Seattle Theatre Group Reveals 2023/24 Performing Arts Series, Celebrating Legacy Artists and Stunning New Talent

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By: May. 24, 2023
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Seattle Theatre Group Reveals 2023/24 Performing Arts Series, Celebrating Legacy Artists and Stunning New Talent

Seattle Theatre Group has announced its 2023/24 Performing Arts Series, a lineup of diverse and vibrant performers from around the country and world ranging from John Cameron Mitchell, the Tony Award-winning creator of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, the ultimate Golden Girls tribute show with Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue, to internationally renowned contemporary dance groups including the world premiere of a new piece by dani tirrell (Black Bois), a major commission by Seattle Theatre Group. The Performing Arts Series continues to create space for Pacific Northwest audiences to connect with the greatness of legacy artists and discover the innovation of new talent.

2023/24 Series subscriptions are on sale now and can be purchased online at www.stgpresents.org or in person at the Paramount Theatre Box Office at 911 Pine St. Single tickets go on sale June 26.

“The 2023/24 Performing Arts Series is about great art, risk-taking, and centering voices that have been historically marginalized,” said Jack McLarnan, STG’s Associate Director of Performing Arts Programs. “We are committed to shining a spotlight on the most daring, skillful, and beautiful work that artists are making today, and most importantly, create space for the community to grow—both onstage and in the audience.”

This season’s programming also features Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, the return of the ever-popular Seattle Rock Orchestra, performing Pink Floyd and The Beatles in two separate concerts; a special music, dance, and theatrical piece by serpentwithfeet with choreography from Raja Feather Kelly and direction by Wu Tsang titled “Heart of Brick;” contemporary jazz from the Brad Mehldau Trio; genre-defying sitarist Anoushka Shankar; Mariachi Sol del Mexico and Jose Hernandez performing “Merry-Achi Christmas;” Eliades Ochoa, one of the most renowned Cuban “soneros” of all time; Kyle Abraham’s contemporary dance company A.I.M; the American premiere of MOMO by Tel Aviv-based Batsheva Dance Company; the internationally acclaimed Alvin Ailey Dance Theater; Manual Cinema's Frankenstein, the spectacular work of multi-media puppetry, live music, film, and theater, back by popular demand; Kronos Quartet performing “A Thousand Thoughts,” a new creative multimedia performance piece that blends live music and narration with archival footage and filmed interviews; and a special trio of Hindustani music by Zakir Hussain with Sabit Khan and Debopriya Chatterjee. Additional information about all events in the 2023/24 Series, including performance venue and date, can be found at the end of this release.

THE 2023/24 PERFORMING ARTS SERIES

 

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

Thursday, October 5, 2023, at The Paramount

Treat yourself to an evening of large-ensemble jazz at its pinnacle with the sensational Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, led by artistic director, trumpeter extraordinaire, and nine-time Grammy Award-winner Wynton Marsalis.

 

Seattle Rock Orchestra Performs Pink Floyd – Dark Side of the Moon 50th Anniversary

Saturday, October 7, 2023, at The Moore

Seattle Rock Orchestra doesn't hide behind a rock band... it is the rock band! Utilizing strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, and a rotating cast of exciting guest vocalists, Seattle Rock Orchestra delivers high energy tribute shows unlike any other.

 

John Cameron Mitchell & Amber Martin – “Cassette Roulette”

Saturday, October 14, 2023, at The Moore

Tony Award-winning star of stage and screen John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig and the Angry Inch), one of alt-culture’s boldest creators, joins forces with international cabaret star Amber Martin and special guests for an evening of songs, stories, and characters, all chosen by the hand of fate and the ‘cassette roulette.’

 

Anoushka Shankar

Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at The Moore

Immersed from a young age on the world stage, with over a quarter-century of performing behind her, Indian musician Anoushka Shankar is a singular, genre-defying artist across realms: classical, contemporary, acoustic, and electronic.  

 

serpentwithfeet: Heart of Brick

Wednesday, November 1, 2023, at The Moore

serpentwithfeet joins with MacArthur “genius” fellow Wu Tsang and choreographer Raja Feather Kelly to present Heart of Brick, a theatrical dance and musical performance that tells the story of two men finding themselves and falling in love in a gay dance hall—and captures the multi-generational spirit of the Black queer community. Combining music created for the performance with material from serpentwithfeet’s new album, as well as older songs, Heart of Brick is an evocative new work that embodies the sweetness and sincerity at serpent’s core. 

 

Brad Mehldau Trio

Thursday, November 9, 2023, at The Neptune

One of the most lyrical and intimate voices of contemporary jazz piano, Brad Mehldau has forged a unique path, which embodies the essence of jazz exploration, classical romanticism, and pop allure.

 

Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue

December 6 – 10, 2023, at The Moore

Miami's sassiest seniors have returned for one more hurrah! Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue is a professional stage show unlike any other Golden Girls tribute that you’ve experienced, giving audiences another chance to relive the heartfelt hilarity of the four ladies who never stopped being best friends.

 

Mariachi Sol de Mexico – Merry-Achi Christmas

Wednesday, December 13, 2023, at The Moore

Led by the incomparable José Hernández, Mariachi Sol de Mexico® returns to Seattle for a festive musical tribute to Mexico’s Christmas traditions. Experience a multicultural celebration as the ensemble sings and plays holiday favorites from both Mexico and America

 

Eliades Ochoa

Tuesday, February 13, 2024, at The Moore

Considered one of the most renowned Cuban “soneros” of all time, Eliades is a notable defender of traditional Cuban music, and the best guitarist of his generation. His distinctive cowboy hat and his penchant for wearing black have led some to call him “The Cuban Johnny Cash.” Eliades Ochoa became known the world over in the late ‘90s as an original member of the legendary Cuban band, the Buena Vista Social Club.  

 

A.I.M by Kyle Abraham

Wednesday, February 21, 2024, at The Moore

Kyle Abraham’s contemporary dance company A.I.M presents a new mixed repertory program that gives a glimpse into the company’s versatility and virtuosity through an exciting range of choreographic works. A.I.M is galvanized by Black culture and history and grounded in a conglomeration of unique perspectives; described by Abraham as a “post-modern gumbo” of movement exploration. This performance is presented in partnership with On the Boards.

 

Batsheva – American Premiere of MOMO

Saturday, March 2, 2024, at The Paramount – US Premiere

Batsheva Dance Company is critically acclaimed and popularly embraced as one of the world’s foremost contemporary dance companies. Ohad Naharin, hailed as a preeminent contemporary choreographer, was the company’s artistic director between 1990-2018, and currently serves as its House Choreographer.

 

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

March 15 – 17, 2024, at The Paramount

Through the remarkable artistry of extraordinary dancers, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater continues to celebrate the African American cultural experience and to preserve and enrich the American modern dance tradition.

 

Manual Cinema’s Frankenstein

Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at The Moore

Back by popular demand! Love, loss, and creation merge in unexpected ways as Manual Cinema presents its thrilling version of the classic Gothic tale Frankenstein. The Chicago-based performance collective imaginatively combines shadow puppetry, cinematic techniques, sound effects, and live music in haunting shows like nothing else you’ve ever seen. 

 

Kronos Quartet – “A Thousand Nights”

Thursday, April 11, 2024, at The Moore

Oscar-nominated filmmakers Sam Green and Joe Bini have teamed up with Grammy-winning Kronos Quartet for a wildly creative multimedia performance piece that blends live music and narration with archival footage and filmed interviews with such prominent artists as Philip Glass, Tanya Tagaq, Steve Reich, Wu Man, and Terry Riley. Together on stage, Green and Kronos interact with the stirring cinematic imagery on screen to craft an important record and exploration of late 20th– and early 21st–century music.

 

dani tirrell and The Congregation – “Leviticucs or Love and to walk Amongst HUMANS (Book I)”

April 20 and 21, 2024, at The Moore – World Premiere

dani tirrell, Seattle’s Mayor Arts Award recipient 2019, is a Black, Trans Spectrum, Queer choreographer, dancer, and movement guide. Dani's performance of Leviticus or Love and to walk amongst HUMANS (Book I: ) is a movement meditation of sin, love, loss and a world in which Black Queer bodies are of the most high. Set to traditional and contemporary gospel music (reimagined), this multi-part dance work is set to traditional and contemporary gospel music that will be inspired and reimagined by Aretha Franklin’s Amazing Grace gospel album and documentary. This is a major commission by Seattle Theatre Group.

 

Zakir Hussain with Sabir Khan and Debopriya Chatterjee

Friday, April 26, 2024, at The Moore

Zakir Hussain joins with sarangi player Sabir Khan and bansuri player Debopriya Chatterjee to offer a special Trio of Hidustani music.

 

Seattle Rock Orchestra performs The Beatles: Numbers Ones

May 11 and 12, 2024, at The Moore

Seattle Rock Orchestra doesn't hide behind a rock band... it is the rock band! Utilizing strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, and a rotating cast of exciting guest vocalists, Seattle Rock Orchestra delivers high energy tribute shows unlike any other.

 




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