Conrad Tao and Caleb Teicher
Counterpoint
Part of Hancher's Infinite Dream festival
Music and movement push, pull, and come together in a quirky, thrilling collaboration.
Pianist/composer Conrad Tao and dancer/choreographer Caleb Teicher explore harmonic, rhythmic, and theatrical counterpoints through a striking blend of sound and movement. Built around music both magnificent and idiosyncratic—including works by Bach, Schoenberg, Tatum, Ravel, and others—Counterpoint is threaded together by Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. A cherished piece of the American songbook, Rhapsody in Blue celebrates its centennial in 2024.
“[Counterpoint] demands such a high level of presence and such a close attentiveness to one another ... [T]he interpretation is actually taking flight anew for every single show.” — San Diego Tribune
This performance will be presented in a thrust configuration (seating on three sides); capacity is 226. All seating will be set up on the Hadley stage. This configuration is used primarily for daring, intimate, and immediate performance.
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PROGRAM:
Johann Sebastian BACH: “Aria,” from the Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
Conrad TAO/Caleb TEICHER: Improvisation
Arnold SCHOENBERG: “Walzer,” from Five Piano Pieces, op. 23
Ray NOBLE/Bud POWELL/Art TATUM: “Cherokee”
Charles “Honi” COLES/Brenda BUFALINO: The Coles and Bufalino Soft Shoe
Johannes BRAHMS: Intermezzo in E Major, op. 116/4
Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART/David PARKER: Song and Dance, based on Mozart’s Sonata in A Major, K. 331: III. Allegretto “Alla Turca”
Conrad TAO/Caleb TEICHER: “Swing 2,” from More Forever
George GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue, arr. for solo piano
Maurice RAVEL: “Mouvement de menuet,” from Sonatine
Johann Sebastian BACH: “Aria,” from the Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
Preorder food from the Stanley Café!
Avoid the lines by making your food selections before you come to Hancher Auditorium. Most entrées are only available through pre-order and cannot be purchased on-site at the performance. Snacks and beverages will be available on-site.
Orders must be placed by noon two days before the performance.
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