Live at the Center: Clint Breeze and the Groove
Thursday, Jan. 13 at 7:30 p.m.
The Palladium and online
Clint Breeze is the artistic persona of Indianapolis-based drummer and hip-hop producer Carrington Clinton, who leads an all-star lineup of local jazz musicians known as the Groove. They have headlined festivals including Chreece and Indy Jazz Fest and shared stages with such artists as Trombone Shorty and Durand Jones and the Indications. The group has released two albums: Arrival in 2019 and Endtime Overture in 2020.
Live at the Center is a series of livestreamed concerts for the community, featuring local and regional artists in genres from jazz and classical to soul and indie rock. Whether on desktop, mobile device or smart TV, viewers anywhere can enjoy a front-row perspective on Indiana’s top talent, with stereo sound and multi-camera HD video. For its second season, Live at the Center is welcoming live, in-person audiences at just $5 per person. Seating is limited.
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Traveler’s Dream
Faegre Drinker Peanut Butter & Jam
Saturday, Jan. 15 at 10:30 a.m.
The Palladium
With rich voices, engaging personalities and a wide variety of folk instruments, Michael Lewis and Denise Wilson – a.k.a. Traveler’s Dream – captivate listeners with lively Celtic, French-Canadian and American folk songs. Take a musical journey through American history with folk songs that kids have loved for ages. Children will be encouraged to interact and sing along.
Designed for children ages 1 to 7, Faegre Drinker Peanut Butter & Jam sessions encourage young children to become engaged in the arts. Families are welcome for these informal 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Saturday concerts.
Tickets are only $10 per child, with two free adult admissions included – perfect for parents and grandparents. Click here to buy tickets.
Balourdet Quartet and Dominic Cheli, piano
Thursday, Jan. 20 at 7:30 p.m.
The Palladium
A finalist at this year’s American Pianist Awards, Dominic Cheli is a St. Louis native whose playing has been described as “spontaneous yet perfect, the best of how a young person can play,” (Symphony Magazine). His rapidly advancing career has included a Walt Disney Concert Hall Debut with legendary conductor Valery Gergiev described as “mesmerizing” (LA Times), and a Carnegie Hall recital debut in 2019. He recently recorded his second album on the Naxos label of the music of Liszt/Schubert, and an album of the music of Erwin Schulhoff on the Delos Label.
The Balourdet Quartet, based in Boston, Mass., is currently in residence at the New England Conservatory’s Professional String Quartet Program. The quartet received the Grand Prize at the 2021 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition, the top prize in the 2021 Premio Paolo Borciani in Reggio Emilia, Italy, and the Gold Medal in the 2020 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition at Notre Dame University. Its members are Angela Bae and Justin DeFilippis, violin; Benjamin Zannoni, viola; and Russell Houston, cello.
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Magician David Williamson
Saturday, Jan. 22 at 2 and 8 p.m.
The Tarkington
A born showman and accomplished sleight-of-hand artist, David Williamson dazzles audiences with a blend of heart-stopping magic and sidesplitting hilarity. He has been featured on ABC’s Champions of Magic, CBS’ Magicians’ Favorite Magicians, NBC’s World’s Greatest Magic III and the CW’s Masters of Illusion series.
Williamson has developed TV shows for Walt Disney Productions and ABC, as well as consulting on TV specials for illusionists David Copperfield and David Blaine. His best-selling magic book, Williamson’s Wonders, has been translated into three languages.
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Stage Combat Then & Now: Historical and Contemporary Practice
Luminaries
Tuesday, Jan. 25 at 2 p.m.
The Palladium
The presentation will begin with a brief overview of the history of stage combat, focusing on its development and practice in 19th century England. Next, Lopez will discuss contemporary practice and the various approaches to combat on stage and in film/television. Finally, he will demonstrate various stage combat techniques: the standard combats, single sword and swashbuckling, and unarmed fighting.
About the Presenter
Andrés Lopez received his Ph.D. in theatre history from Indiana University, where he researched the history of stage combat. His particular interests are the standard combats and fight choreography in 19th century England. He is an advanced actor/combatant with the Society of American Fight Directors, holding certifications in all eight weapon disciplines. He has taught stage combat to people of all ages at workshops and in classrooms around the country. He has been the fight choreographer for several productions, including Vinegar Tom, Water by the Spoonful, Streamers and Cyrano de Bergerac.
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Diana Krall
Tuesday, Jan. 25 at 7:30 p.m.
The Palladium
Diana Krall is the only jazz singer to have eight albums debut at the top of the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. To date, her albums have earned two Grammy Awards, 10 Juno Awards and nine Gold, three Platinum and seven multi-Platinum albums. Her recent releases have included Love Is Here to Stay, a 2018 duets set with Tony Bennett, and 2020’s This Dream of You, which has drawn acclaim from fans and press alike. Krall’s 34-city national tour includes her second visit to the Palladium.
In addition to the Center’s COVID policies, all patrons, including those younger than 12, must show proof of COVID vaccination or a negative test taken within 72 hours of the performance.
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Tango Argentina
Friday, Jan. 28 at 8 p.m.
The Palladium
Created by choreographer and artistic director Marcos Ayala, Tango Argentina comprises a dozen top Argentinian musicians and dancers who combine tango traditions with contemporary stories to show how the art form has evolved throughout its history. The group is on its inaugural U.S. tour, featuring dancers Pedro Sanchiz and Ivana Ayala as the primary couple in the company.
The supporting combo, Tango Bardo, is a standard tango quartet composed of piano, double bass, violin and bandoneon, a relative of the European concertina that is popular in Argentina and Uruguay.
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