Prime Performances

This multi-disciplinary live performance fuses original music with art, imagery and science to address global sustainability and provide a path toward meaningful response.

Directed by François Truffaut and starring Julie Christie, Oskar Werner and Cyril Cusack, this British dystopian drama film was Truffaut's first color film and his only non-French language film.

Directed and co-written by Ramin Bahrani and starring Michael B. Jordan and Michael Shannon, this American dystopian drama film premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival with praise for the performances and visuals.

This Bessie-award winning company has been committed to the development of diverse movement on the global stage for over 50 years.

Adapted and directed by Wynn Handman, Literature to Life’s verbatim stage production is performed by Rich Orlow who tells the story from the perspective of the protagonist and seamlessly transitions between the five other primary characters.

The multinational trio of Tatiana Desardouin, Lauriane Ogay and Mai Lê Hô brings societal issues to light through their street dance, hip-hop, house and clubbing styles.

The founder, lead singer and guitarist of The Bangles is interviewed on stage by WAMC's Joe Donahue discussing her creative inspiration, craft and career. A question and answer session with the audience will follow.

Arguably the first true horror film and one considered the quintessential work of German Expressionist cinema, this silent film from 1920 is accompanied by an original score composed by Brett L. Wery performed live by wind ensemble Quintocracy.