Kronos Quartet: Five Decades (Berkeley, California)
$80-$92 ($75-$87 student/ages 65+/UCB community/KQED member)
- Peni Candra Rini, voice
- Leslie K. Gray, shadow theater
- Andy McGraw, gendèr & shadow theater
- Ki Midiyanto, shadow theater
Sofia Gubaidulina — String Quartet No. 4 with Tape
Peni Candra Rini — Segara Gunung (arr. Jacob Garchik & Andy McGraw)
Steve Reich — Triple Quartet
Michael Gordon — gfedcba
Nicole Lizée — ZonelyHearts
Kronos Quartet marks its fiftieth anniversary in the 2023/24 season with the KRONOS Five Decades tour, adding to its legacy of innovation by performing programs which feature new commissions, signature works from its vast repertoire, and pieces from its Kronos Fifty for the Future project.
About Peni Candra Rini, voice
About Leslie K. Gray, shadow theater
Leslie K. Gray is a visual artist, puppetry and theater designer and director whose work has been seen both locally and internationally at such places as The Music Center on Tour, The Skirball Cultural Center, The Getty Museum, Highways Performance Space, Ma Chere Artspace in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and El Museo Nacional in Montevideo, Uruguay. She teaches puppetry and art workshops for many community organizations and museums and is a credentialed K-12 Special Ed and Deaf Ed. teacher. She has taught all age levels and specializes in adapting techniques to different learning styles.
http://avenue50studio.org/leslie-k-grayAbout Ki Midiyanto, shadow theater
Renowned Central Javanese musician and puppet master (dhalang) Ki Midiyanto teaches and performs as Lecturer and Co-Director of Gamelan Sari Raras at University of California, Berkeley, and also as guest artist and instructor throughout the U.S., Indonesia, and internationally.
https://midiyanto.weebly.com/