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SUMMARY:American Patchwork Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Prior Presents 2025–26\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				American Patchwork Quartet\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				A co-presentation with Music Worcester\, Inc.\n			\n				Purchase Tickets\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				 \n\nJoin us for a pre-concert talk at 6:30 p.m. in the Boroughs Theatre\, free and open to all. \nAmerican Patchwork Quartet (APQ)\, led by multi-Grammy award-winning guitarist/vocalist Clay Ross\, binds timeless American folk songs with jazz sophistication\, country twang\, West African hypnotics\, and East Asian ornamentation. APQ’s sound is a masterful confluence of tradition and innovation\, transcending culture\, politics\, and ideology. \nA southern-born roots music aficionado\, Ross is also the founder of  the world-renowned Gullah group Ranky Tanky. In APQ\, Ross intertwines with other Grammy-winning artists: Falu (Falguni Shah)\, an eleventh-generation Hindustani classical vocalist\, Yasushi Nakamura\, an internationally acclaimed Issei jazz bassist\, and Clarence Penn\, a drumming protégée of Ellis Marsalis whose fibers were honed by African American church traditions. \nAPQ resonates as a potent symbol of unity in diversity. It stands testament to the notion that\, from a collage of varied backgrounds\, a coherent and beautiful whole can be fashioned. Mirroring America’s cultural mosaic\, APQ stitches together a story that’s both intricate and resilient. The fabric of their music is genuine—it neither feigns tolerance nor presents an overly-embellished image of unity. Instead\, each carefully chosen piece dives deep into America’s patchwork soul and shares the joys\, sorrows\, and unwavering hope of a nation crafted by shared dreams and diverse histories. \n\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Details\n\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Nov 14\, 20257:30 p.m. Performance6:30 p.m. Pre-Concert Talk \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Price\n\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				$35 | $45 | $55 \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Venue\n\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n\nLuth Concert Hall\nThe Prior Performing Arts Center \n\n\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n					“ . . . a breathtaking confluence of heritage roots\, jazz\, and world music influences . . . ” \n					Robyn Flans\n					Mix Magazine \n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Explore More\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				About Music Worcester\nCelebrating More than 160 Years of Music and Culture\nMusic Worcester has been bringing world-renowned musicians and ensembles to Central Massachusetts since its founding in 1858. Today\, the organization regularly presents world-renowned orchestras\, soloists\, and ensembles from the worlds of classical\, jazz\, folk\, world music\, and dance to audiences of all ages and backgrounds. \nIn 2024\, Music Worcester launched THE COMPLETE BACH\, an 11-year project to present live performances of all J.S. Bach’s known works. Music Worcester’s education and outreach initiatives include in-school workshops and masterclasses\, and the availability of free and reduced-price tickets. In 2026\, Dr. Everett McCorvey will serve as the Artist-in-Residence\, a bi-annual program that establishes deep community relationships with an individual artist. \nLearn more at MUSICWORCESTER.ORG
URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/american-patchwork-quartet/
LOCATION:PRIOR PRESENTS – Luth Concert Hall –\, 1 College St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Prior Presents
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SUMMARY:LayeRhythm | SWITCH
DESCRIPTION:Prior Presents 2025–26\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				LayeRhythm\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				SWITCH\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				 \n\nFree entry\, open to all.\nJoin us before the interactive performance at 7 p.m. for a DJ set beginning at 6 p.m. to warm up and feel the vibe for the show. Come prepared to dance! \nLayeRhythm (LR) highlights freestyle dance and music voices under-recognized in the traditional performing arts landscape while providing entertainment\, building community through play\, educating audiences in cultural history\, preserving the legacy of street & club dance forms\, transforming individuals’ relationship to music & dance and supporting emotional & social well-being. LR is dedicated to risk-taking improvisation and interactive audience engagement through performances and educational events. \nCommissioned by Works & Process\, LR’s performances and events have engaged audiences at Jacob’s Pillow\, USC Kaufman School of Dance\, Harris Theater\, Movement Research at Judson Church\, 92NY\, Abrons Arts Center\, National Jazz Museum in Harlem\, Spiegeltent (Bard) and Bridge Street Theatre. LR has been presented by Works & Process at the Guggenheim\, Lincoln Center\, SummerStage\, NY Public Library for the Performing Arts\, Gibney\, The Church (Sag Harbor)\, Catskill Mountain Foundation and Manhattan West Plaza. LayeRhythm was nominated National Dance Institute’s Helen Stambler Neuberger Artist-in-Residence (22-23). \nAbout the Program\nIn SWITCH\, the audience is LayeRhythm’s muse. Through a series of games\, audience ideas are collected and announced by the MC. Performers instantaneously draw from personal experiences and artistic knowledge to turn audience ideas into music\, lyrics and movement. The evening’s events will take place in five parts: \n6-7 p.m.1st DJ Set \n7 p.m. until end of show1st Interactive Performance2nd DJ Set2nd Interactive Performance3rd DJ Set \n\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Details\n\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Nov 21\, 20256 p.m. – Welcome DJ Set7 p.m. – Interactive Performances & Additional DJ Sets \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Price\n \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Free entry\, open to all. \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Venue\n\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n\nBoroughs TheatreThe Prior Performing Arts Center \n\n\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n					“If dancing with others is an intimate act\, LayeRhythm makes it communal.” \n					James Thomas\n					Contributor\, The New York Times \n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				LayeRhythm Participating Artists\nMai Lê Hồ – Founder/DancerStiggity Stackz – DancerKlassic – DancerOsyris Antham – MCSimone Acosta – Musician (keyboard)Pete Henry – Musician (bass)Rodney Harrison – Musician (drums)SC-One – DJ\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				About the Founder\nMai Lê Hồ is a French-Vietnamese movement artist\, cultural strategist\, curator\, and educator based in New York City. She is the founder of LayeRhythm Productions\, Inc.\, a nonprofit organization amplifying street/club dances and freestyle artistry. Since launching LayeRhythm in 2015—a groundbreaking performance platform layering freestyle dancers with live musicians and emcees\, acclaimed by The New York Times—she has produced over 140 editions in NYC and beyond. \nAs a dancer\, Mai Lê has performed and taught nationally and internationally for over 20 years\, with past engagements at the National Dance Institute\, USC Kaufman\, 92NY\, Lincoln Center\, Harris Theater\, Lehman College\, FIAF\, and others. She is a 2025 Simons Foundation & Gibney Open Interval Resident Artist.\, a 2024 Bogliasco Foundation fellow\, a 2023 Dancing Futures resident artist at BAAD! through Pepatián\, a 2021 virtual artist-in-residence with the Asian American Arts Alliance\, and movement curator for Asian Cultural Council’s East West Fest. In 2014\, she toured Europe with pioneering Detroit producer Theo Parrish and his live band. \nFirst introduced to house dance by her late teacher Babson in France\, Mai Lê has since won first place in this category at events including Ladies of Hip-Hop (NYC\, 2015)\, Universole (Detroit\, 2015)\, and Step Ya Game Up (NYC\, 2013). She has judged competitions such as Sole Open Philly (2024)\, Footwork Frenzy (2022)\, House Dance UK (2015)\, Slick City (Chicago\, 2015)\, and The Blueprint (Houston\, 2013). \nMai Lê has served as a voting member of the Bessies Awards selection committee (2018-2020)\, and as a grant panelist for the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA)\, New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA)\, Works & Process at the Guggenheim\, New Music USA\, and Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning (JCAL). \nCurrently an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Hunter College\, she consults with institutions on integrating street and club dance cultures into programming\, and reimagining artist-centered support systems. \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Explore More
URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/layerhythm-switch-dance/
LOCATION:PRIOR PRESENTS – Boroughs Theatre –\, 1 College St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Prior Presents
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