Friday, October 19: International jazz legend Steve Coleman @ William Center for the Arts @ Lafayette College in Easton, PA

Williams Center for the Arts

Friday, October 19: International jazz legend (and hometown hero)

Steve Coleman



https://williamscenter.lafayette.edu/steve-coleman/


Free pre-concert talk at 7 p.m. in Williams Center Room 108: Steve Coleman in conversation with WDIY’s Bill Dautremont-Smith.

For saxophonist Steve Coleman, music is not a separate discipline from any other activity created by people, but a form of energy, a holistic part of the entire vibratory spectrum, from micro to macro. This MacArthur Foundation “Genius” Award-winner’s unconstrained and preconceived compositional techniques start with the great African American spontaneous composers, and his global exploration of how humans, animals, and plants communicate gives his refined tonal progressions and disciplined rhythmic structures a distinctive conversational flow. With Five Elements, Steve Coleman takes the expressive possibilities of improvisation to uncharted, intriguing new territory.   

Tickets: $27 (just $6 for students with ID)
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Saturday / October 20, 2018 / 2 p.m. JazzReach

Stolen Moments: The First 100 Years of Jazz

All-ages, family-friendly concert from JazzReach tracing the first 100 years of jazz
https://williamscenter.lafayette.edu/jazzreach-stolen-moments/

JazzReach’s critically acclaimed Metta Quintet introduces audiences of all ages to the ever-changing, vital, and truly American art form of jazz. Stolen Moments: The First 100 Years of Jazz is an interactive, multimedia program that illuminates the rich history of jazz and the names, faces, and stories of its many masters—Armstrong, Ellington, Basie, and Marsalis among them. Underscoring the interplay between the jazz movement and the evolution of American culture throughout the 20th century, the show highlights the myriad ways that jazz has inspired and influenced multiple genres of music.

Tickets: $19 for adults; $6 for students with ID and children under 16
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Friday / October 26, 2018 / 8 p.m.
Theatre Re
The Nature of Forgetting https://williamscenter.lafayette.edu/the-nature-of-forgetting/



A resounding success at the 2017 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Theatre Re’s The Nature of Forgetting is an explosive and moving reflection on what is left when memory fades. Middle-aged Tom struggles in the early stages of dementia. Then, magically, a lifetime of recollection is unlocked by small gestures, objects, and sounds, which his delicate mind eagerly grasps. Performed by a small cast almost entirely without dialogue, the journey unfolds through powerful, exquisitely wrought movement, capturing the fragility of life and the endurance of the human spirit. “Breathtaking and bold…a must see” (Broadway World).

Tickets: $27 (just $6 for students with ID)
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The Williams Center brings this excitement downtown to Buck Hall’s Landis Cinema via National Theatre Live broadcasts of London’s best theater; and, on the hill, we continue Tapestries: Voices Within Contemporary Muslim Cultures, a 16-month initiative designed to showcase and celebrate the expressions of Muslim artists from around the world. Take some time to explore the website and all the exciting events that await us in the coming months, then join us for a show or two (or 12!)




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