN to form a collaborative exploration of chance, divination, and spontaneous creation. Prompted by Lyn Hejinian’s inquiry into constructive absurdity, Poethig weaves together texts, […]

  • King Lear : The Dramaturg’s Lens with Dr. Philippa Kelly

    Hybrid Event

    Want to explore King Lear more deeply before experiencing it onstage? Join Oakland Theater Project Resident Dramaturg Dr. Philippa Kelly for The Dramaturg’s Lens, a four-week course examining Shakespeare’s great tragedy, its enduring and highly contemporary themes, and the role of music in the upcoming production. The course includes conversations with composer Paul Dresher, who […]

  • Marguerite Brown
    Diane Grubbe : Glissano Flute Project

    Dresher Ensemble Studio 2201 Poplar Street, Oakland, CA, United States

    The Glissando Flute is a normal orchestral flute with Robert Dick’s invention, the “Glissando Headjoint®” (inspired by the electric guitar’s “whammy bar"), making the flute more flexible and liquid. Long-time sfSound flutist DIANE GRUBBE has asked six Bay Area composers to let their creative energy go wild with the possibilities of the instrument and her […]

  • King Lear by William Shakespeare

    King Lear by William Shakespeare
    Z Space 450 Florida, San Francisco, United States

    Directed by Michael Socrates Moran Music composed by Paul Dresher Oakland Theater Project and New Performance Traditions are thrilled to present their most ambitious co-production to date: a bold, music-infused production of William Shakespeare’s epic tragedy King Lear, featuring a cast of 30; and music composed by Paul Dresher and performed live by the Dresher|Davel […]

  • King Lear by William Shakespeare

    King Lear by William Shakespeare
    Z Space 450 Florida, San Francisco, United States

    Directed by Michael Socrates Moran Music composed by Paul Dresher Oakland Theater Project and New Performance Traditions are thrilled to present their most ambitious co-production to date: a bold, music-infused production of William Shakespeare’s epic tragedy King Lear, featuring a cast of 30; and music composed by Paul Dresher and performed live by the Dresher|Davel […]

  • King Lear by William Shakespeare

    King Lear by William Shakespeare
    Z Space 450 Florida, San Francisco, United States

    Directed by Michael Socrates Moran Music composed by Paul Dresher Oakland Theater Project and New Performance Traditions are thrilled to present their most ambitious co-production to date: a bold, music-infused production of William Shakespeare’s epic tragedy King Lear, featuring a cast of 30; and music composed by Paul Dresher and performed live by the Dresher|Davel […]

  • King Lear by William Shakespeare

    King Lear by William Shakespeare
    Z Space 450 Florida, San Francisco, United States

    Directed by Michael Socrates Moran Music composed by Paul Dresher Oakland Theater Project and New Performance Traditions are thrilled to present their most ambitious co-production to date: a bold, music-infused production of William Shakespeare’s epic tragedy King Lear, featuring a cast of 30; and music composed by Paul Dresher and performed live by the Dresher|Davel […]

  • King Lear by William Shakespeare

    King Lear by William Shakespeare
    Z Space 450 Florida, San Francisco, United States

    Directed by Michael Socrates Moran Music composed by Paul Dresher Oakland Theater Project and New Performance Traditions are thrilled to present their most ambitious co-production to date: a bold, music-infused production of William Shakespeare’s epic tragedy King Lear, featuring a cast of 30; and music composed by Paul Dresher and performed live by the Dresher|Davel […]

  • King Lear by William Shakespeare

    King Lear by William Shakespeare
    Z Space 450 Florida, San Francisco, United States

    Directed by Michael Socrates Moran Music composed by Paul Dresher Oakland Theater Project and New Performance Traditions are thrilled to present their most ambitious co-production to date: a bold, music-infused production of William Shakespeare’s epic tragedy King Lear, featuring a cast of 30; and music composed by Paul Dresher and performed live by the Dresher|Davel […]

  • King Lear by William Shakespeare

    King Lear by William Shakespeare
    Z Space 450 Florida, San Francisco, United States

    Directed by Michael Socrates Moran Music composed by Paul Dresher Oakland Theater Project and New Performance Traditions are thrilled to present their most ambitious co-production to date: a bold, music-infused production of William Shakespeare’s epic tragedy King Lear, featuring a cast of 30; and music composed by Paul Dresher and performed live by the Dresher|Davel […]

  • King Lear by William Shakespeare

    King Lear by William Shakespeare
    Z Space 450 Florida, San Francisco, United States

    Directed by Michael Socrates Moran Music composed by Paul Dresher Oakland Theater Project and New Performance Traditions are thrilled to present their most ambitious co-production to date: a bold, music-infused production of William Shakespeare’s epic tragedy King Lear, featuring a cast of 30; and music composed by Paul Dresher and performed live by the Dresher|Davel […]

  • King Lear by William Shakespeare

    King Lear by William Shakespeare
    Z Space 450 Florida, San Francisco, United States

    Directed by Michael Socrates Moran Music composed by Paul Dresher Oakland Theater Project and New Performance Traditions are thrilled to present their most ambitious co-production to date: a bold, music-infused production of William Shakespeare’s epic tragedy King Lear, featuring a cast of 30; and music composed by Paul Dresher and performed live by the Dresher|Davel […]