Emily Cornwell
SF denizen, arts advocate, marketing and social media manager for @livelyarts

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Veritable “rock stars” of taiko (Japanese for “drum”), the 20 virtuoso members of TAO make breathtaking use of their disciplined, athletic conditioning. Imagine a 12-mile run followed by four hours of non-stop drumming: all in a day’s work for TAO at its rural compound on the island of Kyushu.

But the...

“[Alim is] a master singer. ... He just came with his drum, and he sang, and it was so pure and effortless, and like...a huge hill of blooms.”
—Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Renowned for finding musical common ground across a seemingly limitless expanse of cultures and traditions, Grammy-winners and Lively Arts favorites the Kronos...

Visiting artists Alim and Fargana Qasimov discuss and demonstrate the music of Azerbaijan, with David Harrington of Kronos Quartet. Moderated by music department Professor of Ethnomusicoloy, Anna Schultz.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Presented in collaboration with the Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies, the Stanford Humanities Center and the Center for...

Visiting artists Alim and Fargana Qasimov are joined by Stanford scholar and performer Phaedon Sinis for an in-depth program exploring connections across microtonal systems of the Middle East.

PLUS: Kronos Quartet & Alim Qasimov Ensemble IN CONCERT
SUNDAY FEB 12, 7PM
DINKELSPIEL AUDITORIUM

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Don’t try this at home. Imagine: an enormous cube, center stage, splitting into columns and platforms and evoking a cityscape. Enter: Dancers, gymnasts, actors, athletes—above all, teammates… who work with and against the imposing structure.

Aptly described by the Los Angeles Times for “acts of collective and individual...

Don’t try this at home. Imagine: an enormous cube, center stage, splitting into columns and platforms and evoking a cityscape. Enter: Dancers, gymnasts, actors, athletes—above all, teammates… who work with and against the imposing structure.

Aptly described by the Los Angeles Times for “acts of collective and individual heroism fused with...

Sure to be one of the most talked-about events of the season, Paul Hillier’s acclaimed a cappella Theatre of Voices makes a rare appearance outside Europe, sharing the program with four celebrated and artistically diverse musicians, each equally respected in the worlds of pop and new music: Bryce Dessner of The National, Shara Worden of My...

Stanford Lively Arts presents: Paul Hillier's Theatre Of Voices with Bryce Dessner and Shara Worden

Sure to be one of the most talked-about events of the season, Paul Hillier’s acclaimed a cappella Theatre of Voices makes a rare appearance outside Europe, sharing the program with four celebrated and artistically diverse musicians, each...

Oh the sounds of busy feet scurrying to shop for last minute gifts. The hangovers from your office party and apologizing for doing egg nog shots and dancing on the gift table with the copy guy. Getting kitty sweaters from Gramma, but wait they're ironic now, right? The smell of trees and green (maybe not from the trees) is here for another...

The Queer Cultural Center and SOMArts Cultural Center present Creating Community with Social Media: An Artist Workshop, followed by a reception for artists and the boards of directors for QCC and SOMArts.

This workshop, instructed by Jess Young, Director of Communications & Community Engagement for SOMArts and Rudy Lemcke, Director of...

Share the joy of the season with family and friends as the Grammy-winning “orchestra of voices” performs its beloved holiday program amid the rich acoustics and ornate interior of Memorial Church. Hailed as “the world’s reigning male chorus” (The New Yorker), Chanticleer brings its trademark precision and inspiration to centuries of...

Opening weekend is just around the corner, so mark your calendars! We can't wait to see you Thanksgiving weekend!

Truly a “can’t miss” opportunity: The final Bay Area performance by one of the most inventive and influential companies in history. MCDC performs Nearly 902 (2009), a restaged version of Cunningham’s final work, commissioned for the late choreographer’s 90th birthday. With Cunningham’s trademark geometric beauty, and a composite score...

Truly a “can’t miss” opportunity: The final Bay Area performance by one of the most inventive and influential companies in history. MCDC performs Nearly 902 (2009), a restaged version of Cunningham’s final work, commissioned for the late choreographer’s 90th birthday. With Cunningham’s trademark geometric beauty, and a composite score...

If you’ve attended Sō Percussion’s sold-out shows here in the past, you’ll know firsthand how mind-bogglingly talented, unflappable, and truly sensitive these four percussionists are. They return to Stanford with an instrument-filled stage for our John Cage/Merce Cunningham mini-festival, joined by M.C. Schmidt of the electronica duo Matmos...

FEATURING STANFORD MUSIC MAKERS AND SPECIAL GUESTS SŌ PERCUSSION, CENK ERGUN AND MC SCHMIDT (MATMOS), BETH MEYERS (JANUS TRIO)

“seen from a particular point of view, music is simply the art of focusing attention on one thing at a time. In my works, I have tried not to focus the attention on one thing at a time, and have used this principle that...

Stanford Lively Arts presents: Musicircus featuring Stanford University music makers and special guests Sō Percussion, Cenk Ergun and MC Schmidt (Matmos), Beth Meyers (Janus Trio) -- Stanford University students, faculty, staff, student groups, soloists, ensembles, bands, performance troupe. David Leikam on Moog Rogue (zBug).

“seen from a...

Stanford Lively Arts presents: Musicircus featuring Stanford University music makers and special guests Sō Percussion, Cenk Ergun and MC Schmidt (Matmos), Beth Meyers (Janus Trio) -- Stanford University students, faculty, staff, student groups, soloists, ensembles, bands, performance troupe. David Leikam on Moog Rogue (zBug).

“seen from a...

Fresh from Carnegie Hall and a sold-out New World Symphony performance, these young competition-winners make their Stanford debut in a program spanning three continents and three centuries.

To celebrate our opening night, we are offering FREE tickets to Stanford students and a 50% discount for Stanford faculty & staff!

For more information or...

"First rate in every way" -New York Times

Fresh from a sold-out New World Symphony performance and an appearance at Carnegie Hall, where the ensemble has played annually since 2006, the young competition-winners of Sphinx and Catalyst make their Stanford debut in a program spanning three continents and three centuries. These dynamic...

A free evening of outdoor art, music, dance, and performance

For Yerba Buena Night, neighborhood streets will come alive with art, music, dance, and performance. Come enjoy the Yerba Buena neighborhood, home to the richest concentration of cultural institutions in San Francisco, as well as offering an enormous selection of food, drink, and...

Bombshell Betty and her Burlesqueteers bring you their sexy and irreverent take on Art History! We'll have Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso, Leonardo Da Vinci, Frida Kahlo, Botticelli, Bob Ross, Modernism Vs. Classicism, and much more. This may be the first time no one falls asleep while learning art history.

Burlesque performances by many of your...

Join the ArtPoint Board of Directors at CHAMBERS Eat + Drink on Thursday, October 13; drink specials will be available from 6:00 to 8:00pm. It's the perfect opportunity for members to get to know one another and for prospective members to get a feel for the organization. We hope to see you and your friends there.

One of the largest young...

El Día de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead, provides a way for people to embrace the beauty of life and to honor the spirits of the dead. Intricate, traditional altars and complex art installations created by more than 80 Bay Area artists from a breadth of cultural backgrounds are on display in Illuminations: Dia de los Muertos 2011. Altars and...

Dark Garden Annual Rummage Sale

Sunday, July 17th 11 - 5pm

Our Rummage Sale is a sight to be seen. Store-wide clearances of off the floor Ready-To-Wear corsets, clothing, fabric remnants, costume pieces, and Custom Corset orders.

Best of all, this is the only time we sell Custom Corsets from our archive as well as "Cinderella"...