Julia Bullock
International Contemporary Ensemble
New York, NY (December 12, 2018) — The International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) announces their spring 2019 season concerts. Engagements this spring include performances of Tyshawn Sorey’s Perle Noire: Meditations For Joséphine featuring rising soprano Julia Bullock at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Miller Theatre Composer Portraits of Wang Lu and Tyshawn Sorey, three performances at the 2019 Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, and Silent Voices: Lovestate with the Brooklyn Youth Chorus
at The New Victory Theater in NYC. The Ensemble also continues its
partnerships with the New York Public Library and Nokia Bell Labs
Experiments in Art and Technology throughout the spring.
The International Contemporary Ensemble opens its 2019 spring season with two performances of Perle Noire: Meditations for Joséphine on Wednesday, January 16 and Thursday, January 17, 2019 at 8:00pm at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Described by The New York Times as "one of the most important works of art yet to emerge from the era of Black Lives Matter," the work is composed by Tyshawn Sorey
with texts by poet Claudia Rankine, both MacArthur Fellows. Soprano
Julia Bullock, MetLiveArts 2018-19 Artist in Residence, inhabits the
body of a reimagined Joséphine Baker on the steps of The Met's Great
Hall in this darker, more intimate consideration of the life and legacy
of the famous singer, activist, and cultural icon. Perle Noire was
funded through First Page, ICE's Commissioning Program, with lead
support provided by Elizabeth and Justus Schlichting. The production is
conceived by Peter Sellars and directed by Zack Winokur with choreography by Michael Schumacher.
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