Upcoming Events
Amplified Currents Festival of the Arts | Choreographers and Opus Illuminate
May 8, 2021
7:30 PM PM EDT
A stunning collaboration bringing dance and music together. Watch four new creations come alive through eight talented and visionary choreographers, paired with music presented by Opus Illuminate, featuring works of living composers.
The Lyra Society, a 501(c)3 non-profit that brings harps, harp lessons, harp presentation, and college and financial aid guidance (regardless of intended major) at no cost to students across Philadelphia, presents a film that shows the impact that the harp has on children’s education. You will meet Lyra’s students and staff who will teach you about the harp, The Lyra Society, and the path to becoming a professional harpist.
Amplified Currents Festival of the Arts | Call Out Culture
May 22, 2021
7:30 PM PM EDT
Written by Kaela Mei-Shing Garvin
Directed by Lauren Zeftel
In this recorded theatrical work, the Main Character examines her experience as a mixed Chinese American, linking personal anecdotes of race, gender, and assault with global imperialism and colonialism, facilitated by a rotund Brecht fanatic (who happens to be a panda.) They attempt to use theater to get at that which cannot be articulated:
How do global and individual power connect at the site of our bodies?
How can we recover from our invaded past, take responsibility for invasions of our own design, and move toward healing?
Lastly: communism?
Private Event
NADIA x HL9: Hervey & Matson
Join acclaimed jazz musicians Anthony Hervey and Aaron Matson at High Line Nine for a gallery performance and cocktail hour.
Amplified Currents Festival of the Arts
Taking place on October 16 - 18, 23 - 24, Amplified Currents will entail socially distanced in-person performances at Massawa NYC to comply with limits on social gatherings in New York City and will be live streamed online. Click the link below to browse events and register to receive the link to the livestreams.
Opus Illuminate Concert 7
Pieces from Opus Illuminate’s 7th Asynchronous Concert Program will be posted at 7:00PM EST on Oct. 15, 16, and 17. This program features works by Corey Dundee, Jeffery Mumford, and Yu-Hui Chang, and performers Kevin Oliver, Jordan Bak, and Ning Zhang.
Live @ Massawa: Panel and Opus Illuminate
NADIA and Live @ Massawa presents a panel discussion between Weston Sprott, Joy Payton-Stevens, Bethlehem Hadgu, and Ehren Valmé. Preceding and following the panel, Opus Illuminate will present an exciting program of Bologne, Chaminade, Ponce, Clarke, and Coleridge-Taylor.
Opus Illuminate Concert 6
Pieces from Opus Illuminate’s 6th Asynchronous Concert Program will be posted at 7:00PM EST on Oct. 1, 2, and 3. This program features the Almas Quartet performing works by Florence Price, Carlos Simon, and Grazyna Bacewicz.
Live @ Massawa: The Joe Block Trio
The Joe Block Trio, Live @ Massawa’s resident jazz ensemble, returns for another evening of music making. Sets to include Block’s original charts and arrangements alongside vibrant interpretations of jazz standards. No admission required, but donations welcome.
Live @ Massawa: Salsa Night
Enjoy an evening of high energy latin music featuring Los Hacheros lead vocalist Papote Jimenez, vocalist and flutist Jeremy Bosch, pianist Yeisson Villamar, bassist Alex Apolo Ayala, percussionist Max Starcevic Castro, and drummer Victor Pablo in their first performance at Live @ Massawa. No admission required, but donations welcome.