Meredith Monk

Thursday, March 19 at 7:30 p.m.
Brendle Hall

Meredith Monk is a composer, singer, director/choreographer and creator of new opera, music theater works, films and installations. A pioneer in what is now called "extended vocal technique" and "interdisciplinary performance," Monk creates works that thrive at the intersection of music and movement, image and object, light and sound in an effort to weave together new modes of perception. She is the recipient of the prestigious MacArthur "Genius" Award, two Guggenheim Fellowships, three "obies" and was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Her performance will be a featured event in the symposium "Creativity: Worlds in the Making," sponsored by the Office of Entrepreneurship and the Liberal Arts, to be held March 18, 19, and 20. Ms. Monk will also give the closing keynote address at the symposium.

Secrest Signature:
Lynn Book, Visiting Associate Professor in Theatre and Dance and Faculty Fellow in Creativity, will be giving the pre-performance talk at 6:40pm in Room 208, adjacent to the Brendle Hall lobby.

More information:
» meredithmonk.org