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### Event Description: HARAWI at The Wallis

**Event:** HARAWI  
**Date:** October 1, 2024  
**Time:** 7:30 PM  
**Venue:** Bram Goldsmith Theater, The Wallis Center for Performing Arts, Los Angeles  
**Ticket Price:** $39 - $69  
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**Event Overview:**
Experience the deeply affecting, hour-long song cycle "HARAWI" by Olivier Messiaen, brought to life in a newly physicalized and dramatized dimension. This unique production features members of the AMOC Company, including soprano Julia Bullock, pianist Conor Hanick, and choreographer/dancers Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber, under the direction of Zack Winokur.

**Production Highlights:**
- **Musical Performance:** The event showcases Messiaen’s intricate compositions, performed by renowned soprano Julia Bullock and pianist Conor Hanick.
- **Choreography and Dance:** Choreographers and dancers Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber add a physical and dramatic layer to the performance, enhancing the emotional depth of the music.
- **Direction:** Directed by Zack Winokur, the production moves from duet to quartet, exploring the relationship between movement and music, and delving into themes of love and loss.

**Collaboration:**
This production of "HARAWI" is an AMOC production, presented in collaboration with the Ojai Music Festival.

**Safety Information:**
For details on safety protocols, please [read here](#).

Join us for an evening of powerful music and movement that connects deeply with the human experience. Secure your tickets now and be part of this extraordinary event at The Wallis.

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Harawi

Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts

Join us for an unforgettable evening as Cal Performances presents the West Coast Premiere of Olivier Messiaen's "Harawi" by the American Modern Opera Company. This profound performance is scheduled for September 27, 2024, at 8:00 pm, taking place in the prestigious Zellerbach Hall.

"Harawi" is an hour-long song cycle for voice and piano, brought to life in a newly physicalized and dramatized dimension. This production features the exceptional talents of soprano Julia Bullock, pianist Conor Hanick, and choreographer/dancers Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber, under the visionary direction of Zack Winokur. Together, they explore the intricate relationship between movement and music, delving into the themes of love and loss that resonate through Messiaen's work.

This event is a highlight of Cal Performances' Illuminations: Fractured History programming for the 2024-25 season, offering a unique blend of music, dance, and drama. Leadership support for Julia Bullock's residency, which makes this performance possible, is generously provided by Michael P. N. A. Hormel.

Tickets for this transformative experience start at $36, with season subscriptions available now and single tickets going on sale on August 6, noon. Don't miss your chance to witness the magic of "Harawi" and be part of a night that promises to be as enlightening as it is entertaining.

Olivier Messiaen’s Harawi

Cal Performances

Over the course of his illustrious career, renowned composer Philip Glass conceived The Etudes as a set of solo piano works to expand his piano technique. Now amongst Glass’ most popular works, The Etudes have inspired performances and interpretations from artists worldwide. In Dancing with Glass: The Piano Etudes, five new choreographic perspectives on The Etudes will be presented alongside a performance by guest pianist Maki Namekawa, one of the world’s foremost interpreters of Glass’ music. The evening will feature works by post-modern innovator Lucinda Childs, Chanon Judson of Urban Bush Women, Justin Peck of New York City Ballet, Brazilian tap artist Leonardo Sandoval, and Los Angeles-based choreographers Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber

Dancing with Glass: the Piano Etudes

The Joyce Theater

AMOC*’s production of HARAWI realizes Olivier Messiaen’s deeply affecting, hour-long song cycle for voice and piano in new physical and dramatic dimensions, featuring soprano Julia Bullock, pianist Conor Hanick, choreographer/dancers Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber, with direction by Zack Winokur. Moving from duet to quartet, this production breaks open Messiaen’s cycle, connects movement to music, and grapples with the intensity of love and loss.

Broken Theater is a new work created within the walls of La MaMa that melds live dance-theater, music, and cinematic beauty. Twelve artists meet in a ghost theater where they grapple with love, humiliation, and loss at the cost of each other. When the script has disappeared, when the audience is gone, where are the lines between the part you play and the person you are?

Broken Theater: Benefit Night

Ellen Stewart Theatre

Bobbi Jene Smith’s Broken Theater

Broken Theater, Bobbi Jene Smith’s newest work that melds live dance-theater, music, and cinematic beauty, continues its premiere run at OZ Arts in Nashville, TN

Broken Theater explores themes of power, love and trust in a threading together of dance-theater, music, and cinematic beauty. It presents a company caught in the theatrics of rehearsal. Company members, preparing for a show, perform music by Schubert, Bach, Connie Converse, and Pete Seeger, exquisitely curated and choreographed. But signals are crossed; the chain of command breaks down; the artists repeat, rebuild, and take apart the moment of performance.

Broken Theater At Oz Arts

OZ Arts Nashville

Broken Theater explores themes of power, love and trust in a threading together of dance-theater, music, and cinematic beauty. It presents a company caught in the theatrics of rehearsal. Company members, preparing for a show, perform music by Schubert, Bach, Connie Converse, and Pete Seeger, exquisitely curated and choreographed. But signals are crossed; the chain of command breaks down; the artists repeat, rebuild, and take apart the moment of performance

Broken Theater At Carolina Performing Arts

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

### Event Description: The Wallis GATHERINGS

**Event Name:** The Wallis GATHERINGS

**Venue:** The Wallis Center for Performing Arts, Bram Goldsmith Theater, Los Angeles

**Dates and Times:**
- **June 13, 2025:** 7:30 PM
- **June 14, 2025:** 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM

**Ticket Prices:** $49 - $79

**Event Overview:**
The Wallis Center for Performing Arts, in collaboration with L.A. Dance Project, proudly presents "GATHERINGS," a specially curated dance program. This event features the U.S. premiere of a new work by the acclaimed Artistic Director and choreographer Benjamin Millepied, alongside his 2024 creation "Me.You.We.They." Additionally, the program includes a signature repertory piece by L.A. Dance Project Artists-in-Residence Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber.

**Program Highlights:**
- **Anthem** by Janie Taylor
- **New Millepied** by Benjamin Millepied
- **Me.You.We.They** by Benjamin Millepied
- **Quartet for Five** by Bobbi Jene Smith & Or Schraiber

Each performance will commence with a site-specific pre-show by choreographer and former New York City Ballet Principal Dancer, Janie Taylor.

**Support and Sponsorship:**
This production is made possible by the generous support of Van Cleef & Arpels and is presented in association with Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center.

**Ticket Information:**
- **Single Tickets:** Available for purchase for each performance date and time.
- **Multi-Buy Package:** Special packages available for multiple performances.

**Safety Information:**
For details on safety protocols, please visit the provided link on the event's official page.

**Additional Information:**
For more details, to buy tickets, or to explore other events, please visit The Wallis Center for Performing Arts' official website.

Don't miss this extraordinary dance event that brings together some of the most innovative and celebrated choreographers and performers in the dance world today. Secure your tickets now and be part of an unforgettable experience!

Bobbi Jene Smith

Actor, Choreographer

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13 - 14 Jun, 2025

Gatherings · The Wallis

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Oct 1, 2024

Harawi · The Wallis

Sep 27, 2024

Olivier Messiaen’s Harawi · Cal Performances

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