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SEASON 12

  • JULIUS EASTMAN X KYLE MARSHALL
    JULIUS EASTMAN X KYLE MARSHALL
    Sun, Nov 24
    Nov 24, 2024, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
    Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 25 Evans Way, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Nov 24, 2024, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
    Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 25 Evans Way, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Experience the brilliance of Julius Eastman, one of America's most innovative composers. Our program features three of his Minimalist masterpieces with new choreography by Kyle Marshall, plus a revival of our 2019 performance, Holy Presence of Joan D'Arc!
  • Artists in the Archive
    Artists in the Archive
    Sat, Dec 14
    Dec 14, 2024, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Boston, 170 Beacon St, Boston, MA 02116, USA
    Dec 14, 2024, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Boston, 170 Beacon St, Boston, MA 02116, USA
    Join an interactive round table with poet Carmin Wong and composer Monthati Masebe as they explore the evolving concept of archives, decolonizing access to resources, and embracing storytelling and imagination. Audience participation encouraged!
  • KUSHA
    KUSHA
    Sun, Dec 15
    Dec 15, 2024, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Goethe Institut - Boston, 170 Beacon St, Boston, MA 02116, USA
    Dec 15, 2024, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Goethe Institut - Boston, 170 Beacon St, Boston, MA 02116, USA
    Don't miss the US premiere of KUSHA by South African composer Monthati Masebe!
  • RENAISSANCE: PRESENTED BY THE BSU FELLOWS
    RENAISSANCE: PRESENTED BY THE BSU FELLOWS
    Sat, Feb 08
    Feb 08, 2025, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
    The BCA Plaza Theater, 539 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02116, USA
    Feb 08, 2025, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
    The BCA Plaza Theater, 539 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02116, USA
    To conclude Castle of our Skins' fourth annual BSU Intercollegiate Fellowship, the Fellows will co-curate and present a final concert at the Boston Center for the Arts around the theme of RENAISSANCE, featuring works by African diasporic composers.
  • CELEBRITY SERIES NEIGHBORHOOD ARTIST CONCERT
    CELEBRITY SERIES NEIGHBORHOOD ARTIST CONCERT
    Sat, Mar 01
    Mar 01, 2025, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Bethel AME Church Jamaica Plain, 86 Wachusett St, Boston, MA 02130, USA
    Mar 01, 2025, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Bethel AME Church Jamaica Plain, 86 Wachusett St, Boston, MA 02130, USA
    Featuring the world premiere woodwind of Brian Raphael Nabors' quintet plus works by Damien Geter, Mason Bynes and Fred Onovwerosuoke
  • ALCHEMY AT LONGY
    ALCHEMY AT LONGY
    Fri, May 02
    May 02, 2025, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
    Pickman Hall - Longy School of Music, 27 Garden St, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
    May 02, 2025, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
    Pickman Hall - Longy School of Music, 27 Garden St, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
    Castle of our Skins returns to Longy School of Music for our sixth annual residency, including a capstone portrait concert featuring chamber music from Jonathan Bailey Holland’s rich body of work. 
  • ALCHEMY AT BRATTLEBORO
    ALCHEMY AT BRATTLEBORO
    Sat, May 03
    May 03, 2025, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
    Brattleboro Music Center, 72 Blanche Moyse Wy, Brattleboro, VT 05301, USA
    May 03, 2025, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
    Brattleboro Music Center, 72 Blanche Moyse Wy, Brattleboro, VT 05301, USA
    Castle of our Skins returns to the Brattleboro Music Center for a capstone portrait concert featuring chamber music from Jonathan Bailey Holland’s rich body of work. 
  • SHINE ON! DORCHESTER
    SHINE ON! DORCHESTER
    Sun, Oct 27
    Oct 27, 2024, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Conservatory Lab Charter School, 395 Columbia Rd, Boston, MA 02125, USA
    Oct 27, 2024, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Conservatory Lab Charter School, 395 Columbia Rd, Boston, MA 02125, USA
    Castle of our Skins presents a FREE, family-friendly, music-dance-spoken word showcase at Dorchester’s Conservatory Lab Charter School, featuring artists and musicians from our BSU Fellowship.
  • SHINE ON! ROCKPORT
    SHINE ON! ROCKPORT
    Sat, Oct 26
    Oct 26, 2024, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Shalin Liu Performing Arts Center, 37 Main St, Rockport, MA 01966, USA
    Oct 26, 2024, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Shalin Liu Performing Arts Center, 37 Main St, Rockport, MA 01966, USA
    Family-friendly, music-dance-spoken word showcase featuring Castle of our Skins’ artists, including musicians from our Inter-Collegiate BSU Fellowship!
  • JULIA PERRY CENTENNIAL CONCERT AT THE GARDNER MUSEUM
    JULIA PERRY CENTENNIAL CONCERT AT THE GARDNER MUSEUM
    Sun, Sep 29
    Sep 29, 2024, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
    Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 25 Evans Way, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Sep 29, 2024, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
    Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 25 Evans Way, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    A tribute concert to 20th century composer Julia Perry art the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum featuring newly engraved and long forgotten gems by Perry and the women who inspired her.
  • JULIA PERRY CENTENNIAL CONCERT AT TANGLEWOOD
    JULIA PERRY CENTENNIAL CONCERT AT TANGLEWOOD
    Fri, Sep 27
    Sep 27, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Tanglewood Learning Institute, W Hawthorne Rd, Lenox, MA 01240, USA
    Sep 27, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Tanglewood Learning Institute, W Hawthorne Rd, Lenox, MA 01240, USA
    In celebration of Julia Perry’s 100th birthyear Castle of our Skins will present a tribute concert at Tanglewood, featuring newly available and long forgotten gems by Perry - including her most beloved Stabat Mater - and the women who inspired her.
  • JULIA PERRY CENTENNIAL PANEL DISCUSSION
    JULIA PERRY CENTENNIAL PANEL DISCUSSION
    Mon, Sep 23
    Sep 23, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
    MassArt Design & Media Center Lecture Ha, 621 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Sep 23, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
    MassArt Design & Media Center Lecture Ha, 621 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    FREE panel discussion around Black, disabled composer Julia Perry, featuring disability advocates and scholars, as part of a 100th birthyear tribute celebrating her legacy through arts and dialogue.
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