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Stanford Lively Arts Event

The world premiere of Son of Chamber Symphony by one of America’s most distinguished and important creative forces, Pulitzer Prize and Grammy Award winner John Adams, is the centerpiece of Alarm Will Sound’s Stanford debut on November 30. This 20-member new music ensemble, known for its extreme virtuosity and brazen energy, also tackles Conlon Nancarrow’s Player Piano Study No. 6 and the dark techno sounds of Aphex Twin. Adams’ Son of Chamber Symphony was commissioned for Stanford Lively Arts in honor of the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation and will premiere during Lung Cancer Awareness Month, November 2007, with generous support from Van and Eddi Van Auken. The work is a co-commission with Carnegie Hall and the San Francisco Ballet.

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STANFORD LIVELY ARTS ANNOUNCES
2007–08 SEASON, THE FIRST UNDER THE DIRECTION OF
ARTISTIC & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JENNY BILFIELD

New commissions take center stage including world premiere of John Adams’
Son of Chamber Symphony, West Coast premiere of Book of Longing by
Philip Glass and Leonard Cohen, and new works performed by the
Emerson String Quartet and Turtle Island Quartet as highlights of
38th performing arts season running October 9—April 26 at Stanford University

Other major artists appearing are Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Rosanne Cash, Dianne Reeves, the Juilliard String Quartet, Merce Cunningham Dance Company, and Spike Lee, among others

Campus collaborations include The Public Theater Residency at Stanford, a three-day Stravinsky Project, and the U.S. debut tour of China’s Jin Xing Dance Theatre presented in partnership with Stanford’s Pan-Asian Music Festival and performing with Stanford’s Symphony Orchestra and Symphonic Chorus

Stanford, CA, April 18, 2007 – Stanford Lively Arts’ recently appointed artistic and executive director Jenny Bilfield announced details of the 2007–08 performing arts season today at a press conference on the Stanford University campus. Ms. Bilfield, who began her tenure with Lively Arts last August, unveiled a season that is part of a new era for the arts at Stanford with an unprecedented focus on the commissioning, creation, and premiering of new works; projects that foster artistic innovation and collaboration; and campus and community engagement.

With over 40 performances running October 9—April 26, the season ahead reflects Lively Arts’ increasingly active curatorial role in encouraging and seeking out diverse artists who are bringing deeply personal projects to the Stanford community, performers who are dynamic collaborators and artists who transform creative ideas from within a defined context through fresh perspectives. Also on hand for the announcement was composer John Adams whose Son of Chamber Symphony—co-commissioned by Lively Arts, Carnegie Hall, and the San Francisco Ballet—will receive its world premiere by the new music ensemble Alarm Will Sound in its Stanford debut on November 30. Ms. Bilfield also discussed plans for a future performing arts center at Stanford, a realization of the university’s long-term vision to create an optimal environment for students and the community to experience the arts, and to attract leading artists for extended periods of engagement activities. The first phase of the center is a new concert hall scheduled to open in 2011, made possible by a lead gift of $50 million from Helen and Peter Bing announced last October.

“Stanford Lively Arts is redefining its role as an arts presenter and producer at a major university,” says Jenny Bilfield. “New commissions, an emphasis on interdisciplinary work, and ongoing campus and community partnerships are hallmarks of the artistic journey we are embarking on this season. We hope to explore what inspires artists and collaborators, and to delve deeper into the questions posed by visionary performers who are presenting repertoire that is particularly important and challenging to them. With a new performing arts center on the horizon and Stanford’s Arts Initiative and faculty reinvigorating the role of the arts on this campus, there has never been a more exciting time for the arts at Stanford.”

Stanford Lively Arts’ 2007-08 season opens on Tuesday, October 9 with the West Coast premiere of Book of Longing, featuring music by Philip Glass, based on Leonard Cohen’s poetry and illustrations, and co-commissioned by Stanford Lively Arts. Other highlights include the world premiere of a new work by the Turtle Island Quartet (February 16), the West Coast premiere of a new work by Chinese-born composer Bright Sheng performed by the Grammy-winning Emerson String Quartet (February 6), and the U.S. debut tour of China’s Jin Xing Dance Theatre (April 26). The season also features an increased emphasis on jazz with performances by Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (January 27) and the pianist/composer Uri Caine (March 19) alongside esteemed classical musicians including violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg with pianist Anne-Marie McDermott (December 9). Season highlights also include a return engagement by the legendary Merce Cunningham Dance Company (January 25 and 26) and a rare appearance by acclaimed American filmmaker Spike Lee (January 19).

Artistic partnerships are integral to the season and collaborations are featured prominently in the programming. On April 23, Grammy-winning percussionist Evelyn Glennie shares the stage with guitarist Fred Frith, who was featured with Glennie in the documentary Touch the Sound. On January 18, Lively Arts welcomes back the Kronos Quartet for Sun Rings, a multimedia work featuring music by Bay Area composer Terry Riley, imagery by Willie Williams inspired by NASA telescope footage, and accompaniment by the Stanford Chamber Chorale under the direction of Stephen M. Sano.

In a series of powerful programs, America’s challenges and triumphs are examined through artists’ eyes in appearances by L.A. Threatre Works in a live radio-theater-style production of Geoffrey Cowan and Leroy Aarons’ Top Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers (October 27 and 28); multimedia artist Vijay Iyer and poet/librettist Mike Ladd presenting their collaborative new work, Still Life with Commentator (January 16-17), with Bay Area sound artist Pamela Z; and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash (March 12).

This season Lively Arts will also commemorate several important anniversaries including the 60th birthday of John Adams and the 70th birthday of Philip Glass with performances, symposia, films, and other related events. The 100th birthday of American composer Elliott Carter will be honored with performances by the Pacifica Quartet (January 9) and the Juilliard String Quartet (April 9), which will each feature one of composer’s acclaimed string quartets (No. 5 and No. 2 respectively). Lively Arts will offer free screenings of Bay Area filmmaker and Stanford alumnus Jon Else’s Wonders Are Many, a documentary on the making of John Adams’ opera Doctor Atomic, and the Elliott Carter film biography A Labyrinth of Time by Frank Scheffer. To mark the 125th anniversary of the birth of one of last century’s most influential musical creators, Lively Arts will also present the three-day The Stravinsky Project (March 7-9).
As Stanford’s Arts Initiative gains momentum, Stanford Lively Arts is partnering the university in its mission to integrate the performing arts into student life, presenting many performances featuring Stanford artists and ensembles alongside the world’s great artists. Lively Arts will host China’s Jin Xing Dance Theatre (April 26)—in its U.S. debut tour—performing with the Stanford Symphony Orchestra and Symphonic Chorus, presented in partnership with the Stanford Pan-Asian Music Festival, founded by and under the direction of Jindong Cai. The St. Lawrence String Quartet, Stanford’s esteemed ensemble-in-residence, presents a new work by Stanford faculty composer Jonathan Berger next season during one of its three concerts (April 6); music by Mark Applebaum will be featured on the Meridian Arts Ensemble’s program (February 24); and the San Francisco-based Robert Moses’ Kin dance company, led by choreographer and Stanford faculty member Robert Moses, makes its Lively Arts debut (December .
Beyond the stage, artist residency activities include the continuation of the university’s successful collaboration with The Public Theater, which brings the famed New York troupe back for a residency (October 29-November 11) to workshop a new production of The Bacchae directed by JoAnne Akalaitis and presented in partnership with the Stanford Institute for Creativity and the Arts. In collaboration with the Cantor Arts Center’s education How To series, Lively Arts offers new How To Listen workshops around key performances. Other campus engagement activities include Alchemy, a series of public conversations about the nature of creative collaboration; Moontunes, a late night, music series featuring student and professional musicians at alternative venues around campus; and Lively Arts Unplugged, which offers audiences an opportunity to hear from artists directly about their creative process through open rehearsals and post-performance chats. Stanford Lively Arts’ community engagement programs include the ongoing Student Matinee series for local school children, which will feature Evelyn Glennie and several other artists from the season. Lively Arts also continues the popular Informance series, which features free informal performances for audiences of all ages at Mountain View’s Community School of Music and Arts (full schedule will be announced later this summer), and its nationally recognized teacher Professional Development Workshops in partnership with the Palo Alto Unified School District.

SPECIAL EVENTS

The West Coast premiere of Book of Longing, on October 9, is the consummation of the longstanding admiration between iconoclast American composer Philip Glass and the profound poet/musician Leonard Cohen. Co-commissioned by Stanford Lively Arts, this landmark concert work intertwines Glass’ signature musical voice with Cohen’s pensive, erotic poetry. It will be performed by an elite ensemble of vocalists and musicians drawn from the indie rock, classical, and new-music circles, including Glass on keyboard. The music director is Michael Riesman and the stage director is award-winning choreographer and MacArthur Fellow Susan Marshall, with lighting by Scott Zielinski and costumes by Kasia Walicka Maimone whose designs were seen in the film Capote. Cohen’s distinctive voice, heard via a recording, will read selections of the poems and his artwork will be incorporated through projected imagery and scenic design by Christine Jones.

The world premiere of Son of Chamber Symphony by one of America’s most distinguished and important creative forces, Pulitzer Prize and Grammy Award winner John Adams, is the centerpiece of Alarm Will Sound’s Stanford debut on November 30. This 20-member new music ensemble, known for its extreme virtuosity and brazen energy, also tackles Conlon Nancarrow’s Player Piano Study No. 6 and the dark techno sounds of Aphex Twin. Adams’ Son of Chamber Symphony was commissioned for Stanford Lively Arts in honor of the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation and will premiere during Lung Cancer Awareness Month, November 2007, with generous support from Van and Eddi Van Auken. The work is a co-commission with Carnegie Hall and the San Francisco Ballet.

On January 27, Lively Arts welcomes Pulitzer Prize-winning jazz artist Wynton Marsalis leading his 15-member Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra renowned for its zealous performances of both masterworks and new compositions.

Singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash’s latest work, Black Cadillac, is a heartfelt exploration of her heritage and musical legacy, spurred by the loss of her legendary father Johnny Cash, her stepmother June Carter, and her own mother—all within a two-year span. On March 12, the Grammy winner shares the stage with her band featuring her husband and producer John Leventhal, on guitar.

The 2007-08 season concludes on April 26 with China’s Jin Xing Dance Theatre—in its U.S. debut tour—led by transgender choreographer Jin Xing, whose extraordinary path from Army colonel to prize-winning dancer is one of struggle, discovery, and metamorphosis. The visceral eight-section ballet Shanghai Tango is paired with a lavish pageant-like production of Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana performed with the combined forces of Stanford’s Symphony Orchestra, directed by Jindong Cai, and Symphonic Chorus, directed by Stephen M. Sano, and presented in partnership with Stanford’s Pan-Asian Music Festival under the direction of Jindong Cai.

SERIES EVENTS

The Grammy-nominated St. Lawrence String Quartet, Stanford’s ensemble-in-residence, returns with its popular Sundays with the St. Lawrence series, which features three specially selected programs for Lively Arts and includes performances with noted musical collaborators. The series launches on October 14 with a program that ranges from Beethoven’s five-movement String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor and Haydn’s witty C Major Quartet to John’s Book of Alleged Dances by John Adams.

On January 13 the second installment offers Beethoven’s vast String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp Minor matched with Osvaldo Golijov’s Dreams and Prayers of Issaac the Blind, a melancholic study on Jewish themes featuring clarinetist Todd Palmer on five different instruments. In the series finale on April 6, the St. Lawrence continues its yearlong survey of a vast cross section of string quartet repertoire, with Haydn’s G Major String Quartet, op. 77, and Stanford composer Jonathan Berger’s newly minted String Quartet No. 4., and concludes with Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s cinematic Piano Quintet, performed with pianist Stephen Prutsman.

What Makes It Great? returns for two performances this season with composer, conductor, NPR personality, and music educator Rob Kapilow. Using musical demonstrations, commentary, and audience participation to reveal the intricacies behind some of the world’s most revered compositions, Kapilow demystifies “Spring” and “Summer” from Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons—with the Stanford Chamber Strings led by members of the St. Lawrence String Quartet (October 24)—and Goethe’s expressive poem “Kennst du das Land” with soprano and pianist on hand for an exploration of German art song through compositions by Schubert, Wolf, and Schumann (April 2).
Stanford Lively Arts launches the three-day The Stravinsky Project on March 7 when pianist Alexander Toradze and select students and colleagues from the Toradze Studio join author-historian Joseph Horowitz for a chronological traversal of piano transcription and works ranging from the composer’s iconic The Rite of Spring to the F-sharp Minor Sonata of 1904 to a one-of-a-kind improvisation on Petrushka by Genadi Zagor. The Stravinsky Project continues (March 8-9) when Toradze joins the Stanford Symphony Orchestra, led by Jindong Cai, for the explosive, jazzy Capriccio followed by the final movement of the Symphony in Three Movements, explored as a World War II victory symphony in a stirring visual presentation utilizing wartime newsreels. The evening culminates with a performance of The Firebird Suite.

CLASSICAL AND CHAMBER MUSIC

Stanford Lively Arts broadens its chamber music offerings with a balance of new and familiar artists who expand the repertoire and bring a fresh approach to well-known works. The electrifying Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, one of the elite violinists of her generation, makes her Lively Arts debut on December 9, performing alongside pianist Anne-Marie McDermott.

Celebrating the 100th birthday of Elliott Carter—long considered a “dean” of American composers—the Pacifica Quartet performs his String Quartet No. 5 on January 9. Carter’s work is paired with Smetana’s tragic autobiographical Quartet in E Minor, “From My Life,” and Beethoven’s playful Quartet in G Major.

On January 23, pianist and radio host Christopher O’Riley challenges the boundaries of classical and rock music in Reimaginings, juxtaposing piano preludes by Russian master Dimitri Shostakovich with original transcriptions of songs by the British rock group Radiohead.

The eight-time Grammy-winning Emerson String Quartet’s concert on February 6 features the West Coast premiere of a new work by Chinese-born composer and MacArthur “Genius” award winner Bright Sheng. Co-commissioned by Lively Arts, Sheng’s work is a fusion of western classical music and Chinese folk music.

Britain’s foremost early music ensemble, the Academy of Ancient Music, explores the span and compass of the Baroque concerto on February 13 in a program featuring Bach, Handel, and Telemann. Stewart Pollens, former curator of musical instruments at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, will be on hand for a free pre-performance talk.
Then on February 16, Stanford hosts the Grammy-winning Turtle Island Quartet for the first time in two decades. This innovative ensemble offers a new take on jazz legend John Coltrane’s landmark work A Love Supreme and premieres a new work written jointly by the foursome and commissioned by Lively Arts with support from David Kaun.

Over its 60-year legacy, the Juilliard String Quartet has set the standard for musicianship of unparalleled excellence. On April 9, the revered ensemble take on three wildly different works: Haydn’s expansive E-flat Major Quartet, Giuseppe Verdi’s only string quartet, and Elliott Carter’s String Quartet No. 2.

VOCAL

The men of Chanticleer return to Stanford’s beautiful Memorial Church for their beloved annual holiday program on December 11 and 12. With a pure and crystalline sound, the a cappella ensemble, revered as an “orchestra of voices,” performs sacred hymns from the medieval and Renaissance eras, traditional carols, and spirituals.
Baritone Jubilant Sykes, praised for his “mesmerizing conviction and remarkable agility” (Los Angeles Times), makes his first-ever appearance at Stanford on February 9. Mixing the control and virtuosity of a classically trained singer with the dramatic range, soul, and intimacy of cabaret, Sykes defies classification with equal ease in folk songs, jazz standards, spirituals, Broadway hits, and popular songs.

Winner of four Grammy Awards, the Blind Boys of Alabama are now in their sixth decade of performing. On March 15 they deliver a program full of innovative new arrangements of pure soul gospel music with innovative new arrangements.

NEW MUSIC AND MULTIMEDIA

Vijay Iyer’s Still Life with Commentator receives its West Coast premiere on January 16 and 17. A collaboration between jazz innovator and composer-pianist Iyer and hip-hop poet-performer Mike Ladd, this unsettling oratorio confronts topics such as surveillance, television news, and the blogosphere and is performed by an ensemble including Iyer, Ladd, and Bay Area composer and sound artist Pamela Z.

Sun Rings, the longtime collaboration between the Kronos Quartet and Bay Area composer and “father” of the minimalist movement Terry Riley, bringing the sights and sounds of the heavens to vivid, multimedia life on January 18. Co-commissioned by NASA, this evening-length work of 10 “spacescapes” includes sounds harvested from the farthest reaches of our solar system and features the combined forces of the Stanford Chamber Chorale, under the direction of Stephen M. Sano and visuals by the eminent designer Willie Williams.

The Meridian Arts Ensemble—making its Lively Arts debut February 24—redefines the brass genre. The high-energy group of five brass players and a percussionist juxtaposes the classic contemporary voice of Milton Babbitt with those of Frank Zappa, Silvestre Revueltas, and Stanford faculty composer Mark Applebaum.

On April 23, Grammy-winning percussionist Evelyn Glennie and esteemed guitarist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Fred Frith—featured with Glennie in the documentary Touch the Sound—join forces for an evocative evening of improvisation on traditional and unconventional instruments.

DANCE

On December 8, Stanford Lively Arts welcomes the San Francisco-based Robert Moses’ Kin dance company, under the direction of Stanford faculty member and choreographer Robert Moses. The company’s Lively Arts debut features Lucifer’s Prance with music from Philip Glass’ opera Akhnaten and the antiwar meditation Speaking Ill of the Dead alongside new works The Wall, with Stanford’s own Aleta Hayes, and Penance, set to a score by Daniel David Feinsmith.

Returning to Stanford following the wildly successful Encounter:Merce project in 2005, dance icon Merce Cunningham’s legendary company offers two distinct programs that feature the Bay Area premiere of his recent eyeSpace paired with Cunningham’s classic works Crises and CRWDSPCR (January 25) and BIPED (January 26). In eyeSpace, which premiered in 2006, the audience uses iPods to create personal soundscapes for the movement onstage.

Not seen in California for more than a decade, the celebrated Elisa Monte Dance Company makes its Bay Area debut on March 14. Founded by Elisa Monte—formerly a principal with the Martha Graham Dance Company and Pilobolus—and David Brown, the company marked its 25th anniversary in 2006 and is widely recognized for its highly athletic and sensual style as well as its technical and physical acuity.
Lively Arts also presents China’s Jin Xing Dance Theatre (April 26) and Madrid’s Noche Flamenca (October 17).

STAGE AND SPOKEN WORD
Lively Arts’ theater programming brings timely stories to the stage in intimate settings to provide a rare theatrical experience. Veteran actor Stacy Keach leads L.A. Theatre Works in two performances (October 27-28) of a live radio-theater-style production of Geoffrey Cowan and Leroy Aarons’ Top Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers. A dramatization of the Washington Post’s controversial decision to publish top-secret documents detailing America’s role in Vietnam, the play is a provocative look First Amendment issues.

From October 29 to November 11, The Public Theater Residency will continue the long-term partnership between Stanford University and The Public Theater that was launched earlier this year. New York’s famed troupe will return to develop its new production of Euripides’ The Bacchae under the direction of JoAnne Akalaitis, who will conduct a variety of campus engagement events in partnership with the Stanford Institute for Creativity and the Arts, with students and the community with workshops, courses, and staged public readings of the work in process.

On January 19, Lively Arts welcomes Spike Lee—acclaimed filmmaker of the racially sweltering Do the Right Thing and Malcolm X—whose heartbreaking documentary When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts details the devastation of Hurricane Katrina and the inefficacy of the efforts to support its victims. In a rare Stanford appearance, Lee discusses recent and upcoming projects.

JAZZ
With an increased commitment to the presentation of jazz, Lively Arts offers performances by diverse innovators in this genre. Four-time Grammy winning-vocalist Dianne Reeves, fresh from her success in the film Good Night and Good Luck, brings her remarkable three-octave range and smoldering voice to Lively Arts on October 19. She is joined by the prodigiously talented young double bassist/vocalist Esperanza Spalding and a distinguished trio of jazz veterans—Ruben Rogers (bass), Peter Martin (piano), and Greg Hutchinson (drums).

Uri Caine—making his Lively Arts debut on March 19 with a Mahler Remixed program—is a classically trained jazz pianist and composer who recontextualizes musical genres and introduces improvisation where it is not ordinarily found. Performing repertoire based on his acclaimed recording Urlicht/Primal Light, Caine reinterprets Mahler’s songs and symphonic works on solo piano.

Rounding Lively Arts’ jazz offerings are performances by Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (January 27) and the Turtle Island Quartet (February 16).

GLOBAL ARTS

Madrid’s Noche Flamenca—the sensational 11-member company under the direction of Martín Santangelo—brings its stunning physicality and ferocity to Lively Arts, on October 17, for a vivid performance that unites dance, song, and music and captures the pure essence of this centuries-old art form.

Keyboardist-producer-composer Idan Raichel burst onto the Israeli music scene in 2002 with his compelling pop-infused work, colored by Ethiopian and Middle Eastern influences. Featuring eight musicians and vocalists from diverse backgrounds, the Idan Raichel Project, performing on November 4, fuses Hebrew and Amharic prayers with Raichel’s passion for jazz and Gypsy music in a style that is timeless and deeply influenced by the diversity of Jewish Israeli culture.

Malian contemporary vocalist Rokia Traoré, appearing on February 10, infuses her country’s traditional music with a blend of influences not usually heard in African music. This daughter of a Malian diplomat sings intimately of love, her childhood, and personal struggle in her native language of Bamanan and backed by a seven-piece band.

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The Stanford Lively Arts 2007–08 season runs from October 9 through April 26 in six different venues on the Stanford University campus: Memorial Auditorium, Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Memorial Church, Pigott Theater, Roble Studio Theater, and Cubberley Auditorium.

TICKETS

Subscriptions go on sale starting June 19 and may be ordered online, by email or fax, by mail, or in person at the Stanford Ticket Office in Tresidder Memorial Union. Priority seating is offered to Friends, Partners, and Subscribers. Single tickets go on sale starting August 27. For a copy of the season brochure (available in June), visit the Stanford Lively Arts Web site at http://livelyarts.stanford.edu or call the Stanford Ticket Office at 650-725-ARTS (2787).

VENUE INFORMATION

All performances are presented by Stanford Lively Arts on the Stanford University campus. Parking is free of charge after 4:00 pm and on weekends at all times. Interactive campus maps are available at http://www.stanford.edu/home/visitors/maps.html.

ABOUT STANFORD LIVELY ARTS

Stanford Lively Arts is the premier arts presenter and producer in Silicon Valley. Now entering its 38th year at Stanford University, Lively Arts reaches a diverse audience through performances of music, theater, dance, spoken word, and multimedia works and is a destination for artists developing new work. Lively Arts strives to offer audiences a window into the creative process as well as a forum for exploration and discussion. As a key stakeholder in the arts at Stanford University, Lively Arts plays a leading, collaborative role as Stanford moves to broadly integrate the arts throughout academic disciplines and into the community.

Stanford Lively Arts programs are supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Koret Foundation, the San Francisco Foundation, Multi-Arts Production Fund, the New England Foundation for the Arts, the Western States Arts Federation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Citigroup Foundation, the Phyllis C. Wattis Foundation, the Peninsula Community Foundation, City National Bank, Microsoft, and Wells Fargo, in addition to a large number of individual contributors and campus and community partners.

ABOUT THE STANFORD ARTS INITIATIVE

The Stanford Arts Initiative is re-imagining the way we see, teach, and experience the arts today and the world tomorrow. The initiative builds upon Stanford University’s strengths at the intersection of the arts, science, and technology, while creating a shared language that bridges cultures and promotes understanding. At the initiative’s core, the Stanford Institute for Creativity and the Arts (SICA) is fueling collaborations between the arts and other disciplines through diverse programs, performances, and campus residencies.

NOTE TO EDITORS

High-resolution images and b-roll footage available by contacting Robert Cable, Public Relations Manager for Stanford Lively Arts (650-736-0091, rcable@stanford.edu). Please also visit http://livelyarts.stanford.edu/presscenter/ for further details and downloadable images. Season brochures will be available in June and may be requested at http://livelyarts.stanford.edu or by phone at 650-725-ARTS (2787).

CONTACT:
Robert Cable
650-736-0091
rcable@stanford.edu