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SUMMARY:Moving Parts: DEAR Benefit Concert with Paul and Joel
DESCRIPTION:Join Us for a special evening of music performed by the Dresher Davel Invented Instrument Duo in support of the Dresher Ensemble Artist Residency (DEAR).\nKnown for their extraordinary\, hand-built instruments—including the Quadrachord and Hurdy Grande—the duo creates immersive\, visually striking performances unlike anything you’ve seen or heard before. \nThis one-night-only event directly supports DEAR\, a program that gives artists the time\, space\, and resources to bring bold new work to life. \nEach year\, DEAR supports six artists with a four-week residency that includes 24/7 access to our studio\, professional production technologies\, and dedicated mentorship. The full cost of each residency to our organization is approximately $10\,000. \nA key part of that support is a $1\,500 production stipend per artist—funding that often makes the difference between an idea and a realized performance. \nThis year\, we are working to raise $9\,000 to cover the total stipend support for all six residents. \nFor many years\, the National Endowment for the Arts helped make this support possible. However\, for the second year in a row\, our application was not selected. At the core of DEAR is a simple commitment: to serve the full breadth of our Bay Area community. The artists we support reflect that reality—spanning diverse backgrounds and perspectives\, including BIPOC and LGBTQ+ artists—and\, as federal funding priorities have shifted\, this commitment is no longer aligned with the current regime’s guidelines. \nAs funding priorities evolve\, community support is more essential than ever to sustain a program that remains open\, inclusive\, and artist-centered. \nJoin Us\nExperience an unforgettable performance—and help sustain a program that makes new work possible.
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/a-moving-parts-a-dear-benefit-concert/
LOCATION:Hosfelt Gallery\, 260 UTAH ST\, SAN FRANCISCO\, CA\, 94103\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260606T193000
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SUMMARY:RAGA & RAGINIIndian Classical Concert of Vocal & Sarod
DESCRIPTION:Enchanting Hindustani classical evening with vocalist Sohini Mojumdar\, sarodist Sougata Roy Chowdhury\, tabla & harmonium accompaniment:  Gaurav Kale (tabla) & Rajdeep Singh (harmonium). \n\n\n\n\nSougata Roy Chowdhury is a distinguished sarod player from India\, known for his expressive artistry\, deep grounding in the Hindustani classical tradition\, and performances that have moved audiences across the US and Europe. Trained from different significant Gurus from his young age under the lineage of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan\, he combines technical mastery with a sensitive\, soulful style that makes his music accessible to both connoisseurs and new listeners. \n\n\n\n\nSohini Mojumdar is a distinguished Hindustani classical vocalist known for her deeply expressive singing and refined command over raga. Trained under eminent gurus and rooted in the rich traditions. Her music reflects both intellectual depth and emotional nuance. She has performed widely across India and internationally\, captivating audiences with her soulful interpretations and elegant artistry.
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/raga-ragini-indian-classical-concert-of-vocal-sarod/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260530T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260530T170000
DTSTAMP:20260510T144846Z
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SUMMARY:QT Viet Collective present Ordinary People
DESCRIPTION:Members of the QT Viet Collective present Ordinary People\, an audio-visual story layered with live narration\, instrumentation\, voices from Việt Nam\, animation\, photography and song. \nIn a world that distances us from our truest selves\, this performance invites us to reflect on our present moment and the deep desire to live fully. Moving across time and place\, it draws us to connect with our imagination\, deferred dreams\, rage\, and compassion\, while activating the power of our ancestral stories. \nCác thành viên của QTViệt Collective hân hạnh giới thiệu Người Dân Thường\, một câu chuyện nghe-nhìn được dệt nên từ lời kể trực tiếp\, âm nhạc\, giọng nói từ Việt Nam\, hoạt họa\, hình ảnh và ca khúc. \nTrong một thế giới khiến chúng ta xa rời con người thật của mình\, màn trình diễn này mời chúng ta suy ngẫm về khoảnh khắc hiện tại và khát khao sâu sắc để sống trọn vẹn. Vượt qua thời gian và không gian\, màn trình diễn này thu hút chúng ta để kết nối với trí tưởng tượng\, những giấc mơ bị gác lại\, lòng giận dữ và trắc ẩn\, đồng thời khơi dậy sức mạnh của những câu chuyện của tổ tiên mình. \nCONTRIBUTE TO OUR COLLECTIVE ALTAR: we invite you and your ancestors to take part in a luminated collective gathering/altar by submitting photos here. \nCÙNG GÓP PHẦN VÀO BÀN THỜ CHUNG: \nmời quý vị và các tổ tiên tham gia vào buổi tụ họp/bàn thờ chung được thắp sáng bằng cách gửi hình ảnh tại đây. \nTrong khi chúng tôi chuẩn bị cho trình diễn Người Dân Thường\, chúng tôi xin mời quý vị chia sẻ những bức ảnh của những người thân đã khuất hoặc vật kỷ niệm gợi nhớ đến họ. Chúng tôi sẽ chiếu lên các hình ảnh này\, tạo nên một buổi tụ họp chung với tổ tiên. \nNếu quý vị hứng thú\, vui lòng gửi ảnh ở đây trước ngày 7 tháng 5! \nChúng tôi hiểu rằng không phải ai cũng có hoặc sử dụng hình ảnh để tưởng nhớ tổ tiên. Chúng tôi mời quý vị gọi về những ai mình muốn đến bàn thờ chung vào cuộc trình diễn. \nCám ơn quý vị cùng tham gia vào cánh cửa thiêng liêng này <3 \nTHINGS TO KNOW \n*Family friendly\, ADA access\, easy parking \n*Doors will be open approximately 1 hour before showtime on both days. \n*Friday evening show will be low key but there will be offerings to nourish your tummy and heart \n*Saturday showing will feature DJ Kat Lê\, and a casual community meal. Live english to vietnamese translation service offered \nThis performance and event is made possible by the generous support of AsianImprov Arts\, Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center\, The Dresher Ensemble\, The California Arts Council\, and The Zellerbach Foundation.
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/qt-viet-collective-present-ordinary-people/2026-05-30/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260529T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260529T210000
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SUMMARY:QT Viet Collective present Ordinary People
DESCRIPTION:Members of the QT Viet Collective present Ordinary People\, an audio-visual story layered with live narration\, instrumentation\, voices from Việt Nam\, animation\, photography and song. \nIn a world that distances us from our truest selves\, this performance invites us to reflect on our present moment and the deep desire to live fully. Moving across time and place\, it draws us to connect with our imagination\, deferred dreams\, rage\, and compassion\, while activating the power of our ancestral stories. \nCác thành viên của QTViệt Collective hân hạnh giới thiệu Người Dân Thường\, một câu chuyện nghe-nhìn được dệt nên từ lời kể trực tiếp\, âm nhạc\, giọng nói từ Việt Nam\, hoạt họa\, hình ảnh và ca khúc. \nTrong một thế giới khiến chúng ta xa rời con người thật của mình\, màn trình diễn này mời chúng ta suy ngẫm về khoảnh khắc hiện tại và khát khao sâu sắc để sống trọn vẹn. Vượt qua thời gian và không gian\, màn trình diễn này thu hút chúng ta để kết nối với trí tưởng tượng\, những giấc mơ bị gác lại\, lòng giận dữ và trắc ẩn\, đồng thời khơi dậy sức mạnh của những câu chuyện của tổ tiên mình. \nCONTRIBUTE TO OUR COLLECTIVE ALTAR: we invite you and your ancestors to take part in a luminated collective gathering/altar by submitting photos here. \nCÙNG GÓP PHẦN VÀO BÀN THỜ CHUNG: \nmời quý vị và các tổ tiên tham gia vào buổi tụ họp/bàn thờ chung được thắp sáng bằng cách gửi hình ảnh tại đây. \nTrong khi chúng tôi chuẩn bị cho trình diễn Người Dân Thường\, chúng tôi xin mời quý vị chia sẻ những bức ảnh của những người thân đã khuất hoặc vật kỷ niệm gợi nhớ đến họ. Chúng tôi sẽ chiếu lên các hình ảnh này\, tạo nên một buổi tụ họp chung với tổ tiên. \nNếu quý vị hứng thú\, vui lòng gửi ảnh ở đây trước ngày 7 tháng 5! \nChúng tôi hiểu rằng không phải ai cũng có hoặc sử dụng hình ảnh để tưởng nhớ tổ tiên. Chúng tôi mời quý vị gọi về những ai mình muốn đến bàn thờ chung vào cuộc trình diễn. \nCám ơn quý vị cùng tham gia vào cánh cửa thiêng liêng này <3 \nTHINGS TO KNOW \n*Family friendly\, ADA access\, easy parking \n*Doors will be open approximately 1 hour before showtime on both days. \n*Friday evening show will be low key but there will be offerings to nourish your tummy and heart \n*Saturday showing will feature DJ Kat Lê\, and a casual community meal. Live english to vietnamese translation service offered \nThis performance and event is made possible by the generous support of AsianImprov Arts\, Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center\, The Dresher Ensemble\, The California Arts Council\, and The Zellerbach Foundation.
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/qt-viet-collective-present-ordinary-people/2026-05-29/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260509T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260509T210000
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SUMMARY:Sarah Cahill celebrating Terry Riley"Ninety Trips Around the Sun"
DESCRIPTION:To celebrate the ninetieth birthday year of Terry Riley\, Sarah Cahill performs some of his remarkable music. \nThe program will include Keyboard Studies\, Be Kind to One Another\, The Walrus in Memoriam\,Fandango on the Heaven Ladder\, and The Great Beauty\, along with Circle Songs by Danny Clay and Shade Studies by Sam Adams\, both composed in honor of Terry Riley’s eightieth birthday in 2015. \nSarah Cahill’s concert is the debut of our new “88+” concert series\, focusing on 20th- and 21st-century piano repertoire and world premieres\, and is supported by the Amphion Foundation and individual donors. Next on the series is Clara Yang [Saturday\, May 16]. \nSarah Cahill\, hailed as “a sterling pianist and an intrepid illuminator of the classical avant-garde” by The New York Times\, has commissioned and premiered over seventy compositions for solo piano. She has recently performed at the Metropolitan Museum\, at the Detroit Institute of Arts\, and an NPR Tiny Desk Concert. She has worked with Terry Riley for more than thirty years and has recorded his music\, with Regina Myers\, on a boxed set of albums titled “Eighty Trips Around the Sun.” \nCahill’s latest project is The Future is Female\, an investigation and reframing of the piano literature featuring more than seventy compositions by women around the globe\, from the Baroque to the present day\, including new commissioned works. Recent and upcoming performances of The Future is Female include concerts at The Barbican\, Metropolitan Museum\, Carolina Performing Arts\, National Gallery of Art\, Carlsbad Music Festival\, Detroit Institute of Arts\, University of Iowa\, Bowling Green New Music Festival\, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive\, North Dakota Museum of Art\, Mayville State University\, the EXTENSITY Concert Series’ Women Now Festival in New York\, and the Newport Classical Music Festival. Cahill also performed music from The Future is Female for NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Concert series. \nSarah Cahill’s discography includes more than twenty albums on the New Albion\, CRI\, New World\, Tzadik\, Albany\, Innova\, Cold Blue\, Other Minds\, Irritable Hedgehog\, and Pinna labels. Her three-album series\, The Future is Female\, was released on First Hand Records between March 2022 and April 2023. These albums encompass 30 compositions by women from around the globe\, spanning the 17th century to the present day\, and include many world-premiere recordings. \nCahill’s radio show\, Revolutions Per Minute\, can be heard every Sunday evening from 6 to 8 pm on KALW\, 91.7 FM in San Francisco. She is on the faculty of the San Francisco Conservatory and is a regular pre-concert speaker with the San Francisco Symphony and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. \nTickets\nGeneral Admission : $25\nPWYC : $10
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/sarah-cahill-celebrating-terry-riley-ninety-trips-around-the-sun/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260503T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260503T130000
DTSTAMP:20260422T192837Z
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SUMMARY:Morning Ragas performed byIndradeep Ghosh (violin)Sudhakar Vaidyanathan (tabla)
DESCRIPTION:Where the Bow Meets the Soul – A rare concert Morning Ragas performed by virtuoso North Indian violinist Indradeep Ghosh with Sudhakar Vaidyanathan on tabla. \nJoin us for a unique opportunity to hear an intimate recital of Hindustani morning ragas in the Dhrupad [devotional vocal music] Style\, Baaj\, from the Maihar tradition. This is the tradition that gave us such revered artists as maestros Ustad Allaudin Khan\, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan\, Pandit Ravi Shankar\, and Pandit Nikhil Banerjee. \nIndradeep Ghosh has performed and been celebrated worldwide. He is one of only a few musicians who play Hindustani (North Indian) classical music on the violin. Indradeep performs on a unique custom five-string violin/viola with eight sympathetic/resonating strings (modeled after other traditional Indian instruments like the sitar and the Norwegian Hardanger fiddle)\, which gives a richer tone and reverberant effect. \nThis concert offers the rare opportunity to hear morning ragas at the appropriate time of day and in an intimate setting that replicates the long tradition of baithak (sitting) where ragas were traditionally performed in private at the home of a patron or in the royal court to an audience passionate about the music. In recent years\, particularly since the rise in global popularity of Indian music in the 1970s\, many performers have shifted the focus of the music from a leisurely exposition of melodic aesthetics to more rhythm-heavy performances aimed at general audiences. With this recital\, Indradeep will highlight the more traditional melodic\, improvisational\, and meditative aesthetics that are at the spiritual core of the music. \nThe program offers both a full raga performance (beginning with an extended alap or non-rhythmic exposition) and concludes with several shorter semi-classical forms that typically draw on traditional folk melodies from diverse rural Indian traditions. We hope to introduce this centuries-old tradition to new listeners and to delight those already familiar with it. Of course\, chai will be served along with Indian snacks and sweets. \nBiographies \nIndradeep Ghosh has performed throughout the world at venues including the 10th Asia Festival in Barcelona\, SXSW music festival at Austin\, USA\, Learn Quest Music Festival\, Boston\, USA\, Tansen-Tyagaraja Music and Dance Festival\, Rajahmundry\, India Festival Du Bout Du Monde\, France\, the YOMAD Festival in Croatia\, Yoga-Vidya Music Festival in Germany\, to name a few. He has performed throughout Europe\, including Germany\, France\, Austria\, Luxembourg\, Spain\, Denmark\, Croatia\, Belgium\, the Netherlands\, Switzerland\, and has toured all over the USA. \nHe has collaborated with several Western musicians such as Grammy-winning Kora player Mama Dou Diabate\, world-famous rock band drummer Steve Smith\, Jazz Organ Monster Tony Monaco\, and versatile Flutist Pedro Eustache\, to name a few. \nHe has to his credit many Classical and Fusion Music albums. He is the only Indian Violinist to release the first-ever commercial VIOLA (Bass Violin) album titled “Tribute to Miyan Tansen on Viola”. He has also contributed to the album\, Melodic Intersect: One Vision\, which won the Akademia Music Award in January 2016 from Los Angeles. \nHe has also composed new ragas such as Ganapati\, Indradhanush\, and Hamsavahini\, which have gained enormous appreciation and popularity from both Indian and global listeners. \nSudhakar Vaidyanathan began his training in tabla under Shri Satish Tare at the age of 8. He has been continuing his training with Padma Shri Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri for the past 10+ years. He is a well established accompanist and soloist in the Bay Area. He has had the fortune of performing at many prestigious venues and festivals such as Davies Symphony Hall (San Francisco)\, BRM Ragas Live Festival\, Festival of Tabla\, and is a regular performer at the Ali Akbar College of Music in San Rafael\, CA and across the Bay Area. He has also collaborated closely with the Chitresh Das Institute\, playing multiple shows with their dance company across America \n  \n 
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/morning-ragas-by-indradeep-ghosh-violin-and-eman-hashimi-tabla/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260502T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260502T213000
DTSTAMP:20260411T175453Z
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SUMMARY:Merlin Coleman and Amy X Neuburg present multi-channel audio works
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URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/merlin-coleman-and-amy-x-neuburg-present-multi-channel-audio-works/2026-05-02/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260501T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260501T213000
DTSTAMP:20260411T175453Z
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SUMMARY:Merlin Coleman and Amy X Neuburg present multi-channel audio works
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URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/merlin-coleman-and-amy-x-neuburg-present-multi-channel-audio-works/2026-05-01/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260425T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260425T210000
DTSTAMP:20260411T173513Z
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SUMMARY:Carl Stone Solo and Duo with Paul Dresher
DESCRIPTION:Carl Stone returns to the Bay Area for a solo electronic music concert\, followed by a special collaborative set with Paul Dresher. \n\n\n\n\nCarl Stone\, one of the pioneers of live computer music\, returns to the Bay Area for an intimate performance of solo electronic music. The Village Voice has hailed Carl as “the king of sampling” and “one of the best composers living in (the USA) today.” He has used computers in live performance since 1986. Stone was born in Los Angeles and now divides his time between Los Angeles and Japan. He studied composition at the California Institute of the Arts with Morton Subotnick and James Tenney and has composed electro-acoustic music almost exclusively since 1972. He is a faculty member in the Department of Media Engineering at Chukyo University in Japan. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFollowing his solo set\, Stone will reunite with long-time friend Paul Dresher for a duo improvisation\, continuing a creative dialogue first explored at the Other Minds Festival and again in our studio two years ago—moving from their distinct sonic worlds into a shared\, richly layered electro-acoustic landscape. Dresher\, who will perform on the Hurdy Grande [invented and built by Dresher and Daniel Schmidt]\, is a composer\, performer\, and inventor whose work blends acoustic and electronic sound in inventive and expressive ways. He is the founder of the Paul Dresher Ensemble and has collaborated with a wide range of artists across disciplines\, creating music for concerts\, opera\, theater\, dance\, and film.
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/carl-stone-solo-and-duo-with-paul-dresher/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260418T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260418T210000
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SUMMARY:Point Line Piano : 1-Piano performance by Keisuke Nakagoshi 2-Visual Music and VR Performance by Jaroslaw Kapuscinski
DESCRIPTION:Experience a piano concert brought to life by interactive visuals and a live VR performance. \nJoin us for a totally unique Virtual Reality and interactive audio/video performance featuring work by Jarosław Kapuściński\, Associate Professor of Music at Stanford University\, whose work focuses on intermedia composition\, performance\, and Japanese traditional aesthetics. \nThe evening comprises two parts. The first half features two piano-and-video works by Jaroslaw Kapuściński. The piano performance by new music specialist Keisuke Nakagoshi is carefully tracked by a computer that responds with large-scale video projections that follow the score. \nPROGRAM \nFirst Part \n“Juicy”(2009\, piano and interactive projection\, 10 min). \nFruits and music—an unexpected pairing? Both burst with color and form\, both awaken the senses in immediate and powerful ways. In this intermedia performance\, sight and sound intertwine to reveal their surprising connection. \n“Side Effects”(2017\, piano and visual projection\, 17 min). \nSide Effects started as a photographic project by Kacper Kowalski\, exploring the complex relationship between humanity and nature as seen from a perspective 150 meters above the ground. This estranged perspective on some of the most common spaces revealed fresh metaphoric and structural dimensions that inspired Kapuściński to propose an intermedia collaboration. What if specially composed music performed live in concert interpreted the images and guided the viewers through a rich world of sometimes unexpected emotions\, meanings\, and abstract visual forms? The ten movements refer in different ways to the four seasons and the material categories of air\, wood\, water\, fire\, and earth. \n“Point Line Piano”(2024) is a VR project that reimagines piano music by fusing its modes of composing\, playing\, and listening. As you interact with it\, your ears\, eyes\, and hands act together. You start by drawing lines freely in the space around you\, sparking musical notes that are notched as points on the lines as you draw them. These notes quickly accumulate\, forming distinct melodic phrases and rhythms\, while the computer generates an intricate audiovisual dance all around you. The work enables a spatial and full-body experience of abstraction not found in any other medium. In a live concert setting it can also be used as an audiovisual instrument. \nSecond Part \nKapuściński dons a VR headset and\, while holding two handsets\, draws in virtual space (which we see on the full wall projection). The drawing is also tracked and triggers a potential piano score that responds directly to the drawing process. At the conclusion of the performance\, audience members will also be able to experience the drawing and interactive music while wearing the VR headset. \nInfo and trailer: https://www.jaroslawkapuscinski.com/works/point-line-piano/ \nTHE ARTIST \nJarosław Kapuściński is an Associate Professor of Music at Stanford University\, where he is also affiliated with the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures. His research focuses on intermedia composition\, performance\, and Japanese traditional aesthetics. In 2016-2022\, Jarosław Kapuściński was the Chair of the Department of Music at Stanford. \nKapuściński has received grants and commissions from numerous international organizations\, including the National Endowment for the Arts\, the Governor General of Canada\, and Institut National de l’Audiovisuel (INA) in France. His works have been awarded prizes at festivals in Canada\, France\, Switzerland\, and the United States\, and have been presented at venues such as New York MOMA\, Spoleto USA\, EMPAC NY\, Logan Center in Chicago\, ZKM in Karlsruhe\, Reina Sophia Museum in Madrid\, WRO Media Biennale\, Warsaw Autumn Festival\, Creative Media Center in Hong Kong\, Benz Arena in Shanghai\, and National Art Centre in Ottawa. \nIn addition to his artistic work\, Kapuściński has collaborated on scholarly websites about Japanese Gagaku music (gagaku.stanford.edu) and Noh Theater (noh.stanford.edu). \nhttps://jaroslawkapuscinski.com/ \nKeisuke Nakagoshi is a pianist and composer who trained at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music\, where he studied with David Conte and Paul Hersh. A recipient of multiple top honors\, he was selected to represent the Conservatory at the Kennedy Center’s Conservatory Project. \nHe has performed at leading venues including the Kennedy Center\, Carnegie Hall\, the Hollywood Bowl\, and Davies Symphony Hall\, and made his solo debut with the San Francisco Symphony under Herbert Blomstedt. A dedicated collaborator\, he is co-founder of the piano duo ZOFO\, whose debut album received a Grammy nomination. \nNakagoshi is currently Pianist-in-Residence at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and serves as pianist for Opera Parallèle\, West Edge Opera\, and the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players. \nhttps://www.kskpiano.com/bio \nKacper Kowalski has been observing and photographing landscapes from an aerial perspective for over 30 years. After becoming an architect and having worked in the profession for four years\, he eventually decided to commit to flying and photography. As a paraglider\, a pilot of small aircraft\, and a gyrocopter\, Kacper spent over 5000 hours in the air. The flight is for Kowalski not only a way to capture the world beneath\, but becomes a spiritual journey that reveals universal truths about the relationship between man and nature\, about the past and the present\, and about one’s own personal truth and the way to get there. He has received numerous awards\, including the World Press Photo award (three times)\, the Picture of the Year International POYi award (six times)\, and dozens of others. His first book\, Side Effects\, was published in 2014\, OVER was self-published in 2017\, followed by Arché in 2021\, and Event Horizon in 2022 (1605 Publishers). His works have been exhibited in group and solo exhibitions internationally\, and the books have won prizes and been nominated\, including at Les Prix du Livre at Rencontres d’Arles. The project Event Horizon was on display at the SFO Museum in San Francisco in 2023. \nMarc Downie and Paul Kaiser have collaborated as OpenEndedGroup since 2001. Working in a wide variety of media and venues\, they make art for façade\, gallery\, dance\, stage\, 3D cinema\, print\, and virtual reality. Their works respond to a wide range of materials — drawing\, film\, motion capture\, photography\, music\, and architecture. They frequently combine three signature elements: non-photorealistic 3D rendering\, the incorporation of body movement through motion capture and other means\, and the autonomy of artworks directed or assisted by artificial intelligence. \nOpenEndedGroup’s films\, installations\, stage works\, and VR pieces have premiered at venues including MoMA\, Lincoln Center\, the Barbican\, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum\, the Brooklyn Academy of Music\, the Hayward Gallery\, Sadler’s Wells\, and at the Berlin\, New York\, and Rome film festivals. Eight of their 3D digital films were the first of their kind to enter MoMA’s permanent collection. \nhttps://openendedgroup.com/ \nPremiere\nPoint Line Piano premiered in 2024 at ZKM | Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie Karlsruhe (Germany)\, One of  leading and highly influential institution in digital and contemporary art.
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/point-line-piano-1-piano-performance-by-keisuke-nakagoshi-2-visual-music-and-vr-performance-by-jaroslaw-kapuscinski/2026-04-18/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260418T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260418T180000
DTSTAMP:20260411T195021Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260411T195021Z
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SUMMARY:Point Line Piano : a Free VR installation by Jarosław Kapuściński
DESCRIPTION:Point Line Piano (2024) by Jarosław Kapuściński and the OpenEndedGroup innovates in the composition\, performance\, and reception of piano music through live graphic notation. It premiered in 2024 at ZKM | Center for Art and Media in Karlsruhe\, Germany (the leading authority in digital and contemporary art that is deeply influential within the art world.) \nLet the Bay Area premiere of this VR installation seduce you into an immersive visual and sonic universe in which you “paint” simultaneously in images and sound.  \nImmerse yourself in Point Line Piano and interact with others and the interactive artwork not only with your ears\, but also with your eyes and hands. By running your hand over the drawn lines\, you can trigger notes and write them down. Complex visual geometries are created simultaneously. \nIn Point Line Piano\, the controller in each hand becomes a virtual paintbrush with which you create your 3D visual and musical notations; at the same time\, it represents the virtual lens through which you view and transform these notations. Depending on the scene you select (there are over a dozen to choose from)\, you can zoom in and out of the 3D images. moving your “musical notation” through the visual space that transforms and modulates the sound. \nStep by step\, you will become familiar with a strange new environment of spatial images\, with their echoes of calligraphy\, musical notation\, architectural\, and scientific diagrams. Let the audiovisual dance around you transport you to other worlds! \nPoint Line Piano enables a spatial and full-body experience of abstraction unlike any other medium\, opening your ears and eyes to exciting new aspects of perception. The VR installation is a joint artwork by Marc Downie and Paul Kaiser (OpenEndedGroup) in collaboration with the intermedia Polish composer\, pianist\, and Associate Professor of Composition at Stanford University Jarosław Kapuściński. Eito Murakami provided the software for spatializing the sound. \n  \n—————————— \nJarosław Kapuściński is an Associate Professor of Music at Stanford University\, where he is also affiliated with the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures. His research focuses on intermedia composition\, performance\, and Japanese traditional aesthetics. \nKapuściński has received grants and commissions from numerous international organizations\, including the National Endowment for the Arts\, the Governor General of Canada\, and Institut National de l’Audiovisuel (INA) in France. His works have been awarded prizes at festivals in Canada\, France\, Switzerland\, and the United States\, and have been presented at venues such as New York MOMA\, Spoleto USA\, EMPAC NY\, Logan Center in Chicago\, ZKM in Karlsruhe\, Reina Sophia Museum in Madrid\, WRO Media Biennale\, Warsaw Autumn Festival\, Creative Media Center in Hong Kong\, Benz Arena in Shanghai\, and National Art Centre in Ottawa. \nIn addition to his artistic work\, Kapuściński has collaborated on scholarly websites about Japanese Gagaku music (gagaku.stanford.edu) and Noh Theater (noh.stanford.edu). \nhttps://jaroslawkapuscinski.com/ \nInteractive Viewing Time \nApril 15 – 18 : 2-6 PM (20 minutes slots for two viewer) PLEASE RSVP
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/point-line-piano-a-vr-installation-by-jaroslaw-kapuscinski/2026-04-18/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dresherensemble.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Jarek-2.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260417T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260417T210000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260411T173657Z
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SUMMARY:Point Line Piano : 1-Piano performance by Keisuke Nakagoshi 2-Visual Music and VR Performance by Jaroslaw Kapuscinski
DESCRIPTION:Experience a piano concert brought to life by interactive visuals and a live VR performance. \nJoin us for a totally unique Virtual Reality and interactive audio/video performance featuring work by Jarosław Kapuściński\, Associate Professor of Music at Stanford University\, whose work focuses on intermedia composition\, performance\, and Japanese traditional aesthetics. \nThe evening comprises two parts. The first half features two piano-and-video works by Jaroslaw Kapuściński. The piano performance by new music specialist Keisuke Nakagoshi is carefully tracked by a computer that responds with large-scale video projections that follow the score. \nPROGRAM \nFirst Part \n“Juicy”(2009\, piano and interactive projection\, 10 min). \nFruits and music—an unexpected pairing? Both burst with color and form\, both awaken the senses in immediate and powerful ways. In this intermedia performance\, sight and sound intertwine to reveal their surprising connection. \n“Side Effects”(2017\, piano and visual projection\, 17 min). \nSide Effects started as a photographic project by Kacper Kowalski\, exploring the complex relationship between humanity and nature as seen from a perspective 150 meters above the ground. This estranged perspective on some of the most common spaces revealed fresh metaphoric and structural dimensions that inspired Kapuściński to propose an intermedia collaboration. What if specially composed music performed live in concert interpreted the images and guided the viewers through a rich world of sometimes unexpected emotions\, meanings\, and abstract visual forms? The ten movements refer in different ways to the four seasons and the material categories of air\, wood\, water\, fire\, and earth. \n“Point Line Piano”(2024) is a VR project that reimagines piano music by fusing its modes of composing\, playing\, and listening. As you interact with it\, your ears\, eyes\, and hands act together. You start by drawing lines freely in the space around you\, sparking musical notes that are notched as points on the lines as you draw them. These notes quickly accumulate\, forming distinct melodic phrases and rhythms\, while the computer generates an intricate audiovisual dance all around you. The work enables a spatial and full-body experience of abstraction not found in any other medium. In a live concert setting it can also be used as an audiovisual instrument. \nSecond Part \nKapuściński dons a VR headset and\, while holding two handsets\, draws in virtual space (which we see on the full wall projection). The drawing is also tracked and triggers a potential piano score that responds directly to the drawing process. At the conclusion of the performance\, audience members will also be able to experience the drawing and interactive music while wearing the VR headset. \nInfo and trailer: https://www.jaroslawkapuscinski.com/works/point-line-piano/ \nTHE ARTIST \nJarosław Kapuściński is an Associate Professor of Music at Stanford University\, where he is also affiliated with the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures. His research focuses on intermedia composition\, performance\, and Japanese traditional aesthetics. In 2016-2022\, Jarosław Kapuściński was the Chair of the Department of Music at Stanford. \nKapuściński has received grants and commissions from numerous international organizations\, including the National Endowment for the Arts\, the Governor General of Canada\, and Institut National de l’Audiovisuel (INA) in France. His works have been awarded prizes at festivals in Canada\, France\, Switzerland\, and the United States\, and have been presented at venues such as New York MOMA\, Spoleto USA\, EMPAC NY\, Logan Center in Chicago\, ZKM in Karlsruhe\, Reina Sophia Museum in Madrid\, WRO Media Biennale\, Warsaw Autumn Festival\, Creative Media Center in Hong Kong\, Benz Arena in Shanghai\, and National Art Centre in Ottawa. \nIn addition to his artistic work\, Kapuściński has collaborated on scholarly websites about Japanese Gagaku music (gagaku.stanford.edu) and Noh Theater (noh.stanford.edu). \nhttps://jaroslawkapuscinski.com/ \nKeisuke Nakagoshi is a pianist and composer who trained at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music\, where he studied with David Conte and Paul Hersh. A recipient of multiple top honors\, he was selected to represent the Conservatory at the Kennedy Center’s Conservatory Project. \nHe has performed at leading venues including the Kennedy Center\, Carnegie Hall\, the Hollywood Bowl\, and Davies Symphony Hall\, and made his solo debut with the San Francisco Symphony under Herbert Blomstedt. A dedicated collaborator\, he is co-founder of the piano duo ZOFO\, whose debut album received a Grammy nomination. \nNakagoshi is currently Pianist-in-Residence at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and serves as pianist for Opera Parallèle\, West Edge Opera\, and the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players. \nhttps://www.kskpiano.com/bio \nKacper Kowalski has been observing and photographing landscapes from an aerial perspective for over 30 years. After becoming an architect and having worked in the profession for four years\, he eventually decided to commit to flying and photography. As a paraglider\, a pilot of small aircraft\, and a gyrocopter\, Kacper spent over 5000 hours in the air. The flight is for Kowalski not only a way to capture the world beneath\, but becomes a spiritual journey that reveals universal truths about the relationship between man and nature\, about the past and the present\, and about one’s own personal truth and the way to get there. He has received numerous awards\, including the World Press Photo award (three times)\, the Picture of the Year International POYi award (six times)\, and dozens of others. His first book\, Side Effects\, was published in 2014\, OVER was self-published in 2017\, followed by Arché in 2021\, and Event Horizon in 2022 (1605 Publishers). His works have been exhibited in group and solo exhibitions internationally\, and the books have won prizes and been nominated\, including at Les Prix du Livre at Rencontres d’Arles. The project Event Horizon was on display at the SFO Museum in San Francisco in 2023. \nMarc Downie and Paul Kaiser have collaborated as OpenEndedGroup since 2001. Working in a wide variety of media and venues\, they make art for façade\, gallery\, dance\, stage\, 3D cinema\, print\, and virtual reality. Their works respond to a wide range of materials — drawing\, film\, motion capture\, photography\, music\, and architecture. They frequently combine three signature elements: non-photorealistic 3D rendering\, the incorporation of body movement through motion capture and other means\, and the autonomy of artworks directed or assisted by artificial intelligence. \nOpenEndedGroup’s films\, installations\, stage works\, and VR pieces have premiered at venues including MoMA\, Lincoln Center\, the Barbican\, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum\, the Brooklyn Academy of Music\, the Hayward Gallery\, Sadler’s Wells\, and at the Berlin\, New York\, and Rome film festivals. Eight of their 3D digital films were the first of their kind to enter MoMA’s permanent collection. \nhttps://openendedgroup.com/ \nPremiere\nPoint Line Piano premiered in 2024 at ZKM | Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie Karlsruhe (Germany)\, One of  leading and highly influential institution in digital and contemporary art.
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/point-line-piano-1-piano-performance-by-keisuke-nakagoshi-2-visual-music-and-vr-performance-by-jaroslaw-kapuscinski/2026-04-17/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dresherensemble.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/VR-Jarek-1.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260417T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260417T180000
DTSTAMP:20260411T195021Z
CREATED:20260411T163940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260411T195021Z
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SUMMARY:Point Line Piano : a Free VR installation by Jarosław Kapuściński
DESCRIPTION:Point Line Piano (2024) by Jarosław Kapuściński and the OpenEndedGroup innovates in the composition\, performance\, and reception of piano music through live graphic notation. It premiered in 2024 at ZKM | Center for Art and Media in Karlsruhe\, Germany (the leading authority in digital and contemporary art that is deeply influential within the art world.) \nLet the Bay Area premiere of this VR installation seduce you into an immersive visual and sonic universe in which you “paint” simultaneously in images and sound.  \nImmerse yourself in Point Line Piano and interact with others and the interactive artwork not only with your ears\, but also with your eyes and hands. By running your hand over the drawn lines\, you can trigger notes and write them down. Complex visual geometries are created simultaneously. \nIn Point Line Piano\, the controller in each hand becomes a virtual paintbrush with which you create your 3D visual and musical notations; at the same time\, it represents the virtual lens through which you view and transform these notations. Depending on the scene you select (there are over a dozen to choose from)\, you can zoom in and out of the 3D images. moving your “musical notation” through the visual space that transforms and modulates the sound. \nStep by step\, you will become familiar with a strange new environment of spatial images\, with their echoes of calligraphy\, musical notation\, architectural\, and scientific diagrams. Let the audiovisual dance around you transport you to other worlds! \nPoint Line Piano enables a spatial and full-body experience of abstraction unlike any other medium\, opening your ears and eyes to exciting new aspects of perception. The VR installation is a joint artwork by Marc Downie and Paul Kaiser (OpenEndedGroup) in collaboration with the intermedia Polish composer\, pianist\, and Associate Professor of Composition at Stanford University Jarosław Kapuściński. Eito Murakami provided the software for spatializing the sound. \n  \n—————————— \nJarosław Kapuściński is an Associate Professor of Music at Stanford University\, where he is also affiliated with the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures. His research focuses on intermedia composition\, performance\, and Japanese traditional aesthetics. \nKapuściński has received grants and commissions from numerous international organizations\, including the National Endowment for the Arts\, the Governor General of Canada\, and Institut National de l’Audiovisuel (INA) in France. His works have been awarded prizes at festivals in Canada\, France\, Switzerland\, and the United States\, and have been presented at venues such as New York MOMA\, Spoleto USA\, EMPAC NY\, Logan Center in Chicago\, ZKM in Karlsruhe\, Reina Sophia Museum in Madrid\, WRO Media Biennale\, Warsaw Autumn Festival\, Creative Media Center in Hong Kong\, Benz Arena in Shanghai\, and National Art Centre in Ottawa. \nIn addition to his artistic work\, Kapuściński has collaborated on scholarly websites about Japanese Gagaku music (gagaku.stanford.edu) and Noh Theater (noh.stanford.edu). \nhttps://jaroslawkapuscinski.com/ \nInteractive Viewing Time \nApril 15 – 18 : 2-6 PM (20 minutes slots for two viewer) PLEASE RSVP
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/point-line-piano-a-vr-installation-by-jaroslaw-kapuscinski/2026-04-17/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dresherensemble.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Jarek-2.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260416T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260416T180000
DTSTAMP:20260411T195021Z
CREATED:20260411T163940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260411T195021Z
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SUMMARY:Point Line Piano : a Free VR installation by Jarosław Kapuściński
DESCRIPTION:Point Line Piano (2024) by Jarosław Kapuściński and the OpenEndedGroup innovates in the composition\, performance\, and reception of piano music through live graphic notation. It premiered in 2024 at ZKM | Center for Art and Media in Karlsruhe\, Germany (the leading authority in digital and contemporary art that is deeply influential within the art world.) \nLet the Bay Area premiere of this VR installation seduce you into an immersive visual and sonic universe in which you “paint” simultaneously in images and sound.  \nImmerse yourself in Point Line Piano and interact with others and the interactive artwork not only with your ears\, but also with your eyes and hands. By running your hand over the drawn lines\, you can trigger notes and write them down. Complex visual geometries are created simultaneously. \nIn Point Line Piano\, the controller in each hand becomes a virtual paintbrush with which you create your 3D visual and musical notations; at the same time\, it represents the virtual lens through which you view and transform these notations. Depending on the scene you select (there are over a dozen to choose from)\, you can zoom in and out of the 3D images. moving your “musical notation” through the visual space that transforms and modulates the sound. \nStep by step\, you will become familiar with a strange new environment of spatial images\, with their echoes of calligraphy\, musical notation\, architectural\, and scientific diagrams. Let the audiovisual dance around you transport you to other worlds! \nPoint Line Piano enables a spatial and full-body experience of abstraction unlike any other medium\, opening your ears and eyes to exciting new aspects of perception. The VR installation is a joint artwork by Marc Downie and Paul Kaiser (OpenEndedGroup) in collaboration with the intermedia Polish composer\, pianist\, and Associate Professor of Composition at Stanford University Jarosław Kapuściński. Eito Murakami provided the software for spatializing the sound. \n  \n—————————— \nJarosław Kapuściński is an Associate Professor of Music at Stanford University\, where he is also affiliated with the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures. His research focuses on intermedia composition\, performance\, and Japanese traditional aesthetics. \nKapuściński has received grants and commissions from numerous international organizations\, including the National Endowment for the Arts\, the Governor General of Canada\, and Institut National de l’Audiovisuel (INA) in France. His works have been awarded prizes at festivals in Canada\, France\, Switzerland\, and the United States\, and have been presented at venues such as New York MOMA\, Spoleto USA\, EMPAC NY\, Logan Center in Chicago\, ZKM in Karlsruhe\, Reina Sophia Museum in Madrid\, WRO Media Biennale\, Warsaw Autumn Festival\, Creative Media Center in Hong Kong\, Benz Arena in Shanghai\, and National Art Centre in Ottawa. \nIn addition to his artistic work\, Kapuściński has collaborated on scholarly websites about Japanese Gagaku music (gagaku.stanford.edu) and Noh Theater (noh.stanford.edu). \nhttps://jaroslawkapuscinski.com/ \nInteractive Viewing Time \nApril 15 – 18 : 2-6 PM (20 minutes slots for two viewer) PLEASE RSVP
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/point-line-piano-a-vr-installation-by-jaroslaw-kapuscinski/2026-04-16/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dresherensemble.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Jarek-2.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260415T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260415T180000
DTSTAMP:20260411T195021Z
CREATED:20260411T163940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260411T195021Z
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SUMMARY:Point Line Piano : a Free VR installation by Jarosław Kapuściński
DESCRIPTION:Point Line Piano (2024) by Jarosław Kapuściński and the OpenEndedGroup innovates in the composition\, performance\, and reception of piano music through live graphic notation. It premiered in 2024 at ZKM | Center for Art and Media in Karlsruhe\, Germany (the leading authority in digital and contemporary art that is deeply influential within the art world.) \nLet the Bay Area premiere of this VR installation seduce you into an immersive visual and sonic universe in which you “paint” simultaneously in images and sound.  \nImmerse yourself in Point Line Piano and interact with others and the interactive artwork not only with your ears\, but also with your eyes and hands. By running your hand over the drawn lines\, you can trigger notes and write them down. Complex visual geometries are created simultaneously. \nIn Point Line Piano\, the controller in each hand becomes a virtual paintbrush with which you create your 3D visual and musical notations; at the same time\, it represents the virtual lens through which you view and transform these notations. Depending on the scene you select (there are over a dozen to choose from)\, you can zoom in and out of the 3D images. moving your “musical notation” through the visual space that transforms and modulates the sound. \nStep by step\, you will become familiar with a strange new environment of spatial images\, with their echoes of calligraphy\, musical notation\, architectural\, and scientific diagrams. Let the audiovisual dance around you transport you to other worlds! \nPoint Line Piano enables a spatial and full-body experience of abstraction unlike any other medium\, opening your ears and eyes to exciting new aspects of perception. The VR installation is a joint artwork by Marc Downie and Paul Kaiser (OpenEndedGroup) in collaboration with the intermedia Polish composer\, pianist\, and Associate Professor of Composition at Stanford University Jarosław Kapuściński. Eito Murakami provided the software for spatializing the sound. \n  \n—————————— \nJarosław Kapuściński is an Associate Professor of Music at Stanford University\, where he is also affiliated with the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures. His research focuses on intermedia composition\, performance\, and Japanese traditional aesthetics. \nKapuściński has received grants and commissions from numerous international organizations\, including the National Endowment for the Arts\, the Governor General of Canada\, and Institut National de l’Audiovisuel (INA) in France. His works have been awarded prizes at festivals in Canada\, France\, Switzerland\, and the United States\, and have been presented at venues such as New York MOMA\, Spoleto USA\, EMPAC NY\, Logan Center in Chicago\, ZKM in Karlsruhe\, Reina Sophia Museum in Madrid\, WRO Media Biennale\, Warsaw Autumn Festival\, Creative Media Center in Hong Kong\, Benz Arena in Shanghai\, and National Art Centre in Ottawa. \nIn addition to his artistic work\, Kapuściński has collaborated on scholarly websites about Japanese Gagaku music (gagaku.stanford.edu) and Noh Theater (noh.stanford.edu). \nhttps://jaroslawkapuscinski.com/ \nInteractive Viewing Time \nApril 15 – 18 : 2-6 PM (20 minutes slots for two viewer) PLEASE RSVP
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/point-line-piano-a-vr-installation-by-jaroslaw-kapuscinski/2026-04-15/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dresherensemble.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Jarek-2.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260404T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260404T220000
DTSTAMP:20260324T214408Z
CREATED:20260323T224540Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T214408Z
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SUMMARY:Moe Staiano Conducts Music for 48 Guitars(24 Guitar Version)
DESCRIPTION:Moe Staiano conducts his electric guitar ensemble in the premiere of his second guitar composition\, Music for 48 Guitars (24guitar version). \n\n\n\n\nMoe Staiano conducts his electric guitar ensemble with the premiere of Music for 48 Guitars (24 guitar version). This is an exploration of tonal interplay and contrasting rhythms with eight electric guitars\, bass\, drums\, and percussion. It features assertive rhythmic structures and intertwining tremolo structures\, balanced by continuous play against each guitarist with bouncing rhythms and ongoing hockets while surrounding the audience with a bombastic attack. \nWritten at the start of 2022 and completed in 2023\, Music for 48 Guitars follows his first guitar composition\, Away Towards the Light (2016)\, but with a vision of encompassing the audience of the ensemble with various stations of players circling the audience with a live surround sound of music sections traveling back and forth. There are six (6) groupings of eight (8) guitar players each (four (4) each in this case for this performance)\, spread out equally in the room\, with five percussionists playing toms\, cymbals\, bongos\, brake drums\, and tam-tam\, and one drummer and bassist. The lack of venues with the space and accommodation to house a hefty ensemble of 55 players has (and continues to) delay any performance. The truncated ensemble of 31 players will be the first performance of any kind at the Dresher Ensemble Studio. The performance will conclude my 2019 Dresher Ensemble Artist Residency that was interrupted due to COVID.
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/moe-staiano-conducts-music-for-48-guitars-24-guitar-version/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251017T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251017T213000
DTSTAMP:20250911T234410Z
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SUMMARY:Three Nights of Kathakali. Two Epics. One Timeless Art. Day Three:Kalyana Sougandhikam from the Mahābhārata
DESCRIPTION:Kathakali Mini Festival – October 15\, 16 & 17\nExperience the grandeur of Kathakali\, the classical dance-drama of Kerala\, India. Over three evenings\, an extraordinary Indian cast at the height of their art will bring to life epic tales from the Mahābhārata and Ramayana with dazzling costumes\, vibrant music\, and breathtaking storytelling. These world-class artists have performed on some of the greatest stages in India and abroad\, and now they bring their mastery to the intimate setting of our West Oakland studio. Up close\, you’ll feel the power of the drums\, hear every nuance of the singers\, and see the fine details of costume and makeup in rare close-up. A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to witness Kathakali at its highest level. \nKalyana Sougandhikam was written by Kottayath Thamburan based on events in the Mahābhārata during the Pandavas’ vanavasa ( exile in the forest ) at Kamyaka Forest. While staying near the Gandhamadana Mountains\, Draupadi sees a rare Sougandhika flower and asks Bhima to find more. Determined to fulfill her wish\, Bhima sets out through the forest\, using his great strength to push through obstacles until he reaches the Kadali forest. There\, his loud journey disturbs Hanuman\, who is meditating. Realizing it’s his younger brother\, Hanuman decides to teach Bhima a lesson in humility by posing as a weak old monkey blocking the path. Bhima\, unable to move the monkey’s tail\, realizes the truth. Hanuman then reveals his identity\, blesses Bhima\, and guides him to the flower\, after which Bhima resumes his journey. \nActors: \nBhima: Kottakkal Harikumar \nDraupadi: Roshni Pillai \nHanuman: Kalamandalam Manoj \nSingers: Kottakkal Madhu\, Jishnu Nambudirpad \nPercussionists: \nChenda: Sadanam Jithin \nMaddalam: Kalamandalam Venu \nChutti & Costume : Eroor Manoj\, Kalanilayam Sreejith Sundaran \nFESTIVAL \nOctober 15th\, 2025 – 7:30 PM- $35: Subhadraharanam (Abduction of Subhadra)from epic Mahābhārata [tickets] \nOctober 16th\, 2025 – 7:30 PM- $35: Balivijayam from epic Ramayana [tickets] \nFestival pass [$90] is available on our ticket page with Eventbrite
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/kalyana-sougandhikam-from-epic-mahabharata/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251016T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251016T213000
DTSTAMP:20250911T234049Z
CREATED:20250909T172840Z
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SUMMARY:Three Nights of Kathakali. Two Epics. One Timeless Art. Day Two: Balivijayam from the Ramayana
DESCRIPTION:Kathakali Mini Festival – October 15\, 16 & 17\nExperience the grandeur of Kathakali\, the classical dance-drama of Kerala\, India. Over three evenings\, an extraordinary Indian cast at the height of their art will bring to life epic tales from the Mahābhārata and Ramayana with dazzling costumes\, vibrant music\, and breathtaking storytelling. These world-class artists have performed on some of the greatest stages in India and abroad\, and now they bring their mastery to the intimate setting of our West Oakland studio. Up close\, you’ll feel the power of the drums\, hear every nuance of the singers\, and see the fine details of costume and makeup in rare close-up. A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to witness Kathakali at its highest level. \nBalivijayam written by Kalloor Namboodiripad (1749-1824)\, is based on an episode from the Ramayana. Sage Narada visits King Ravana and\, during their conversation\, hints that a particular monkey claims to be unafraid of Ravana and should be subdued. Provoked\, Ravana grabs his sword\, but Narada tells him it’s unnecessary and leads him to the seashore\, where Bali is praying. Bali\, recognizing Ravana as his father\, Indra’s vanquisher\, decides to teach him a lesson. When Ravana tries to capture him\, he ends up entangled in Bali’s tail\, much to Narada’s amusement. Eventually\, Bali mocks Ravana\, who apologizes\, and they part on friendly terms. \nActors:  \nRavana: Kalanilayam Sreejith Sundaran \nNarada: Kottakkal Harikumar \nBali: Jishnu Nambudiripad \nSingers: Kottakkal Madhu\, Sadanam Jyothish Babu\,  \nPercussionists: \nChenda: Kalamandalam Sivadas\, Sadanam Jithin \nMaddalam: Kalamandalam Venu \nChutti & Costume: Eroor Manoj \nFESTIVAL \nOctober 15th\, 2025 – 7:30 PM – $35: Subhadraharanam (Abduction of Subhadra)from the epic Mahābhārata [Tickets] \nOctober 17th\, 2025 – 7:30 PM – $35: Balivijayam from the epic Ramayana [Tickets] \nFestival pass [$90] is available on our ticket page with Eventbrite
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/balivijayam/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251015T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251015T213000
DTSTAMP:20250915T220354Z
CREATED:20250909T170752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250915T220354Z
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SUMMARY:Three Nights of Kathakali. Two Epics. One Timeless Art. Day One:Subhadra Haranam from the Mahābhārata
DESCRIPTION:Kathakali Mini Festival – October 15\, 16 & 17\nExperience the grandeur of Kathakali\, the classical dance-drama of Kerala\, India. Over three evenings\, an extraordinary Indian cast at the height of their art will bring to life epic tales from the Mahābhārata and Ramayana with dazzling costumes\, vibrant music\, and breathtaking storytelling. These world-class artists have performed on some of the greatest stages in India and abroad\, and now they bring their mastery to the intimate setting of our West Oakland studio. Up close\, you’ll feel the power of the drums\, hear every nuance of the singers\, and see the fine details of costume and makeup in rare close-up. A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to witness Kathakali at its highest level. \nKathakali in a Nutshell   [read more]\nSubhadra Haranam (Abduction of Subhadra) was written by Mandredath Namboothiripad (1851-1906). This story is based on Mahābhārata. The story of Subhadra Haranam is a chain of events that leads to Arjuna’s marriage with Subhadra (Krishna’s Younger sister). Arjuna broke a vow and went on a year-long pilgrimage\, during which he fell in love with Krishna’s sister\, Subhadra. Disguised as a saint\, he stayed at Dwaraka. With Krishna’s help\, he eloped with Subhadra while Balarama was away\, knowing Balarama wouldn’t approve the marriage. \nAfter his return\, Balarama learns that Arjuna\, disguised as a saint\, abducted Subhadra with Krishna’s support. Furious\, he confronts Krishna and threatens to kill Arjuna. Krishna tries to calm him with logic and finally reminds him that killing Arjuna would make Subhadra a widow. Realizing this\, Balarama agrees to visit the couple. On the way\, Krishna shows him Arjuna’s battlefield skills\, which impress Balarama. He ultimately accepts Arjuna as his brother-in-law\, bringing the story to a peaceful end. \nOur 2025 Kathakali Ensemble   [read more]\nActors: \nBalarama: Peesappilli Rajeev \nKrishna: Kalamandalam Manoj \nSingers: Sadanam Jyothish Babu\, Jishnu Nambudiripad \nPercussionists: \nChenda: Kalamandalam Sivadas\, Sadanam Jithin \nMaddalam: Kalamandalam Venu \nChutti & Costume: Eroor Manoj\, Kalanilayam Sreejith Sundaran \nLength : 90 min \nFESTIVAL \nOctober 16th\, 2025 – 7:30 PM – $35: Balivijayam from epic Ramayana [Tickets] \nOctober 17th\, 2025 – 7:30 PM – $35: Kalyana Sougandhikam from epic Mahābhārata [Tickets] \nFestival pass [$90] is available on our ticket page with Eventbrite
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/subhadraharanam-abduction-of-subhadra/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251011T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251011T203000
DTSTAMP:20251007T210658Z
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SUMMARY:Up Close with Rinde EckertVoice\, Words\, Music and Friends
DESCRIPTION:Rinde Eckert—recipient of the 2005 Marc Blitzstein Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters—is a singer\, writer\, composer\, actor\, mover\, and musician: in short\, a performing artist extraordinaire. His program features both new and classic solo works that highlight his remarkable voice\, masterful writing\, and wide-ranging instrumental artistry on an array of unconventional instruments. To close out the program\, he’ll be joined by longtime collaborators Paul Dresher and Joel Davel\, who will perform on their own invented instruments\, the Hurdy Grande and Marimba Lumina.\n\n \n\nPaul asked Rinde about this upcoming 90-minute performance in our studio.\n“I’m planning on playing some old favorites and some new ones\, as well as a couple of experiments with new friends. I’ve started most concerts (including my Kennedy Center concert) with a lament sung with an accordion. I won’t break the tradition this time. Prayer is another favorite\, built on a piece I wrote for The Gardening of Thomas D.\, which is for piano. I’m bringing my 10-string slide guitar so that The Idiot Variations will be represented. From my last CD\, The Natural World\, I’ll sing Catbird (piano) and Black is the Color (accordion). Ellen made me promise to sing One Night On eave from Highway Ulysses and Time is Not a Simple Thing from The Raft (the piece that Covid killed).”\n\n 
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/up-close-with-rinde-eckert-voice-words-music-and-friends/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250907T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250907T180000
DTSTAMP:20250828T161620Z
CREATED:20250806T195724Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250828T161620Z
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SUMMARY:Dresher Ensemble Studio ReOpening Fest
DESCRIPTION:This ReOpening Fest showcases a vibrant mix of artists who have made our space their creative home through regular rehearsals\, fiscal sponsorships\, or as awardees of the Dresher Ensemble Artist Residency. Events will take place in the Dresher Ensemble Studio\, the large lobby on the second floor\, and an impromptu viewing theater on the loading dock. \nEnjoy outstanding performances\, great food\, and fine wine [William Knuttel Winery] as we come together to honor the power of shared space and creative community. \nReady to join us? Click ‘Purchase Tickets’[on top of picture] to RSVP (free) and we’ll save you food + drinks!\nAfternoon Performances (1:30–6:00 PM) \nDresher Ensemble Studio \n2:10 PM: Dresher Davel Invented Instruments Duo \n3:00 PM: Odd Savvy (puppet theater piece by Fred C Riley + Ian Erickson + Lisa Zagone) \n3:55 PM: dNaga Dance Co \n4:30 PM: Bjll Dingalls (Bill Hsu\, Tom Djill\, Matt Ingalls). \n4:45 PM: sfSound Group \n5:30 PM: Lisa Mezzacappa’s 5-ish (with Brett Carson\, Kyle Bruckmann\, Jordan Glenn\, Mark Clifford) \nLobby \nHands-on Interactive Installations: \nPaul Dresher & Daniel Schmidt’s Invented Instruments/Sound Sculptures\, and kinetic and interactive art by Sudhu Tewari. \n1:30 PM: Thingamajigs Performance Group \n2:35 PM: martha & monica (cello\, piano) performing Monica Scott’s More than Nine Minutes (2016) and Giacinto Scelsi’s To the Master. \n3:30 PM: Diane Grubbe & Frank Johnson (flute\, piano) performing Paul Dresher’s Waterfall \n3:45 PM: dNaga Dance Co. (photo: Catalina Jacksons Urueña by Mitch Tobias) \n4:10 PM: Brett Carson (piano) \nLoading Dock \n1:30-6:00 PM: John Sanborn (video art( \nEvening Concert – Dresher Ensemble Studio \nWest Oakland Sound Series (7:15 – 9:00 PM): \n– Saki Minamimoto (voice/poetry)\, Ben Goldberg\, Motoko Honda\, and Nathan Clevenger \n– Thollem (Thollem McDonas) with ROVA \nPlease note: For the West Oakland Sound Series\, tickets must be purchased either online in advance or at the door. \n 
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/dresher-ensemble-studio-fest/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250817T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250817T213000
DTSTAMP:20250806T223404Z
CREATED:20250806T180409Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250806T223404Z
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SUMMARY:ERIC THEISE + ABIGAIL HINSON LARRY OCHS with FRED LONBERG-HOLM & BEN DAVIS
DESCRIPTION:In the perfect environment for close listening\, the two cellos and saxophone TRIO BEN DAVIS – FRED LONBERG-HOLM – LARRY OCHS invite you\, the avid listeners\, to join the musicians in enjoying their spontaneous but carefully sculpted music as it happens\, in real time. Through repeated performances\, musical discussions after shows and rehearsals\, this music slowly but confidently evolves. And the audience and the performance environment matter. There’s no more perfect environment than Paul Dresher’s studio space in which to hear the intimate improvisations that this trio hopes to deliver. \n  \nERIC THEISE presents a set of performances\, solo and in collaboration with ABIGAIL HINSON (movement) and local musicians. The concert involves an invented\, map-driven sound maker; dance improvisations over a map animation project onto the floor; and improvised cartography projected onto the back wall that responding to music and dance. Theise’s work was recently seen atop San Francisco’s Salesforce Tower Top.
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/eric-theise-abigail-hinson-larry-ochs-fred-lonberg-holm-ben-davis/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250815T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250815T213000
DTSTAMP:20250806T184241Z
CREATED:20250806T183459Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250806T184241Z
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SUMMARY:Splinter Reeds
DESCRIPTION:Splinter Reeds\nWorks by Zachary James Watkins and Karola Obermüller\, and new commission Brume by Jean Carla Rodea \nCommissioned by Splinter Reeds with support from a Musical Grant Program award by Intermusic SF\, Brume is an immersive multimedia performance created by Jean Carla Rodea during her Dresher Ensemble Artist Residency. \nDrawing inspiration from breath in all its forms—from quiet\, intimate exhalations to the drifting fog over the Marin Headlands\, Brume explores air as both a bodily experience and an elemental force. Through spatialized sound\, light\, and video\, the piece transforms the performance space into a resonant\, living ecosystem. \nwww.jeancarlarodea.com \n \nKyle Bruckmann\, oboe | Bill Kalinkos\, clarinet | Dana Jessen\, bassoon | Nicki Roman\, saxophone | Jeff Anderle\, bass clarinet \nwww.splinterreeds.com
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/splinter-reeds/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250727T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250727T213000
DTSTAMP:20250708T160213Z
CREATED:20250708T160102Z
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SUMMARY:ERNST KAREL: ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS THE GLITCH BLOOM + SADA
DESCRIPTION:ERNST KAREL: ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nERNST KAREL presents his multichannel\, ongoing iterative work\, Atmospheric Rivers. This piece’s subject is a key component of the global water cycle: the enormous streams of concentrated water vapor which flow through the sky from the tropics towards the poles\, releasing heavy rain in high wind\, particularly in the western U.S\, and anticipated to increase in frequency and intensity with climate change. Performed in surround sound\, the piece consists of unprocessed stereo and multichannel location recordings of atmospheric rivers\, made over the past few years\, as they pass by our house at the rocky northern California coast. \nTHE GLITCH BLOOM + SADA\nTHE GLITCH BLOOM (EDA ER & DANNIEL RIBEIRO) operates in an indefinable musical territory where the lines between composed work\, improvisation\, and multimedia blur into a distinctive sonic fusion. Their artistic practice combines vocals\, electronic elements\, electric guitar\, and video with transducers\, unconventional playing techniques\, and sculptural objects\, establishing a fluid relationship between planned structure and spontaneous creation. Founded on mutual investigation of sound possibilities\, collaborative processes\, and multimedia integration\, Glitch Bloom embraces unexpected outcomes—where harsh sounds intermingle with melodic elements\, acoustic manipulations transform through electronic processing\, and sound manifests as both physical and transient. Their performances create immersive environments that explore the convergence of music\, physical movement\, and visual components to deliver an experience that defies traditional classification. \nSADA is a vocal duo between SARAH GRACE GRAVES and EDA ER\, both singers and composers who each stumbled upon experimental music somewhat unexpectedly: Graves began her artistic path as a choral singer\, Er as an actor. In combining Graves’ innocent virtuosity with Er’s disarming honesty\, the two hope to build a narrative\, aesthetic\, and technical habitat for stories only they can tell.
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/ernst-karel-atmospheric-rivers-the-glitch-bloom-sada/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250713T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250713T213000
DTSTAMP:20250708T155247Z
CREATED:20250708T155057Z
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SUMMARY:GEORGE ROGERS + LORIN BENEDICT  LISA MEZZACAPPA 5(ISH)
DESCRIPTION:LISA MEZZACAPPA 5(ISH) \nBassist and composer LISA MEZZACAPPA (acoustic bass) brings her newest ensemble to the WEST OAKLAND SOUND SERIES in advance of its NYC debut at The Stone later this month. Mezzacappa’s previous works have drawn inspiration from Dashiell Hammett and Paul Auster’s lean noir crime novels and Italo Calvino’s hilarious and poignant Cosmicomics stories. Now she’s exploring the concept of worldbuilding in the otherwrldly cycle\, a suite of music inspired her fascination with the speculative fiction of Ursula Le Guin\, Haruki Murakami\, Samuel R. Delany\, and David Mitchell— as a way to envision new kinds of musical interaction\, storytelling\, structure and play. \nAARON BENNETT\, tenor saxophone\nKYLE BRUCKMANN\, oboes/modular synth\nMARK PASCUCCI-CLIFFORD\, vibraphone\nBRETT CARSON\, keyboard\nLISA MEZZACAPPA\, acoustic bass\nJORDAN GLENN\, drums \n____________________________ \nGEORGE ROGERS + LORIN BENEDICT \nGrand Prize winner of the 2025 Vandoren Emerging Artist competition\, GEORGE ROGERS is a saxophonist\, improviser\, composer\, teacher\, and facilitator from the San Francisco Bay Area\, currently based in Oberlin\, Ohio. Rogers—a mentee of saxophone legends Gary Bartz\, Justin Robinson\, and Dann Zinn—has performed at venues across the nation\, including Dizzy’s Club\, SFJAZZ\, LIBRETTO\, the Concord Jazz Festival\, the Vail Jazz Party\, and the Cleveland Museum of Art. Drawing inspiration from a diverse array of genres\, Rogers’s playing and composing styles blend elements of traditional\, modern\, and avant-garde jazz\, while also embracing influences from popular\, experimental\, and singer-songwriter music. For WEST OAKLAND SOUND SERIES\, Rogers joins LORIN BENEDICT\, an improvising vocalist (scat singer\, essentially) living in Emeryville\, California. Most of Lorin’s work in this area is centered loosely in the jazz idiom. Lorin has co-led small groups (duos\, trios) in which the roles of the musicians are somewhat mutable even in contexts where highly structured forms are being played. Examples include Bleeding Vector with Emeryville guitarist Eric Vogler\, and another duo project with east bay saxophonist Kasey Knudsen. Together\, these three musicians jointly lead the trio project\, The Holly Martins. He has also co-led duo projects with Helsinki-based drummer Sam Ospovat and LA-based musician Logan Kane.
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/george-rogers-lorin-benedict-lisa-mezzacappa-5ish/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250712T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250712T210000
DTSTAMP:20250708T153856Z
CREATED:20250708T153856Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250708T153856Z
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SUMMARY:Tastes Like Bitterness\, Moves Like Love
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating its 24th year of dance making in the Bay Area\, dNaga Dance Co.\, directed and choreographed by Claudine Naganuma\, presents Tastes Like Bitterness\, Moves Like Love\, at the Dresher Ensemble Studio in West Oakland\, July 10-12th\, 2025. \nJoin us for an exclusive performance of dNaga Dance Co.\, providing a unique pairing of dance\, bites\, and beverages. Driven by a longstanding collaborative team\, and celebrating its 24th year\, Tastes Like Bitterness\, Moves Like Love offers a powerful and restorative evening. Hors d’oeuvres and drinks to match the exploration of grief\, fury\, grace\, and love will be included in the price of admission. \nIncluded in the evening is a suite of dances from Unbound\, which premiered at the Mondavi Center in October 2024 and was commissioned by the Anti-Asian Violence: Origins and Trajectories Research Initiative (AAVOT). Tastes Like Bitterness\, Moves Like Love is supported by individual donations and the generous support of Musical Traditions. dNaga Dance Co. is fiscally sponsored by Dancers’ Group. \n“Hard times require furious dancing” – Alice Walker. \nPhoto by Robbie Sweeny; Dancer: Raychel Hatch \nCAST & COLLABORATORS \nConceived and Directed by Claudine Naganuma \nChoreography by Claudine Naganuma and dNaga Dance Co. \nMusical Director and Composer: Joel Davel \nLighting and Technical Direction: Dale MacDonald \nVideo and Animation: Elmira Bagherzadeh \nDancers: Lihong Chan\, Mana Hayakowa\, Catalina Jackson-Uruena\, Erin Landers\, Leila Massoudi\, and Gabby Wei. \nABOUT dNaga Dance Co. \ndNaga Dance Co. started in 2001 and is rooted in creativity and community building. Through dance\, their mission is to explore that which challenges us and to uplift our commonalities in order to inspire compassion and hope. dNaga is licensed to offer the Dance for PD® program in Oakland and founded the GIRL Project at EastSide Cultural Center. dNaga’s community programs are driven by the cultivation of creativity and connection. By cultivating creative thinking\, we are directly affecting our ability to build new pathways to problem-solving. We can help to heal trauma\, interrupt systemic oppression\, and use art as a tool to liberate ourselves and our communities. dNaga is in residence at Danspace and its company members live in California and New York. dNaga Dance Co. is fiscally sponsored by Dancers’ Group based in San Francisco.
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/tastes-like-bitterness-moves-like-love/2025-07-12/2/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250712T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250712T160000
DTSTAMP:20250708T153856Z
CREATED:20250708T153856Z
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SUMMARY:Tastes Like Bitterness\, Moves Like Love
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating its 24th year of dance making in the Bay Area\, dNaga Dance Co.\, directed and choreographed by Claudine Naganuma\, presents Tastes Like Bitterness\, Moves Like Love\, at the Dresher Ensemble Studio in West Oakland\, July 10-12th\, 2025. \nJoin us for an exclusive performance of dNaga Dance Co.\, providing a unique pairing of dance\, bites\, and beverages. Driven by a longstanding collaborative team\, and celebrating its 24th year\, Tastes Like Bitterness\, Moves Like Love offers a powerful and restorative evening. Hors d’oeuvres and drinks to match the exploration of grief\, fury\, grace\, and love will be included in the price of admission. \nIncluded in the evening is a suite of dances from Unbound\, which premiered at the Mondavi Center in October 2024 and was commissioned by the Anti-Asian Violence: Origins and Trajectories Research Initiative (AAVOT). Tastes Like Bitterness\, Moves Like Love is supported by individual donations and the generous support of Musical Traditions. dNaga Dance Co. is fiscally sponsored by Dancers’ Group. \n“Hard times require furious dancing” – Alice Walker. \nPhoto by Robbie Sweeny; Dancer: Raychel Hatch \nCAST & COLLABORATORS \nConceived and Directed by Claudine Naganuma \nChoreography by Claudine Naganuma and dNaga Dance Co. \nMusical Director and Composer: Joel Davel \nLighting and Technical Direction: Dale MacDonald \nVideo and Animation: Elmira Bagherzadeh \nDancers: Lihong Chan\, Mana Hayakowa\, Catalina Jackson-Uruena\, Erin Landers\, Leila Massoudi\, and Gabby Wei. \nABOUT dNaga Dance Co. \ndNaga Dance Co. started in 2001 and is rooted in creativity and community building. Through dance\, their mission is to explore that which challenges us and to uplift our commonalities in order to inspire compassion and hope. dNaga is licensed to offer the Dance for PD® program in Oakland and founded the GIRL Project at EastSide Cultural Center. dNaga’s community programs are driven by the cultivation of creativity and connection. By cultivating creative thinking\, we are directly affecting our ability to build new pathways to problem-solving. We can help to heal trauma\, interrupt systemic oppression\, and use art as a tool to liberate ourselves and our communities. dNaga is in residence at Danspace and its company members live in California and New York. dNaga Dance Co. is fiscally sponsored by Dancers’ Group based in San Francisco.
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/tastes-like-bitterness-moves-like-love/2025-07-12/1/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250711T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250711T210000
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SUMMARY:Tastes Like Bitterness\, Moves Like Love
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating its 24th year of dance making in the Bay Area\, dNaga Dance Co.\, directed and choreographed by Claudine Naganuma\, presents Tastes Like Bitterness\, Moves Like Love\, at the Dresher Ensemble Studio in West Oakland\, July 10-12th\, 2025. \nJoin us for an exclusive performance of dNaga Dance Co.\, providing a unique pairing of dance\, bites\, and beverages. Driven by a longstanding collaborative team\, and celebrating its 24th year\, Tastes Like Bitterness\, Moves Like Love offers a powerful and restorative evening. Hors d’oeuvres and drinks to match the exploration of grief\, fury\, grace\, and love will be included in the price of admission. \nIncluded in the evening is a suite of dances from Unbound\, which premiered at the Mondavi Center in October 2024 and was commissioned by the Anti-Asian Violence: Origins and Trajectories Research Initiative (AAVOT). Tastes Like Bitterness\, Moves Like Love is supported by individual donations and the generous support of Musical Traditions. dNaga Dance Co. is fiscally sponsored by Dancers’ Group. \n“Hard times require furious dancing” – Alice Walker. \nPhoto by Robbie Sweeny; Dancer: Raychel Hatch \nCAST & COLLABORATORS \nConceived and Directed by Claudine Naganuma \nChoreography by Claudine Naganuma and dNaga Dance Co. \nMusical Director and Composer: Joel Davel \nLighting and Technical Direction: Dale MacDonald \nVideo and Animation: Elmira Bagherzadeh \nDancers: Lihong Chan\, Mana Hayakowa\, Catalina Jackson-Uruena\, Erin Landers\, Leila Massoudi\, and Gabby Wei. \nABOUT dNaga Dance Co. \ndNaga Dance Co. started in 2001 and is rooted in creativity and community building. Through dance\, their mission is to explore that which challenges us and to uplift our commonalities in order to inspire compassion and hope. dNaga is licensed to offer the Dance for PD® program in Oakland and founded the GIRL Project at EastSide Cultural Center. dNaga’s community programs are driven by the cultivation of creativity and connection. By cultivating creative thinking\, we are directly affecting our ability to build new pathways to problem-solving. We can help to heal trauma\, interrupt systemic oppression\, and use art as a tool to liberate ourselves and our communities. dNaga is in residence at Danspace and its company members live in California and New York. dNaga Dance Co. is fiscally sponsored by Dancers’ Group based in San Francisco.
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/tastes-like-bitterness-moves-like-love/2025-07-11/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250710T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250710T210000
DTSTAMP:20250708T153856Z
CREATED:20250708T153856Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250708T153856Z
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SUMMARY:Tastes Like Bitterness\, Moves Like Love
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating its 24th year of dance making in the Bay Area\, dNaga Dance Co.\, directed and choreographed by Claudine Naganuma\, presents Tastes Like Bitterness\, Moves Like Love\, at the Dresher Ensemble Studio in West Oakland\, July 10-12th\, 2025. \nJoin us for an exclusive performance of dNaga Dance Co.\, providing a unique pairing of dance\, bites\, and beverages. Driven by a longstanding collaborative team\, and celebrating its 24th year\, Tastes Like Bitterness\, Moves Like Love offers a powerful and restorative evening. Hors d’oeuvres and drinks to match the exploration of grief\, fury\, grace\, and love will be included in the price of admission. \nIncluded in the evening is a suite of dances from Unbound\, which premiered at the Mondavi Center in October 2024 and was commissioned by the Anti-Asian Violence: Origins and Trajectories Research Initiative (AAVOT). Tastes Like Bitterness\, Moves Like Love is supported by individual donations and the generous support of Musical Traditions. dNaga Dance Co. is fiscally sponsored by Dancers’ Group. \n“Hard times require furious dancing” – Alice Walker. \nPhoto by Robbie Sweeny; Dancer: Raychel Hatch \nCAST & COLLABORATORS \nConceived and Directed by Claudine Naganuma \nChoreography by Claudine Naganuma and dNaga Dance Co. \nMusical Director and Composer: Joel Davel \nLighting and Technical Direction: Dale MacDonald \nVideo and Animation: Elmira Bagherzadeh \nDancers: Lihong Chan\, Mana Hayakowa\, Catalina Jackson-Uruena\, Erin Landers\, Leila Massoudi\, and Gabby Wei. \nABOUT dNaga Dance Co. \ndNaga Dance Co. started in 2001 and is rooted in creativity and community building. Through dance\, their mission is to explore that which challenges us and to uplift our commonalities in order to inspire compassion and hope. dNaga is licensed to offer the Dance for PD® program in Oakland and founded the GIRL Project at EastSide Cultural Center. dNaga’s community programs are driven by the cultivation of creativity and connection. By cultivating creative thinking\, we are directly affecting our ability to build new pathways to problem-solving. We can help to heal trauma\, interrupt systemic oppression\, and use art as a tool to liberate ourselves and our communities. dNaga is in residence at Danspace and its company members live in California and New York. dNaga Dance Co. is fiscally sponsored by Dancers’ Group based in San Francisco.
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/tastes-like-bitterness-moves-like-love/2025-07-10/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250517T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250517T210000
DTSTAMP:20250501T202338Z
CREATED:20250501T202150Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250501T202338Z
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SUMMARY:Ninaad
DESCRIPTION:This evening’s performances will showcase two forms of dance within the Odissi repertoire — Nritta or pure dance\, usually a lyrical composition celebrating a season or a mood\, and Nritya or expressive dance where the dancers use movement and expression to narrate a story\, usually from Hindu mythology.\n\nThe dancers will perform a mix of Guru Swain’s unique choreographies\, which honor the Odissi form and traditions but offer fresh executions of this exquisite and ancient Indian classical dance form\, as well as traditional items from the Odissi repertoire.\n\nSamir Kumar Panigrahi\, Santosh Ram\, Roji Swain\, and Debashree Patnaik are award-winning principal dancers with the Bhubaneswar-based disciples of Guru Shree Bichitrananda Swain\, founder-director of Rudrakshya Foundation. A must-see for lovers of Indian classical dance and cultural storytelling.
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/ninaad/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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