The Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel will present a second season of Performing Arts Connect, a series of interactive online discussions featuring national experts and institutions.
Through Zoom teleconferencing, participants can join from home or any convenient location using a computer or mobile device. Tickets are just $12, available at TheCenterPresents.org and through the Center Box Office at Tickets@TheCenterPresents.org or (317) 843-3800. More information is available at TheCenterPresents.org/PerformingArtsConnect.
The schedule includes:
Dogs at the Piano
Musicologist Kate Altizer, Colby College, Maine
Oct. 14 at 7 p.m.
While seeing singing goats, dancing cockatiels and theremin-playing cats on YouTube and Instagram, you may be tempted to focus on the silliness of animals in musical contexts, or whether animals can truly have an aesthetic experience. This interactive presentation will ask different questions, including: Why do we find animals in musical situations funny? How can we understand our own reactions to animal performances? How do they learn to play? Click here to learn more.
DeadRoots: The Folk and Blues Influences of the Grateful Dead
Researcher Dave Ruch, New York Council for the Humanities
Dec. 8 at 7 p.m.
Though generally associated with the 1960s counterculture, rock legends the Grateful Dead first built their repertoire on classic folk, blues and jug band music, and they introduced generations of fans to the nooks, crannies, branches and offshoots of American roots music. They learned songs from itinerant street musicians, covered songs by blues legends and country stars, and packed a gumbo of musical styles into their own canon of beloved original songs. Click here to learn more.
The Roots of Black Music in America
Musician Karlus Trapp, Staten Island, New York
Feb. 7, 2022, at 7 p.m.
The Roots of Black Music in America is a 100-year journey through time to experience anew and learn about the music of America’s Black musical giants. Karlus Trapp has been delivering the presentation/performance for over 10 years with Staten Island’s Universal Temple of the Arts Ensemble, delighting thousands of students and adults alike. Click here to learn more.
The Art of Performance
Educator Arielle Levine, Cleveland Museum of Art
April 20, 2022, at 7 p.m.
This program highlights works from the Cleveland Museum of Art to show the influence of music and performance on visual artists of the 19th and 20th centuries. In movements such as Impressionism and the Harlem Renaissance, many artists captured the growing audiences for musical and theatrical performances in Europe and the United States, providing an inside look at entertainment across various class distinctions and backgrounds. Click here to learn more.