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Educated | Jan 11
Original Music inspired by Tara Westover’s Educated Saturday, January 11, 2020 at Hugo House Tara Westover's riveting, bestselling memoir of discovery and independence took the entire world by storm - now, it becomes a well of inspiration for artists in a night of original music. "This story, remarkable as it is, might be merely another entry in the subgenre of extreme American life, were it not for the uncommon perceptiveness of the person telling it. Westover examines her childhood with…
Find out more »Shakespeare | Feb 15
Original Music inspired by the works of Shakespeare Saturday, February 15, 2020 at Hugo House The Bard at last! Inspiration, invention and imagination abound in the world's singlemost celebrated literary canon - and, at last, it will be drawn upon for a night of original music inspired by Shakespeare's legendary work. “He breathed upon dead bodies and brought them into life. Nor sequent centuries could hit Orbit and sum of Shakespeare’s wit.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson Performers will be announced…
Find out more »Cecilia Vicuña | Apr 25
Original Music inspired by the works of Cecilia Vicuña Saturday, April 25, 2020 at Hugo House Experience a night of original music inspired by the vision of Chilean poet, artist and filmmaker Cecilia Vicuña, curated by Washington State Poet Laureate Claudia Castro Luna. "My work dwells in the not yet, the future potential of the unformed, where sound, weaving, and language interact to create new meanings." - Cecilia Vicuña “Vicuña's work, at its very essence, is 'a way of remembering'—as…
Find out more »White Teeth | May 16
Original Music inspired by Zadie Smith's White Teeth Saturday, May 16, 2020 at Hugo House Religious zealots, oddball scientists, awkward teenagers, experimental mice and (maybe) the end of the world? Zadie Smith arrived on the literary scene by combining these ingredients into a phenomenal story of history, family and change. "Frisky and irreverent...Smith's real talent emerges not just in her voice but in her ear, which enables her to inhabit characters of different generations, races and mind-sets." - The New…
Find out more »Frog and Toad | June 13
Original Music inspired by Arnold Lobel's Frog and Toad Saturday, June 13, 2020 at Hugo House Hear your childhood come to musical life with original tunes inspired by Earth's most famous, and most beloved, amphibious duo. "Humorous, emotion-packed, and full of exuberant dialogue...Frog and Toad emerge throughout the four books as unique, lovable, and remarkably human-like individuals. Wondrous." - The Center for Children's Books Performers will be announced 30 days from the event date.
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