February 2018

In a unique individual moment of undivided love and attention, FK Alexander takes your hand, fixes your gaze, and sings to you alongside a distorted recording of Judy Garland’s final recording of “Over the Rainbow,” played through a wall of noise by the abrasive Glasgow-based noise band Okishima Island Tourist Association.

Part classic standup comedy special, part confessional memoir, and part performance art, They, Themself and Schmerm is Becca Blackwell’s disturbingly hilarious personal tale detailing the tragicomic transitions in life, family, sex, and gender while asking what it means to be truly authentic.

School day performance.

In a unique individual moment of undivided love and attention, FK Alexander takes your hand, fixes your gaze, and sings to you alongside a distorted recording of Judy Garland’s final recording of “Over the Rainbow,” played through a wall of noise by the abrasive Glasgow-based noise band Okishima Island Tourist Association.

The morning after the 2016 presidential election, singer-songwriter Gabriel Kahane packed a suitcase and set out for a two-week train trip across the US with no phone or internet, embracing 8,980 miles of a reclusive Amtrak existence.

Part classic standup comedy special, part confessional memoir, and part performance art, They, Themself and Schmerm is Becca Blackwell’s disturbingly hilarious personal tale detailing the tragicomic transitions in life, family, sex, and gender while asking what it means to be truly authentic.

Ian Bostridge will offer a vocal master class for U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance (SMTD) students.

In the last five years, the visibility of transgender people has increased dramatically.

Former Detroit Symphony Orchestra music director Neeme Järvi returns to Southeast Michigan with the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra.

In a unique individual moment of undivided love and attention, FK Alexander takes your hand, fixes your gaze, and sings to you alongside a distorted recording of Judy Garland’s final recording of “Over the Rainbow,” played through a wall of noise by the abrasive Glasgow-based noise band Okishima Island Tourist Association.

Part classic standup comedy special, part confessional memoir, and part performance art, They, Themself and Schmerm is Becca Blackwell’s disturbingly hilarious personal tale detailing the tragicomic transitions in life, family, sex, and gender while asking what it means to be truly authentic.

Having important, often tough, and constructive conversations is worth celebrating.

Having important, often tough, and constructive conversations is worth celebrating.

“Even as a child, I was unnaturally obsessed with love and death,” says celebrated English tenor Ian Bostridge. “So in that sense, I really was born to sing lieder.”

An Opening Night Gala

Kenneth MacMillan’s masterful interpretation of Shakespeare’s enduring romantic tragedy has become one of ABT’s signature productions.

Kenneth MacMillan’s masterful interpretation of Shakespeare’s enduring romantic tragedy has become one of ABT’s signature productions.

An intermediate to advanced ballet master class for ages 13 and up. Pre-registration is required.

An intermediate to advanced ballet master class for ages 13 and up. Pre-registration is required.

Kenneth MacMillan’s masterful interpretation of Shakespeare’s enduring romantic tragedy has become one of ABT’s signature productions.

The annual Medical Community dinner celebrates the connection between the arts and medicine.

Kenneth MacMillan’s masterful interpretation of Shakespeare’s enduring romantic tragedy has become one of ABT’s signature productions.

Joshua Bell enchants audiences with his breathtaking virtuosity and charismatic stage presence.

Kenneth MacMillan’s masterful interpretation of Shakespeare’s enduring romantic tragedy has become one of ABT’s signature productions.

New York, 1971. There’s a party on the stage of the Weismann Theatre. Tomorrow, the iconic building will be demolished.

Looking to attend more performing arts events? Interested in further developing your writing skills? Want to explore the performing arts with a like-minded group of community members?

Looking to attend more performing arts events? Interested in further developing your writing skills? Want to explore the performing arts with a like-minded group of community members?

Q&A with soprano Janai Brugger, moderated by pianist Martin Katz.

A star flutist only comes around once or twice in a generation — and it’s fair to say that this generation’s strongest candidate is the Swiss-born Emmanuel Pahud.

“The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess: A Symposium” is a multi-day event that specifically contends with issues of race, representation, and appropriation.

How do we share and borrow from one another, and where are the lines between representation, glorification, appreciation, and appropriation?

“The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess: A Symposium” is a multi-day event that specifically contends with issues of race, representation, and appropriation.

UMS and the U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance (SMTD) present the first-ever performance of the U-M Gershwin Initiative’s scholarly performing edition of this landmark score.

The U-M Institute for the Humanities and UMS will offer a series of open dialogues around contemporary visual art, performance, and identity.

Looking to attend more performing arts events? Interested in further developing your writing skills? Want to explore the performing arts with a like-minded group of community members?

Looking to attend more performing arts events? Interested in further developing your writing skills? Want to explore the performing arts with a like-minded group of community members?

In a unique individual moment of undivided love and attention, FK Alexander takes your hand, fixes your gaze, and sings to you alongside a distorted recording of Judy Garland’s final recording of “Over the Rainbow,” played through a wall of noise by the abrasive Glasgow-based noise band Okishima Island Tourist Association.

Part classic standup comedy special, part confessional memoir, and part performance art, They, Themself and Schmerm is Becca Blackwell’s disturbingly hilarious personal tale detailing the tragicomic transitions in life, family, sex, and gender while asking what it means to be truly authentic.

School day performance.

In a unique individual moment of undivided love and attention, FK Alexander takes your hand, fixes your gaze, and sings to you alongside a distorted recording of Judy Garland’s final recording of “Over the Rainbow,” played through a wall of noise by the abrasive Glasgow-based noise band Okishima Island Tourist Association.

The morning after the 2016 presidential election, singer-songwriter Gabriel Kahane packed a suitcase and set out for a two-week train trip across the US with no phone or internet, embracing 8,980 miles of a reclusive Amtrak existence.

Part classic standup comedy special, part confessional memoir, and part performance art, They, Themself and Schmerm is Becca Blackwell’s disturbingly hilarious personal tale detailing the tragicomic transitions in life, family, sex, and gender while asking what it means to be truly authentic.

Ian Bostridge will offer a vocal master class for U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance (SMTD) students.

In the last five years, the visibility of transgender people has increased dramatically.

Former Detroit Symphony Orchestra music director Neeme Järvi returns to Southeast Michigan with the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra.

In a unique individual moment of undivided love and attention, FK Alexander takes your hand, fixes your gaze, and sings to you alongside a distorted recording of Judy Garland’s final recording of “Over the Rainbow,” played through a wall of noise by the abrasive Glasgow-based noise band Okishima Island Tourist Association.

Part classic standup comedy special, part confessional memoir, and part performance art, They, Themself and Schmerm is Becca Blackwell’s disturbingly hilarious personal tale detailing the tragicomic transitions in life, family, sex, and gender while asking what it means to be truly authentic.

Having important, often tough, and constructive conversations is worth celebrating.

“Even as a child, I was unnaturally obsessed with love and death,” says celebrated English tenor Ian Bostridge. “So in that sense, I really was born to sing lieder.”

An Opening Night Gala

Kenneth MacMillan’s masterful interpretation of Shakespeare’s enduring romantic tragedy has become one of ABT’s signature productions.

Kenneth MacMillan’s masterful interpretation of Shakespeare’s enduring romantic tragedy has become one of ABT’s signature productions.

An intermediate to advanced ballet master class for ages 13 and up. Pre-registration is required.

Kenneth MacMillan’s masterful interpretation of Shakespeare’s enduring romantic tragedy has become one of ABT’s signature productions.

The annual Medical Community dinner celebrates the connection between the arts and medicine.

Kenneth MacMillan’s masterful interpretation of Shakespeare’s enduring romantic tragedy has become one of ABT’s signature productions.

Joshua Bell enchants audiences with his breathtaking virtuosity and charismatic stage presence.

Kenneth MacMillan’s masterful interpretation of Shakespeare’s enduring romantic tragedy has become one of ABT’s signature productions.

New York, 1971. There’s a party on the stage of the Weismann Theatre. Tomorrow, the iconic building will be demolished.

Looking to attend more performing arts events? Interested in further developing your writing skills? Want to explore the performing arts with a like-minded group of community members?

Q&A with soprano Janai Brugger, moderated by pianist Martin Katz.

A star flutist only comes around once or twice in a generation — and it’s fair to say that this generation’s strongest candidate is the Swiss-born Emmanuel Pahud.

“The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess: A Symposium” is a multi-day event that specifically contends with issues of race, representation, and appropriation.

How do we share and borrow from one another, and where are the lines between representation, glorification, appreciation, and appropriation?

“The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess: A Symposium” is a multi-day event that specifically contends with issues of race, representation, and appropriation.

UMS and the U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance (SMTD) present the first-ever performance of the U-M Gershwin Initiative’s scholarly performing edition of this landmark score.

The U-M Institute for the Humanities and UMS will offer a series of open dialogues around contemporary visual art, performance, and identity.

Looking to attend more performing arts events? Interested in further developing your writing skills? Want to explore the performing arts with a like-minded group of community members?