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Contrad Tao playing piano and Caleb Teicher dancing against Hancher's Infinite Dream flag treatment
Multidisciplinary
Festival

Conrad Tao and Caleb Teicher

Counterpoint

Presented by
Hancher
Tickets
Festival passes and individual tickets on sale now
Day Dreamer Pass $80 / $25
Infinite Dreamer Pass $150 / $50
Individual tickets:
Adults $25
Students $10
Patrons 25 and under $10
Tuesday, September 24, 2024, 7:30 pm
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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.

Conrad Tao Website

Caleb Teicher Website

 

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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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Conrad Tao and Caleb Teicher on the Infinite Dream Flag background
The Gazette - Thursday, September 19, 2024
Unique entertainment is difficult to uncover in this age in which the masses seemed to have seen it all. And then comes along a show featuring pianist/composer Conrad Tao and dancer/choreographer Caleb Teicher. The tandem’s “Counterpoint” event, aptly part of Hancher’s “Infinite Dream” festival, is slated for Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, at Hancher Auditorium in Iowa City. Tao and Teicher will explore harmonic, rhythmic and theatrical counterpoints through a blend of sound and movement “It is a unique show,” Teicher said. “I think audiences who usually go to music concerts are really engaged by the dancing. I think dance audiences are thrilled by the live music and the very different performative style of the show.”

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Paris Young in advance at (319) 467-4849 or at paris-sissel@uiowa.edu.