MUSIC

Divas World Productions presents Divas Salon: Cold War Stories,   8pm, Friday,April 29 at Duncan Recital Hall, Rice University.

Featuring:
Andrei Codrescu / (pictured) Author
Musical Guest – James Dunham, Violist

Romanian Author Andrei Codrescu will discuss the experience of bridging cultures and crossing boundaries through art and conversation. He is a poet, novelist, essayist, teacher and a regular commentator on National Public Radio. Music selections by James Dunham will include works by Eastern European and Russian composers Ligeti, Gorecki, Penderecki, Shostakovich and Kurtág.

Divas World artists performing during the evening include: Sonja Bruzauskas and Rodney Waters.

Experience the unique energy our Divas Salons have to offer – the excitement of a live performance and the thought-provoking stimulation of artist-audience discussions. We know you’ll walk away feeling inspired!

Our Divas Salon series revives the traditional European-style salons, which has been popular for many centuries. Each salon consists of a concert with music surrounding the specific theme, a lecture, and a discussion following the intermission. Our salon evenings have explored Venice, women composers, roses, cabaret, myths & legends, folk tales, visual music, medicine and music, and Texas composers. In the Song Salon series, we seek to unearth the connections that exist between different art forms, musical styles, and our individual modern experience. Embracing all five senses, the evenings create grounds for high stimulation and profound inspiration.

Each Divas Salon concert will be brilliantly moderated by Dr. David Eagleman, a neuroscientist with Baylor College of Medicine, a best-selling author, and long-time board member of Divas World.

To add to the excitement of our 2010-2011 season, all of our Divas Salon concerts will be recorded for national broadcast on public radio, and you are invited to be a part of the excitement and unique behind-the-scenes action during the making of a national radio show.

All Divas Salon concerts are free and open to the public; however, seating is limited and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information about our Divas Salon series, contact us or call 713-524-2854.